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Message: [QUOTE="Buzzyboy, post: 2687408, member: 1364"] It's very obvious that you stand by your assertion because you've replied numerous times to say that all things are equal and that there is no distinction from team to team. I think that remark is ludicrous and I'm not saying that there was no team that wasn't affected worse but the teams that were affected worse weren't playing in the national championship semi-finals. Notre Dame lost players early this season to season ending injuries but they had a big talented roster and they were able to get talented replacements in their rotation early to develop team chemistry and there's nothing to suggest that the team was affected by any substantive nagging injuries, particularly late in the year. That wasn't the case with the Huskies and since their rotation wasn't nearly as deep, players weren't able to get rest but had to try and play through injuries that affected their performance. How effective was Lou? 85%, 75%, 92%, 60% at the end of the season? There's no telling but can you speak for Notre Dame's starters playing at much less than 100% in that semi-final. I don't think there was a hint that they were handicapped in any way in the Final Four. The game went into overtime and UConn had actually an 8 point lead midway through the fourth quarter when the impact of injuries would probably be felt the most. Beyond that, having a few key players in foul trouble didn't help things either. I'm inclined to think when you're playing injured and trying to defend, you might be more likely to commit tick tack fouls when you're trying to start or stop or cut quickly on bad legs. or ankles. [/QUOTE]

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