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[QUOTE="oldude, post: 2516899, member: 7511"]
I have a slightly different take on this subject.  It’s not necessarily playing a more physical brand of basketball, but how you respond to a team that plays a more physical brand of basketball.

As a number of BY’ers, as well as Geno, have pointed out, UConn’s defense vs UCF was good the entire game, holding the Knights to only 44 pts.  Also worth noting that UConn did not foul much at all, sending UCF to the line just 3 times in the game.

In the 1st half, where UConn fell short was shooting the ball.  The Huskies missed countless open shots as well as a bunch of free throws.  Some have suggested, and I agree, when you’re faced with an aggressive defense, sometimes you rush shots and the pressure builds until it’s like there’s a lid on the basket.

If UConn just made a reasonable percentage of those shots in the 1st half, they’re up 20+ and nobody’s really concerned.  In the 2nd half, with no warmup, the Huskies shoot 64% and pull away from the Knights.
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