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Message: [QUOTE="scubadog, post: 2528349, member: 8575"] First of all, I'm amazed that it took so long for coaches to come to the conclusion that you need to control the number of shots UConn takes. How is that done ? Instead of trying to run with the huskies as they have in the past,Texas decided to turn Monday's game into a " POSSESSION " game. Texas players were well drilled at just " getting back " on defense. In the half court set, Texas did a great job of " grabbing " every UConn player cutting through the lane. After rewatching several segments in slow-mo, I saw several instances of two hands riding a UConn player in the lane. The game announcers call it " letting them play ". I guess the rule against impeding an offensive player's progress does not count in UConn games. Then there was the three pointer by KLS , with the uncalled foul , right in front of the official. Enough said. On the husky defensive end ? What's with the crappy zone ? Several instances of UConn players missing assignments in the zone, and probably leading to UConn's lack of rebounding. As far as the bench. I only see MW and possibly KI getting meaningful minutes in big games down the road. Molly is still lost, and probably lacks the skills. Batouly is not physically ready. Mikayla and Alexis just aren't mentally ready yet. As for coach ? Yes perfection is great to strive for, but... and here is the down side of coaching all of those Olympic caliber athletes. If you don't experience the bumps in the road , you can't expect young players to know how to handle them ! I for one am not jumping off of the bridge, just yet. However, when UConn gets to the FF this year, I like to hear from a more positive coach. I mean, what coach enters the FF with an unbeaten team and tells a national audience " it doesn't feel right " ! REALLY ? [/QUOTE]

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