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Originally Posted by Matt24
not sure what Gonzaga is doing
Seems to me the pressure and speed of the Illinois D and early fouls on Clark and Norvell took Gonzaga out of their game. I think Few's idea was to break the press deep to find gaps in the interior which, if successful, would then lead to opportunities for some open 3s. The problem was they couldn't consistently beat the pressure and if they did for a moment, Illinois recovered quickly.
Gonzaga just seemed rushed, their timing was off because they could play as quickly as was needed which was dictated by the Illinois defense.