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DRBackup said:
Probably biggest program win and tightest clench job ever was over Gonzaga 67-62, to go to the Final Four in 1999.
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That game still gives me agita.

From late September 1998 I was absolutely convinced we were winning the title that year. Not once, even with a couple midseason injuries did I flinch (the win at Stanford was additional evidence). The one hurdle that somehow seemed to high during JC's tenure at that point was the regional final game and that damned pesky assed team just wouldn't go away (thank God for K Freeman). Every time we were close to putting the game out of reach, they somehow got right back in it. even with under a minute left, at which point I (for the first time all season) thought maybe wwe could lose. I was thinking there could be some invisible wall keepiing us out of the final four and that would torment us forever.

That game still haunts me, as evidence that the basketball Gods are looking down at us, letting us know they can make us suffer indefinitely if they so choose.
 
REB1094 said:
Still processing. Alabama went 11-23 (48%) on threes.

Mark Sears scored 24 on 64% FG and 50% 3P. Grant Nelson had 19//15. Estrada had 13

UConn won by 14.
This team is not normal.
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This team is something very special. Any prior team (ours or anyone else's), if you were told that (any randomly selected starter) one of any of their players would clearly be the best player in a critical game, 60%-75% of the choices would lead one to say "Really? That's surprising!". With this team, If you were to be told anyone would end up being the best player in a critical game the response would be "I can see that".
 
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auror said:
They were until the tournament when they fell to 2. But they don't shoot the volume of Alabama.
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A lot of their looks come from Edey kicking it out. They can shoot well, but it's contextual in a way that Alabama's isn't.

And if the shooting is contextual, you can more easily gameplan to shut it down.
 
tzznandrew said:
A lot of their looks come from Edey kicking it out. They can shoot well, but it's contextual in a way that Alabama's isn't.

And if the shooting is contextual, you can more easily gameplan to shut it down.
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Well, maybe. The problem is that you're probably not gameplanning to stop the shooting, The first gameplan is Edey.

Or is it? We'll see I guess. That's the chess match Purdue opponents have struggled with all year.
 
As I watch a replay of this game and what Samson Johnson did last night, I am convincing myself that he is more than an adequate 5 for the future. We have won championships with much weaker 5's. A more experienced and confident SJ will surprise all of us. His game will need to expand, but what is there is good enough, depending on the supporting players.
 
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auror said:
Well, maybe. The problem is that you're probably not gameplanning to stop the shooting, The first gameplan is Edey.

Or is it? We'll see I guess. That's the chess match Purdue opponents have struggled with all year.
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We don’t have to double him like other teams do. If you don’t have a 7’2” defensive menace, you have to choose between fouling, doubling or giving up 40.

The game plan should be: don’t leave shooters open and Donovan, make him take tough shots without following.
 
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polycom said:
If the Purdue game is not a comfortable win I’ll be shocked. Purdue doesn’t shoot it like bama.
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Team.........FG%........3P%
Alabama...47.7%.......37.1%
Purdue......49.1%.......40.6%

fwiw, as far as FG attempts, Alabama is tied with St. John's. The teams we lost to shoot far less than Alabama..
 
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nomar said:
We don’t have to double him like other teams do. If you don’t have a 7’2” defensive menace, you have to choose between fouling, doubling or giving up 40.

The game plan should be: don’t leave shooters open and Donovan, make him take tough shots without following.
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Guard them tight on the perimeter, they ain't blowing by anyone. Donovan have your arms like a tree, don't let them down.
 
REB1094 said:
Still processing. Alabama went 11-23 (48%) on threes.

Mark Sears scored 24 on 64% FG and 50% 3P. Grant Nelson had 19/15. Estrada had 13

UConn won by 14.
This team is not normal.
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They were 8-11 on threes in the first half but somehow still trailed by 4 .
Give Alabama credited we took away the three point line in the second but they were still running their plays and made some big shots to hang in three . When Castle our best player to that point. sat with 4 fouls with 4 minutes to go i was still worried.
NCS went cold and panicked and just played helper skelter where Alabama pretty much played as well as they could so comparing games is worthless.
 
I was at the game sitting in the NC State lower section after they lost and lots of fans moved on. It was great to watch the game and Caslte was awesome with inside drives. I wish he didn't settle for so many 3's after hitting hitting 2 but he was a difference maker on both sides of the ball. Is cam just so clutth. Every time we were in a funk Cam made a big rebound, shot or pass. He was terrifc. Good to see Karban get back on track. Clingan was good but I wonter if his wrapped hand impacted his offense as he seem to not go up as srog as he had been doing. Great game now on the win it all and shit up those obnoxious "Boiler Up" Purdue fans.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Best player on the court. There wasn’t a close second. This was his game. To do that as a freshman is amazing.
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I agree with this, but Cam was a co-MVP. His rebounding had to leave Bama with Psychological damage.

A lot of our guys had their moments, but Castle was the consistent pressure on them. It would have been nice to see what AK would have gotten done if he didn't pick up that phantom second.

The identity of this team is to just keep tightening the screws, until they break. The defense for the majority of the 2nd half was stifling and overall the effort was more like a low 60s than the 72 they gave up.
 
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navery12 said:
Dropped to #2 (Alabama is #21), but they shoot far less 3's. Their offense is run through Edey and then kick it out for 3's whereas Alabama is all about 3's
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They also shoot a good amount off of Smith/Edey PnR where defenders help and Smith drives and kicks and then they swing the ball for the open shot.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
You can hear Donovan yell “another one!” from the baseline microphone after Castle’s second three.

Sorry if this was obvious the mojo require me to watch the games on mute so I’m watching it with sound for the first time.
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Always cater to the mojo for the greater good.
 
Only 4 turnovers. Wow. Blown away by that.

DC with just 2 fouls, and for much of the game only 1 is unheralded and required tons of discipline. Repeat that Monday PLEASE even if its 1 extra.

Credit to Bama, they played a heck of a game and looked scary in the first half, 8 for 11 from 3, but Huskies really responded in the second half, just 3 for 12. Once they dropped below 50 percent from 3 for the first time (5:34 I think, 69-61) I knew Uconn had it.
 
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HooperScooper said:
They shot 23 of them. UConn, known more for their inside game, shot 25 threes. So I don't think Alabama put up as many as they planned to.
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The second half adjustment Danny made was perfect. Alabama went from 75% to 25%. Add to that that Tristan stopped jacking up early threes. Held Alabama to lowest point total of the season. The talking heads especially Sir Charles were all about Alabama being well on their way to 15 3's which would win them the game! Not
 
storrsroars said:
Team.........FG%........3P%
Alabama...47.7%.......37.1%
Purdue......49.1%.......40.6%

fwiw, as far as FG attempts, Alabama is tied with St. John's. The teams we lost to shoot far less than Alabama..
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This is an interesting way to use data but sure.
 
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