UCLA vs Gonzaga

[metsfan2323]

UConn got very lucky.

I don't know, UCLA has no depth at all. I think we would have buried them.

 

[B1GEast]

Feel for UCLA, what a shot though, onions!

The Zags are a solid team, but nothing better than what we've faced this season. Our guys will hopefully be up to the task.

 

[connVA]

They put us in the Catholic school bracket. I guess we're kind of used to them by now.

 

[jostar1]

History will repeat itself.

 

[TeasenDonut]

Btw… as tough as timme looks to guard, I think Adama may have a field day down low.

 

[rman726]

But if he missed and they hit a miracle they lose.

I just look at the odds though. If he misses, the odds that they rebound and can hoist up a 3 from 80 feet away is under 1%. If he makes it, the odds that they can throw it down the court, catch it clean enough to make a three is maybe 15%? 20%? Then the odds of losing in overtime is around 50%. So when you combine both events happening, the odds of UCLA winning is 7.5%? 10%? No matter how much you adjust the percentages, the odds of UCLA winning are significantly higher with a made free throw.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Counter, they lose if they make that shot off the rebound. Make the second and worst case is OT.

I can live with that.

The odds of them making an 80 footer are much, much less than their odds of making one from out of bounds.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I need to watch this game a bit, but we may match up more favorably against UCLA. Tough call though.

Slightly disagree, I think UCLA would have been a tougher out.

 

[tzznandrew]

I just look at the odds though. If he misses, the odds that they rebound and can hoist up a 3 from 80 feet away is under 1%. If he makes it, the odds that they can throw it down the court, catch it clean enough to make a three is maybe 15%? 20%? Then the odds of losing in overtime is around 50%. So when you combine both events happening, the odds of UCLA winning is 7.5%? 10%? No matter how much you adjust the percentages, the odds of UCLA winning are significantly higher with a made free throw.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Slightly disagree, I think UCLA would have been a tougher out

Maybe. Clearly it was close

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Actually UCLA. Not enough firepower or inside presence.

I have decided Gonzaga. The answer is Gonzaga.

 

[connVA]

The fact of the matter is that Gonzaga is and has been a perennial poster child for March for 20+ years (even though they still have zero hardware to show for it). If you want to make the legions of casuals (who know Gonzaga, Duke, Kansas, and little else) take notice and add UConn back to that group, this is the team we want to go through to get to the FF.

 

[NJHusky]

IF Gonzaga comes back, we could bully the heck out of them.

Obviously, if Bona is still out for UCLA, that’s huge, but Nwaba ain’t bad defensively.

Still in AZ, so whoever wins, no scouting report til late Saturday morning. No business starting these before my travels, per mojo.

FYI You’re a really short flight to Vegas

 

[Palatine]

We lost to UCLA in the regional final in '96 (?) and didn't get to the final four.

We beat Gonzaga in the regional final in '99 and went to the final four and won it all.

So from a historic perspective, it is the right match up.

 

[freshler40]

UCLA is swinging at the arm trying to knock the ball loose, no foul call.

I look forward to the day when refs call the last 2-3 minutes the same way they call the first 37 minutes.

It won't happen, the refs got to live. Just let them play.

 

[Waquoit]

We lost to UCLA in the regional final in '96 (?) and didn't get to the final four.

We beat Gonzaga in the regional final in '99 and went to the final four and won it all.

So from a historic perspective, it is the right match up.

Revenge game for them, tho.

 

[upstater]

Scouting report for Gonzaga is very simple: Stop Timme and we win.

Let him get his points, don't foul.

Try to prevent entry passes, but no need to double him.

My big worry is the high hedge. He should be open a lot on pick and rolls, and diving when we hedge.

 

[HeGotGame]

UCLA got this game

Par for the course with you

 

[huskyjawz]

We lost to UCLA in the regional final in '96 (?) and didn't get to the final four.

We beat Gonzaga in the regional final in '99 and went to the final four and won it all.

So from a historic perspective, it is the right match up.

We still owe UCLA. Would have liked payback.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

UCLA is in the Big 10 now. They have to bow out of the Tournament at least one round sooner than their seeding from here on out.

 

[Scottobot]

Does anyone else think Mick Cronin comes off as an arrogant jerk, when TV people interview him? He always seems to give himself credit for their success and not his players. I think Mark Few is a much classier coach and was rooting for Gonzaga in this game for that reason. Either team would have been a tough test, but I think UConn can beat anyone when they play well.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Does anyone else think Mick Cronin comes off as an arrogant jerk, when TV people interview him?

It's textbook Napoleon complex.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Par for the course with you

Worked out. I wanted the Zags

 

[UConnSwag11]

UCLA is in the Big 10 now. They have to bow out of the Tournament at least one round sooner than their seeding from here on out.

 

[UConnSwag11]

I was the former