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Message: [QUOTE="BlueSkyGLW, post: 3949440, member: 11281"] The two main advantages of that height is rim protection and rebounding potential. However, someone like an active, quick and athletic post player like Patterson is an excellent counter (just remember Gabby Williams at 5'11" and what she did....now finally getting more comfortable in the pros). Geno doesn't want to be stuck to playing one style of play with limited options from the bench like he has been since Stewie and her class left. I believe he wants to be equipped with different players he can deploy for a style that best counters any opponent. That means, he won't rely on any one player to do the job even it is Paige or Azzi in the backcourt or any of the frountcourt players he has assembled. Different opponents may require a different combination of players of the floor to counter as well as having the ability to change the tempo of the game. Those 6'7"s can't run full court like Stewie to be an effective presence in the a running game except to initiate it with a rebound. This is a change from Rebecca and Kara teams....to more athleticism and speed, with enough height. Right now, the shortest scholarship player is Nika at 5'10". Not sure they are speedy enough to be a great pressing defense but their collective height is an advantage.....he can just mix and match any way he wants to. Speed, athleticism and mid-to-long range shooting accuracy will counter height all the time (I remember those Wooden teams with Hazzard and Goodrich). I believe, for what he wants now, Geno has assembled the right mix. For the next four to five years he has the core.....he needs to shore up for the senior year of Azzi and beyond. [/QUOTE]

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