Why call a timeout?

[goldygo4]

It doesn't matter if it's a different situation. He said we had never won a game after Tubby called a to. And if you want to get real technical every time Tubby has called a to it's been a different type of situation at the end of the game since the same 10 players were not on the court every time.

 

[The Big L]

I remember him calling a timeout as Westbrook was canning a threepointer in anothergame.

I think that was Michigan last year, although in Tubby's defense Westbrook was looking out of control and pulled up from like 25-30 feet when he hit that.

 

[streetfighter]

Did the TO work? no. So in this case it was the wrong call, it's as simple as that. Maybe it's lose lose for Tubby, but that is just the way it is. I just don't understand the TO. Why let them set their D? They were scrambling and we had time for a put back before the TO.

Wrong. The timeout DID work. The Gophers had a WIDE open 12 footer to win the game. That means the play that Tubby called worked. What didn't work is Joseph's shooting. He probably makes that shot at least 75% of the time. You take those odds anytime you can. Thems the breaks.

 

[anonymous]

From the Barn and I don't agree on much, but we agree on this.

Time out is 100 percent the wrong call here. The Gophers have been a below average halfcourt team all season and especially against good teams.

They are better in chaos/uncertainty. I say let it roll and see what happens and don't be a control freak.

 

[bga1]

Don't be an idiot GN. Timeout was the right call. Joseph had a WIDE open jumper to win the game and missed. You'll take that anytime you can get it. If he makes that jumper you wouldn't be knocking Tubby for the TO.

Tubby coached a great game but that's a terrible time out. You let the best defensive team in the Big Ten set up to play 4 seconds of defense? No way. In the post game interview Tubby said Joseph needed to get the shot up a little sooner to allow for a second chance bucket. Exactly. And that's why he should have let Joseph finish the play he was making before the TO. Joseph made the shot but even if he hadn't the shot went up with 4 seconds to go against a defense that wasn't set up yet and could have yielded a rebound in the event of a miss. As it was Joseph had to make a great individual play to get open for the shot he took and missed at the buzzer. Not a good strategy to call that TO under the 10 second mark IMO.

 

[tubbytubbytubby]

It seems that we're ignoring the crucial observation that was raised earlier: Devoe was not about to shoot that shot before the timeout. He looked listless, like he was waiting for a timeout. My read is that Tubby was planning on letting them play it through and then saw Devoe needing help.

Secondly, I'm at a loss to see how anyone on here is arguing against the last play that we got. A wide open mid-range jumper from arguably our best mid-range jump shooter? I was sure it was going down.

Just like the Vikings, you've got the feeling that this team is gonna choke, they string you along just far enough to believe this will be the time, and on comes the choking (excepting the glorious Wisconsin game). Man this has been a rough season.

 

[akoch6767]

Once again Tubby does it and we lose. I can't handle it anymore, I feel like my heart hurts every game. I can't handle it

Yeah man I hear you. I wanted to shout every profanity that came to my mind...of course after I found out that Joseph's "game winning" shot was called off because of the timeout. I was out in public though. I have been known to do crazy demented things after gophers losses like this. haha.

 

[maxwellsmart]

Well, the pixies are back. "Stupid, stupid, stupid timeout." Let's see, any three of you guys putting your strategic minds together or one Tubby. Better luck next time "coaches."

 

[akoch6767]

I just don't agree with the timeout being called with 4 seconds left...Obviously Tubby thought it was the right call...He's a proven great coach...But did we win the game? No? In fact what I saw happen on the court was Devoe catching the inbounds pass and dribbling to the corner...he did make a nice fake to get an open shot, but still...you never go to the corner!

 

[nuggett]

If a basket is made after the time out then it is the right call,
if it misses then it is the wrong call.

Tubby's time out did not lose this game.
A game is decided by the whole 40 minutes and the whole 40 minutes
is where the game is won or lost. The Gophers did not lose because Tubby
called a time out, they lost because they let Purdue erase the lead.

 

[Pewterschmidt]

Assuming the Gophers would have had a better look without a TO is foolish. Devoe had a wide open look from 10-12 feet. It's hard to get a better look than that.

The TO worked. The shot didn't fall. I'd rather have 1 wide open look from a good mid range shooter from that distance than a contested look from anywhere else with an outside chance of a putback.

It's as simple as that. The TO resulted in a wide open shot within 12 feet. Arguing that point is foolish.

 

[bga1]

Assuming the Gophers would have had a better look without a TO is foolish. Devoe had a wide open look from 10-12 feet. It's hard to get a better look than that.

The TO worked. The shot didn't fall. I'd rather have 1 wide open look from a good mid range shooter from that distance than a contested look from anywhere else with an outside chance of a putback.

It's as simple as that. The TO resulted in a wide open shot within 12 feet. Arguing that point is foolish.

Joseph had to make his move of the year to get the open shot. The plan had been to get the ball into a big man (per Tubby) so the play didn't work. Nine times out of ten against a good defense you don't get a great shot if you start with only 4 seconds. The timeout is great if you have 10 seconds or so. With no timeout Joseph had a wide open shot in the flow of the game and the chances for a rebound and putback bucket are much greater when a guy is shooting with 4 seconds than when the ball is coming in bounds at 4 seconds. One can argue wither way but certainly can't be called foolish for being on either side. What is not arguable is this: As the timeout was being called Joesph was in the act of shooting and MADE the shot. No timeout and we win.

 

[Bisker82]

Assuming the Gophers would have had a better look without a TO is foolish. Devoe had a wide open look from 10-12 feet. It's hard to get a better look than that.

The TO worked. The shot didn't fall. I'd rather have 1 wide open look from a good mid range shooter from that distance than a contested look from anywhere else with an outside chance of a putback.

It's as simple as that. The TO resulted in a wide open shot within 12 feet. Arguing that point is foolish.

Arguing that point is not foolish just because you say it is. Devoe had a wide open look (which he made from a better angle) as tubby was calling a time out because all of the Purdue defenders were back-pedaling. If tubby wanted a TO, the time out should have been called as soon as Devoe crossed half court which would have left more time for a rebound or tip in if the shot after the time out was missed.

 

[RunGopherRun]

I hated the TO call when it happened, regardless of the outcome of the game. If there was 10+ seconds left, a TO is the right call to set up a play that they have worked on in practice repeatedly, their bread and butter so to speak. I can't be 100% sure, but I doubt that many teams in the nation have a set play that they work on for that situation. Again, I'm not sure, but I would guess that what they came up with was something that Tubby drew up in the huddle. If that was the case, then I would have rather taken the chances of Devoe pushing the ball up and getting a shot with some time left for a rebound.

The look Devoe got was a good one post-TO, but was it a result of the TO?? I say no.