Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright dunks the ball during the second half of the NCAA final four tournament College basketball semifinal game against Florida Saturday, April 5, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric gay). ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Connecticut 2011 Championship has featured as a one man effort from Kemba Walker. Good as he was, he needed still help from teammates such as Jeremy Lamb, Alex Oriakhi and Shabazz Napier.
Now that he's off Napier, the same must have help method has applied - this time with DeAndre Daniels and Ryan Boatright turns at the wheel.
Daniels made UConn out of an early Funk, Boatright finally to Florida guard at both ends and the Huskies victory over the Gators in the final four are Saturday night in the direction of the national championship game after a 63-53.
Daniels had 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting and 10 rebounds and Boatright finished return title game 30-game winning streak to and the seventh seeded Huskies in the with 13 points to the Florida.
"We all year round have said, that we have a complete team," said Boatright. "It's not a one-man team. It is not a two man team. We have a complete team."
Napier was UConns top rank and had a solid night after a slow start, finish with 12 points, six assists and four steals.
But an occasional lift from their sidekicks and Daniels and Boatright that against Florida (36-3) often need stars.
Daniels, the talented but sometimes inconsistent forward, helped dig the Huskies (31–8) out of an early hole, scoring inside and out. He hit some big shots to prevent the line, that the Gators mounted a comeback.
Boatright was as Star keep a bulldog of Gators consistently always in Florida's defense and the combination with Napier all night long-ailing Scottie Wilbekin (cramps) on four points and an assist.
"I don't know if you all think it is a one man team, but it is not", said UConn coach Kevin Ollie. "Shabazz is to say the first, and I tell everyone, only it's not."
While you run the 2011 Walker was the undisputed leadership of Husky.
But lamb had some great points games with title execution, Oriakhi mastered the confident but still learning newbie against big men in the color and Napier, lined to earn a championship ring.
This was Napier's team from the outset and he came through like a star player last loss should be, including a game-winning jumper against Florida on Dec. 2 - the Gators.
In the rematch, Napier had a hard time Florida's aggressive defense turn, finding no seams on the track. UConn fell not result in 7-0 and 4-hole and Napier, left up on a 3-pointer with 03:54 in the first half.
The fee attributed Daniels.
The junior has off flashes his athleticism some games shown in others disappear.
It has been nothing more than the good Daniels in the NCAA tournament, but even 27 points, 10-rebound game against Iowa State in the Sweet 16.
Semifinals was inspired by a conversation with UConn coach Jim Calhoun from the national game, Daniels in top shape active sailing for a dunk in an 11-0 run and drop in a pair of 3-pointers in the first half.
Still a matchup problem for Florida in the second half Daniels hit a long jumper to put the Huskies up 57-47 with 2 1/2 minutes left. He was the first player since Syracuse from Carmelo Anthony to have 20 points and 10 rebounds in the national semi-finals.
"I talked to coach Calhoun and he was like, 'Man, nobody talks about you,'" Daniels said. "Everything I said it wasn't about to worry, because everyone wanted to be talking me after today."
Boatright, to.
The junior was interchangeable with Napier in the Backcourt, to play the shooting guard position, when Napier leads the point, leading to the team at the Napier two locally or that changes on the bench. He turned also in UConns point-guard-stopper, rushes the opposing team leader in error.
Boatright had a quiet first half before starting, to find seams in Florida's defense. He has to the edge a few times without much effort against the long Gators and was able to open fire to find, if they cut off his drives.
Behind Boatright and Daniels, UConn scored his baskets in the lane all except two.
Boatright, half suffer from the indictment of Wilbekin, his cramping through the combination with Napier to his dog add each step.
"It all starts with Boatright," said Florida Coach Billy Donovan of the UConns defense. "He does a good job of this pressure on the ball."
When it was over, the Huskies were headed outsiders to the Championship again – thanks to a few sidekicks it helps get the star.
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