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[QUOTE="manleyzoo, post: 1684461, member: 519"]
I mostly agree with you...it's always on the coach to put a player in a position to succeed and clearly JB didn't do that yesterday. How many guys can come off an extended stay on the bench and hit a last-second shot? Pretty much none.

I can't remember Cooney hitting one game winner the whole time he's been here and for sure he's had plenty of opportunities. For some guys the game slows down under pressure and they're calm and can think clearly (obviously GMac and the Pearl but also Flynn, Sherm, Rautins, we've had a lot of them). But for others, the game speeds way up in pressure situations, they can't think and they get crazy (See Harris, P). Cooney's in that category. And you're right, he never should have been put in that situation, especially given his history over four years.

The ball should have been only in two guys hands who can get to the hoop--G and Richardson. The first mistake JB made was Richardson in-bounding the ball, the second was having Cooney in there at all.
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