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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 1985630, member: 488"] Agreed with pretty much everything. If I'm nitpicking, there is still some stuff we need to clean up defensively: - The transition defense was bad at times tonight. Guys had trouble getting organized & matched up - I don't know if it was fatigue or the communication lagging, but it's a good way to get yourself beat against a better team. - About 10 or 15 minutes into the game, Dunphy adjusted his offense in an effort to pull Brimah out of the paint. They launched 34 threes in total, and had UConn scrambling out of 1-5 ball screens that would pop with Enechionyia at the 5 or roll with Afllakpui there. It can be difficult to assign blame without knowing exactly what schemes were in place, but my hunch is that Brimah defended the rolls correctly. It's on either the guard being screened or the weak side defender to slice back into the play and take away the dump-off pass, and that didn't happen. Broadly speaking, I'd prefer we not give up 10 threes, even if it does take 34 attempts to get there. A few too many kinks in the machine tonight with regards to close-outs and hedges, but overall it was a very good defensive performance. We'll need closer to perfect if we're going to beat really good offenses like Houston and SMU later in the season, but certainly, the offense has been what's holding us back, and it's very encouraging to see such strides being made on that end. [/QUOTE]