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Message: [QUOTE="AntG168, post: 4509700, member: 6716"] 1. They defended MUCH better. There wasn’t nearly as many breakdowns and the switching was back to being elite. 2. Sanogo was used completely different in the first 8min. We were running the offense through our guards and giving different guys post touches. Andre got a post touch on the first possession. And I think I counted Newton with 2 post touches in the first 8 minutes. 3. While we’re on Newton, he was WAY more aggressive attacking the basket in the first 8 minutes. We haven’t seen him that aggressive since Oregon. 4. We already have an identity, we went away from it. But today we dominated the glass, got second chance points, we moved the ball, and played suffocating defense. We took 19 threes. Way less than we have been, which means they made a concerted effort to get action going towards the basket. 5. We also fouled MUCH less. We weren’t into the bonus in the first half until 2:02 remaining. And the second half until 4:38 remaining. Yes it was only Butler and we shouldn’t be parading down the street. But they definitely played much better than they have been. And even much different than they have been. Wednesday is the real test. But I don’t understand how you can watch the game today and come away feeling bad about what you saw. [/QUOTE]