First of all, I would like to thank everyone on this board for how much fun it has been talking college basketball over the last year. I've been on rivals for 12 years and was ready to give up on it with the way the football board has gone. The basketball board has been a great place to talk and share my joy for this Gonzaga season.
On to the game. Wow was Baylor spectacular! They blitzed us right from the get go. They shot better, rebounded better, defended better and were more athletic. Do I think that Gonzaga was capable of playing better? Sure, but Baylor was the better team.
I think that Baylor was able to capitalize on the aspects of Gonzaga that I was not in love with over the year and tournament. The two biggest flaws that were displayed was WVU's ability to get offensive rebounds and how Oklahoma beat Timme in the pick and roll. You put those two together with Baylor's excellent 3 point shooting and it was what you got Monday night.
Overall I am very disappointed, I thought this team was going to win it all. I really wanted to see Mark Few get his first championship and I thought they could get it done last night. But don't expect them to go away, Gonzaga will be pre season top three next year!
On to the game. Wow was Baylor spectacular! They blitzed us right from the get go. They shot better, rebounded better, defended better and were more athletic. Do I think that Gonzaga was capable of playing better? Sure, but Baylor was the better team.
I think that Baylor was able to capitalize on the aspects of Gonzaga that I was not in love with over the year and tournament. The two biggest flaws that were displayed was WVU's ability to get offensive rebounds and how Oklahoma beat Timme in the pick and roll. You put those two together with Baylor's excellent 3 point shooting and it was what you got Monday night.
Overall I am very disappointed, I thought this team was going to win it all. I really wanted to see Mark Few get his first championship and I thought they could get it done last night. But don't expect them to go away, Gonzaga will be pre season top three next year!