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Message: [QUOTE="FriarJ, post: 4489231, member: 1304"] This is what I will say about them. Jackson might be capable of being a star on ball defender but when a player tries to take him off the dribble he slaps every time. I question his bb IQ. For the rest I think that UConn tries to defend a lot like Jay Wright’s Nova teams. The difference? When Nova would get a couple whistles Wright would back things off and it gave the refs the impression that they were listening to the calls. Hurley doesn’t do that for whatever reason. This home cooking stuff is overrated. PC has taken more FT’s than their opponents on the road and at home, they relentlessly attack and if you are in poor defensive position you will foul. Karaban in particular is a terrible defender in this regard. Finally, in what seems like an oxymoron the more aggressive teams tend to get more fouls called for them, that bared itself out again last night. We were incredibly aggressive against Marquette for instance, because they can’t rebound for and they were reaching on every single possession. I also don’t buy the refs don’t like Hurley and they penalize his team. The fact of the matter is that PC dictated tempo and UConn was never comfortable defending that much in the half court. UConn’s defense has lapsed since BE play started for whatever reason. I think it’s as simple as attention to detail. These games are decided by small margins. You have to be sharp. [/QUOTE]