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Message: [QUOTE="southofnorth, post: 2977248, member: 9132"] My guess is that UConn will defend the way they did against South Carolina last year. They had four players with a foot in the paint making it difficult for the guards to get a good look at their bigs inside. It also forced the guards to make plays and that’s tough when you don’t have a perimeter game to open the floor. Surprisingly, Baylor shoots above 42% as a team from beyond the arc, yet only has 95 attempts on the season versus 305 attempts by their opponents. Baylor also has 5 players shooting above 40% from beyond the arc with Cox just below at 38.5% (5-13). That said, only one player has attempted more than 15 3s and that’s Juicy Landrum (she’s 18-42 on the season; good enough for 42.8%). I imagine she will be the one player guarded around the 3 point line and the others will have to prove they can make them when they’re pushed to take a few more of them. UConn’s outside shooting will need to be on. If Baylor is content to let UConn shoot all day, there’s potential to win or lose from the arc. I doubt they will leave any UConn player open, but Baylor could force UConn to play off the bounce and midrange pull-ups are a lot more difficult then set 3s or easy buckets on drives or post moves. I’m excited to watch this game! [/QUOTE]