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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2433496, member: 250"] "The biggest problem, and I talked to Coach (Tom) Izzo about it before they played Duke, the hardest thing as a coach is, how do you emulate certain things they do," Merchant said. "I can't emulate the size and the length, I can't emulate the speed and pace at which they play, how hard they cut, how efficient they are offensively. "You can show it on film, you can talk about it. "But it's impossible to emulate." I want to see my team compete, I can't wait to see them stay in the fight," said Merchant, whose Spartans are coming off a blowout win over Detroit Mercy — even though she said the team lacked energy and focus in that game. "Don't play the scoreboard, don't put your head down. We have to compete. That's what I'm looking for. "This is a good opportunity for us, facing the best team in the country. Let's see what they look like. It'll definitely show us where we are." [URL="http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/spartans/2017/11/24/msu-women-lets-stay-fight-vs-no-1-uconn/107982920/"]MSU women: Let’s ‘stay in the fight’ vs. No. 1 UConn[/URL] Some basic stuff here: [URL="http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/112317aaa.html"]MSU Faces No. 1 UConn at PK80 Invitational Saturday[/URL] [/QUOTE]