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Message: [QUOTE="VidNick, post: 2670048, member: 7654"] I totally agree with the OP on this. As I was watching ND-MSU what struck me was how tenacious and in your face the defense was on both sides. Almost every shot contested. Very ugly at times. Many easy (but contested) shots missed. ND defense was the same against Uconn the other night. Conversely, Uconn's defense appeared to be soft, even on the last shot of the game. Way too many open shots and inability to keep in front of quick players. To me the ND game showed that despite what the stats may say, Uconn's defense is no where on the level of their offense, which given what I saw last night, delivered bigtime against a great ND defense. Added to the lack of quickness was a complete lack of 'heft'. Just look at the size of the ND players. Uconn could have really used Natalie Butler. But after how she was wasted on the bench in her two years, I can see why she moved on when she had the chance. [/QUOTE]