Quite a few questionable decisions over the course of the game but the last 30 seconds really stand out.
Calling your final timeout with 31.7 seconds left and up two under no duress does not seem like a good decision. We ended up needing that timeout.
After wake steps out of bounds with 11.7 seconds we run the same exact inbounds play twice. I watched it several times and the Cuse players were in the exact same position in the stack. Benny barely moved and Jimmy only had eyes for his brother. Very easy to defend when the same thing is run and everyone knows where the inbounds will go. Swider was wide open on the second attempt and Jimmy ignored him.
Then the defensive possession. Wake even called timeout after the review was upheld. Coach had a long time to think about his strategy and still decided his son at center would be the best defense. Highly concerning that this was the choice.
We got what we deserved.
Cuse!
Calling your final timeout with 31.7 seconds left and up two under no duress does not seem like a good decision. We ended up needing that timeout.
After wake steps out of bounds with 11.7 seconds we run the same exact inbounds play twice. I watched it several times and the Cuse players were in the exact same position in the stack. Benny barely moved and Jimmy only had eyes for his brother. Very easy to defend when the same thing is run and everyone knows where the inbounds will go. Swider was wide open on the second attempt and Jimmy ignored him.
Then the defensive possession. Wake even called timeout after the review was upheld. Coach had a long time to think about his strategy and still decided his son at center would be the best defense. Highly concerning that this was the choice.
We got what we deserved.
Cuse!
