Was that the greatest game of basketball ever played?

[General20]

The #1 defensive team in the country also just shot 70% from 3.

I know this is an SU board, but that game really had nothing to do with SU. Virginia was absolutely unbeatable. I can be prone to hyperbole, but don't think I have ever seen a college basketball team play better.

 

[hungrychuck]

The #1 defensive team in the country also just shot 70% from 3.

I know this is an SU board, but this game really had nothing to do with SU. Virginia was absolutely unbeatable. I can be prone to hyperbole, but don't think I have ever seen a college basketball team play better.

More accurate might be what was the best 2nd half of basketball ever played.

 

[Dcuse]

Sorry,not interested.

 

[OttoMets]

I don't watch much Virginia, but that looked like their B game at best - terrible free-throw shooting, some careless turnovers, and a few missed gimmes.

But they probably set a Dome record for made threes, and if the walk-on hadn't missed the last one they'd have shot 75%. Most of those were contested. That is crazy. NCAA record for percentage on that many attempts?

 

[OttoMets]

More accurate might be what was the best 2nd half of basketball ever played.

Reminded me of the St. John's game three years ago, but with threes instead of dunks.

 

[OrangeDW]

I mean, if they shoot 10-24...which is “good”...this is a close game right to the end.

18-24 is ridiculous.

 

[jdubs30]

I don't watch much Virginia, but that looked like their B game at best - terrible free-throw shooting, some careless turnovers, and a few missed gimmes.

But they probably set a Dome record for made threes, and if the walk-on hadn't missed the last one they'd have shot 75%. Most of those were contested. That is crazy. NCAA record for percentage on that many attempts?

all that was in the 1st half. 2nd half they were pretty much perfect

 

[Brooky03]

Our defense, or lack thereof, helped a lot

 

[orangehomer]

yeah, the #2 beats an unranked team on the road that they are favored by 6. and it's the best game ever played. good lord.

 

[longislandcuse]

Legend has it that the old blue curtain was torn in two like the temple veil as the final buzzer sounded.

 

[NineOneSeven]

No

 

[hungrychuck]

yeah, the #2 beats an unranked team on the road that they are favored by 6. and it's the best game ever played. good lord.

Blows out an unranked team on the road.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

I don't watch much Virginia, but that looked like their B game at best - terrible free-throw shooting, some careless turnovers, and a few missed gimmes.

But they probably set a Dome record for made threes, and if the walk-on hadn't missed the last one they'd have shot 75%. Most of those were contested. That is crazy. NCAA record for percentage on that many attempts?

B game at best? That was unequivocally the best shooting game that UVA will ever have from 3. They will never shoot better than that again. It was the outlier of outliers.

If they shoot 35% from 3 they would have scored 27 less points (offensive rebounds aside). Just think about that for a bit. 54 of their points were from 3, in only 25 shots. That’s better than 100% point efficiency if the shots were taken from 2.

 

[Ghost]

I will watch this one far more than the 6 OT game...I do know that much.

 

[81South]

Best half of shooting I have ever witnessed. Just insane. And their defense in the second half was just as impressive. We could barely get a shot off.

 

[stuckinbig11]

our second half offense was non-existent

 

[General20]

yeah, the #2 beats an unranked team on the road that they are favored by 6. and it's the best game ever played. good lord.

You are confusing biggest win with best played. I am quite obviously not saying this was the biggest win ever. I am saying Virginia played better than any basketball team ever has.

Virginia shot 75% from three! Syracuse is a top 20 defense but that doesn't even matter. Virginia shot 75% from three! Steph Curry shot less than 70% in the 3 point contest with nobody guarding him.

 

[Madbiker]

UVA will have trouble with quick teams that get up in your grill and guard. I don't see how any zone can succeed against them.

 

[OttoMets]

B game at best? That was unequivocally the best shooting game that UVA will ever have from 3. They will never shoot better than that again. It was the outlier of outliers.

If they shoot 35% from 3 they would have scored 27 less points (offensive rebounds aside). Just think about that for a bit. 54 of their points were from 3, in only 25 shots. That’s better than 100% point efficiency if the shots were taken from 2.

You're talking about their shooting, I'm responding to a claim about their overalll game.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

You're talking about their shooting, I'm responding to a claim about their overalll game.

Ummm, the game was their shooting. Like nothing else mattered.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

It wasn't just the overall percentage.

How many did they hit in a row? Like 8?

Who does that?

 

[OrlandoCuse]

It wasn't just the overall percentage.

How many did they hit in a row? Like 8?

Who does that?

Totally demoralized the SU players by the end of the barrage.

 

[Scooch]

Somewhere Ed Pinkney weeps.

 

[dasher]

The #1 defensive team in the country also just shot 70% from 3.

I know this is an SU board, but that game really had nothing to do with SU. Virginia was absolutely unbeatable. I can be prone to hyperbole, but don't think I have ever seen a college basketball team play better.

some people can't appreciate what the opposing team does. That was an amazing performance.

 

[Bayside44]

They shot 75% from 3. Most teams couldn't do that in warmups.

That being said our guys were way too low in the zone, some bad turnovers to start the 2nd half and forget it.