Why didn't Zona foul
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But..... so many yinzers have told us that Sean Miller is infallible.... that he is so much more successful and capable than Jamie Dixon.....
Seriously... I like Sean Miller. But he has EVERY advantage in the world at Arizona and he STILL hasn't made it to the Final Four. Do people seriously think that Miller could get Pitt there when he can't get Arizona there?
Seriously... I like Sean Miller. But he has EVERY advantage in the world at Arizona and he STILL hasn't made it to the Final Four. Do people seriously think that Miller could get Pitt there when he can't get Arizona there?
I believe the situation, if memory serves correct, was down 5 with 45 seconds to play. Assuming no steal or 10 second call, best case scenario is that you get a miss and the ball around 20 seconds left. But that assumes that you get the stop. Lengthen the game
Yep, it was....
50 point something. They could have taken the clock down to 15 seconds without shooting. When you are down two scores you just cannot afford to let all that time run off the clock like that. If you let the clock run down and the other team scores you have lost the game. Poor coaching decision.
50 point something. They could have taken the clock down to 15 seconds without shooting. When you are down two scores you just cannot afford to let all that time run off the clock like that. If you let the clock run down and the other team scores you have lost the game. Poor coaching decision.
Re: My impression was that ...
Probably correct, DT, that it wouldn't have made much difference but it certainly was out of step with normal coaching techniques these days.
It gave his team no chance to win in a tournament where we have seen games go right down to the wire.
I don't like to see the last minute take 5 minutes and a constant parade to the foul line, but the decision to let 30 seconds run off before fouling was curious at best.
Probably correct, DT, that it wouldn't have made much difference but it certainly was out of step with normal coaching techniques these days.
It gave his team no chance to win in a tournament where we have seen games go right down to the wire.
I don't like to see the last minute take 5 minutes and a constant parade to the foul line, but the decision to let 30 seconds run off before fouling was curious at best.
I agree that....
it probably didn't matter. However, it is possible that it did, and that should be enough. If you look at Pomeroy's win probability chart for the game, when that possession started Arizona had approximately a 2% chance to win the game. When that possession ended their chance was almost 0%. Call me crazy, but I'd rather have a 2% chance to win than a 0% chance to win. I guess I could understand giving up on the game if it was a December game that didn't really mean anything or something like that, but in an NCAA tournament game? No way does my team quit there.
it probably didn't matter. However, it is possible that it did, and that should be enough. If you look at Pomeroy's win probability chart for the game, when that possession started Arizona had approximately a 2% chance to win the game. When that possession ended their chance was almost 0%. Call me crazy, but I'd rather have a 2% chance to win than a 0% chance to win. I guess I could understand giving up on the game if it was a December game that didn't really mean anything or something like that, but in an NCAA tournament game? No way does my team quit there.
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