Nalod wrote:Kentucky came undone. They are TOO talented and the roles were not clearly defined. Sure they had some close games along the way but the team was just stacked. Wisconson was dogged tired with 6 min to go and the "flagrant" timeout gave them a breather. 'Cats had them on the ropes but could not put them away. Wisc had an extra reserve that Notre Dame could not find. Badgers simply played looser and started to make shots. They should have run an offense where they kicked out to booker and let the kid shoot. Instead they let the Harrison boys penetrate but they just did not space the court. Stein could be left alone, and Wisc clogged the middle.
Its a Tournament. kentucky is the no. 1 team in the country and in a series they take them 4-2. But its not a series so we enjoy whats left. I like both teams. One of my best friends is Alum for Wisc and Im a long time Duke admirer.
I love the ball movement by Wisconson and the grit they showed. Duke pisses off the legions of UNC fans in North Carolina when they succeed and that its been a more successful program in the post Dean Smith Era's.
Some really good points here but i respectfully disagree with driving and kicking to Booker down the stretch of the game. Towns was the obvious advantage tha UK had and he didnt touch the ball the last 4 mins of the game save for 2 offensive rebounds. Up 4pts, Kentucky decided to stall the ball and run down the clock. Once i got under 10 seconds, they went with a 1 high 4 low offensive set with Harrison going one on one. He shot an air ball the first time then a shot clock violation the second time.
Its okay to stall the clock, but at the end, you go to you advantage and pound it inside to Towns. He was getting deep position in the paint all night. He was either going to get a great look or get fouled.
4/5/2015 10:27 AM