Originally posted by mttaylor1066:
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Originally posted by Ripley:
No dog in the UNC-Duke fight but the Blue Devils had a bad game. I can't imagine the pressure of playing for a spot in the finals AND it being coach K's last game.
Duke was 12 of 20 from the free throw line. UNC was 17 of 24. I wasn’t paying attention to how many missed Duke free throws, if any, were the front ends of 1 and 1s.
Not saying free throws were the only deciding factor… but in close games it’s a decided advantage to be able to throw/drive the ball inside and come out with a 75 percent chance of two points… and young college teams (like Duke this year) don’t seem care about that strategy… . It’s all about throwing up three pointers. If you have two guys who can hit from deep, you’re good. If one of them is off, you struggle.