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[QUOTE="HuskyFich, post: 5148847, member: 2217"]
There are a few reasons for this:

1) UConn has been a strong brand for a really long time.... You can tell how hard teams play when they come out to our building....

2) In road games, coaches tend to ride the hot hand more than in home games, allowing more freedom and court time for that player.

3) UConn has had plenty of "role players" have big games...The difference is UConn has thrived for years on 4 guys averaging 12-16 points vs. 1-2 guys averaging 18+... this means role players at UConn won't have as much of an opportunity, as the scoring is spread more evenly over more players. A big game for a UConn role player is 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists...not 22 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist.

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If we were running Xavier's offense last night, the board would have lost their minds over the horrendous shot choices... but hey, they went in. Role players with big games seem to correlate to having fewer scorers on the team (UConn in 2011, 2014, 2018 for example).

A predictable scoring scatterplot is the definition of a strong team. I'm good if UConn continues to be at the bottom of the list in this category lol.
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