[Husker] Thanks for the excitment

[Tony lambert]

Just look at what Butler has in the men's tournament as an example


Tony Lambert
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Wolfson" <awolfson0 at gmail.com>
To: "Steve Reichenbach" <reich at inetnebr.com>
Cc: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Thanks for the excitment


> Well, when a team is shooting from long and close range as well as 
> Kentucky
> was, it's somewhat of a pick-your-poison dilemma. Selling out on the drive
> creates even more openings for 3s, which are even more deadly in a
> single-elimination format. There is less of an excuse for allowing 
> offensive
> rebounds; usually the answer is either "the other team was bigger" or "the
> other team put in more effort." I think the answer for this game is not so
> much strategic as a case of one team having a bad night and the other 
> having
> a great night. We all saw some of the shots that Kentucky was hitting. At
> some point you just have to say that they were the better team that night.
> And of course, when you reach the Sweet 16, or increasingly deep levels in 
> a
> tournament, that sort of random performance variation has a bigger chance 
> to
> swing a game where teams are more evenly matched.
>
> Aaron
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Steve Reichenbach 
> <reich at inetnebr.com>wrote:
>
>> It was a great season for the team.  Those seniors will be long 
>> remembered
>> for their character as well as success.
>>
>> WRT the loss, I was surprised that NU didn't pull in the perimieter
>> defense to cut off drives to the hoop for shots and block out better
>> for rebounds.  I am not a basketball expert, but it seemed that is
>> what NU did with great success in the second half with UCLA.  Yes,
>> I know that Kentucky shot the three well, but the three is more
>> hot and cold than drives to the basket.  Can someone with more knowledge
>> about basketball strategy comment?
>>
>> Next year looks to be a rebuilding year for NU and the Big 12 will be
>> really tough, perhaps even better than this year.
>>
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