I agree, but I’m not going to question Coach B if he doesn’t and someone hits a miracle shot. 
Having said that I saw a play by CMU many years ago where they were down one with like two seconds to play. The other team guarded the inbounder, and CMU DREW a FOUL on the defender guarding the inbounder, made the two free throws, and WON the game, so there’s that!
I love this comment, slyboogie, and I agree wholeheartedly.
I also love this discussion because, so far, it has been so civil. 
Speaking of rule changes, some technical fouls are too harsh. To me a T should be for a clearly unsportsmanlike action like fighting or arguing. It shouldn’t be for a simple mistake.
The Gonzaga guy got T’d up for a pretty normal reaction while defending an inbounds. If the ball had been over the line it would have been legal. A few inches shouldn’t be the difference between a technical foul and a legal play. I think what he did should just reset the inbounds play, giving a new 5 seconds.
And for no particular reason (
) I’ve never liked that calling a timeout when you have none is a T. That should just be a turnover.
Chris Webber would agree with you on the timeout situation.
Speaking of Chris Webber, I really like him as an announcer. He’s so positive, and he gets that these guys are kids, trying as hard as they can, but imperfect as we all are!
I think this hits it. Strategic decisions are really just about maximizing opportunity and minimizing risk, they aren’t going to win or lose in if themselves. Coaches can do the right thing and still lose because of the perfect confluence of luck and opponent play, which I believe is what happened last night.
I’m reminded of that Wisconsin game a few years ago when we had about three fouls to give, we have them ALL to avoid allowing a three, then the kid banks one in at the buzzer. 
One other thing I liked seeing was that the kids in that game last night competed really hard but still clearly respected each other. At one point, Guy hits a three, Carsen answers with a 30-footer, and Guy grabs the inbounds and gives Edwards a point of approval.
Then at the start of OT, you could see Carsen walk up to Diakite and say “that was insane!” And Diakite answered “you’re insane!”
Maybe it’s the soccer fan in me, but I think you should play advantage. If they wrap them up on a break but the player wriggles free, it’s a foul assessed at the end of the play but the bucket (if made) will count, and if not you bring it back for free throws/possession depending on bonus.
If they keep trying to, like, tackle the player, then upgrade it to a flagrant with two shots and the ball. It seems like SUCH a loophole that you can just reach in on a fast break and stop all momentum.
It should be an automatic shooting foul. The player had a clear path to basket and should get the equivalent at the FT line. Making it a non-shooting foul punishes the team that got fouled.
Agreed. I like it. If I was a ref currently I’d probably just pretend it didn’t happen and ignore the foul. Then when the coach complained I’d tv teddy him and turn away from him…
then I’d moonwalk back by him giving him the mutumbo finger wag and t him up.
Were you masquerading in the UM vs. MSU Tourney game, when Poole did not get the foul from Winston?
Kinda the opposite of what the Warrior players did to the ref whose call they didn’t like in last night’s game.
Yes that pissed me off so much. Should be two shots and the ball. A rule that punishes the team being fouled in nonsense.
A few other rules that should be implemented are no help defenders can draw charges. It’s garbage when they just slide over and make no play on the ball, just slide there and try to draw a charge. Make the help defenders actually play fucking defense.
And no foul should be called when the shooter jumps into the defender. If you get the defender in the air and he hits you if you just use go straight up in a natural shooting motion it’s a foul, but if the defender jumps and is gonna land two feet in front of you so you launch forward into the defender while shooting it’s a no call.
Also, banked in three pointers shouldn’t count.
So is Charles Matthews eligible for the Big Ten’s 3 on 3 team this year?
Jordan Murphy, Ryan Cline would be others I’d guess get to participate
Strongly disagree with your point on the help defenders
Notable seniors not on MSU are:
Guards
Glynn Watson
CJ Jackson
Dupree McBrayer
Wings
Ryan Cline
Charles Matthews
Josh Reaves
Vic Law
James Palmer
Bigs
Jordan Murphy
Ethan Happ
Juwan Morgan
Dererk Pardon
My guess is that the B10 team will be:
CJ Jackson
Ryan Kline
Ethan Happ
I would pick Glynn Watson over Jackson, but I get the feeling that they’d pick the bigger school player.
You’ve got Palmer listed as a big but he’s definitely a guard. Also it’s Cline with a C.
Updated my list.
Heh, I didn’t realize that Palmer was 6-6. That he was so ball dominant at NEB made me think he was 6-3 or something.
If I were on the B1G team, I’m not sure I’d want Happ on my team. No reason not to foul him immediately in 3 on 3.