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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3316941, member: 7511"] Nice analysis, but I have a couple of reasons why I think OR will face a man-to-man defense, with Crystal on Ionescu when they match up with the Huskies this season. Crystal has the quickness and tenacity to blanket Ionescu, like she did with Durr in the elite 8 game this past season. While Durr eventually had a pretty good game, she started out 0-8 with Crystal in her hip pocket. As you point out, Ionescu has a size advantage over Crystal, but for her to take advantage of her size, Ionescu has to back Crystal down into the paint, where there is a large athletic post waiting to alter and/or block shots. Beyond that, if Aubrey develops quick enough to earn meaningful PT by the time the OR game rolls around, I would love to see her match up some with Ionescu as a change up. Even though she’s just a freshman, there aren’t many guards around with Aubrey’s length and athleticism. Finally, one of the things that stood out to me from the exhibition game on Sunday is that UConn played exactly 0 minutes of zone defense. The Huskies picked up opposing players a lot further from the basket than last year and pressured them to a far greater extent, all of which you can do when you have a genuine rim protector behind you. [/QUOTE]