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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4103142, member: 3535"] I wonder how much now Azzi helps Paige iofc she will Paige just wonder "how much."). I recall the play around 1:30 or so in 1st half when she made that gorgeous bounce pass while being doubled for a layup. Prior to that she drove left, Azzi's defender didn't even try for a second to help out. In the past I'd guess that the defender for a good team would blitz Paige and force her to throw outside, regardless which Husky was standing at 3pt line. In this case the defender didn't even budge away from Azzi. Eventually Paige got in the middle of the lane and threw that gorgeous pass. Don't think it could have eventually happened (the layup from Paige's pass) if initially the defender on Azzi was playing normal "help-and-react" defense, and forced Paige to give up the ball. When games are strictly 4 on 4 because a defender refuses to leave Azzi, and UCONN starts setting picks for Paige, I wonder to what degree might that make the game much easier for Paige. It's already pretty easy. [/QUOTE]