Everyone on this team sucks no one should take that last shot.
It really seems to me like Monte is playing "hero ball" too much for my liking at the end of close games this season. You've got to come up with a better shot than that in that last possession.
Oh well, tough loss, but time to move on. This conference is just an absolute beast this season. This is one game where just one more rebound, one less turnover, etc., could have made the final difference. One concern I've been having this season is seeing how many times we go up for a rebound with just one arm and have it either be snatched away by the other team or have it go out of bounds against us. That happened in at least one critical possession last night.
Gee read is hard. There's a thread "9 seconds left in regulation"
There is at least 2 other threads on this.
Yes, everyone knows that dribbling around senselessly and heaving up a contested 3, with 4 other legit threats on the court, when all you really need is 1 point/free throw, makes perfect sense.
I recall in 7th grade basketball, they also taught us to stand and watch the ball after the shot instead of boxing out too.
Plenty of time to call a time out and set a play up. Or how about the screen and roll at the hight post between Niang and Morris? Have we forgotten how successful that has been with giving either one of them a shot or if they are double teamed, there is usually someone in the corner open? I also did not care for the smiles on some of the ISU players' faces when the game was still in doubt in overtime. I am beginning to think several players have given up on this season. Also, as much as I love Freddie, he left Prohm with no bench players.
The biggest problem I see with the last shot in regulation was Monte practically walking the ball up the floor with 9 seconds. This allowed the defense to get back into position.
Why not push the ball up the floor, make the defense scramble and see what unfolds. Monte's a fantastic PG in reading those situations.
Matt was wide open 12 feet to Monte's right for a catch and shoot as well.
Don't know if anyone has commented on this.Why didn't they do something to get a shot that went in? All they had to do is do something to get an easy dunk. I'm tired of Morris not shooting 100% on last second shots.
Also I noticed sometime Prohm squats on the sideline probably preventing the players from seeing him call a play or the refs noticing him when he complains about a call.
The worst is that sometimes players smile or laugh and you can tell its bc they don't even want to win. Probably because they don't like ISU.