All Villanova seems to do is settle for the three

[80RU]

That is just the product of bad coaching

 

[higgins3]

It seems to be working perfectly.

 

[Knight Owl]

That's like saying all Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant do is settle for the three.

 

[Duff366]

Hope they move the 3pt line back. The 3 is like a layup to Nova

 

[RUtix4me]

KU was sitting in a zone giving it to them. They shot 50% from 3. Once the went man they took it inside more.

 

[rubaseball78_rivals]

That was their plan. Definitely not settling.

 

[SirScarlet]

Me thinks lots of broken sarcasm meters tonight...

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

It works when all your players can shoot. Also, there are hardly any American basketball coaches who know how to teach post play anymore, or know how to defend it. One of the reasons Loyola went as far in the tournament as they did was because their big man abused people on the low block.

 

[RU_DIO]

Hope they move the 3pt line back. The 3 is like a layup to Nova

3 point line is like a mid court shot for Rutgers.

 

[shields]

Duke would have been better game.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

The best statistical shot in bball is the 3 from the corner. The second best shot in basketball statistically speaking is any other 3. Pike needs to start recruiting shooters and stop focusing on slashers and bigs

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

It’s always about matchups. Duke would have given Nova a much better game. Kansas just watches Nova shoot threes. Nova is playing great but I’m surprised how bad Kansas looks.

Nova would have made it rain all over Duke's floor slapping asses. Duke's hasn't defended anybody since Coach K sold his soul to the One & Done Devil. They didn't really defend anybody before that, to be honest. They've traded flopping for tripping. Even the crappy refs the ACC trots out have to call tripping. They can't just ignore that like they ignored the flopping.

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

Hope they move the 3pt line back. The 3 is like a layup to Nova

Moving the 3 point line back a couple of feet doesn't matter to good shooters.

 

[shields]

Bagley would have hurt them on offense. Of course if they keep making threes it won't matter.

 

[blockm2]

One of the reasons Loyola went as far in the tournament as they did was because their big man abused people on the low block.

not really. Loyola didn't go far because of much of anything to do with their offense. They scored 64 points in 62 possessions against Miami, 63 in 58 vs Tennessee, 69 in 67 vs Nevada, 78 in 67 vs KSU (with 50% 3 pt shooting), and 57 in 68 vs Michigan. They advanced because they had a kinda easy route and because of their defense.

Vs the 2 best opponents they played (Tennessee and Michigan), Krutwig was 10/18 shooting for 24 points but also had 8 turnovers (and 4 FT attempts and 2 ORs) so he used 26 possessions to get those 24 points which is not terribly efficient overall.


Modern basketball in both the NBA and NCAA has become spacing and 3 pt shooting. It's just the toughest thing to defend. You have to spread your D all over the court and it opens up all kinds of driving lanes.

 

[rufeelinit]

Just a very solid team.

 

[soundcrib]

Hope they move the 3pt line back. The 3 is like a layup to Nova

It’s like a half court shot for us.

 

[King of S]

That is just the product of bad coaching

Bad coaching? Get real dude.

 

[soundcrib]

The best statistical shot in bball is the 3 from the corner. The second best shot in basketball statistically speaking is any other 3. Pike needs to start recruiting shooters and stop focusing on slashers and bigs

Need a big on the floor. Ideal 5 is:

1 dribble drive PG
3 shooters (wing height, if possible)
1 post

Could’ve made some noise next year if Corey stayed. Oh well.

 

[RUJMM78]

3 point line is like a mid court shot for Rutgers.

It requires tremendous patience by first learning to make layups.

 

[wheezer]

as a fan rooting for Michigan, I was glad to see Nova raining successful threes all night.....let them get them out of their system.

I can see them attempting the same Monday....if they get off to a bad start with the threes, maybe it will work on their heads a bit.... I would expect Mich to challenge the threes more anyway.....

I much prefer Nova looking like supermen in the semis

lets see if they can do it again, hopefully not.

 

[rubaseball78_rivals]

I expect Michigan to defend the 3 better than Kansas.

 

[Bob Chaewsky_rivals]

That is just the product of bad coaching

This is a great college basketball team that's coached by a guy who's been there before. They're as good a passing team as you'll ever see, and the coach certainly deserves some credit for that. Self, on the other hand, is mediocre at best. Relative to his zillion five star recruits, he's a consistent under performer.

 

[TODDB33]

not really. Loyola didn't go far because of much of anything to do with their offense. They scored 64 points in 62 possessions against Miami, 63 in 58 vs Tennessee, 69 in 67 vs Nevada, 78 in 67 vs KSU (with 50% 3 pt shooting), and 57 in 68 vs Michigan. They advanced because they had a kinda easy route and because of their defense.

Vs the 2 best opponents they played (Tennessee and Michigan), Krutwig was 10/18 shooting for 24 points but also had 8 turnovers (and 4 FT attempts and 2 ORs) so he used 26 possessions to get those 24 points which is not terribly efficient overall.


Modern basketball in both the NBA and NCAA has become spacing and 3 pt shooting. It's just the toughest thing to defend. You have to spread your D all over the court and it opens up all kinds of driving lanes.

Their route was not easy. Mimi at one point in top 25 Tennessee good team Nevada good team.

 

[blockm2]

Their route was not easy. Mimi at one point in top 25 Tennessee good team Nevada good team.

while it wasn't super easy, it wasn't that hard either. Their KenPom opponent ranks were #13, #25, #36, and #42. And they got there on the back of their defense, not their offense. For a team that ranks #31, it was basically a bunch of coin toss games that they happened to come up on the right side of.

 

[TODDB33]

while it wasn't super easy, it wasn't that hard either. Their KenPom opponent ranks were #13, #25, #36, and #42. And they got their on the back of their defense, not their offense. For a team that ranks #31, it was basically a bunch of coin toss games that they happened to come up on the right side of.

As you say toss up games. Toss ups do not equate to easy. But I get what you think

 

[RM60]

Kudos to the OP. Well done - funniest thread in weeks!!

 

[Plum Street]

I get the sarcasm. Just another shot at our program . When you have good players, you let them do what they do well. Obviously, the OP points out that our players stink. Shocking news to anyone that watched this team!

 

[G- RUnit]

It’s a different game. Offense wins championships. Gotta hit the threes.

 

[Rutgers25]

Nova would have made it rain all over Duke's floor slapping asses. Duke's hasn't defended anybody since Coach K sold his soul to the One & Done Devil. They didn't really defend anybody before that, to be honest. They've traded flopping for tripping. Even the crappy refs the ACC trots out have to call tripping. They can't just ignore that like they ignored the flopping.

They haven’t played good D in what seems like forever. Coach K is an excellent offensive coach, but not so much defensively.

 

[Vegas pj]

Contrary to the thread title, I think The Nova settles for the two tonight - 2 national titles in three years.

 

[Fzacsattac]

That is just the product of bad coaching

I will take that bad coaching anytime!

 

[G- RUnit]

Offense wins Championships! Best offensive team in the country won the championship. Actually scoring margin matters but sssssh you can’t consider that. Much more important than ridiculous quadrants.

 

[rutgersguy1_rivals]

Offense wins Championships! Best offensive team in the country won the championship. Actually scoring margin matters but sssssh you can’t consider that. Much more important than ridiculous quadrants.

Even if it doesn't win championships it can take you far and I think that's both in basketball and football.

 

[willisneverrana43]

I wish RU knew how to "settle" for 3s.

 

[RUChoppin]

The best statistical shot in bball is the 3 from the corner.

True in the NBA where the corners are a shorter 3 than the rest of the arc. The NCAA arc is equal distance from everywhere.