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[QUOTE="CardiacCuse, post: 4083037, member: 6979"]
Conjecture:

This year's historically poor defense has tipped the scales against the stall ball tactic's effectiveness and there just isn't any "data" yet to prove it i.e. bad losses

is that possible?

up 9 with 3:46 left vs Indiana...should not be going to 2OT

and up 11 with 5:43 vs FSU shouldn't allow FSU a game typing last second shot(s)

Perhaps previous iterations of the team - that could get more defensive stops - executed the stall ball tactic with a higher winning %?

Perhaps the team usually has a better defense which makes the stall ball more logical?

take a look at the andrew white john gillon team 2016-17- which was one of the worst defensive teams in JB history...and went NIT:

up 11 with 9min to go vs UCONN - [B]lost[/B] by 2
down by 1 with 5:15 to vs GEORGETOWN [B]lost[/B] by 7
down 5 with 4:45 to CLEMSON tyus battle game winning buzzer beater to [B]win[/B] by 1

a lot of close losses that season:
lost to ole miss 80-85
lost to miami 57-62
lost to georgia tech 65-71
lost to louisville 72-76 OT
lost to PITT 75-80

had close wins over UVA(by 4) , Duke (by 3) , nc state (by 7) wake (by 5) and north florida (by 6)

thats more losses than wins in close games that season. an outlier but perhaps with a telling reason.
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