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And to me it seems we haven't improved out permiter defense.

Said it earlier and I'll say it again. Clingan doesn't get 3 fouls the whole game. Big Ten gets screwed as usual. Not that I really want our rival to win, but to me, if has been pretty obvious every time a BIG team makes the final they don't get the calls. See Illinois, Wisconsin, for example.

That's what I'm seeing as well. Don't think the refs are going to put fouls on Clingan. Haven't all tournament.

Not enough basketballs to go around, would be my guess.

There is no question, however, that Coach Woodson starts him whether he is ready or not. We saw that last season.

Dane Fife for defensive assistant ?

Big thing was didn't lose it at the free throw line

Hard to understand how Minn shot so badly, they were just awful. That said, the defense caused a bunch of contested shots and created a good many of those turnovers and turned them into points. Even we were getting turnovers earlier in the year, we would throw the ball away instead of getting a good fast break look. Tonight, there were still some unexplainable decisions, but the one positive I saw was the time Galloway laid the ball back to MM for a wide open three. Earlier in the year, Galloway would have tried to force that pass to Leal cutting down the lane. This was growth. Happy for the guys. They seemed to enjoy playing. Great to see. Still don't want to see double bigs and forcing the ball inside next year. Hope we see a new direction.

How about when we make them ?

Did not get to watch. Hope I can go back and see it, but just saw the statistics. Just to drive home the points we have been making all season long, we shoot 7-16 from three and 82% from the free-throw line. If we shoot our normal percentage this year of both, we lose. We hit our free throws the last two games. Something changed for the better. Since it was a win I'll say great job guys. Happy for everyone.

I don't think you missed anything, and I think the people arguing against him are trying to hold him to false standard. Obviously Coach Knight did things a lot worse, stuffing opposing fans into trash cans, getting into arguments with Puerto Rican officers.

Wow, those are some impressive numbers. I get your point, however, and it means this to me -- there was a time when we shoot that well and we blow teams off the floor, not come from behind to win by 4 in the last two minutes. That's a big difference. Still happy for the win.

Just posted this in the game thread. Doesn't change anything for me, but I am glad for the players. Thought this was the best defensive performance in a while.

Totally agree. Changes nothing. But I do think it was best defensive performance in a long time

Agree, Galloway should come off the bench. I remember Coach saying that he was their best player in the preseason, but that doesn't mean he should have been filling the role Coach tried to give him. If he is your best player and he is at his best coming off the bench, then he should be your best player coming off the bench. I will go to my grave saying I wish he would have started CJ from the git-go (although I would have started him, Cupps, and X and brought MM and Galloway off the bench).