Syracuse's goal to keep UConn under 100?

[oldude]

Could this possibly have been due to UCONN making a concerted effort to guard at the three-point line?

UConn ran Syracuse off the 3 pt line for much of the game. It resulted in more drives to the basket or pull-up jumpers from 10-15 feet. When Syracuse did shoot 3's they were often way behind the 3-pt line. They actually made several long bombs that I felt were bad shots.

 

[1-of-the-6]

UConn ran Syracuse off the 3 pt line for much of the game. It resulted in more drives to the basket or pull-up jumpers from 10-15 feet. When Syracuse did shoot 3's they were often way behind the 3-pt line. They actually made several long bombs that I felt were bad shots.

We're agreeing with each other. You know that, right?

 

[cabbie191]

UConn ran Syracuse off the 3 pt line for much of the game. It resulted in more drives to the basket or pull-up jumpers from 10-15 feet. When Syracuse did shoot 3's they were often way behind the 3-pt line. They actually made several long bombs that I felt were bad shots.

I agree about the poor shots from long range - and if you pardon the pun, this strategy would have been a long shot at best. Syracuse would have needed an output similar to Louisville's against Baylor when they knocked them out of the tournament a few years ago to have a prayer against UConn.

If I have time, I'll try to look at the opening quarter again to see if my response to 1 of the 6 still holds true to me.

 

[oldude]

We're agreeing with each other. You know that, right?

I guess I was confused, because usually when someone makes a declarative statement, they don't end it with a question mark.

 

[1-of-the-6]

I guess I was confused, because usually when someone makes a declarative statement, they don't end it with a question mark.

I was sarcastically replying to the guy that I quoted.

 

[drweo]

Well as a team I suppose it's nice to play for some goal after you know you're going to lose. I have seen it before. Not very often but once in a while.

Only this would have been NOT playing to achieve a goal!!

 

[Woof 101]

As Mike Tyson once said, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."

OD...I thought of including that in my post but in my opinion that one has been over used here. Then again many things are .
If I had to include a quote it would have been the gem from Miss St coach Vic Schaefer last year. "They're like piranha on a roast".
They are both good, I just think the latter really describes what we see from the women best, in a game like that.

 

[j66kicker]

It seemed strange to me how Syracuse seemed to try to run the clock down in their 4th quarter possessions. I'm assuming their goal at that point was to keep UConn under 100, and not to win the game. Did it seem that way to anyone else?

In his presser Q said he told the team, after it was clear they weren't going to win, that they could stop playing hard and lose 137-50 or keep playing and lose 90-60. Maybe the slowdown was just a different approach 90-60.

 

[cohenzone]

Can't read through this whole thread. UConn held UConn under 100. look at who was on the floor for us the last 3-5 minutes. There's a reason we scored 8 points and it had zero to do with how long it took a deflated Syracuse team to shoot. We didn't score 14 points. 14. We also guarded them okay even with our last 5 on the floor. IMHO people are reaching pretty deep on this one. We killed them.