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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2127929, member: 5798"] Anyone that saw that game, saw an unbelievable performance by coach Vic Schaefer's point guard [B]Morgan William[/B], who he called "[I]the best quarterback in the country[/I]". William had a breakout game Sunday. She was in a zone: 13 f/g - six 3's - nine f/t with 7 assists for good measure. In the after glow of their momentous victory over Baylor, Bulldog fans are thinking and hoping for William to have another 41 point game Friday, or one close to it. She will be under a great deal of pressure to be the saviour once again against the Huskies. If Mississippi State is to accomplish what would be a [I]monumental upset[/I] in the tournament, it will be a [U]team[/U] effort. William will not be able to bear the brunt of the load or responsibility for a Bulldog win. William is a junior, so she's not new to being a team/floor leader, or playing in big games. It is doubtful that Geno and company will allow William to get the number of open shots beyond the arc against them as she did against [B][COLOR=#ff0000][URL='http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400948727']Baylor[/URL][/COLOR][/B]. At 5'5", William is extraordinarily quick. The question begs, who guards her? Gabby? Kia? Soniya? Dangerfield should not be on the floor more that 17 minutes as she was against Oregon. Danger is still not as adept as Nurse, at keeping people in front of her as yet. It's doubtful that Crystal will spend any appreciable amount of time on guarding William. This is unless the aforementioned trio are not up to the task of guarding William, and keeping her point production at a bare minimum. Geno and his staff will have three days to figure out a game plan for William and her mates. My guess is they came up with something in less than two hours. The one thing we know is, that it is hard to have [I]back-to-back[/I] games of that magnitude. If William starts the game slowly, and begins to press or force shots early on, that will only exacerbate the situation, especially if the ball movement begins to slow down, or UConn turns then over repeatedly in the first two quarters. Another dynamic to take note of is that their 6'7" sophomore post player [B]Teaira McCowan[/B] is foul prone, and subject to early foul trouble, which may have an impact on this game. Given the proclivity with which Gabby and Naphessa tend to drive to the basket for lay-ups, this could send (their rim protector) McCowan to the bench [U]early[/U] in the first quarter. [B]I like UConn in this one 91-57. [/B]The offense should start the game in 5th gear..................with the top down. :) [/QUOTE]

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