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Message: [QUOTE="PhillyCoach, post: 4497257, member: 6136"] Most of the longtime posters know this answer. Shut down their top scorer!! Of course, communicating more, switching faster, quick double teams, get back quick to stop the breaks---are all necessary too. However, from what Geno tells us--stopping the best player is paramount. The post game thread on the SJU game had too many posters commenting that Aubrey was invisible, inconsistent, and not doing much. IMHO those posters are looking at the points scored too much. Aubrey shut down SJU best player. And here is the added bonus to stopping the best player. Yes, the player that the opposing team relies on, looks to lead, and is necessary to win any game. The bonus is the opposing team gets very depressed and listless when their leader is sputtering. Heavens, who is going to take those important shots? Who can make those tough shots? Yes, the top scorer that Aubrey shut down big time. How many tipped balls did Aubrey have? She is everywhere and she is by far the fastest, quickest, and most athletic player on the team. The intensity and energy necessary to shut down the best player is very high level. Invisible? I was watching a whirlwind. By the way, Nika is right behind Aubrey in the intensity and effort. In fact, UConn's defense is big time this year. Almost every player is outstanding. [/QUOTE]