Yes, hopes are high with the Duke win but let's not get to fanatical about this 1 game. Uconn played dangerously out of control for most of the second half which plays right into the defense pressure of the charge taking defense of Duke. In the first 10 minutes of the game Uconn used the altheticism of Stanley Robertson to hold a 5 point lead. Once Duke climbed back in with a couple 3's the Uconn guards decided dribbling around and going one on one was the way to go. That falls right into what Duke wants with their weakside help sliding right in. Hey, when your center is 7-1 and slow as molassas you might as well park him just in front of the semi circle and pray. On the plus side Andre Dawkins and Nolan Smith looked good again and if you can beat the 13th ranked team in the country with your best player only scoring 5 things look positive.
Outside of the Duke game some promising trends continue. Butler beats UCLA perhaps foreshadowing the Pac-10 only getting 2 teams in and Portland beats Minnesota. Perhaps the WCC will get 2 bids this year as well.
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