I rewatched as well. Ace and Lathan had Wolf doubled already, there were 3.6 seconds left at the inbounds, Wolf had nowhere to go with the ball as they walled him up, he really had to pass to Burnett. The defense was good on Wolf. Surprisingly Golden is not in the paint or anywhere near the basket, that’s how Lathan ended up being in the area to double, Golden actually ended up behind Wolf outside the 3 point line after Wolf dribbled a little. So Golden was nowhere near the rim or the paint to make a play. The only breakdown in the defense was Dylan being far away from Burnett. I get what Dylan was trying to do as he was hedging toward the paint in case Wolf drove the lane (which Wolf tends to do), but Ace and Lathan contained Wolf. Plus Dortch was cheating down from his man on the wing to help in the paint so one could argue that the Wolf drive was accounted for by Ace and Lathan closing him off and Dortch to come over and help in the paint. Dylan was just too far away from Burnett, not sure if he thought Wolf was definitely driving or that the pass was going to the other side where Michigan had 2 players outside the 3 point line. Dylan definitely lost track of his man, i get what his thought process was but we basically didn’t guard a Michigan player.
I have heard the shot called a miracle shot, not a miracle at all. These guys practice a lot of threes, they shoot a lot of threes, everyone is in love with the 3 point shot. Was it deep behind the line, yes. But not impossible as these guys work on shooting from behind the line. He was uncovered like shoot around and he made it, we played percentages and said they can have that shot. Michigan had no time, we walled off Wolf and they took the only thing we gave them in 3.6 seconds of time and they made the shot, that happens. But let’s make no mistake, we definitely left Burnett alone.
