The most important thing for UConn on offense is pace of play. If the team can exert their will, play at the pace they want, play cohesively during sets, and limit TO's, then perimeter shooting becomes less important. If they are unable to wear down Baylor's bigs with their fast pace and Baylor does their best to bring the pace to a crawl, then the perimeter, high post play, inside/out play, penetration and mid range shots during their sets all become more important. No matter what, they'll need to pull Baylor's bigs out to the perimeter and at least hit the occasional outside shot.
On defense they cannot allow 2nd and 3rd shots, they must stay with their marks, not allow penetration with easy shots for Baylor's bigs, and they must rebound. Collier will have the tough job of keeping Brown off the block and low post on defense. Cox is going to have a tough job keeping up with Lou's pace. Collier will have to bring Brown out to the nail and high post on offense. If Cox can't stay with the pace then it will be up to Smith to do it. However, if Baylor thinks they can play isolation ball with Smith all game then they're in for a long night. It's all doable stuff, so we'll see tomorrow.
