Curious coaching move

[RUtrumpet92]

Ar the end of the Mt St Mary's - New Orleans game, MSM up one with the ball, three second differential between shot and game clock - and New Orleans let them run the clock all the way down instead of fouling.

Yes, they got the rebound and called time out with 2.6 seconds to play, but they nevee got a shot off. Gotta foul as soon as the ball crosses midcourt and extend the game.

 

[wheezer]

Ar the end of the Mt St Mary's - New Orleans game, MSM up one with the ball, three second differential between shot and game clock - and New Orleans let them run the clock all the way down instead of fouling.

Yes, they got the rebound and called time out with 2.6 seconds to play, but they nevee got a shot off. Gotta foul as soon as the ball crosses midcourt and extend the game.

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which raises the question, how much time should be left on the clock where you can safely let the other team run it down...

I would think you would want to have in the neighborhood of seven or eight seconds with the ball, meaning that the other team starts the possession with 37 or 38 seconds of game remaining

.... you have to factor in that the other team puts up a shot at the end of the shot clock and you might lose a second or two securing the rebound before heading up court.... so then you have about six seconds of being organized and going up court

 

[Pritz99]

Assume they played pressing defense. Bug still have to foul with 10 sec left.

 

[RUtrumpet92]

They pressed in the backcourt, then let MSM PG dribble the clock away in one place once it crossed halfcourt.

 

[RU_Planning]

With the propensity of college players to be a bit iffy at the FT line, the longer shot clock, and not being able to inbounds from half court, I believe the strategy in college is always extend the game.

NBA extending the game is more strategic, but college you almost always have to do it.

 

[RU_DIO]

The big guy choking the little guy was pretty bad. They never put him back in.

 

[xkiesterx]

I was stunned. I don't understand that at all. Not nearly enough time to have that make sense. Especially given that even two made free throws still only made it a three point game.

 

[RUPete]

You have to extend the game. It's time that you will never get back. 2.6 is not enough time to go the length of the floor and get a decent shot. Everything has to be perfect in order to do so and you're still probably looking at an NBA 3 to get it done.

 

[RUtrumpet92]

NBA rules also allow you to inbound at halfcourt after a timeout on a rebound so in the NBA, playing for the stop would be an acceptable move. You are inbounding where one easier pads and two dribbles can get you a high percentage shot if you execute.

 

[G- RUnit]

Awful coaching.

 

[Good-Knight]

At about 20 secs, I'd foul right away thinking I could get the ball back twice . At 15, I let it go down to 10 secs before fouling, because I like to get a turn over if I can and don't think I can get two good possessions in 15 seconds.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I'd say 38 seconds would be my cutoff...maybe 36 if i had 2 timeouts.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I have always wondered in that spot how long it would take for a guy to take a long 3 and have the defense rebound and call a timeout. the risk is the shot is blocked or never hits the rim. I'd think it would be a full 3 seconds between when the shot is released and when the D rebounds and calls time out.