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[QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4486230, member: 12088"]
BY folks have been calling for more toughness since April and maybe there's something to it. But it's not about being big and strong. We are plenty big and strong enough to challenge SC in the paint. I mean, after watching the Georgia game yesterday, they played SC plenty tough for the first half and led 29-26, largely on the strength of Warren's 3pt shooting, and they played no one taller than 6'3", and none of their posts are "bruisers." It was mainly Brittany Smith in the post until she got in foul trouble, and she's not even an imposing 6'3", yet she was able to hold her own and even score over Boston.

Georgia wasn't able to sustain their advantage in the second half, which isn't surprising, given the character of their team. Cooke went on a tear, and they shut down Battles and Warren in the second half, and Georgia had no other answers. But it shows pretty clearly that the challenge to SC doesn't have to come from sheer size and strength. Defensive intensity combined with good perimeter shooting seems to be the key. We can do that, but we need to do it for 40 minutes.
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