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  • elicoleman
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    • Sep 2002
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    #4276
    Re: The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

    Originally posted by Chrisksaint
    People complaining about the shooting performance is stupid imo, both teams mainly Uconn played some great defense(Uconn interior D was insane). It may not have been the game you wanted but each of the teams D were the reason for the score which is apart of the game
    You clearly watched a different game than the rest of the country.
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    • rspencer86
      MIB Crew
      • Sep 2004
      • 8807

      #4277
      Re: The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

      Originally posted by Chrisksaint
      People complaining about the shooting performance is stupid imo, both teams mainly Uconn played some great defense(Uconn interior D was insane). It may not have been the game you wanted but each of the teams D were the reason for the score which is apart of the game
      To say it was ALL UConn's defense or ALL bad shooting by Butler is incorrect both ways. UConn played great defense, and had a lot of blocks on the interior, but even when Butler had open jumpers or shots at point blank range on the inside (Andrew Smith, cough cough) they missed them.
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      • Redemption
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        • Feb 2011
        • 136

        #4278
        Re: The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

        Yeah, I agree spencer. Uconn played the best defense I've seen them play all year and completely shut down Mack and Howard (Howard especially looked absolutely overmatched out there. This game kills his NBA hopes imo as he showed he can not hang with bigger/stronger players), which is something I haven't seen any other team do to that point. Combine that with their ability to control the boards, and they really did dominate. That said, no teams defense, no matter how good they are, is 18% shooting percentage good. That just doesn't happen lol

        Realistically, there were a half a dozen bunnies that Butler missed. But even if they hit all those, and then a few extra shots, I think at best they were still looking at a very low 30% shooting percentage with the way Uconn played. And Uconn didn't exactly light it up either, and there were a number of shots they usually hit that they didn't (as well as a number of easy shots they passed up in the last 5+ minutes early in the shot clock).

        Anyone who says that Butler shot 18% only because of Uconns defense is crazy. That number is almost unfathomable. But to say that it was complete ineptitude on Butlers part would also be incorrect imo

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        • IlliniM1ke
          Heroes Never Die
          • Feb 2003
          • 8082

          #4279
          Re: The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

          Originally posted by Redemption
          Anyone who says that Butler shot 18% only because of Uconns defense is crazy. That number is almost unfathomable. But to say that it was complete ineptitude on Butlers part would also be incorrect imo
          Butler had plenty of good looks in terms of long range jumpers, they didn't hit them and that was a big part.

          However UConn was absolutely incredible defending the paint, Butler didn't get more than 4 or 5 easy looks inside all game and of those I think they only made 1.

          UConns post defense + Butlers bad outside shooting = what we saw last night.

          UConn deserves all the credit in the world for their interior defense, they put on a clinic.
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          • NYJets
            Hall Of Fame
            • Jul 2002
            • 18637

            #4280
            Re: The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

            Yea, and even some of the easy looks inside, probably had a lot to do with them rushing the shots because uconn's defense was in their mind. UConn played incredible defense, and Butler missed a bunch of open shots down the stretch as well.

            Originally posted by Jay Bilas
            The question isn't whether UConn belongs with the elites, but over the last 20 years, whether the rest of the college basketball elite belongs with UConn

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            • NYJets
              Hall Of Fame
              • Jul 2002
              • 18637

              #4281
              Re: The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

              Originally posted by Jay Bilas
              The question isn't whether UConn belongs with the elites, but over the last 20 years, whether the rest of the college basketball elite belongs with UConn

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              • rspencer86
                MIB Crew
                • Sep 2004
                • 8807

                #4282
                Re: The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

                Nicely done, I like in-depth game breakdowns like this.
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                • Redemption
                  Banned
                  • Feb 2011
                  • 136

                  #4283
                  Re: The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

                  Originally posted by Redemption
                  Realistically, there were a half a dozen bunnies that Butler missed. But even if they hit all those, and then a few extra shots, I think at best they were still looking at a very low 30% shooting percentage with the way Uconn played.

                  Anyone who says that Butler shot 18% only because of Uconns defense is crazy. That number is almost unfathomable. But to say that it was complete ineptitude on Butlers part would also be incorrect imo
                  I like this article too, it pretty much agrees with what I thought after the game. Yes Butler shot bad (28% on uncontested shots). But most of those were deep shots when they were already rattled. They had only 5 uncontested close shots all game.

                  If they hit those bunnies they missed, plus a few more, it would have been a better measurement of Butlers true skill, but they still would have only shot in the low 30% range on the game because Uconns defense was that good.
                  Last edited by Redemption; 04-22-2011, 02:54 PM.

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                  • l3ulvl
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                    • Dec 2009
                    • 17264

                    #4284
                    Re: The Official 2011 "Running Commentary of Every Single Tourney Game" Thread

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