My thoughts on the final weekend of the NCAA Tournament
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My thoughts on the final weekend of the NCAA Tournament
By Bill Smith
The Big East teams fail to make the Championship game.
North Carolina was just too deep and too talented for Villanova. NC point guard Ty Lawson and forward Tylor Hansbrough. Hansbrough came back for his senior year to try to win a Championship. He and Lawson were all that NC needed to get to the finals.
The biggest surprise of the day was the win by Michigan State over Connecticut. The defense of MSU stopped UConn’s powerful offense. Points off turnovers were the difference. UConn had the greatest margin on foul shots taken vs opponent foul shots in the country. While the Detroit fans were clearly supporting the Spartans, the officials did their best to even the odds for UConn.
Despite the failure to make the final game, the Big East had an outstanding season.
Just because the top teams failed to advance to the Championship game, don’t discount the year that the BE had. They were the top conference all season long with significant wins up and down the league standings.
The officiating was, to be kind, inconsistent.
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