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Message: [QUOTE="tomcat, post: 2512702, member: 961"] There's a really big difference between dominant basketball and perfect basketball. Another By'er above mentioned the Philly game against TN. I was there, and IMHO, it was a fine example of dominant basketball,but was not perfect basketball (except, maybe, in a few spots). UConn made more than its share of mistakes in that game, and TN put up a fight, though the outcome really wasn't too much in doubt. I've only seen perfect basketball, UConn style, a few times, and generally against either a team that cannot keep up with UConn or against a good team that on that particular night is either taken by surprise or overmatched. A strong team that is on its game will never allow the opponent to reach perfection, in my opinion. As someone else pointed out, this is a game with an opponent, so the opponent often has something to say as to whether your team plays perfectly. One game I recall vividly was against Villanova in their arena. For nearly a half, UConn could do nothing wrong and Villanova could do nothing about it. In terms of competitive, Villanova was decent but not great, and during the period of perfection, could not find any way to stop UConn at all. Although I'm sure I watched them on TV, I don't recall the games against NC and SC that others have mentioned, but those are greater accomplishments because (presumably) the competition was so much better. We attended the USF game, and while it was a dominant performance, I did not think it was perfect basketball. In fact, when I mentioned to her that I thought it was the best I'd seen the team look, my wife (who loves close games) said she thought they played better in a game we watched on TV earlier this year. [/QUOTE]

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