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Message: [QUOTE="VaConnFan11, post: 2984783, member: 7935"] It shows to me the inability of the starters to keep the "pedal on the gas". After a [B]GREAT 2nd quarter[/B], I think most watching the game expected much of the same in the 3rd quarter. Instead UConn only won the quarter by 4 points. In comparison, look at Notre Dame's win against Pittsburgh on Thursday. Notre Dame up 60-14 at half. Notre Dame comes out in the 3rd quarter and outscores them 25-10. That's keeping the pedal on the gas and then some. Last season's team would have won today's 3rd quarter by 15+ points, maybe more. It is obvious that this year's team is not as good as last years, but there is something missing other than talent. It looks to me that there is a lack of focus which leads to the turnovers and missed defensive assignments and there's just no flow. Can this be corrected? Sure. Will it? Maybe. What does this all mean? To me it means that the inability to really put teams away gives other teams hope, which leads to much closer games and eventually an unexpected (aren't they all?) loss. Like I said earlier. Let's see how the rest of the games play out to see if my stat foretells anything. I hope it doesn't. [/QUOTE]