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[QUOTE="upstater, post: 3935121, member: 153"]
I don't follow Vegas. I just knew Nova came out of nowhere that year, it was improbable.

You make good points about turnovers.

But I would turn it around and emphasize how they managed to score despite turning it over against the Georgetown defense. That team put you under extreme pressure as they had three 6'7" G-Fs that doubled the ball like maniacs. And if you squeezed by them, you had Ewing waiting for you under the basket, and there was no circle under the basket back then. It was extremely hard to score.

Without even watching a video clip, I still envision Reggie Williams and David Wingate doubling people and trapping them with their extremely long arms. It was a nightmare.

I'm not arguing here which teams were better since those teams had seniors. I'm talking about the game itself. Insane defensive pressure with insane shot-making of 75-80% is just a crazy anomaly.

I don't think the NCAA has ever seen anything like it since nor maybe will it ever again.

(Confession, as UConn wasn't very good in those years, I rooted for that Georgetown team in the tournament throughout Ewing's career, with the exception of that '85 final).
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