I was at both games in the Garden. UConn, much as I hate to say it (or watch it) was out of their minds the whole game. It was their game of the year. Had they not thrown in everything they chucked up Cobb would have done nothing. They got crushed in the final, came down to the level they'll likely play at all year. Oregon's zone was very good. No one is going to handle Bol. He's a gifted athlete and the rare player who dominates the game quietly on both ends. Not too many of those around.
Chewy and Sidibe kill our offensive flow, no matter how you cook up an offensive scheme, they just get in the way and badly so. It's one of the reason we had so many shots blocked in both games. Marek is effective when he's not noticed. Nothing wrong with that except that he can't create off the bounce, which is a big part of JB's offense. That makes Frank's absence even more problematic on both sides of the ball. When he returns, the chances are high that JB will go with five playmakers on the floor, Jay Wright style, now that Carey has shown he's a player. Then you'll see some offensive flow, floor spacing, activity and speed. JB is a one-on-one offense coach, he's got the guys this year to do it, it's just a matter of getting them on the floor at the same time. In his presser after Oregon, he pretty much said so -- had Frank been in there he would have gone with Carey at the off guard and moved Battle up front. Hughes stays on the court and so does Brissett. Rebounding will be a big problem but it's not like it isn't already. It's the bigs that make the offense so stagnant, that was pretty obvious in NY.
