Would the REAL National Champ Please Stand Up?

[pontooner]

What did we learn from this math lesson?

There is no such thing as a basketball equation.

[parker]

A actually means L. I don't know. I do know an F should have been the grade, these teachers!

[mhall]

And all that meant ZERO, ZILCH, NADA.......................UCONN's guard play destroyed the Harrison's they got beat so badly a few times off the dribble the ball was going through the net before they got turned around. I thought a couple of those nasty Boatwright cross overs were going to break somebody's ankles or legs.
Those pick and rolls were blowing the young fellas minds.....

[TrackerMike]

The experience of the upper classmen was the difference. U Conn was the better team on this occasion. I am still very proud of what these young men accomplished. They definately learned some lessons, as the twins were "schooled" on numerous occasions.

All said and done, they were still in it till the last minute. Who knows, a call going differently would have changed the whole dynamic of the game.
Still, overall a very good game. Glad I was able to watch.

As all true fans say........"Wait till next year!!!"
Mike

[elnutsmalljaws]

2014 Game UK/UCONN - 6 pt game, UK Free Throws 13-24, UCONN 10-10

2011 Game UK/UCONN - 1 pt game UK Free Throws 4-12, UCONN 9-11

2 NCAA Games, Final Four and National Title decided by 7 points. Losing team 17-36, 49% Free Throws - Winning Team 19-21, 90%. Forget all other stats, rebounding, assist, turnovers, fouls, crossovers, elbows, how many times you have beaten you in-state rival and ended their season 2 of last 3 years and all the others. UK hits their Free Throws and the State of Kentucky owns 4 Titles in a row with Big Blue having 3 of 4, 10 in all and UCLA looking out their side mirror seeing the caption reading "Objects are Closer than they look"

[mhall]

2014 Game UK/UCONN - 6 pt game, UK Free Throws 13-24, UCONN 10-10

2011 Game UK/UCONN - 1 pt game UK Free Throws 4-12, UCONN 9-11

2 NCAA Games, Final Four and National Title decided by 7 points. Losing team 17-36, 49% Free Throws - Winning Team 19-21, 90%. Forget all other stats, rebounding, assist, turnovers, fouls, crossovers, elbows, how many times you have beaten you in-state rival and ended their season 2 of last 3 years and all the others. UK hits their Free Throws and the State of Kentucky owns 4 Titles in a row with Big Blue having 3 of 4, 10 in all and UCLA looking out their side mirror seeing the caption reading "Objects are Closer than they look"

Free throws are everything...

[DJD]

Free throws are everything...

Yep! It's a liability in close games. The NBA has had beg men who are targets in close games because they either choke or sukk at free throws. Shaq was one and Dwight Howard was early on in his career.

[Tim_T]

FT % is what it is. It is a direct reflection of what you have done the entire season. UConn hit 101 of 115 free throws during the tournament.

They were fourth in the nation in free throw percentage during this season at 77.7 %. For the season UK percentage was 68.2. UK shot 81% against Louisville in the sweet 16....you could use the same argument. Bottom line is, UConn won, just like UK beat Louisville. Shoulda, woulda, coulda doesn't count for much in the tournament.