Weird observation/coincidence

[superjohn]

It seems like in most of our biggest games when the game is over and all but the final score is a formality, the other team hits a desperation 3 from 10 feet behind the line. Off the top of my head it happened yesterday, the game Friday night against Iowa State, final 4 against Kentucky in 2011 and final 4 against Duke in 2004. It's just a strange thing that seems to be a part of the Mojo, I expect it at this point.

 

[champs99and04]

Speaking of mojo...

Jim Calhoun's last game - Iowa State

Kevin Ollie's first game - Michigan State

Not sure if anybody else noticed this or not, but I thought it was pretty cool.

 

[rbny1]

The one against Duke in 2004 is still vivid in my mind. Okafor goes to the foul line with two shots, UConn up by three and a couple of seconds remaining. You can read his lips, "I only have to make one." He missed the first but made the second for a four-point lead. Duhon then made a half-court three point shot, leaving UConn with a 79-78 victory. Emeka's made free throw was oh so sweet! I'll never forget that ending.

 

[dogfan96]

The one against Duke in 2004 is still vivid in my mind. Okafor goes to the foul line with two shots, UConn up by three and a couple of seconds remaining. You can read his lips, "I only have to make one." He missed the first but made the second for a four-point lead. Duhon then made a half-court three point shot, leaving UConn with a 79-78 victory. Emeka's made free throw was oh so sweet! I'll never forget that ending.

2011 was pretty much the same thing I believe. Bazz went to the line, missed one and made the 2nd one for a 4 point lead and Brandon Knight hit the 3 at the end.

 

[jleves]

Two thoughts - first @rbny1 - I read something about that shot moving more money in vegas as it negated UConn covering than any other shot. Millions of dollars changed hands on that one meaningless shot.

@superjohn - aren't you glad the one that would have made a difference missed in 2011? Scary to think how many went in and that one didn't.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Smaller final margins lead to opposing fans & players underestimating UConn in subsequent games. I'm all for it.

 

[BoatShow]

I knew 100 % that shot was going in. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I beleive that I posted elsewhere that this is gerat for the mojo. In 2004 against Duke & in 2011 against Kentucky a late three made the score (one point game in each case) appear to have been more of a nailbiter than it really was. We got two now which is twice as much mojo!

 

[dogfan96]

Two thoughts - first @rbny1 - I read something about that shot moving more money in vegas as it negated UConn covering than any other shot. Millions of dollars changed hands on that one meaningless shot.

@superjohn - aren't you glad the one that would have made a difference missed in 2011? Scary to think how many went in and that one didn't.

I felt good about the first one in 2011 though.. we defended their play EXTREMELY well and forced him into a long contested 3 (kinda like the one Harrison made yesterday.. lol).

 

[WestHartHusk]

I knew 100 % that shot was going in. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

I literally said the same things before MSU even in-bounded the ball.

 

[uconndoit]

To me it shows that those teams Uconn beat were pretty good - when Uconn's tough defense backed off they could make difficult shots.