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Having Bri Turner Back Should Make Everyone Sleep Better by dillon77

...if you're thinking about basketball, that is.

Breezy Bri will be the ultimate insurance policy for whatever defensive strategy and alignment MM chooses to go with: man, zone, match-up zone, press.
The blocks are great, of course, but her weak-side help and lateral quickness that can help protect against aircraft carrier-centers and light-on-their feet forwards.

The obvious and #1 pairing is with her buddy, Jess Shepard, but I can see her easily working with an agile forward like Danielle Paterson, as well as a four-guard lineup. And the idea of having she and Shep work with Mik Vaughn and Danielle Cosgrove-- both in practice and games -- for down the road is great.

With Bri and depth at the post/forward, MM can get aggressive on defense if she choose to: it will be fun to see hustlers like Marina and Abby Prohaska get in someone's grill or attack passing lanes knowing Bri is back there to allow them to take chances.