2014-15 Games of Interest

[HenryMuto]

Looks like everyone here will be putting on their Alabama gear today I see you guys snuck past Bama at home 53-52 in a game you could have easily lost as you trailed at home by 11 with 5 minutes left and scored with 12 seconds left to pull out the 1 point win. I remember watching this game earlier this year and I was rooting for you guys to win.

[HenryMuto]

I think you're nuts if you don't foul. I read last week where someone did some research on the use of both strategies up to that point in this season. I don't remember the exact numbers but the team that fouled when up by three was undefeated. Something like 83-0. The team that didn't foul LOST THE GAME 12% off the time or something like that. That doesn't even count all the times they hit the three to send it to overtime but lost in OT. If you foul, they have to do three things perfectly: 1) make the first free throw, 2) rebound the second missed free throw and 3) make the putback with limited time, usually a second or two. If you don't foul they only need to make a three from the close college 3 line. Some coaches don't want to do it because they're afraid of being second guessed if fouling backfires. Still the numbers say fouling is by far the safer strategy. Teams need to practice this fouling strategy though. You can't do it too early or too late. Too early and you may give the other team an extra possession. Too late and you run the danger of fouling a three point shooter. Still, I'd almost rather make a typical college player make 3 clutch free throws than give him even a contested 3. Sure, you could lose the game by fouling when up by three. It's happened before. But you sure as hell aren't going to lose 12% of the time.
Here's a great article by a coach who got burned too many times by not fouling:

http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/up3.pdf

http://thebiglead.com/2013/01/31/col...aying-defense/

Hopefully teams will continue to chuck up shots from half court and get 3 free throws as I can't stand teams that foul up 3. Every time it happens I hope for a 4 point play and they lose.

[WuDrWu]

Looks like everyone here will be putting on their Alabama gear today I see you guys snuck past Bama at home 53-52 in a game you could have easily lost as you trailed at home by 11 with 5 minutes left and scored with 12 seconds left to pull out the 1 point win. I remember watching this game earlier this year and I was rooting for you guys to win.

'Bama probably deserved to win that game, but our kids are winners. Good luck today.

Tulsa wins on the road, RPI now in the mid 30s. Win or lose, Bama's probably goes up today. Chances are there for a decent RPI bump today.

[Cdizzle]

Looks like everyone here will be putting on their Alabama gear today I see you guys snuck past Bama at home 53-52 in a game you could have easily lost as you trailed at home by 11 with 5 minutes left and scored with 12 seconds left to pull out the 1 point win. I remember watching this game earlier this year and I was rooting for you guys to win.

[ShockerFever]

Looks like everyone here will be putting on their Alabama gear today I see you guys snuck past Bama at home 53-52 in a game you could have easily lost as you trailed at home by 11 with 5 minutes left and scored with 12 seconds left to pull out the 1 point win. I remember watching this game earlier this year and I was rooting for you guys to win.

Uh, thanks for the reminder? I don't think any of us knew how that one went.

[ShockerFever]

Louisville looks like dog poo.

[AZ Shocker]

That 'Bama game....oh I knew they were come at us hard. They gotta be sick of losing to us. Their coach on the hot seat needing a marquee win in the worst way. Vitale in the house. National tv audience. They probably played there best game of the season at our place that night and almost got us. The Good Dr. nailed it again....our kids are just tough!!!

[1972Shocker]

Tulsa 75 - @ South Florida 58

[HenryMuto]

Penn State up 3 just fouled Purdue on purpose too bad for Purdue they missed the first FT because they missed the 2nd got the rebound and hit a 3 pointer to tie the game would have liked to see a 4 point trip and a win after that foul.

[HenryMuto]

Miami FL hard team to figure out lost at home to Green Bay by 13 and to Eastern Kentucky by 28 and won at Duke by 16 and now leads at Notre Dame 40-31

[Shock Top]

Drake up one on ISUb. Halftime.

[1972Shocker]

St. Louis 45 - @ Dayton 61

[ShockerFever]

Kentucky up 29-14 on Bama, 5 minutes left in the first. Well, so much for that.

[forevershockerfan]

Drake up one on ISUb. Halftime.

Is this game on Cox?

[Shock Top]

Is this game on Cox?

I don't believe so.