[TheFarm07]

[quote author=mbdude link=topic=18879.msg227088#msg227088 date=1522536574]
Reading the UConn board is tough - hundreds of posts about how their players choked; or ND got all the breaks from the refs - were allowed to hack UConn players at will

I think maybe they did choke a bit.  They are so used to blowing people away I'm not sure they had any experience since a year ago with playing in a tense, close game.  I was shocked by the last 5 minutes of regulation and overtime when they looked like Stanford in the bad old days, passing around the perimeter of a zone ineffectively and then committing turnovers when trying to force the ball inside, or jacking up poor shots as time ran down.  Maybe Votre Dame's zone is just really, really, really good but I don't think so. 

At least it is nice to know that others can have days like that too.
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Since the 2008-09 season, the Huskies are 14-12 in games decided by single digits (320-2 in double digit games--one of those losses was to us at Maples in Dec. 2010 ending their 90-game winning streak) and 0-6 in OT games (including their last 3 national semifinal losses)

[TheFarm07]

[quote author=mbdude link=topic=18879.msg227088#msg227088 date=1522536574]
Reading the UConn board is tough - hundreds of posts about how their players choked; or ND got all the breaks from the refs - were allowed to hack UConn players at will

I think maybe they did choke a bit.  They are so used to blowing people away I'm not sure they had any experience since a year ago with playing in a tense, close game.  I was shocked by the last 5 minutes of regulation and overtime when they looked like Stanford in the bad old days, passing around the perimeter of a zone ineffectively and then committing turnovers when trying to force the ball inside, or jacking up poor shots as time ran down.  Maybe Votre Dame's zone is just really, really, really good but I don't think so. 

At least it is nice to know that others can have days like that too.
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Since the 2008-09 season, the Huskies are 14-12 in games decided by single digits (320-2 in double digit games--one of those losses was to us at Maples in Dec. 2010 ending their 90-game winning streak) and 0-6 in OT games (including their last 3 national semifinal losses)