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[QUOTE="Papa33, post: 2643707, member: 682"]
Looking ahead, I have only two concerns: Baylor's height and Mississippi State's defense. That latter issue, wherein MSU disrupted the flow of UConn's offense, came to mind during portions of our recent game vs. Quinnipiac. The Q guards got outside the arc and into the area where UConn's passes and handoffs initiate the offense and the subsequent cuts, screens, and passes. In those moments, the offense stuttered and timing was off as players had to adjust and look for other options. MSU did much the same last year. I am trusting that Geno and staff are aware of that possibility and coaching needed timing adjustments and ways to exploit such an extended defense. And make sure we get open looks both in the paint AND outside the arc.

The UConn defense gave up as much as 72 points only once this year-- just once-- and over 60 points only six times, some of those when reserves coughed up points late in the game. We held Baylor to 61 last year and MSU 60 in regulation time. So we don't need to pile up heaps of points, but neither do we want to be stymied, or so out of sorts that our shooting percentages drop.
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