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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 3738500, member: 10435"] One thing not mentioned about Anna is that she has pro size. As pointed out, she also has European pro experience as does Nika who is being mostly overlooked here as usual. I think the issue with Anna for the W based upon last year only, which is a very flawed way of looking at it since she has 3 more years ahead of her here to grow, improve and remedy it, is that she does not have enough quickness and that becomes a defensive weakness. That does not apply to Nika who is very quick. I appreciate the categories and the work it took to devise it but I think Anna and NM are both in the wrong one. Nika is a very, very talented player. As for this year, I see a solid 9 player rotation and pressing defenses as were used last year after the South Carolina game. The defense turned the offense around and transformed the team because it led to transition passing and baskets and movement on the offensive end. We had limited personnel last year though. This year, if we press for extended periods we will be substituting extensively out of both necessity and advantage and that will help with playing time. Another approach is to have a pressing team which might not include CW or AM or EW at times but might include Mir, AG, AE or Liv, Paige and NM. It's a smaller team to be sure if Liv is on the bench for a rest but it is a very good defensive one. [/QUOTE]