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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5077632, member: 12088"] This is the danger of a fully committed switching defense. Geno tends to coordinate his bigs when there’s more than one so that only one goes out for high hedges at a time. This was a problem last season when it was usually only Aaliyah on the floor. He has two other tactics to address this, each with its own downside. [LIST] [*]Overplay the passing lanes to prevent passes into the under-defended post. [*]Having really tough big guards who can scrap for rebounds. [/LIST] Both of these were stretched to the breaking point last season. And yet, Paige & Co made it work for longer than anyone could have expected. Nika’s ferocity was an important factor. I sure hope KK and Ash are ready to bring the same ferocity they saw up close from Nika every game last season. Eventually Morgan and Allie will need to learn this too. The ball hawking big guard is a hallmark of Geno’s teams. The list is long and storied. [/QUOTE]