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Message: [QUOTE="uconn_jack, post: 5189730, member: 2056"] This has always been the way to defend our offense. Knowing that and being able to do it are two different things. Marquette and St John's are built and prepared to be able to do it, and combined with the physicality allowed in the BE, it will continue to be harder to implement our offense in conference without overwhelming with talent and having some guys being able to break defense down 1v1. This team has enough talent with Liam, but without a healthy PG and no backup, and the team's defensive weaknesses, it's going to be tough beating the top 3 in conference. When the tournament comes around, however, teams still aren't going to be as prepared for us as our conference-mates. They will know how it should be done, but unless they are built and already prepared to do it, defending us will still be tough for them. Not nearly as tough as the last couple years, but still a challenge. That's why I am still optimistic we can get to the second weekend, with a shot at the third, as long as we can maintain intensity and not run into a buzz saw team. [/QUOTE]