- Their frontline is adaptable. Arizona struggled early on defense and had trouble matching up with Michigan State star freshman Miles Bridges throughout Friday’s game.
But UA eventually found ways to minimize Bridges’ damage, with Miller reducing Dusan Ristic’s role (18 minutes) while going with a still big but more athletic frontline of Chance Comanche, Lauri Markkanen and Keanu Pinder at times.
“That’s who we have,” Miller said. “It’s not like we have a lot of choices. We have a group of eight and we have to try to bring out the best in that group of eight.
“Any coach in his first game, (you) don’t necessarily know completely what to expect or what to get better at. You learn through game experience. I think this is obviously an experience where we know a lot more about our team than when we came here.”
