Just a thought...would we have had better legs in the Championship game had we bowed out early in the B1G tourney? Not that I would advocate throwing a game for the sake of rest...but when you consider that we went to OT and had several hard fought back to back to back games leading up to the NCAA's, did that have much if any impact on why we appeared spent?
Ultimately this lead to 2 additional games that Duke didn't play. Duke was able to rest from March 13th to the 20th, where as we only had off from the 15th - 20th with 3 games in 3 days.
Or did having a shallow bench contribute to the final score. Granted we only played 7 versus Duke playing 8...thoughts?
Ultimately this lead to 2 additional games that Duke didn't play. Duke was able to rest from March 13th to the 20th, where as we only had off from the 15th - 20th with 3 games in 3 days.
Or did having a shallow bench contribute to the final score. Granted we only played 7 versus Duke playing 8...thoughts?
