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Originally Posted by nik-
This is pretty much it. If you were watching that game, Butler had no options on the inbound they were forced to take the timeout on. Duke had excellent coverage.
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I think that if you have the whole back court there should always be open on an inbound play. I can't remember if they had a release man back there, but I think you should be able to get it in and keep your timeout. Even if you can get it to half and call a timeout, you can get in position for a much more dangerous inbound play. Coaches have special inbound plays from this spot for moments like this.
Regardless, I think that everything worked out well for Butler. They got a good shot off that had a great chance of going in.
Can't argue with Duke having great coverage though. It really helps when you have NBA size on your team.
This tournament really showed me how important having a great coach is. Izzo had his best player injured and still managed to reach the final four. Holding off the comeback from Maryland was tough enough but to keep advancing without Kalin shows just how tough an Izzo team is.
Great tournament and it was really thrilling to see Lucious' shot and Kramer's layup live. My bracket ended up being sub-par. I even lost to my old man which hurts quite a bit. Normally I'd be really upset with Duke winning, but with such a great tournament and final game, it is really tough to complain.
Last but not least.... NCAA, please keep the tournament to 65 teams.
That is all.