Ning on D on Last Possession
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Bubu looked like he had concrete shoes. We just couldn't afford to lose Niang to a 5th foul. No point in holding him out on the last possession of the game.
Niang is about good as it gets for a freshman...bright future.
That said...no way in hell he should have been on Craft.
We got to stop letting these guys get their feet set for these last second shots. Get in their grill
Niang said in the postgame on the radio that he was playing the drive because Craft had missed some recent FTs (Also, he hadn't attempted a 3 pointer up to that point in the game), so he was taking the percentage play and lost. It's a tough beat, but it was probably the smart play on the part of Niang.
niang was fully aware of the clock. he backpeddled so craft wouldnt drive, but shoot the 3. And Craft didn't drive. he shot the 3. Turned out to be a gamble that we lost.
You switch everything there so the ball stays in front of you. If Bubu gets pinned on the screen it's a layup. A three over Niang is less likely to be made than a layup with no one defending. We played the odds and lost.
The closer you are to Craft the better the chances are he'll be blowing by you.
With the clock slipping below 10 seconds and Kraft standing there. Then 5 seconds... as a player you have to figure out the time and realize Kraft isn't going anywhere at that point and get out on him. IMO
I was confused by the switch except not as much by the lack of pressure before the shot. Why did Bubu (other than too slow) not pressure the Ohio State player only to be followed by Niang to do the same. It was a tie but to give a fairly open three point shot is confusing. Why not put pressure and make the guy who had been missing free throws and is not all that quick try to drive to the hoop. I want to make it clear I am not putting the fault with Hoiberg but rather the players nervous and missing out on a opportunity at the end. Either way the basketball team had a good year again.
Disagree, because I'm sure he was told to be more ready got craft on the drive as opposed to a jumper.
Craft is not a shooter. Percentage wise, that shot is probably what we wanted. It just went against us...as that stuff usually does.
CycloneErik
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He played it well. Craft isn't a shooter.
It only looks like it's questionable because Craft made the shot.
It only looks like it's questionable because Craft made the shot.
Wrong. It was the right play and the shot ISU wanted them to take. The switch was the correct thing to do, you don't switch and Craft gets into the lane, which is what ISU was correctly playing against.
4 seconds is an eternity. Craft is a dribble driver, not a shooter. It was far more likely for him to drive to the rim than shoot the 3.
may have only gotten a pull up, but the plan was to make him take a shot from as far back as possible. too bad the plan didnt work for us. but can't fault niang's d on that play. Now, after the game, it's easy to say that niang should have been in craft's face.
We went coast to coast for a Clyburn layup with 5 second, why could Kraft not drive to the whole from the top of the key in 3?
There's a whole lot of dumb in this thread.
Kraft is not a 3-pt shooter. He scores at the basket. That's why we switched, so he didn't have an opportunity to drive.
He hit a clutch shot. There's not much more to say about that.
