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Message: [QUOTE="Marbles90, post: 5358389, member: 7436"] I got the feeling that Izzo and Hurley requested that the refs call it close as a learning opportunity. I think that is why they agreed to the 6 player fouls. Just a hunch. No way half of those fouls get called in the Big East. But I agree, UConn still plays defense too much with their hands and fouls way too much. I was at the game and it was borderline unwatchable. 10 fouls were called in the 2nd half before the first tv timeout. MSU was already in the bonus at the 16 mark. Crazy!! I was impressed with all the newcomers including the freshman. Everyone on the floor looked like they belonged. My daughter is a recent Dayton grad so I have followed Malachi Smith’s entire career. He was solid tonight but I have seen him way more explosive. He seemed a bit tentative maybe due to still recovering from injury. Although, he has battled injuries his entire collegian career so he is probably familiar with recovering from injury. To quote my daughter when she found out Smith transferred here: “good luck, that man is made of glass.” [/QUOTE]