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Message: [QUOTE="gsmooth, post: 4582439, member: 9355"] No. The 1-3-1 is a zone defense that is weak in defensive rebounding and allows the opponent a greater chance to get offensive rebounds. St. Mary's will park Mitchell Saxon near the basket if UConn plays the 1-3-1 and he will feast on getting offensive rebounds while Sanogo will be out of position due to his zone assignment. Saxon really does not score beyond 6 feet from the basket (even that distance might be generous). He gets his baskets by overpowering and muscling his defender and he is very good at it. If he tries to do that against Sanogo when Sanogo has good defensive position, Saxon will fail most of the times if not all the time, he ain't overpowering Sanogo. Sanogo and Eric Dixon are immovable, if they get to their spot(s), no other player is going to move them off the spot. Rebounding will be even more important in this game than usual. UConn can't run if they don't have the ball first from rebounding. [/QUOTE]