TheRoundUp 1/19: I ain't even mad
by Andrew Porter on Jan 19, 2012 12:01 PM EST
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Of course, for UConn, the concern wasn’t the last nine seconds, when Shabazz Napier made a three-pointer to tie the game, and Kilpatrick responded to win it. The concern was all that came before, including the Huskies’ inability to get the ball inside and defend against the three-point shot, problems they have had, on and off, much of this season.
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"I just had a little talk with Kemba about a couple of players he played with, and he said, ‘It doesn’t look like them,'" Calhoun said following UConn's 70-67 loss to Cincinnati. "And that’s exactly how I feel, too ... I like what Kemba said ... 'Those aren’t the same guys I played with. Or at least they didn’t play that way tonight.'" Specifically, he was referring to Alex Oriakhi and Jeremy Lamb, Walker's former teammates. And though he was never officially a teammate of Andre Drummond's, he may as well have mentioned him, as well.
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Yet it also told us how bad the UConn big men can be on a given night. It told us how UConn can be beaten on nights when Jeremy Lamb doesn't get off enough shots. And it showed us how the UConn defense can be shredded by threes when it either doesn't get out hard and fast enough or gambles too much.
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And it showed us how the UConn defense can be shredded by threes when it either doesn’t get out hard and fast enough or gambles too much.
My memory of the threes was that most were contested. Cincy was just shooting lights out. Not much can be done about that unless you block their shots. Anyone else remember differently?
2011 National Champs in Men's Basketball
FIRE DeLEONE
Eat a bagel (like a mumu)
18-1
1967: Embrace it
There were a lot of those
but there were a couple of really bad open looks. There was one in the corner when Drummond was the only Husky within 10 feet. There were a few more out on top as well, but like I mentioned in the open thread last night, without Boatright Napier and Lamb both have to play so many minutes that I can understand them not playing the world’s toughest defense on each and every possession.
by Andrew Porter on Jan 19, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
I agree
There are always going to be open look threes though. I just don’t remember it being the majority, which it would have to be for the statement I quoted above to be true.
2011 National Champs in Men's Basketball
FIRE DeLEONE
Eat a bagel (like a mumu)
18-1
1967: Embrace it
There was one
I remember one where Shabazz sagged way off, right after the team got the lead, that could’ve been defended a little tighter. I agree with Andrew though, about Napier and Lamb playing all game and having to run through screens all day.
For what it’s worth Cinci was only 5 percentage points above their season average. (Contrast that with Seton Hall who was 12 up).
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