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That was one of the things that was refreshing about this year's tournament. The Pfoho and Mather teams that made it to the finals were fundamentally the same teams that played twice before during the regular season. This is really how it should be--the teams that stayed together and committed themselves to playing every game found the most success. Team chemistry really does matter...
...playoffs as well--as in people play defense. All of a sudden everyone cares about winning. People need to play post defense to deal with those 6'8" ringers and things begin to look like real basketball. People have to set screens and work for good shots--during the regular season, the games often feel like pick-up games...
...playoffs, things get a little more serious and the refs know that. I think the biggest upset of the season was Pfoho defeating Winthrop and Mather back-to-back in the playoffs--given the regular season officiating, I never would have thought that possible...
...most important, just like the NCAA's March Madness, upsets can and will happen. Winthrop had dominated its division during the regular season, going undefeated and placing itself as the odds-on favorite to take the title. In our division, meanwhile, Lowell earned the top seed, we were second with an identical record and Mather was third. However, in the tournament, Mather dominated Lowell--a three-seed topping a one--in one semifinal, and Pfoho, a two-seed, topped the undefeated Winthrop in the other...
...regular season is over, so basically this is the most important game of the season," Story said...