San Diego State does not belong in this game. No idea how they got here, but this is where upsets are awesome in the first weekend, but when it comes title time, I want to see the best teams out there.
UConn 76, San Diego State 59
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Who were the best teams?
I’m amazed that SDSUs gritty defensive style got them to the title game, but at some point you gotta score the ball. Offense wins championships.
Well Kansas, Alabama, Houston, Purdue, Texas, UCLA, Arizona, Baylor, Kansas State were all better IMO
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Except they all lost to inferior teams. Honestly, the way UConn has been playing it almost didn't matter the opponent.
UCONN is proof positive that traditional does still win in the college game. With all due respect to the coaches who feel that running 4 guards out there to play "positionless" basketball is the way to go....I'll take two bigs and long wings that can shoot the ball and get to the basket all day long. The pure intimidation of UCONN has had other teams seeing ghosts in the paint. Very impressive.
Traditional works when you got at least 3 future first round NBA picks like UConn does. If talent level is equal I’d go with small ball every time at the college level.
I thought the best team was Alabama, but SDSU took care of them.
Purdue and Arizona...well, we can leave their losses in the historical archives.
Houston and Kansas couldn't get past game 2.
The only team that you mentioned that had a chance in heck of beating these guys was Texas with a healthy Disu. However, Miami beat Texas, which in turn got destroyed by UCONN.
SDSU has more fight than anyone else in this field.
UCONN in 2011. before that Florida in 2006 and Syracuse in 2003 and Nova in 1985
2011. The team...UConn
SDSU plays like what our ceiling should have been this past year
Wow, UConn got away with one but this level of contact is in SDSUs favor
BillyBob1
- Champaign
At least 2 of them are. I didn’t see their names.
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That shot by Hawkins turned the entire outlook of this game around. UCONN was on their heels.
Yup, huge shot in context
Agree 100%. They squeezed every last drop out of their season. There's a ton of heart there. Good show in the second half.
This UConn team may not be the most awesome collection of talent to win a National Championship but they are tough and relentless. SDSU has ground down other really good teams in this tournament but UConn is just as precisely dialed in and bigger, more athletic.
Hell of a run by UConn.
Again. Uggg.. When's it gonna be our time!
This tournament was absolutely about coaching, warts and all. Not taking anything away from the individual players, but at the end it was two guys who really seem to excel as program guys as opposed to the mega recruiters out there.
I think that's fairly interesting in light of the NIL era we're just starting. Not moralizing one way or the other, it's just an interesting data point now.
I think that's fairly interesting in light of the NIL era we're just starting. Not moralizing one way or the other, it's just an interesting data point now.
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