The Birds are giving up more points than any team in conference and give up more opponent rebounds than anybody accept Valpo- in other words they are the worst combined Defensive/rebounding team in the conference-based upon the Birds defense/rebounding this season, this should have been a predetermined course. If you had a lock down defensive team that lead the conference in points given up and hadn“t just given up a 10-0 run, and were out rebounding your opponent(ISUb out rebounded the Birds) MAYBE, but I still think that you go for the steal/foul immediately- and yes I was screaming foul at the tv screenI mean…I didn’t say it….
From the postgame show:
“They got the last one(offensive rebound) there,I will certainly second guessing not fouling with 35 seconds left. They’re such a good free throw shooting team, I just thought we had a better chance to get a rebound with 6 seconds left, down 1. We have a play we can run with 6 seconds left that I feel very comfortable with and if we just get that clean rebound, I can call a quick timeout and now you have a chance to win it. Either way when it doesn’t work, certainly I feel like, foul, extend the game. Neese wasn’t going to miss free throws so I didn’t want to foul him, and make it a three point game but again, certainly second guessing that at this point but, that’s how the game works. “
Per ESPNs play-by-play, Neese secured a rebound with 30 seconds to go and hoisted a 3 pointer with 5 seconds. The ball was rebounded by Indy state with 2 seconds left, when Kendall fouled. So my biggest question would be, with the amount of times the players have bobbled the ball out of bounds and scrambles for rebounds, what gave coach confidence they’d be able to secure a “clean rebound” with less than 5 seconds to go? Part of me thinks Coach wasn’t 100% sure how much time was left in the game.
I’ll be the first to tell you that I do not know everything about basketball but it seems down 3 with 30 seconds to go and the ball would be better than (best case scenario) being down 1 with less than 5, and having to go the full length of the court.
at Indiana State - 02/12/2022 - 12:00 PM - ESPN3
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Lewis was upset after the game and was being consoled by Coach Johnson. No doubt he knows what his stats are and feeling the pressure to reverse the trend. Antonio on the last missed layup needs to do is Tommy Hawk dunk impression of Mosley from Mo State. As someone famous said many times...to be the man you got to beat the man..whoo!
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Bit of “homer-ism” there…
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Lickliter sets his hot hand who we could not stop Blake Sisley at about the 8 minutes left mark in regulation & doesn't send him back in until less than 2 minutes left. He only had 2 fouls at that time so not an issue. He was not effective when he came back in. RESULT-SYCAMORES WIN
Muller trailing by one lets Neese run out the last 32 seconds (until he misses a shot at 2.4 seconds) then they can't get rebound.
RESULT-SYCAMORES WIN
Thanks Evansville & Illinois State for not one but two bone-headed coaching moves.
Muller trailing by one lets Neese run out the last 32 seconds (until he misses a shot at 2.4 seconds) then they can't get rebound.
RESULT-SYCAMORES WIN
Thanks Evansville & Illinois State for not one but two bone-headed coaching moves.
Am I correct in this? Indiana State could have released a shot with 3.5 seconds left in the game (.5 on the shot clock). The clock continues to run with the ball in the air (as long as that shot hits the rim). I thought the Trees shot a little early. I don't know how Dan thinks we could have gotten the rebound, called a time-out and still have 6 seconds left.