I have watched the last 3 UNC games and Roy Williams has never used a timeout

[Alsacs]

Against Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia he has ended each game with 4 timeouts as if he can trade those timeouts for Bitcoins or something. I understand coaches have the own personal preferences, but I don't get how a coach can never use a timeout during a game to stop momentum or decide to draw a play up every once a while. Its one of those things that drive me crazy. Also, I like some of Jeff Van Gundy's suggestions to clean up college basketball 1. change the shot clock to 30, 2. don't allow substitutions after the first free throw, 3. no timeouts after made baskets.

 

[moqui]

Better to remain silent and have the world think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

I posted this last month about Tom Crean, but it's a one-size-fits-many quote.

 

[CusefanATL]

im pretty sure i saw a picture in a tweet that showed he had 5 to's left vs us.

 

[zeekay]

He's protesting too many timeouts in NCAA that people always complain about.

It should be 2 or 3 timeouts per team whenever the game is televised.

 

[Madbiker]

Against Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia he has ended each game with 4 timeouts as if he can trade those timeouts for Bitcoins or something. I understand coaches have the own personal preferences, but I don't get how a coach can never use a timeout during a game to stop momentum or decide to draw a play up every once a while. Its one of those things that drive me crazy. Also, I like some of Jeff Van Gundy's suggestions to clean up college basketball 1. change the shot clock to 30, 2. don't allow substitutions after the first free throw, 3. no timeouts after made baskets.

Like JVG's suggestions. They would speed up the game without changing the basic game. As for timeouts, John Wooden never called timeouts. I saw a documentary where he explained that he prepared his team for the game, gave them the strategy, practiced the execution of that strategy and then he felt they were on their own once the game started. Roy is not Wooden and I have no idea why he rarely uses his timeouts.

 

[stuckinbig11]

Roy used to call timeouts and write up plays on his little board, but the UNC players could not read the instructions, so he stopped wasting timeouts.

 

[SBU72]

Against Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia he has ended each game with 4 timeouts as if he can trade those timeouts for Bitcoins or something. I understand coaches have the own personal preferences, but I don't get how a coach can never use a timeout during a game to stop momentum or decide to draw a play up every once a while. Its one of those things that drive me crazy. Also, I like some of Jeff Van Gundy's suggestions to clean up college basketball 1. change the shot clock to 30, 2. don't allow substitutions after the first free throw, 3. no timeouts after made baskets.

One way to speed up the game is not to allow huddle ups with coaches except during time outs. Replacing a guy who fouled out should not need 20 seconds and should not involve the whole team which ends up taking more than 20 seconds. Also enforce time out time, if a team isn't on the floor after 30sec/1 minute start without them! Inbounding 5 sec clock starts wether both teams are there or not. And when foul shots are taken, inforce the time rule for taking said shots AND set a time for the defenseive team to get ready. Foul shots should not take more than 1 minute total!

 

[OrangeYaGladi]

im pretty sure i saw a picture in a tweet that showed he had 5 to's left vs us.

Nah, you didn't see that.