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[QUOTE="pj, post: 4648680, member: 2524"]
No, what I'm saying is that learning to be competitive on a tilted playing field against the likes of Marquette and Providence, taught them how to be dominant on a level playing field against the likes of Arkansas and San Diego State. By March 1 they had learned a level of mental and physical toughness/composure/poise that they didn't have on January 1.

Danny Hurley stated multiple times during the tourney run that he had had to change his focus from fighting the referees to winning the games. It was not only the head coach, but the whole team that learned to make that mental adjustment. And focusing on what was in their control, not what the referees controlled, was a key step toward the dominating performance we saw in the tourney.

"no amount of poise, coaching and, sometimes talent, can overcome out of control officiating" -- agreed. Officials can rig games for sure. The officiating was fair in the tourney and that's why UConn won by double-digit margins.
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