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Message: [QUOTE="Spaceman213J, post: 4740438, member: 6477"] 2011 was a pleasant surprise for me as well, but not as much. I've said before here that I think that the 2011 team's defense was underrated and their length surprised most of the teams they face in the tourney. Lamb, Smith and Oriahki aren't huge guys for their positions, but when they are flying out at shooters with their wingspans, it can be unsettling for an opposing player. One of the worst things for a shooter is to have to speed up your shot as your taking it to ensure getting it off. I love how the analysts all think it was pure luck that the Huskies opponents shot poorly against them. Even today, a few who bring it up, talk like UConn was lucked into a title and didn't really deserve it. This last year, watching them play out of conference early, and then that stretch at the beginning of conference play, I had trouble sorting out what was the real team. [/QUOTE]