twyman wrote: Are you serious. Did you not watch the game last night?
How many times did you see Ole Miss miss a free throw and get the rebound and put it in last night.
I just wish the defense would have been better at the end.
With 3+ seconds to go I will always let them shot a three unless I have good rebounding team than I might foul depending on who the shooter is.
the scenario as my dad laid it out for me. Some people here just refuse to read.
And, sorry, but I disagree with you on your philosophy about what to do when you're up by 3 with 3 or 4 seconds left. This is personal opinion, but I'm a proponent of fouling in that situation.
Why? Because a good three-point shooter is more likely to tie the game up if you choose not to foul him. You must admit that a made three at the end to tie the game is MUCH more common than a guy missing the first toss after you foul him and then either him or one of his teammates getting a board and putting one back in.
There's really no definitive right or wrong answer here; but I say foul the man and make him hit one at then line, and then he has to try and miss one on purpose to attempt to get it back, and then they still have to put one in.
That is not easy to do. Really, it's semi-rare compared to making a three to tie or win.
Ole Miss may have gotten a couple of putbacks off of missed free throws a couple of times during the game, but it's a lot harder to execute the old "make the first one then miss the second one on purpose then get a rebound and put one back in" when the pressure is on and the game in on the line.
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