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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 3420203, member: 1220"] Since the thread title is who will guard Sabrina- yes it is referring exclusively to defense. I also can name shorter guards in the WNBA who are decent to good defenders, but they are the exception. My statement was not a blanket statement in that respect, but to the fact that shorter fast guards will find that their speed will not work for them in the WNBA like, it did in college. Short guards who do alright are usually also very athletic and strong which mitigates the strength and height of the opposition to a degree. I can name many more guards who were considered elite defenders in college who have trouble defending at the next level. Of course, there is always a role for shorter quicker players to defend other shorter quicker players. But it is fare easier for a taller yet slower player to defend a shorter quicker player than the reverse. They can compensate via proper spacing and positioning whereas a shorter player can do nothing about defending a taller stronger and highly skilled player with handles. The fact that we are discussing who will defend Sabrina is an example of that. And yes the mismatch on one end often becomes a mismatch in reverse on the other as well. But the discussion of this thread is focused on Uconns defensive side. Mainly because the major key to defeating Oregon is stopping what Sabrina does on offense. She does not have to guard the player who guards her. [/QUOTE]