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[QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 2582157, member: 2117"]
Bingo.  Good forwards and posts don't beat UCONN--guard play does.  The only exception to that in the last decade has been a Griner anchored Baylor team, but Brown/Cox are no Griner.

UCONN's game plan would be simple: Nurse pressures the heck out of Wallace and play a sagging defense so you have a body in front of and behind Brown, give Cox daylight from 15+ feet out and sag on the other guards forcing them to make outside shots.  Baylor as a team hits less than 5 triples per game.  If they start taking perimeter shots, the height advantage they have is negated as long shots lead to long rebounds.

Last year Brown had a monster performance against UCLA and the next game was ineffective going up against 6-1 Collier and 5-11 Williams.  While the year is different, I'd expect the outcome to be the same.  Also worth noting--what kept Baylor in the game last year?  Alexis Jones scoring 23 points and dishing out 6 assists.  Guard play.
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