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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5008121, member: 12088"] When Geno has them switching 1-5, positions are not quite as relevant. This sometimes leads to "mouse in the house" situations, or bigs guarding on the perimeter. But given the size of the guards he has now, and the quickness of his bigs, this looks to be a much more manageable defense to run than it has in the past. And even when he hasn't had a plethora of big guards, he's made it work just on sheer grit and discipline. Just consider the Jackson St game, where they had a height advantage at almost every position even after subbing as much as they did. And the USC game. And the Syracuse game. Sure, they keyed on Fair and Watkins in those games. But they also did a ton of switching. I don't know how they'll be after all the rehab, but [B]Jana and Ayanna [/B]were pretty quick before. And [B]Aubrey Morgan Q and Sarah[/B] are very quick as bigs go. That mobility is almost more important than mere size. And the overlap with the backcourt is clear and very promising. [B]Paige Azzi Morgan Aubrey Allie and Q[/B] make for a sizable lineup. You'll notice I've put [B]Q and Aubrey and Morgan[/B] in both front and backcourt. They have the size and speed and handles to play either way. Clearly, we don't know what sort of defender [B]Q[/B] will make of herself in the fall, but she has the physical skills to make a sophomore leap, if she can master the defense. Something analogous goes for [B]Morgan[/B]. We don't know how quickly she'll pick up the defense. But once she does, I think she'll be formidable. [/QUOTE]

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