Just a quick summary of the game: UConn got small balled in the first half with a 5 guard offense. You respond to small ball one of two ways. You either punish the other team on the boards, severely, or you go small with your lineup, and speed up the game and create better matchups. This basically explains why Brimah sat the last 17.5 minutes of the game and UConn went with a smaller lineup, because they sure did not crush UNH on the boards.
Although the rebounding issues concerned me a bit, I like the depth and versatility of this team and the offensive weapons. Larrier is very smooth, Jackson is a big time 3 baller and Gilbert can penetrate and push. I also was impressed with Durham who got limited minutes. Vitale and Diarra seem like they may be at the end of the rotation. But UConn can throw a lot of different lineups on the floor. Although Diarra did not play a lot I really like his body. Better body than what I was expecting. He could force his way into the rotation when a few boards are needed.
