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Message: [QUOTE="UCFan1513, post: 4497229, member: 5603"] I mean sure the Big East may be more physical than other leagues, but the idea that refs don't blow the whistle seems questionable when faced with the fact that UConn's committed a ton of fouls in losses. Some may point to bad officiating, and I think there have been some cheap shot fouls against UConn, but all that seems to wash out in the end (especially once the home/away whistle evens out). I think teams from other leagues play more of an NBA style or European style game than many BE teams (other than Nova). The floor is much more wide open and UConn's off-ball stuff worked. BE teams seem to be packing the paint (Nova, Xavier) or playing much tighter perimeter D (Marquette, Providence) than in the non-conference games. I imagine someone who knows more ball than me could point to how to beat that style of D, but it seems to have been a hard adjustment for the players and staff thus far [/QUOTE]