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Message: [QUOTE="Bigboote, post: 3463272, member: 7631"] I assume UConn will make it to the sweet 16; I hope the players don’t make that assumption. In the round of 16, they’ll likely face a three seed. I’m not familiar with Gonzaga, and NC State doesn’t strike me as a threat, but many of the potential 3’s run hot and cold. Someone like UCLA or Northwestern IMO could beat anyone on a really good night. So even getting to the elite eight may involve a combination of UConn having a good night and their opponents not having an especially good night. As for defeating one of the #1’s, as has been said, UConn needs to run their offense and most importantly hit shots. I think they’ve found their identity recently as a defensive team. If they keep their hands up, get in the passing lanes, and anticipate passes, they should get enough steals to get some breaks going. Denying the bigs of the #1’s will be a tall order, but I think even with Hebard or Boston going off for 25, if UConn checks all the other boxes, they can win. [/QUOTE]