My defensive and offensive styles remain the same from last game. However, here are my strategies against Okafor and Husky. Please read before voting; I have a good gameplan:
Offense
Okafor is a problem. However, his perimeter defense is WEAK. Mouring and Lamb will get abused by Rip, Donny, et al. We don't need to go inside when we can create shots on the perimeter. Okafor can't block every look, nor can her grab every rebound. We've seen Daniels struggle guarding physical players, and Corny will get a lot of run for this reason exactly; he also dominates Daniels on the glass. If we stay away from Okafor, he has no one else on this end of the court that can contain us. We would win in a shootout once again. Okafor may be an intimidating shot blocker, but if he can't get opportunities to block a shot, he can't block a shot. Voskuhl is not an integral part of our scoring anyway, plus he can draw Okafor out when he goes to set screens. Lamb would have copious amounts of trouble with Donny, Rudy, and Corny because they are so much bigger. Wes can always come of the bench and virtually score at will, too. Rip would absolutely go off against this backcourt. Okafor does not mean our offensive firepower is automatically diminished!!!!
Defense
Okafor is a major problem on the interior; having Daniels to stretch the floor at the 4 is also a problem. However, if anyone is athletically gifted enough to cover Daniels and help on Okafor, its Rudy Gay. Corny and Donny can also bang, but something tells me we would need all 20 fouls from my 4 post players. Taliek is a good enough defender to keep KEA in front of him, and i can always stick the bigger Rip on him to bother him with length. Plus, I'm not afraid to triangle and 2 against these guys. Once again, stick guys on their three point shooters like Mouring, and stuff the paint to try and contain Okafor. My team CAN do this on the defensive end, because we have a bunch of big, athletic players.
Conclusion
Okafor is a monster. There's a reason his name was the first word of each paragraph. However, I have no problem letting him get 20 and 20, because we can match that with our offensive firepower. They don't have enough quality defenders, save Emeka. Jake was an NBA center; he may be overmatched, but he wouldn't let Okafor completely dominate him; you don't win a national championship as a post player by running away with your tail in between your legs. Thank you for reading this, and for not making a quick decision. I hope my argument was compelling enough, and I believe it was. 82-78; Voskuhl and Corny foul out, but Rudy has 24 and 11 to lead the charge, and Rip and Wes make 4 threes each. My team may be the slight underdog, but that is typical UCONN fashion. We WILL SHELLSHOCK these guys!!!!
