That last three screams gambling to me

[Grbac]

I bet you're a joy to play sports with

I’ve always had fun playing sports. But I can’t sit here and judge Choppa for making a basketball play during the game.
Just like I wouldn’t blame Clemson for keeping on trying to score.
Although I’m sure I wouldn’t be very liked as a coach with my philosophy.

 

[PhatOrange]

I thought he was trying to take the microscope off Red for a hot minute. It's amazing the team and coaching can be so bad and this is what concerns people (not you, just in general this got a lot of attention.) If someone had done that to us we'd all be laughing about it.

It's not exactly Rutgersesque diving at knees during a kneel down. People should be more embarrassed by the result than Moore making the kid take care of the ball until the final buzzer.

 

[donniesyracuse]

I love that people expect etiquette from twenty-something college basketball players, but not from people in far more important positions.

 

[Dcuse]

It was after the buzzer, I just looked for the heck of it. but I doubt they reviewed

It was before the buzzer but whatever.

 

[Cuse99&01]

When the other team has the ball not trying to score and your coach tells you not to foul, that's it. I can't believe anyone wonders about this

So a coach telling his team to foul with 50 seconds left in a game that they have almost 0% chance of winning is playing 'within the rules' of the game and OK, but a player stealing the ball from a guy trying to run out the clock with 4 seconds left (in the same game they have 0% chance of winning) is not OK and should be viewed different?

 

[tbonezone]

So a coach telling his team to foul with 50 seconds left in a game that they have almost 0% chance of winning is playing 'within the rules' of the game and OK, but a player stealing the ball from a guy trying to run out the clock with 4 seconds left (in the same game they have 0% chance of winning) is not OK and should be viewed different?

YES . 100 % . it's wrong . it's wrong . it's wrong. what don't you get ?

 

[DilemaCuse]

You fix games by point shaving to help the opposition

I thought Freemans D on 2 plays in the FSU game were questionable

 

[Millhouse]

It was before the buzzer but whatever.

I agree on the whatever but just in case you're interested, not important

 

[Millhouse]

So a coach telling his team to foul with 50 seconds left in a game that they have almost 0% chance of winning is playing 'within the rules' of the game and OK, but a player stealing the ball from a guy trying to run out the clock with 4 seconds left (in the same game they have 0% chance of winning) is not OK and should be viewed different?

Yes, and I view you as different

 

[CnyTarheel]

To me, it screamed immature hot dog move. I hope it is dealt with accordingly.

THIS! Great post

 

[CnyTarheel]

It’s a basketball play with time on the clock. I have zero problems with it. Spare me with the unwritten rules bs.

It's not a basketball play when the other team has been taking it easy on you for the last 5 minutes and just holding the ball to mercifully end the game.. I don't just put in on Moore it's on Red he didn't know enough just to let clock run out.

 

[Cstate]

I agree on the whatever but just in case you're interested, not important
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Look at all the coaches looking in disbelief! Hahaha

 

[M2MPrinciples]

People can feel how they want to feel, but IMO this more of a coaching etiquette thing than anything else. I won't argue with anyone who says it smacks of immaturity, but I'd be surprised if any of the Clemson players cared. I just sort of roll my eyes and move on.

 

[Dcuse]

I agree on the whatever but just in case you're interested, not important
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On TV it sure looked like .1 above the backboard when ball was in the air.

 

[dollarbill44]

I agree on the whatever but just in case you're interested, not important
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My takeaway from this is Choppa should extend his shot range when the outcome of the game is still in doubt.

Go all Caitlyn Clark, young man and shoot from anywhere in the half court.

 

[upperdeck]

if you bet you will find 10 lines a night decided on meaningless pts either way.
if you bet you will find 10 lines a night decided on last 2nd type shots where pts do matter.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Convoluted

Yeah, for once I'm not the one bringing the dumbest idea to the board today, so...

 

[CardiacCuse]

Look at all the coaches looking in disbelief! Hahaha

the coaches know the spreads in their games im 100% sure of it

all you have to do is look at which players were in the game down the stretch

im not sure why they care about covering/not covering - doesnt mean i think the games are fixed - but its obvious they do...if youre paying attention