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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 3357096, member: 1131"] What I saw in two viewings of the Seton Hall game was that their 3-point shooters were wide open and got easy looks, which accounted for most of UConn's defensive shortcomings. I did NOT see Seton Hall guards frequently getting into the paint after beating their defender off the dribble. It happened a few times, as it does in every game (and did in previous years as well), but it was not a conspicuous scoring pattern for Seton Hall. Liv's fouls (all three of them) were dumb. If she had avoided contact, the shooter would have had a difficult shot, and if she missed it, Liv would have been in prime position to grab the rebound. Especially in the first quarter, it makes much more sense to let the difficult shot be taken, since there is no one behind you on the bench who can fill your role. I assume that is why she only got 14 minutes of playing time, because she was making that mistake repeatedly. She was removed for the last time immediately after her third foul, well before the game was decided. The "soft and passive" perimeter defense this season is (per Geno) an attempt to protect Liv from her own bad habits, since this kind of defense reduces the risk of penetration at the cost of giving up 3-point shot opportunities. And for the most part, it has accomplished that -- penetration by guards has not been a major scoring pattern against UConn this year. [/QUOTE]