Learn From the Men About Missed Free Throws

[fireford]

When the games are close missed free throws can come back to haunt you The women are going to have to do better than the men did today and better than they did in their big non-conference games this year or things can get a little dicey in the later rounds.

 

[eebmg]

When the games are close missed free throws can come back to haunt you The women are going to have to do better than the men did today and better than they did in their big non-conference games this year or things can get a little dicey in the later rounds.

It started with the mens team ice cold from outside. UCONN had ridiculous off rebound edge and could not convert. And that was just the beginning.

 

[fireford]

It started with the mens team ice cold from outside. UCONN had ridiculous off rebound edge and could not convert. And that was just the beginning.

Yes and then they got back into the game and blew a lot of good chances.

 

[Flyegirl]

They just couldn't make shots. Heartbreaking to watch.

 

[Centerstream]

Why is the men's game being discussed here? Click bait thread title?????

 

[fireford]

Why is the men's game being discussed here? Click bait thread title?????

The topic is about how missed free throws can come back to haunt you in close games with the men's game being a case and point.

 

[ScottCT]

Why is the men's game being discussed here? Click bait thread title?????

How is it click bait when it has "men" in the title?

 

[Urshurak]

Men didn't lose that game because of free throws. A whole lot went wrong.

 

[Kaizen]

I watched the game. Sad the FT is only 42% while Maryland is 72%. But they lost because weak performance plus low FTs.

 

[Zanzman]

Why is the men's game being discussed here? Click bait thread title?????

The thread police

 

[HuskyNan]

Why is the men's game being discussed here? Click bait thread title?????

It’s UConn; it’s fine. Chill.

 

[UcMiami]

Yeah if they hit 100% of their free throws they still needed to shoot better from the field. Hard to lose when you grab 22 offensive boards and out rebound your opponent by 11, unless you shoot under 33% from the field while you are giving up shots at 50% from two and from three! The lesson is not about free throws. Everything else (assists, TO, blocks, fouls, steals) was basically even. Put the ball through the basket efficiently, and stop the other guy from doing the same is sort of like BB 101 in the curriculum.

 

[eebmg]

Ok, All I could think of is that Paige could have helped.

 

[Childhood]

It's sad to lose in the first round.

 

[huskiemaniac]

It started with the mens team ice cold from outside. UCONN had ridiculous off rebound edge and could not convert. And that was just the beginning.

The men’s team has been a bad free-throw shooting team all season and it’s cost them some games. Theyve also been inexplicably bad at making layups...been a knock on them all year and it cost them.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Have to admit when watching the Men's game, I did think this reminds me of the early season Women's game. How the women would go long stretches of missing wide open shots and couldn't buy a basket. The men were able to stay in the game because of their defense was good for long stretches of the game. Just like the women did and do most games. However unlike the Women, Maryland had equal talent and were able to get the win.

10-seed Maryland gets a 63-54 win over 7-seed UConn. All 14.7 million Tournament Challenge brackets are officially busted.

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