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Game Plan: Connecticut
UConn has all the talent it needs to win, but there are holes MSU can exploit
Originally Published: April 1, 2009
By
John Carroll | Scouts Inc.
The Connecticut Huskies are a talented, veteran team that has been on a mission all year. They didn't cut down the nets in Phoenix after beating Missouri to earn a trip to the Final Four because they have only one goal in mind: winning a national championship. They'll need to bring that tough, mature mind-set and their composure to Ford Field on Saturday night, where the Michigan State Spartans will have the support of their hometown fans.
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John Carroll joined Scouts Inc. after nine years as an NBA coach, including a seven-year tenure with the Boston Celtics that concluded with a four-month stint as interim head coach in 2003-04. Before joining the NBA, Carroll spent six years as head coach at Duquesne University and seven years at Seton Hall as an assistant to head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
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