Games Thread - The National Championship
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
Can't get anything at the rim. Can't get open looks from 3. What's left?
Yeah they are not great shooters. (If they were, then their average margin of victory would be like 50 points. Lol.)
They definitely have their droughts.
Great Defense and solid execution on O, though…
Oh well...I guess I will have to be grateful that SH is coming back...and that is wonderful news for the Illini.
Purdue is 1-4, UConn is 6-20. UConn is getting open looks. Purdue is not getting the looks they're used to because UConn isn't doubling Edey.
Our ISO ball is good when u have a mismatch but against a great team u probably don’t have a mismatch that u can take advantage of. U need that motion
Exactly. I hope to see that from our new roster.
Everyone talking about how bad Edey has been when he was 22 points, which is over half of Purdue's total.. he's far from the issue.
There's really nothing negative I can say about how this UCONN team plays. They're just really really really good. Our 2005 team was otherworldly good and while it pains me to say it, this UCONN team might have beaten that team 4 out of every 5. This is the best college team I've seen in a long long time.
I know Illinois ran the offense they did, but I'd sure like to get back to a motion style offense. It's much more difficult to defend and creates some very open shots with the right personnel.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
- Chicago
Do shooting percentages even matter anymore when you're about to win a title game by 20?
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
I like UCONN and Dan Hurley and also don’t like purdue but also don’t like that the big ten hasn’t won a championship in so long
Because if u miss a three it is a layup the other way. It was the same reason we didn’t shoot many. U have to make 50% to make it work
Take the three away from PU and they are average
UConn adjusted the high pick and roll coverage to perfection. Castle gets screened off and the other guard comes to pick up Smith so that he can’t get to the lane.
Hurley translated from the ancient Babylonian means “douche”
ginabackes00
CrazedUIFan
Picking who I want to win in this game has been a conundru. I like the UCONN players, but not a fan of their coach. The opposite is true for me and Purdue.
Fast. Long. Play very hard on defense and have quick feet and hands. Fluid athletes.
They have shooters, but could use another one (Castle would be something else if he could shoot well).
It is an impressive team, for sure.
Grant Hill “he used his fouls wisely” - dude had at least two really stupid fouls when you’re going against Edey.
This tournament has been another version of the UCONN Invitational. Alabama pushed them for a bit in the second half, but other than that....they've dog walked the field again. Don't like when we have years with a prohibitive favorite.
Johnson should have let that one go rather than pick up his last foul
As soon as Purdue was down more than we and Alabama were at halftime, I knew this game was over.
The patented Edey shoulder to the head, lol.