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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4661260, member: 3535"] I love your post. Generally, I go with "Balance" that's what wins but the OP spoke of" most important," and this year I feel it's like a fluke year. IMO this UCONN team[B] if healthy - if healthy [/B]- can be the greatest offensive show wcbb has ever seen. So, it’s a matter of perspective. The night or nights they don't shoot well, - what issue is most to blame? The other team's Defense, or UCONN' Offense? I don't think that there is a team in the league that UCONN should feel that they will struggle to score against to such a degree that it must be a grind type game. So, - it's all about UCONN's Offense. The [B]pros[/B] imo with UCONN's Offense are many. The bottom line is that UCONN just isn't going to rely on outside scoring. Think of this - UCONN's 4th (or 5th if some think Aubrey is better) best 1/2/3 position player is Nika Muhl. This is the same 4th year player that this past season broke Sue Bird's assist record. The passing on this team is potentially unprecedented. As a result, UCONN's Offense is so much more that perimeter shooting. It's not like the opposing team's defensive strategy after halftime will be to sag in the paint because Paige and Azzi are off. (and as we expect Caroline to improve and actually Nika's 3's weren't that bad at all.) So, the lane should always be open enough. So not only will the shooting need to be off. But the passing needs to be awful too. That's a lot of things to basically collapse. With all this said, going into this season UCONN already has a very, very good projected Defense. There should be no reason why it won't be very, very good. So, imo the question isn’; t the Defense. but how prolific the Offense could be. Though it is possible to a lesser probability that the Defense overall could be "prolifically great." [/QUOTE]

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