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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2450200, member: 6620"] Old Dude: Your premise on Z is not going to get any argument from me (or Orangutan for that matter), if you look at our respective posts just above here on posts. While Vaughn was off to a very promising start, she -- too -- was on a freshman learning curve and would've been very challenged with Z's inside/outside abilities. But she was/will be pretty quick for a post and that's what you need. (We'll see how that match-up is next year if Z opts to stay in college and Bri and Mik both come back.). The only "big" (and she's really more of a traditional forward) who has that kind of agility is Patterson and -- as you said -- she's a frosh who is just beginning to get minutes. That said, your key words are "pack it in." Would expect to see a bunch of zone from the Irish, with some man to man on occasion, depending on who the Huskies have in. The Irish have done a good job on the offensive boards, which create second chances (like a turnover does), so the half-court game might be of interest to them, to keep the UConn athletes from going up and down the floor. On the other side, if UConn is not shooting the eyes out, ND likes to push the break, which Ogunbowale, Young and Mabrey all do well. Like Charliebball said, the Irish need to shoot well. If that happens, this could be interesting. However, I'm very leery of the lack of agility in the inside area. [/QUOTE]