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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5076947, member: 12088"] I agree, sort of. Gabby played PF/C, but the slash means she wasn’t really either. The slash shows that this terminology is not a perfect fit for all of Geno’s lineups. We can still use it, of course. But it is clumsy and even limiting. You prefer it because it suits the way you think about the game, and I totally get that. I think the last time Geno ran a lineup with a straightforward center was Stef and Stewie. Before that it was Rebecca and Kara. When Azura was in the lineup, she was a center. I can’t think of many other lineups that functioned straightforwardly with a center. Maybe Olivia Dorka and Aaliyah. We can use slash-terms and stretch-terms to describe these positions. I just don’t care for that way of thinking because it seems inefficient. Last season, Geno ran a 4 guard lineup with Aaliyah at the 4/5. On defense, she guarded the opposing post player mostly. But not all the time. Comically, at times, Nika played “mouse in the house” and ended up guarding the posts. And Paige was often blocking shots in the low post. If we call Paige or Nika a PG/PF or an SG/C it would be sort of descriptive. Plus, it adds an element of comedy. It’s fun to speak this way. Or, we can say Geno had 4 guards and a forward on the floor most of the time last season. It made for some lopsided defensive assignments, but also allowed for switching 1 through 5. When it worked, it made for some bewildered opponents. Sometimes he played 3 guards and 2 forwards. The interesting thing about this season is that Geno can actually run a traditional lineup with Jana Ice and Sarah. It may actually look quite traditional with a center and power forward [B]on defense[/B]. But [B]on offense[/B] it is likely to look much more fluid given the perimeter shooting talent he has. I expect we’ll see 4-out and even 5-out offensive schemes often enough. And we’ll also see Jana or Ice fighting for low post position to get a pass from Paige or KK or Ash. Putting Sarah at the top of the key on offense will be too potent for Geno not to do it. [/QUOTE]

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