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Message: [QUOTE="WiseWillie, post: 4931388, member: 13141"] Castle: What a great young man. He was admittedly not great on D until Hurley and the coaching staff worked with him. He is a willing, motivated learner who wants to improve and it shows. 3's: No doubt the 3's have to get a lot better in the upcoming rounds. But let's give Northwestern credit for their defense on the perimeter. Both Karaban and Spencer were continually searching for open shots but there was always someone in their face or preventing them from getting the ball. So it was obvious that NW's defensive strategy was to stop the 3 and slack off near the rim. That is why going into the paint was available the entire first half. Second Half: Hurley has to be very concerned. Uconn was completely taken out of the game and Northwestern outscored them with great shooting but mostly poor switching and lackadaisical defense. Is this the result of building a big lead and then mentally slacking off? Whatever it is I am sure Hurley is worried about what it means for the next rounds. I know there will be those that will say, "Hey,relax. The MOV was 23 ,so what's the big deal?" I get it. But I am certain Hurley isn't all that pleased. There are several days to work on what the problems were in the second half so let us hope that they are taken care of by Thursday vs San Diego St. [/QUOTE]