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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5342869, member: 12088"] You can find videos of Sarah in high school playing defense at midcourt. Grace Academy’s press was designed to funnel opposing guards toward her. She got a lot of steals this way and seemed to be quick enough to get back into halfcourt position too. She got some steals in the FIBA games this way too. She got a steal off Raven Johnson in the first SC blowout in just this way. Her hands are really quick, but also really strong. If she gets a finger on the ball, it’s all over. I wonder if Geno is thinking of using this sort of defense more this season. One thing this suggests to me is that besides using KK Azzi and Ash in such a press, Morgan could be really good in it too. Her high school coach typically used her as the ‘tip of the spear’ in their press and she was really good in that role. Her size and speed in that final season were really suited to such a challenge. Of course, a lot depends on her completing whatever rehab she needs. I also suspect Blanca might play a significant role in such a press. Having fleet and long defenders at the front of a press opens up a lot of possibilities. But the key could well be having Sarah waiting at mid court for the harried opponent. [/QUOTE]