UCLA vs Gonzaga

[auror]

And that's why you miss the second! Campbell had a straight on look from 30 feet that almost went in. 80 feet off of a rebound is much harder!

Up 2 you make so you cant lose. Up 1 I miss.

 

[tzznandrew]

And that's why you miss the second! Campbell had a straight on look from 30 feet that almost went in. 80 feet off of a rebound is much harder!

But if he missed and they hit a miracle they lose.

 

[wingsfan055]

Gonzaga did their best to give this game away but prevailed! UCLA was obviously hampered by key injuries - killed them this game. Loss of inside game and no bench. Gutsy effort by them.

 

[NCHusky91]

Those straight on 3s are the easiest to make

 

[HuskyHawk]

UConn got very lucky.

Bah. UCLA isn’t worthy to carry our sweaty jock.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Insane game. Every game besides ours was to the end pretty much. This is why March Madness is the greatest sporting event (with the World Cup) in my opinion.

 

[caw]

And that's why you miss the second! Campbell had a straight on look from 30 feet that almost went in. 80 feet off of a rebound is much harder!

Counter, they lose if they make that shot off the rebound. Make the second and worst case is OT.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Bah. UCLA isn’t worthy to carry our sweaty jock.

Honestly I would have preferred UCLA. Oh well.

 

[uconngb]

Timme is just a complete tool. We need to take him down hard

 

[Marbles90]

that was like Steph Curry and Ray Allen distance. OMG!

At the end of the game, EVERYTHING is in range…How many times have we seen players make the impossible shot with the game on the line?

 

[Conndog]

Won’t be an easy game against Gonzaga- quality players throughout the line-up.

 

[wingsfan055]

No payback for 1995, Ray Allen, & The Dove. Damn.

 

[Blue Huskie]

???????

Well they did give it back and then won it again. Not something you see too much. Not many teams survive a collapse like that. Terrible FT shooting.

 

[TeasenDonut]

Karaban on Jaquez and finding somebody to match Tygers quickness would’ve been tough matchups. I’ll live and die with Sanogo on Timme

 

[Bomber36]

See you at 8:49 on Saturday!

 

[metsfan2323]

UConn got very lucky.

I don't know, UCLA has no depth at all. I think we would have buried them.

 

[B1GEast]

Feel for UCLA, what a shot though, onions!

The Zags are a solid team, but nothing better than what we've faced this season. Our guys will hopefully be up to the task.

 

[connVA]

They put us in the Catholic school bracket. I guess we're kind of used to them by now.

 

[jostar1]

History will repeat itself.

 

[TeasenDonut]

Btw… as tough as timme looks to guard, I think Adama may have a field day down low.

 

[rman726]

But if he missed and they hit a miracle they lose.

I just look at the odds though. If he misses, the odds that they rebound and can hoist up a 3 from 80 feet away is under 1%. If he makes it, the odds that they can throw it down the court, catch it clean enough to make a three is maybe 15%? 20%? Then the odds of losing in overtime is around 50%. So when you combine both events happening, the odds of UCLA winning is 7.5%? 10%? No matter how much you adjust the percentages, the odds of UCLA winning are significantly higher with a made free throw.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Counter, they lose if they make that shot off the rebound. Make the second and worst case is OT.

I can live with that.

The odds of them making an 80 footer are much, much less than their odds of making one from out of bounds.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I need to watch this game a bit, but we may match up more favorably against UCLA. Tough call though.

Slightly disagree, I think UCLA would have been a tougher out.

 

[tzznandrew]

I just look at the odds though. If he misses, the odds that they rebound and can hoist up a 3 from 80 feet away is under 1%. If he makes it, the odds that they can throw it down the court, catch it clean enough to make a three is maybe 15%? 20%? Then the odds of losing in overtime is around 50%. So when you combine both events happening, the odds of UCLA winning is 7.5%? 10%? No matter how much you adjust the percentages, the odds of UCLA winning are significantly higher with a made free throw.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Slightly disagree, I think UCLA would have been a tougher out

Maybe. Clearly it was close

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Actually UCLA. Not enough firepower or inside presence.

I have decided Gonzaga. The answer is Gonzaga.

 

[connVA]

The fact of the matter is that Gonzaga is and has been a perennial poster child for March for 20+ years (even though they still have zero hardware to show for it). If you want to make the legions of casuals (who know Gonzaga, Duke, Kansas, and little else) take notice and add UConn back to that group, this is the team we want to go through to get to the FF.

 

[NJHusky]

IF Gonzaga comes back, we could bully the heck out of them.

Obviously, if Bona is still out for UCLA, that’s huge, but Nwaba ain’t bad defensively.

Still in AZ, so whoever wins, no scouting report til late Saturday morning. No business starting these before my travels, per mojo.

FYI You’re a really short flight to Vegas

 

[Palatine]

We lost to UCLA in the regional final in '96 (?) and didn't get to the final four.

We beat Gonzaga in the regional final in '99 and went to the final four and won it all.

So from a historic perspective, it is the right match up.

 

[freshler40]

UCLA is swinging at the arm trying to knock the ball loose, no foul call.

I look forward to the day when refs call the last 2-3 minutes the same way they call the first 37 minutes.

It won't happen, the refs got to live. Just let them play.