[Spiny_Norman]

I will say credit to UConn for taking it to Texas. You beat them by showing aggressiveness right back and they’ve done that all game. UConn has been more aggressive and physical.  Texas full credit presses and UConn just runs it right back at them and beats them with crisp passing and wide open shots. That’s how we should play against Texas but we never seem to handle it well.

UConn's aggressiveness beat Stanford in the national semis last April. It wasn't forcing turnovers. Stanford only had 11 TOs. But UConn was relentless on defense to prevent Stanford from getting good looks (Stanford only 4-23 on 3 pointers) and they were relentless going after the ball (outrebounded Stanford by 9). Say what you will about Auriemma, but his teams almost always play big games with a non-stop intensity that opponents can rarely match.

[Spiny_Norman]

I will say credit to UConn for taking it to Texas. You beat them by showing aggressiveness right back and they’ve done that all game. UConn has been more aggressive and physical.  Texas full credit presses and UConn just runs it right back at them and beats them with crisp passing and wide open shots. That’s how we should play against Texas but we never seem to handle it well.

UConn's aggressiveness beat Stanford in the national semis last April. It wasn't forcing turnovers. Stanford only had 11 TOs. But UConn was relentless on defense to prevent Stanford from getting good looks (Stanford only 4-23 on 3 pointers) and they were relentless going after the ball (outrebounded Stanford by 9). Say what you will about Auriemma, but his teams almost always play big games with a non-stop intensity that opponents can rarely match.