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Message: [QUOTE="DEpup, post: 5077698, member: 8579"] I think people overthink these things. I believe Geno and CD recruit good versatile basketball players of good character who they want to spend 4 years with. Simple as that. I don't think that always ends with the perfect mix of positions accepting offers. I also don't think every really good player has perfect skill and body alignment. And then there are the injuries. Therefore, Geno does what no one else does as well. He takes the pieces he has and creates a winning strategy using his expert knowledgeof the fundamentals. Unfortunately for us, not always a NC. For me, his schemes include the traditional positions and he places his best option at each one of them from a team perspective. That doesn't ever mean that the person is a perfect match to that position. Their bball skills and the coaching staff expertise make it work. For instance, a few of the greatest years was a situation where Stewie and Tuck were basically 4s by position but they worked together to combine Stewie's length and Tuck's bigger body to get it done each game. No center but they together covered the need. At UConn, its all about the sum of the parts, not the parts. I have no doubt that Jana on defense will rebound and protect the rim, then run the floor, and mostly play inside on offense. She will of course like all her predecessors pull opposing bigs out to make room for cutters, pass to those cutters or drive herself and take outside shots to keep the defense honest. End of story. It's just UConn basketball. [/QUOTE]

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