re: Which Winning Team Had the Toughest Opening Opponent?

Yeah, he was a basket case by the end of the game.

And, it happened pretty quickly.

This team is nowhere near that level, but that is how the 2011 team was. The game would turn on a dime when someone made a play and energy would flow into the whole team. The game was then essentially over.

I think the coaches/team were waiting for that on 1/9 and it never happened, so they didn't know what to do.

This team might have that same ability for a spark to ignite it. It is fun when it happens, but risky when it doesn't.