The National Championship was won by the better team. Baylor defense and rebounding was too much for the Zags. Baylor won it easily. During the season, Baylor played a much more competitive schedule. Their defense really took apart Gonzaga. It was complete domination.
Bikki, I got into a discussion about the game with someone who felt before this was an all time great gonzaga team. Been watching college basketball for a very long time. I thought after watching them 2-3 times this year that Gonzaga while a good team would struggle to beat any of the great teams of the past 20-30 years. The UNLV teams that played Duke back to back years where much more athletic. The Duke teams that won. The Kentucky team with Anthony Davis. This Gonzaga team would have most likely lost to many of them. Don;t know what your thoughts are…
You’ve nailed it Fish. They were exposed by a feisty UCLA team. They never faced the competition Baylor did. They turned the ball over, couldn’t hit their threes, were hopelessly outrebounded. It was an excellent tournament, and the best team triumphed. I really enjoyed Charles Barkley’s commentary about the game. The guy I think has a lot of talent as an analyst. Also, he has a great sense of humor.