Awesome win, but...

[fsanford]

Lol you guys are nuts. I am enjoying the win, but it's one win. I want us to do things that increase our chance of winning. Baylor had a decent chance at taking us to over time. There were ways that could have eliminated that (Made free throws would of been simpler). Lets say Baylor got a shot that goes in 20% of the time at the end. Had Monte missed the free throw, they would of had less than 5%.

I would take the 20% that I could still correct in O.T vs the 5% I am dead in the water on if it happens

 

[andybernard]

You gotta make the FT and go up 3 there. Also, to those saying you could miss on purpose if you were already up 3, why wouldn't you just make it and go up 4? The only way I consider missing on purpose is if I'm up 1.

 

[mj4cy]

I won't bag on the OP, but I think you have to get the 3 point lead. A crazy wild shot is better only tying us than beating us.

 

[WIB]

I won't bag on the OP, but I think you have to get the 3 point lead. A crazy wild shot is better only tying us than beating us.

Wow a response that doesn't tell me to just enjoy a win instead of analyze it. Thanks! To me, it seems like it would be a hell of a lot harder to make a three from under the other hoop to win, than do the Hail Mary pass that they did to tie.

 

[madguy30]

Wow a response that doesn't tell me to just enjoy a win instead of analyze it. Thanks! To me, it seems like it would be a hell of a lot harder to make a three from under the other hoop to win, than do the Hail Mary pass that they did to tie.

 

[SpokaneCY]

Wow a response that doesn't tell me to just enjoy a win instead of analyze it. Thanks! To me, it seems like it would be a hell of a lot harder to make a three from under the other hoop to win, than do the Hail Mary pass that they did to tie.

Guessing most of us are happy you're not drawing up the plays.

 

[Gossamer]

I want to get this straight...we went from ******** about not winning enough to ******** about HOW we are now winning...FFS

 

[SpokaneCY]

This almost never happens...

NCAAM
Green banks in 75-footer to beat first-half buzzer.

With the first half winding down, Devonte Green heaves up the shot from 75 feet away and banks it in to cap off a 22-0 run for Indiana in the most spectacular of fashions.

 

[bosco]

Wait we are complaining about whether Monte should miss on purpose a free throw shot to make it a lock to not lose on a last sec shot vs. us not defending the 3 line 3 times in the last min?

 

[ISUTex]

The last 1.4 seconds couldn't have been managed any worse. After Monte missed the first free throw, we should have called a timeout and told him to miss the next one. They had no timeouts, and would have needed a full court heave to win. If we didn't do that, we should have fouled the ever living **** out of Motley on the hail mary pass to him. It would have put him on the line with a 1 and 1 with 1.4 seconds left. I know I'm knit picking here, but that's the kind of stuff the will cost someone in the tournament.

The way Baylor was getting offensive rebounds, fouling might not have been the best option. I can just see it.....Motley makes first, misses second, ball bounces his direction........Motley puts it back in and is fouled. Motley makes free throw. Baylor wins.

 

[CYphyllis]

Nothing better than hot sports takes from the arm chair coach.

 

[SwirlyBird]

 

[cyrocksmypants]

If you're up 1 would you intentionally foul because it's harder to make two shots to win than one?

You're massively over thinking this. And dead wrong. Always take the points that will result in OT as a worst case scenario.

 

[GTO]

What bothers me more is not the content of the OP (even though I strongly disagree). What bothers me is that this thread was posted just an hour and a half after the win. JFC.

 

[mywayorcyway]

The OP is taking a lot of grief, but I agree that Monte should have missed the second free throw intentionally.

It also would have been nice if Solomon or Monte would have just made one of the previous three. Still an awesome win and I have zero complaints.

 

[harimad]

The last 1.4 seconds blah blah something something blah blah

Awesome post, but...

Just kidding. This post is terrible and you should feel terrible.

 

[Thomasrickj]

Lol you guys are nuts. I am enjoying the win, but it's one win. I want us to do things that increase our chance of winning. Baylor had a decent chance at taking us to over time. There were ways that could have eliminated that (Made free throws would of been simpler). Lets say Baylor got a shot that goes in 20% of the time at the end. Had Monte missed the free throw, they would of had less than 5%.

Just give it a rest already. We've won 5 straight and are playing our best basketball of the season. I'm glad I'm not you because you sound like you hate life. Either that, or you just love finding reasons to complain because you love the attention.

 

[Cyballzz]

The OP is taking a lot of grief, but I agree that Monte should have missed the second free throw intentionally.

It also would have been nice if Solomon or Monte would have just made one of the previous three. Still an awesome win and I have zero complaints.

What would have been nice was if Solomon wouldn't have had to take those two FTs. Bear hugging a guy before the ball is even ready to play should be the definition of an intentional foul.

 

[State43]

If anything, we should have been soaking up time by making reach in fouls with around 30 seconds to go since we had so many to use up. But.... no big deal because we won and Baylor as destroyed.

 

[cycloneG]

**** this thread. Carry on.