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How would an opposing coach game-plan to beat UConn?

JonnyRI said:
Send a guard down to double Sonago every time he catches down low.
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Who's Sonago? Adama's cousin from Mali? :)

I just laugh at how many people butcher the player's names. There are only 13 scholarship players. I'd forgive if someone butchered a walk-on's name though.
 
HooperScooper said:
Who's Sonago? Adama's cousin from Mali? :)

I just laugh at how many people butcher the player's names. There are only 13 scholarship players. I'd forgive if someone butchered a walk-on's name though.
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We abbreviate Joey C for a reason, and the two new Internationals...no idea. Still, Adama Sanogo has been here 3 years and his name is easy! Also, there is no P in Samson! It's an old testament name! And a movie!
 
HuskyHawk said:
We abbreviate Joey C for a reason, and the two new Internationals...no idea. Still, Adama Sanogo has been here 3 years and his name is easy! Also, there is no P in Samson! It's an old testament name! And a movie!
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O.K. I will make an exception for Joey Calcaterra. Unless you're Italian, then there's no excuse. :)
 
The best chance they have is getting AS and DC into foul trouble, have their players dribble right into them and hope for the best. And just hope that we're on an off shooting night
 
MTBingNinja said:
I’m not the biggest X & O guy but I’m lost, no glaring weaknesses or constant problems at this juncture. Good to self-evaluate, would make us even stronger. How would you game plan against UConn?
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Rod? Rod Strickland? Is that you?
 
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RichZ said:
Rod? Rod Strickland? Is that you?
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PChoops said:
Have not posted on here in a while, man you are guys good......let's see, I think Cooley switches to a defensive lineup in this one. Don't know if you guys seen Carter yet, but he's on Hawkins and he will get about 2 steals, that's a given....your handle better be tight. Play off of Jackson, if he's hitting, then we got a live with it. Croswell is a big boy, Sanogo will get his but all Croswell will make it tough. For Clingan, I thinking you have to put him in pick and roll situations and try to get him in foul trouble. On offense I don't see anyone on Uconn that can stop Hopkins. I think we can attack karaban hopefully the 3 ball is falling......that's what I got
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Hopkins is better than I thought LOL, unstoppable now huh. And poor Hawkins, won't get a shot off.
Hope Sanogo gets 40 or we have no shot and to think I thought we could at least split with PC this year.

Of course it all depends on whether you get the 2-16 Bynum or one that makes a few shots once in a while.
 
gsmooth said:
yeah it does as well as Hawkins' smirk. It's funny because Adama isn't purposely trash talking, he is being serious and says it so nonchalantly :p
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The Hawkins smirk did it for me, like Sanogo regular unintentionally says some funny ish.
 
The Alabama game was closer than the final score. So I'd watch that game. Attempt to do what Alabama was doing during the stretches of the game where we got outplayed.
 
JonnyRI said:
Play extremely tight perimeter D, force UConn guards to actually attempt to drive and make lay ups, but don’t pull weak side help off Sonago or Clingan cuz they will kill you on the oops.
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WingU-Conn said:
Full court trapping zone. 1-2-2 or 2-2-1 depending on your personnel.
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I like both these, although I would switch defenses up the whole game. Give UConn a lot of different looks.

On offense, I would lean on ball movement over penetration, going inside-out for 3's. Run lots of pick-and-rolls against UConn's man defense because you might get Sanogo in foul trouble.
 
If you can get Sanogo, Jackson, and Karaban off the floor in foul trouble you have a chance. Targeting Sanogo on the block and we already know that Jackson and Karaban have an issue with reaching.. Make the guards beat you, that's the only chance really.

This really isn't realistic because the bench is so deep and talented that someone else would find a way.
 
The toughest thing is that an opposing coach can draw draw up the perfect game plan to stop UConn and they’re still going to have to execute near-flawlessly on offense, which is probably even more challenging as defense is much less prone to cold stretches. This team has been blowing people out but they’re built well for a rock fight as well. Feels like any loss is going to require a significant amount of luck at the 3 point line for an opponent.
 
I think getting the most talented player on the floor a few games under his belt and then getting the best player from a final four team back from injury might do the trick …
 
TyroneShoo said:
I think getting the most talented player on the floor a few games under his belt and then getting the best player from a final four team back from injury might do the trick …
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You really should lower your expectations for Moore post achilles.
 

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