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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 2143098, member: 3535"] You don't necessarily use your guards often vs pressure you use size too. Unless someone can prove different, from what I remember this year and even last year Geno liked to use Lou in the backcourt when teams did a zone pressure trap because she could easily see over the guards ta the fron of the trap. And I know it wasn't you - but sort of disputes anyone saying she's not much of a ball-handler. I know it's not you. You are referring to"pg ball-handling." Anyhow with a lineup of Stevens 6-6, Collier 6'1, Gabby 5'11, Lou 6'3 and Nurse 6'0 -- if you trap UCONN in a zone Lou will be in the backcourt just as she has always been the past two years. SO what is the point fo having a 2nd ball-handler fi we have used Lou so often when teams zone press us? It hasn't affected us back then so no point saying that type of defense will affect UCONN next year. Now if you go into a man-press - what are you saying if you are the opposing coach? You're going to use a small guard ot press Gabby? Okay -- well then how is the small guard going to defend Gabby in the man-to-man set then if UCONN "at least" brings the ball over half-court? DO you remember Lawrence Taylor? You put a running back in or tight end to block him he overpowers you. You use an offensive tackle he'll use his quickness. I don't believe a guard can defend Gabby inside. Therefore the smaller of the two players that are pressing will defend Lou and Kia - and not Gabby. If you put a bigger player on her- then press won't affect UCONN You cold try to man press and then go into a zone? The problem is when you go into a zone quickly you'll have trouble finding zone shooters. If Gabby is bringing up the ball, unlike the past two years under full-court pressure she wasn't, in this case the other 4 players are very good three point shooters (Stevens is supposedly). It could work-- but now that we have the size and imo our defense will be better because there is no way Danger is near Stevens on defense imo - our defense and rebounding will be better therefore less opportunities for opposing team to bother us with a full court press. Because our defense and rebounding will be so tough how much can an opposing teams full court pressure bother us when they won't have as many chances to press because they can't score as much? Therefore how much pressure is Gabby really having over the course of a game because at some point at least Danger and if not Walker (or Coombs etc) will play minutes and also be quick ball-handlers that will have at least some minutes? All-in-all imo you may find one or two teams. If they do that - and it's a problem then you put in Danger. Not many teams have the ability to bother UCONN on a press next year in which they also have to score. On the flip-side playing small could force Collier and Gabby into 2 quick fouls. Defense is also a consideration. [/QUOTE]

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