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Message: [QUOTE="Jim R, post: 4881033, member: 98"] Did you watch the IOWA - SC game? If so, you may have noticed that IOWA employed a sagging match up zone most of the game...that greatly limited the effectiveness of the pass into the post. Simply put, and most knowledgeable basketball observers admitted, Staley was simply outcoached by Lisa Bluder. Carolina depended on their inside game and it wasn't there against IOWA. And, Staley didn't adjust her game plan. But, Staley learned from it, hence the addition of Pao Pao during the off season - a dependable shooter from the outside. As far as the next game, LSU simply had better athletes, and shot the lights out from long range - it happens. No, am not sure anyone said that[B] size was the end-all-be all[/B]...but, when you're playing a game where the goal is 10 feet high, and second chances depend, to a great extent, on getting rebounds from missed shots...it sure does help. And, simply, would you rather shoot over an opponent that is 6"2" or 6'5". It is really pretty simple. Again without it -size- it simply makes winning that much tougher. While I'm a big believer in Pete Carrill's maxim that "[B]The[/B] [B]strong[/B] [B]take[/B] [B]from[/B] [B]the[/B] weak, but the [B]smart[/B] [B]take[/B] [B]from[/B] [B]the[/B] [B]strong[/B]", and believe UCONN historically has been one of the smartest teams in WCBB, other coaches have raised their game, and having some of the strong or tall, can make a smart team hard to beat! [/QUOTE]

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