The last play in regulation...

[brucekaupa]

Why did we not simply do this for the last play in regulation?

Have Rodney *START* near the block in the lane. Have everyone else stand up at the top of the key (so that Rodney is single-covered). Lob the ball up high. Have Rodney jump, catch it and try to throw it down. Ideally he slams it. 2nd best, he gets fouled.

Instead, we start him on the free-throw line and have him run down only to get blocked out of position.

 

[From the Barn]

the last play in regulation worked just fine. Sometimes shots don't fall.

 

[Dr.Don]

the last play in regulation worked just fine. Sometimes shots don't fall.

And to some, that is Tubby's fault. OH, lest we forget, 20-20 hindsight would win every game.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Why did we not simply do this for the last play in regulation?

Have Rodney *START* near the block in the lane. Have everyone else stand up at the top of the key (so that Rodney is single-covered). Lob the ball up high. Have Rodney jump, catch it and try to throw it down. Ideally he slams it. 2nd best, he gets fouled.

Instead, we start him on the free-throw line and have him run down only to get blocked out of position.

I don't think the inbound passer had the angle to get it that close to the hoop. The backboard was in the way. We got about as good of a look at the end as you could expect.

 

[brucekaupa]

You're right. A fall-away 10-footer is a much higher percentage shot than a 2-foot dunk.

 

[GophersInIowa]

You're right. A fall-away 10-footer is a much higher percentage shot than a 2-foot dunk.

1. It wasn't a fall-away.
2. If drawing up an alley-oop play is so easy, why doesn't every team always do that?
3. Like I said, there wasn't a very good angle for the in bound passer anyways. Tough to make a pass with the backboard in the way.

 

[MadtownGopher]

Why don't we just lob it up to Rodney every possession. He'd have 100 points and we'd win by 50 every game. Tubby is an idiot!!!!

 

[brucekaupa]

1. It wasn't a fall-away.

Watch the fall away again.. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320690130

 

[zambam]

Watch the fall away again.. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320690130

I like how that is your only legitimate criticism of the play. Your play is almost impossible to run because you can't throw the ball up near the rim when YOU'RE BEHIND THE BACKBOARD

 

[From the Barn]

So we are criticizing a clean look at the basket with 1 second left. Some folks should just move on until they can get their heads on straight.

 

[brucekaupa]

Bah. You guys have been conditioned into simply being happy to get a shot off at all...

 

[brucekaupa]

On another note, that alley-oop from EE to Rodney was sveet.

 

[zambam]

Bah. You guys have been conditioned into simply being happy to get a shot off at all...

And you have clearly conditioned yourself to ignore all levels of actual criticism on your bad ideas.

 

[From the Barn]

The much more likely outcome of an attempted alley-oop is Michigan scoring when the lob is overthrown, clock doesn't start until the ball is touched, and michigan has an easy lay-up to win the game.

 

[Gopher Warrior]

I liked the play. Just didn't hit the shot, but it gave them a pretty good opportunity.

 

[brucekaupa]

And you have clearly conditioned yourself to ignore all levels of actual criticism on your bad ideas.

BUT I'M THE MANAGER OF THIS THREAD!!!

 

[Parski1]

BUT I'M THE MANAGER OF THIS THREAD!!!

You mean you started the thread.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Watch the fall away again.. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320690130

You're right, I was wrong. For some reason I thought he went a lot more straight up.

But it still doesn't change the fact that it was a good look with 1.1 seconds left, and that an alley oop was virtually impossible because of where the ball was being inbounded from.

 

[Minnesconsin fan]

On another note, that alley-oop from EE to Rodney was sveet.

careful your inner norwegian is showing ( SVEET) short ornery norwegian is going to get jealous

 

[brucekaupa]

careful your inner norwegian is showing ( SVEET) short ornery norwegian is going to get jealous

That's my inner Starvin Marvin from South Park.

 

[WhyNotNow?]

I would rather complain about the three pointer by Michigan in regulation.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

I would rather complain about the three pointer by Michigan in regulation.

I was watching the game, and when Michigan got the ball back down 3 with about :20 left, the first thing I thought was - give the foul right away, put them on the FT line, and don't give them the chance to hit a 3 and tie the game. There were 8 fouls on the Gophs, so it would have been a 1-and-1. If you give the foul, even if they make both FT, the Gophs get the ball back up 1 with time running down.

Admittedly, that would be unconventional - but I would rather have a coach who is willing to think outside the box, as opposed to following the conventional wisdom, and giving Michigan the opportunity to run down the clock and hit a 3 to tie.

As far as the Gophers final possession in regulation, the less said the better. (Why can't this team run a stinkin' play and get somebody a decent look..............?)

 

[Gophers09]

Seems like if it were so simple to get a lob for a dunk on an inbounds play that'd be a good strategy everytime wouldn't? Why limit yourself to the end of the game?

 

[Parski1]

I would rather complain about the three pointer by Michigan in regulation.

That was no doubt the killer!

 

[ruppertflywheel]

Kaupa....good play, he missed the shot. Get your golf clubs out of storage it is friken 60 degrees.

 

[CrocShots]

That was no doubt the killer!

It was a guy who had no points up till then and 4 fouls. Let that hack take the shot every time. Burke and Hardaway had nothing.. It just sucks he hit it...