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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 4057176, member: 10435"] I think you are talking about currently and I don't think there is any question that they are the best "group" of guards in the country right now. I agree that if the opposing team is playing 2 guards and they play us even or close to even it makes little difference. I also agree that you will see 4 guards starting at first for UCONN . Paige, Nika, Evina and CW with ONO in the pivot. The problem is defense because you are giving up size at the 3 and 4 position with that line up. However, this will be a different team on defense I predict. I don't see them getting winded, or having to play when tired or worn down in a physical game because of the power and depth underneath with Edwrds and Dorka and because of at least one X factor defender there in Aubrey. You have Azzi as well, who I think is a very good on ball defender. Great teams play great defense and championship teams always do. They had to worry about scoring at times last year but less this year. If ONO is having a FF type game, you have Dorka or Edwards. If Paige is off, you have Azzi. If CW is off, let CD III or Saylor shoot the 3s. If Evina is off, someone won't be and she will get the ball to them. Their mantra has to be defense because they can still have an off night on offense and suddenly an Arizona type team appears and you are done. The only proven way to avoid that is with defense. I think Geno is going to emphasize that and we are all going to be surprised. It's the logical type of game a deep, athletic team like ours can always excel at and it is about will, desire, and toughness, qualities that were not apparent in our last game last year. [/QUOTE]

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