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Message: [QUOTE="gsmooth, post: 5191519, member: 9355"] Diarra needs rest, but assuming he was close to 100% going small against Creighton is not a good idea. They would be giving up 2s to Kalkbrenner as he would back down and score against anyone in that lineup unless UConn double teams him on the catch and that would mean leaving open 3 point shooters. Plus, going small would mean UConn would have to outscore Creighton by hitting 3s and they would have more pressure to do so as Creighton would score with ease. It basically would boil down to, can UConn score with more ease than Creighton would if UConn goes small. I don't think so. Reed needs to put his big boy pants on and play well. He did nothing in the first game at Gampel. He has to do something on offense and force Kalk to play defense. Reed's defense on the pick and roll is terrible and that is what Ashworth and Kalkbrenner love to run. [/QUOTE]