Alum05 still probably thinks Zak is a good 3pt shooter. Kinda pointless to rehash this. Moving on.
Waiting for a legitimate suggestion as to what he should have done. Saying he should have deferred or ran off more time makes me assume that youāve never played competitive sports.
There were a lot of weird decisions in the last ten seconds of that game. Irvin shooting with 5 seconds to go was one of those bad decisions. I would add to the list 1) MAAR should have given the ball up to Walton early; 2) Walton should have demanded the ball early; 3)As a team we should have got the ball over half court faster; 4) Why was Walton trailing the play like a turtle (?); 5) JB should have called a timeout as that situation unfolded; 6) Put DJ on the inbounder; 7) why didnāt Wilson block that crap?
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He shouldāve drove the ball to the basket. He had an open lane and NW didnāt have a defender directly under the basket. It wouldāve been a contested layup with the chance to draw a foul. On top of that Irvin was also super successful driving the ball today. So launching the 3 with 4 seconds left really is disappointing
Talk about this play more in the game recap, but Walton was way behind the play the whole time. Not sure he was really an option. MAAR definitely could have advanced quicker and attacked. Once Zak got it, he basically had to shoot or rush a drive.
Yep, thereās no doubt that the right play here would have been to drive the lane imo. Then either attempt a contested shot at the rim or kick it out to Robinson for 3. With that said it WAS a good look. If he makes that shot weāre all talking about how Irvin is out of his slump. Unfortunately he didnāt.
Donāt think there is time for a drive-and-kick there, but maybe. He would have had to force something up toward the rim.
There were 5 seconds left when Irvin got the ball. I feel like thatās plenty of time for a drive, dish, an shot. Could be wrong though.
Watching the video Iām even more convinced he pulled the trigger early.
NW gets a clean rebound then they can call timeout with 2-2.5 seconds on the clock.
Edit: Or Iāll say the team went too early.
I definitely think driving to the basket was a legitimate option. But he didnāt really have an easy path. Look at the video below. The moment Irvin gets the ball, there are 4 NW players inside the 3-point line. There is one guy (canāt tell who) directly in front of him closing out under control, so itās not like Irvin could have just blown by him.
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If heās going to shoot, itās hard to really time it. He had to shoot/drive at that moment and took the open shot. Wouldnāt want to wait for D to close out.
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No. I mean MAAR should have got the ball to Walton at 10 seconds. MAAR got the rebound and Walton was behind him out of his view. I honestly think MAAR lost track of Walton and that was partly Waltonās fault. Walton was very passive about calling for an outlet/ demanding the ball in the initial transition.
The other thing about the shotāwe probably would have been better off if the NW player had secured the rebound. Iām fairly certain that more time would have come off the clock by the time the player controlled the ball, swung his elbows a few times, and made the timeout signal. They might still have had enough time for the final play, but maybe it forces us or them to change strategy.
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I guess Iām more in the boat, you get that rebound and make sure itās win or OT. He had been getting to his elbow spot all night, perfect amount of time to do it for the last shot.
There really is not much to critique on it though and I loved the way he played today. Iām just really firmly in the āno time leftā last shot.
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Thatās fair and I get that, but they also didnāt even get a shot off at Iowa right?
If Irvin drives to his left then he would either successfully split the two defenders or dish it out to Robinson for a decent look at 3. But like I said before. It was a good look at 3, but just the last player on the team I want to shoot it.
If this game goes to OT, no one would really be talking about our final possession in regulation. I think you have to give credit to NW for a perfect pass, while at the same time questioning our decision to switch Derrick on to their center.
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Very true, but Iāll admit I kept telling myself that game that I hope Walton waits until the end to shoot it.
Iām definitely not trying to be āhindsight is 20/20ā after they lost. I just really feel itās best to avoid leaving time on the clock.
Iāve been all aboard the less is more Irvin train but the kid was amazing today. Even the last shot. It was a good look with little time left. If anything itās on Maar for leaving it for him but I liked the look and thought it was in. Maar was brilliant but had a bad final 4 minutes. He should have gone coast to coast. Props to zak. More games like that and this team goes far on a neutral floor. He was great today. He mad the correct decision every play today. Showed a high iq, and great shout selection. Outstanding two way game today.
Yeah, this is exactly how I see it.