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Message: [QUOTE="Oracle9, post: 4007719, member: 11379"] My observation on the loss is (1) Defense was not the issue- both teams played each other good defensively - they were both under 30% I believe after the first half. (2) No second ball handler to allow more off ball movement for Paige. I think this is where they missed Nika a lot defensively too. (3) No offense- can't win with just great defense need to make shots. Only offense came from PB and CW. Plus everyone else was open and missed easy chip ins. Arizona wasn't shooting lights out themselves. When Geno made an adjustment and PB was able to get some separation and got them within 5 that was their opportunity. I recall Arizona called timeout immediately because they saw the momentum shifting a little. In all I was disappointed they couldn't finish, but not surprised. I also think Baylor softened them up for Arizona they were in a bruiser in that game. Arizona played the same- remember when PB got the stars knocked out of her. Arizona wasn't necessarily better they played smarter. They knew they weren't gonna win a shootout, as others have mentioned they took them out of their game, Uconn's biggest weapon is their transition sets and they couldn't get in any rythmn. I think for such a young class they overachieved. The question really becomes what did they take away from the loss? How will they translate what they learned from that loss for gains this season? Those will be the biggest questions they have to answer. [/QUOTE]

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