Team played well at times. There never seems to be a plan in place to close out a game. Poor coaching yet again
Never a plan at the end of a game
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Totally agree. And we're seeing it more than once tonight as the game is in OT and possibly going to double OT.
On that play DD was standing 15 ' from the basket, with Happ standing 10 ft away from him toward the basket.
I wondered what DD was doing in there....he didn't set a pick,,,he just stood there. Why not have Green or McRoberts in there.....that would bring Happ out from under the basket....and at least a little bit of chance for someone to shoot an open 15 footer. There was no time for a DD put back.
Miller coached poorly down the stretch. I agree with that. It was frustrating to see no sense of urgency or movement on end of game situations and IU was lucky to get out of there with a win.
Wisconsin was really tired at the end and that helped IU outlast them. Perhaps the first game all year where depth was a positive factor for the Hoosiers.
Wisconsin was really tired at the end and that helped IU outlast them. Perhaps the first game all year where depth was a positive factor for the Hoosiers.
End of game coaching from Archie is atrocious...
luckily for Archie the game is usually decided by then...
luckily for Archie the game is usually decided by then...
I wouldn't go so far as to say he always coaches poorly in end of games, but I would say that his teams have given up back breaking three pointers in a lot of late game losses, or in yesterday's case, wins.
Being up 3 and at the line with 15 seconds to go should be just a matter of technical perseverence, not an open invitation to an overtime.
Being up 3 and at the line with 15 seconds to go should be just a matter of technical perseverence, not an open invitation to an overtime.
Thank you Hoosierdaddy_1972: https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/ind...wasnt-sets-up-the-game-winner-over-wisconsin/
It reminds me of Harlem Globetrotter basketball. All we need is the confetti in a bucket.
ya, it seemed to. Archie went right up to him after the miss with two fingers up. I'm guessing the play didn't call for Romeo to stay in the corner or for Al to shoot a 35 footer. lol
but these great basketball minds know what they saw. lol
Very possibly true, but on the other hand, I never once saw a Knight team end a final last second possession that way.
My point was that Knight always had a plan at the end, and although I don't expect a similar coach, I do think that possession was abysmal and fully on Miller for poor design, preparation or communication. The execution is on the players but when your guys call a second timeout because they don't know what to do and the result is a 40 foot airball, that is coaching.
And also, the assistants had no clue either. I was watching them and they were clueless. That means whatever they planned to run was probably on the spot, and it resulted in a terrible shot from 35-40 feet out by Durham.
Maybe the defense moved, ya know, since they're not cardboard cutouts without any will of their own.
*eyeroll*
