Westy and the final dunk attempt?

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LW did a crossover move at which point the defender basically offered him a free and clear path to the bucket. What was he supposed to do?
 

KyGopherfan said:
Well we did have about 1 second to spare on the shot clock, so he would've had to take a shot anyway or get a TO. I'd rather take the shot (or dunk). So I think we need to give LW a break on this one. Let's criticize him for something worthwhile, not this.
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I agree. If he made it, it would have been a great way to get ready for IU.
 

Who's whining? Simply stating an opinion that differs from others, just as others differs from mine. Are differences of opinions not allowed here?
 


GVBadger said:
By we, I am going to assume you meant the team on the court.
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GV Badger, are you an actual Badger athlete as your screen name might suggest? Please tell us which team you play for.
 


Remember... You just have to release the ball before the shot clock expires. He could of just thrown the ball in the air, into the crowd, passed it to a teammate or shot it from half court with 2 seconds to go in the game. The whistle doesnt blow until ball hits the ground after not hitting the rim.

So there were lots of different options.

That being said, Im OK with the dunk attempt. It is part of who Westbrook is, and I would rather have our players play their style, than attempt to play the game questioning everything. But im sure the badgers wont forget it either. Im just glad that if we play them in the Big Ten Tournament that they dont have as many guys who can throw alley oops as Ohio State does :)
 

dingo said:
Remember... You just have to release the ball before the shot clock expires. He could of just thrown the ball in the air, into the crowd, passed it to a teammate or shot it from half court with 2 seconds to go in the game. The whistle doesnt blow until ball hits the ground after not hitting the rim.
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I don't believe this is quite true. Failure to attempt a shot, that hits the rim, within this time results in loss of possession. A buzzer goes off when the shot clock reaches zero.

The ball must hit the rim prior to the clock winding down to zero.
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I don't think that is accurate. I think you just have to have the shot off prior to the buzzer.
 

mggoph said:
dingo said:
Remember... You just have to release the ball before the shot clock expires. He could of just thrown the ball in the air, into the crowd, passed it to a teammate or shot it from half court with 2 seconds to go in the game. The whistle doesnt blow until ball hits the ground after not hitting the rim.
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I don't believe this is quite true. Failure to attempt a shot, that hits the rim, within this time results in loss of possession. A buzzer goes off when the shot clock reaches zero.

The ball must hit the rim prior to the clock winding down to zero.
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Not quite. The shot just needs to be released before the shot clock expires. The ball can contact the rim after the buzzer.
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tikited said:
#3 is the key. Stop calling timeouts when the game is out of reach...

I feel a little better about Westbrook after that :D
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We had to take 2-3 TO's to get the ball in bounds and everyone was scared to touch the ball. I don't fault Ryan for taking TO's. The dunk was more stupid than classless. The fact that he was near midcourt basically showing everyone that the game was over and then take off for a dunk is stupid. As a Gopher fan, that was stupid with the risk of injury.
 

Westbrook is a selfish player that thinks of himself and not the consequences of his actions (or comments). Very, very poor taste in going in for the dunk. I don't like sconi, but there is a certain unwritten decorum on how you should act on and off the court. This is exactly why Tubby can't stand this kid.
 

The young man just seems clueless as to how his actions (whether it be pouting, screaming, trash-talking, or rubbing it in) reflect negatively on the program. I'm betting Tubby was less than pleased.

As for those saying that the 1 second differential in the shot clock left him no choice....c'mon!!! He could've chucked the ball to the rafters as the shot clock ran out and the game would've been over.

I'm betting Bo will be reminding his players of that move for a long time.

OTOH, it was priceless to kick their butts....not even close.
 

cheeseheadgophfan said:
The young man just seems clueless as to how his actions (whether it be pouting, screaming, trash-talking, or rubbing it in) reflect negatively on the program. I'm betting Tubby was less than pleased.

As for those saying that the 1 second differential in the shot clock left him no choice....c'mon!!! He could've chucked the ball to the rafters as the shot clock ran out and the game would've been over.

I'm betting Bo will be reminding his players of that move for a long time.

OTOH, it was priceless to kick their butts....not even close.
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I agree with most everything you said except the part of Bo reminding his players of that move. That would require he forget that Alando Tucker did exactly the same thing against Mich St a couple of years ago.

Would I have done it? No. Would I have wished he would have just let the shot clock expire? Sure. However, let's not overreact here. It looks like someone just wanting to show off a bit. Not a criminal act but not one I would celebrate.
 



classless move! He motioned for everyone to clear out with about 8 seconds remaining so he could attempt his dunk. I hate Wisky, but I wish they would have put LW on his A** as he attempted his dunk; LW has no class, i can't wait for him to be gone.

The shot clock expires, you hand the ball to the official, it goes down as a team TO, wisky inbounds, does nothing and we win. For me this was a terrible end to a GREAT eveving!
 

Love it! Best take to the whole he's had all year. He had to beat the shot clock anyway, not a big deal.
 

Phenomenal, outstanding, much deserved!! If they keep calling time outs with under a min. Left and down by 15, go right ahead Westbrook.

I was sitting right in the middle of a worthless Sconie sandwich up in the nose bleeds, and it was AWESOME when he did that! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
 

Take a Knee

I guess take a knee... Dont play til the end. Funny Hughes went past two guys to throw up a running 3 at the buzzer after Bo ran on the court to yell at the offiicals that the clock started...

I doubt Wisconsin really cares they are moving on to bigger and better things- like the field of 64- unlike our Gophs..
 

Pretty absurd, but hilarious at the same time. I've never seen him go up for a dunk like that. The reaction of our bench was pretty hilarious as well.
 


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bga1 said:
There are three parts to this:

1.Of course hating Wisconsin it was funny to see Westbrook go in their face. So it was humorous.

2. But it was classless- completely classless and unsportsmanlike.

3. You KNOW that Tubby hated it and you KNOW that this is Westbrook thinking "I don't give a rip - I do what I want to do." And that in itself tells you what is wrong with the young man. No respect or sense of the bigger picture.

So as humorous and "Animal House" like as the attempted dunk was - it was also a sad statement. We outclassed Wisconsin and their boorish coach in every other possible way last night and we could have done without that.
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+1

IMO, the dunk attempt was completely uncalled for. The opposition had thrown in the towel and were just standing waiting for the clock to run out.

We had already beaten and humiliated them soundly.

The classy thing to have done is LET the shot clock expire and hand the ball to a ref.

That would have added to the humiliation of our fallen foe!
 

Roland Brooks said:
No problem with the dunk attempt- play the game. Ryan was taking timeouts... Hughes was playing til the end. Ryan started screaming at the refs when they started the clock early with 3.3 secs left.. they kept playing..
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I like what you posted.
 

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