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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4301913, member: 9844"] Instead of the good pairings which have been well described here, I wanted to talk about a more problematic one, partly because it will not be an issue this year, but was last year. By Uconn standards we were not a very good 3pt shooting team last year, and when Paige and Azzi were both out we had a real weakness there. Without Paige and Azzi, Nika frequently did not have a dangerous 3pt shooter to pass to. A three guard lineup of Nika, Christyn and Evina had no synergy, and was easy to defend. Opposing coaches packed it in, making our bigs far less effective and giving up a three to that group was better than a high percentage shot inside. Nika needs outside shooters with her, and the bigs need at least two players you can't leave alone outside to give them room inside. Last year we had some combinations because of injuries that were not that good together, when we couldn't stretch the floor. This year with Paige, Azzi and Lou all great 3pt threats, and Caroline likely in my opinion to improve to that level, when Nika is in she will have shooters to pass to and the bigs should have way more room to operate as well. PS- When Nika and Paige are on the floor, Nika should be the point guard. Paige could be an All-American at PG or SG, but Nika is way way better at the point than off the ball. [/QUOTE]