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Message: [QUOTE="Twolf, post: 4834809, member: 8437"] AE has to be in any lineup considered to be UConn’s best, and it’s not even debatable. Even a casual fan can see it offensively, but in my mind it’s more of an issue on the defensive end of the floor. UConn is playing pressure man and handling ball screens by switching 1 through 4 and hedging when the 5 sets a ball screen. There is not another big on the roster, as it is now composed, who can do that without causing multiple breakdowns and recovering quick enough to be a major factor on the boards. Without a big on the floor there are very few top 25 teams who would allow UConn to not pay both on the boards and on the low block. I remember 3-4 weeks ago there were multiple posts about how UConn had to get more athletic, and many of the players GA was recruiting weren’t athletic enough. As Toby Keith might ask “how do you like me now”. IMHO most of the appearances of being slow and not athletic enough was having to fill roles that for the entire preseason weren’t the same ones they were being prepared for and consequently there was a lot of indecisiveness and hesitation. UConn’s season now depends on whether their 4 small defense can be part of their offense to offset their lack of size. JMO [/QUOTE]