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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4153072, member: 3535"] Fundamentals are the cornerstone for successful basketball teams. And this team right now is lacking in one fundamental that it doesn’t make one bit of difference of what they were ranked. And this is shooting. This flaw drops UCONN back to everyone else. Last year the current players struggled to shoot well from the perimeter so this year when you take away the two more consistent outside shooters (Nika and Paige. Nika was 37.3% from 3 once she got her feet wet and before her injuries.), why should we expect much different? All we had is "hope" this year they could show to be better shooters. Without the ability to shoot the basketball, every team is doing what Jeff Waltz has said. Pack the paint. Right now, just as we saw all last year, UCONN doesn’t have the skill (or experience taking Ducharme into account) to counter this basic fundamental flaw of shooting. Geno can’t “order” them to make shots. The team can't be consistent without being able to execute this basic fundamental. If they had a power low post game they could overcome it to a certain extent but they don't have that either. [/QUOTE]