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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 2123524, member: 199"] I was watching the switching on ball screens out top with bigs, and it was just poetry, Gabby or Napheesa would supply lots of pressure on the ball to prevent the quick pick and roll, the guard would front the rolling post as they moved into the paint and if the ball was still on her side, would immediately switch to the off side big while Uconn's other 'big' would move to the ball side big. And then within seconds if Lou was anywhere in the neighborhood, she would switch down so it was Lou and Gabby/Napheesa in the post defense, and Gabby/Napheesa on ball pressure and Kia and Saniya back out to the guards. It was fast and seamless and it left no openings to attack in the paint or at the arc, especially with the ball handler being under serious pressure. And it led to a number of our steals. And it is one reason that Crystal struggled - she is so small compared to Saniya and Kia that there is an easier over the top pass, and she gets a little confused on the switches to get her back outside. She is a freshman so the confusion is understandable, but the size is going to remain a liability. She actually plays better with Natalie on the floor because when Natalie is involved in a screen she hedges and recovers and leave Crystal on the guard. This is nothing new in Uconn defense, but i don't think I have every seen it run so smoothly, and last year even with Moriah being small she had enough leaping ability and length to be effective on those switches and fronting. [/QUOTE]

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