Championship game thread

[UKWildcats1987]

Uconn about to win 12 straight ncaa games by double digits. Amazing stat.

 

[fatguy87]

UConn is putting the finishing touches on the argument that they are the best college basketball champion over the last 20 years or so.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

They're so dominant. I have no idea how they lost the games that they did this year.

Can we process that UConn is about to go back-to-back with no opponent coming within single digits during that time? Kudos to Hurley building this.

Clingan was out for some of those.

 

[NociHTTP]

Edey is incredibly slow.

 

[HenryMuto]

Hey at least Kentucky will finish the year #1 in 3 point % we won something

 

[FilsonCat]

Both teams have gotten away with a lot. Purdue just doesn't have the horses to run with this bunch.

 

[LXWildcat]

Wonder if Hurley is up for another challenge…..

 

[Lempface]

He’s getting no help either. They are begging him to win it, remind me of Cal just putting the team on Oscars back.

He's better than Clingan but every single other player on the floor UConn has the edge, and none are particularly close.

 

[BGWentworth]

Edey is incredibly slow.

And super lazy

 

[Neue Regel]

This isn’t on Painter. The opponent is simply better at every position but one and that one isn’t miles apart. Huskies have calmly played shoot around and horse the last 10 minutes of 12 consecutive NCAA Tournament games now. Unreal.

 

[fatguy87]

UConn has no holes. They don't play any bad players.

 

[HenryMuto]

I guess I can retire my spreadsheet and stop tracking the stat 350-17 when up 10+ under Cal

Was 274-6 at one point went just 76-11 the rest of the way

274-6 thru 1/11/2020

76-11 from 1/12/2020 through 2024

 

[ukfan117]

I miss those days when Kentucky could dominate the entire game.

 

[HeismaNole]

In 1998, Kentucky win their seventh national championship. UConn is at zero. Then from 1999-2024, UConn has now won SIX; SIX TITLES IN 25 YEARS.

They have tied UNC, passed Duke.

Getting to see that many national titles as a younger fan must be fun. That's like seeing the Saban Bama six titles run.

 

[darkshadesofblue]

A caller on Unsportsmanlike this morning said a UConn win tonight should bump us out of blue blood status

 

[HenryMuto]

This will be the first time since 2015 I have not stayed up to watch one shinning moment live

 

[Farsight]

Uconn's plays are gorgeous in execution. Actual coach who can make creative fun plays.

Looks like Dan is gonna win back to back.

Maybe the 2 titles would be a nice parting gift to Uconn.

Can only hope.

 

[HenryMuto]

Here is the stat of stats if UCONN covers tonight they will have covered 12 straight game in the NCAA tournament.

We all could made a lot of money betting this team the last 2 years.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Will MOP be on losing team?

 

[Eccain01]

Edey getting exposed as very limited skill wise and just big and slow against high level defense. He has no moves and is too slow to fleet in position for a good shot. The shots he’s hit were all tough looks.

Nah think it’s more that UConn is best team in the country and are better then Purdue at every spot but center lol

 

[crawfords corner]

10 of 19 for Edey. 8 of 25 for the rest of the team

 

[Neue Regel]

In 1998, Kentucky win their seventh national championship. UConn is at zero. Then from 1999-2024, UConn has now won SIX; SIX TITLES IN 25 YEARS.

They have tied UNC, passed Duke.

Getting to see that many national titles as a younger fan must be fun. That's like seeing the Saban Bama six titles run.

And have 2 more than Kansas.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Best player on Purdue. Second, best player plays the same position on UCONN. Then players 3 through 6 all play for UConn.

 

[HenryMuto]

UCONN 6/21 from 3 to boot

 

[Eccain01]

Edey has 29 points and some of you are in talking about how he’s been “exposed” lol

 

[TNCatfanforever]

I miss those days when Kentucky could dominate the entire game.

This is what Cal said UK would be then he turned us into a G league

 

[yes_takeaside]

Cats will be in one shining moment watching a Grolke 3 go in the hoop

 

[FiveStarCat]

We need all blue bloods to ban together to eliminate this threat. I’m open to ideas

 

[Fox2monk]

In 1998, Kentucky win their seventh national championship. UConn is at zero. Then from 1999-2024, UConn has now won SIX; SIX TITLES IN 25 YEARS.

They have tied UNC, passed Duke.

Getting to see that many national titles as a younger fan must be fun. That's like seeing the Saban Bama six titles run.

Crazy, no excuse why we shouldn’t be winning more.

 

[crawfords corner]

Purdue outscored by 15 points from 3. UConn has made more (6) shots from 3 than Purdue has taken (5)

 

[ukcatz12]

This isn’t on Painter. The opponent is simply better at every position but one and that one isn’t miles apart. Huskies have calmly played shoot around and horse the last 10 minutes of 12 consecutive NCAA Tournament games now. Unreal.

It's a little on Painter. They're the second best 3 point shooting team in the country and have taken only five the entire game. I understand that part of that is UConn's D, but you gotta run some stuff to get your 3 point shooters open. Instead they just continually force it inside to Edey as if his baskets down low will somehow make up being down double digits.

 

[Fox2monk]

Edey has 29 points and some of you are in talking about how he’s been “exposed” lol

He’s got no help and this strategy of no ball movement and give him the ball 15 feet from the goal is easy to defend. He misses and they score, they trade 3’s for 2’s and when they miss they rebound.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

We've had one close title game in the 2020s. Ncaa title games used to be wars.

 

[CatOfDaVille]

A caller on Unsportsmanlike this morning said a UConn win tonight should bump us out of blue blood status

Ha that's just dumb. Setting aside the fact that we are arguably the #1 program in history, it's not like there's a set number of blue bloods where adding one requires removal of another. This isn't the English Premier League.

 

[NociHTTP]

Uconn's plays are gorgeous in execution. Actual coach who can make creative fun plays.

Looks like Dan is gonna win back to back.

Maybe the 2 titles would be a nice parting gift to Uconn.

Can only hope.

I mean, what the HELL was Welch (the so-called NBA offense teacher) doing here? We didn't really run anything different than what we've seen for years.

 

[Fox2monk]

It's a little on Painter. They're the second best 3 point shooting team in the country and have taken only five the entire game. I understand that part of that is UConn's D, but you gotta run some stuff to get your 3 point shooters open. Instead they just continually force it inside to Edey as if his baskets down low will somehow make up being down double digits.

Yeah this is the worst game plan he’s ran all year probably.

 

[lakercat]

UCONN 6/21 from 3 to boot

Doesn’t matter if you can grab offensive boards at will. Does UCONN surpass Kentucky by 2027?

 

[Fox2monk]

Uconn's plays are gorgeous in execution. Actual coach who can make creative fun plays.

Looks like Dan is gonna win back to back.

Maybe the 2 titles would be a nice parting gift to Uconn.

Can only hope.

Yeah the coaching clinic is striking to the mess we have watched for 15 years.

 

[ukcatz12]

Yeah this is the worst game plan he’s ran all year probably.

Worst game plan I've seen from any team since some idiot decided to attack a zone by giving it to a guy who was coming off a back injury and had looked terrible recently.

 

[Fox2monk]

I mean, what the HELL was Welch (the so-called NBA offense teacher) doing here? We didn't really run anything different than what we've seen for years.

Welch did his part, Cal hijacked that working strategy to do his thing at the end.