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Message: [QUOTE="tomcat, post: 3117922, member: 961"] I thought the Tulane game at Tulane was a pretty good example of playing below their class, and the Central Florida game at Central Florida. UConn won both games, but Tulane this year was a really bad team (not at all the team that held UConn close a couple of years ago), and UConn just did not look sharp for extended periods of that game, IMHO. At UCF, I know that team's style would give anyone a haard time, but UConn made it hardwer on themselves than they needed to, I believe. And yes, I was at both those games. They were the two games I saw in person this year, and I came away with the same impression both times: No killer instinct and the ability to play down to the opponent's level. As for tall, if UCF had even one big with any skill, UConn would have had a serious problem. And as for tall, yes, UConn did well against taller players all year, but they did not do that against taller and bettrer players. Against a full complement of Notre Dame forwards and against a monstrously large Baylor front line, UConn did not do well. I believe we could have beaten MSState in spite of their quality big woman, but it would be a scramble. My argument is not with the players or the coach. It is with the level of competition that their league gives them and the fact that they cannot prepare for tough competition unless they are competing against such most of the time. That's all. It's no condemnation of players who played their hearts out or a coaching staff that's as good as there is. I'm proud to be a UConn fan and will continue to follow the team through what I believe will be a really challenging season next year. [/QUOTE]

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