Stoopid basketball teams...

[gobirds85]

and you can't bring ISU into this discussion. Last night while watching the end of Auburn and Mizzou...Auburn has the ball and a one point lead with just about 10 secs to go in regulation. Mizzou apparently doesn't realize this and doesn't foul them. Auburn drives, gets a bad shot off but the clock expires with both teams fighting over the rebound. Wouldn't SOP be to foul Auburn, stop the clock and send them to the line? Then, even if Auburn hits both shots Mizzou is only down 3 and they get the ball back with several seconds to go. What am I missing here?

 

[DoubleDeuce]

I watched that. There were about 6 seconds difference between the shot clock and game clock, probably hoping to get a clean rebound and get off a game winner.

 

[Redbird Alum 2004]

Yeah I have no idea what they were doing. It seems like betting on a rebound is worse than fouling and seeing a shot to tie with a three.

 

[Bird Friend]

Yeah I have no idea what they were doing. It seems like betting on a rebound is worse than fouling and seeing a shot to tie with a three.

Maybe Cuonzo is tanking so they get a better draft pick.

 

[isuquinndog]

Illinois/Mich St game was stupid last night too

 

[stats]

I think the transfer portal will allow us watch dumber and dumber basketball. The smart teams that we once saw were often veteran teams that practiced and played together for 3 or 4 years.

 

[jbird]

Vintage stupidvasketball......

Years ago, a few years after the NCAA introduced the 35 seconds (back then) shot clock, I heard Molinaro asked in a postgame interview whether he had considered taking advantage of a two-for-one possession opportunity in the final minute of the game. Molinari's response seemed as though the interviewer's question was the first time that the two-for-one scenario had entered his mind.