What you need to do to beat UConn is shrink the rotation. The Michigan game is the model.
Blanca was ineffective in that game and Geno was not even able to play her. Ziebell played 8 minutes and had zero points. The game seemed too big for her. Heckel played 10 minutes and scored 3 points and was not a big factor. Geno relied heavily on his starting 5 in that game. And I thought Sarah was tired in the second half. Ziebell and Heckel have been very consistent against big east opposition, but can they do it against power 5 teams? Can ziebell be effective on offense and defense if UConn runs into a team like Ole Miss in the sweet 16? That’s what we will have to see.
And that is how you beat this team. You make Geno lose confidence in some of his rotation pieces.
Blanca was ineffective in that game and Geno was not even able to play her. Ziebell played 8 minutes and had zero points. The game seemed too big for her. Heckel played 10 minutes and scored 3 points and was not a big factor. Geno relied heavily on his starting 5 in that game. And I thought Sarah was tired in the second half. Ziebell and Heckel have been very consistent against big east opposition, but can they do it against power 5 teams? Can ziebell be effective on offense and defense if UConn runs into a team like Ole Miss in the sweet 16? That’s what we will have to see.
And that is how you beat this team. You make Geno lose confidence in some of his rotation pieces.