Poor coaching by Oregon...
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They're gonna hold on to win, but this was a poorly coached game. They stopped playing the last 14 minutes.
They won and made it to the Final Four as an underdog. I've seen worse coaching.
Worked for Oregon just like it works for UK an Cal 99% of the time. OP is clueless.
Fantastic coaching job. You know why? They won the damn game.
It's puss. Play the game stop taking your teams out of games trying to let the clock decide it early. It fails in huge games most of the time.
Play. To. Win. Don't. Play. Not. To. Lose.
Football coaches figured out prevent D sucks when will basketball
Coaches get the memo?
They won,
But if Kansas hits at a decent clip, they don't.
Play. To. Win. Don't. Play. Not. To. Lose.
Football coaches figured out prevent D sucks when will basketball
Coaches get the memo?
They won,
But if Kansas hits at a decent clip, they don't.
Yep. The coaching turned out O.K. for Oregon . . . just like it has for the 'Cats so many times this season.
Congratulations to the Ducks.
Now let's see if we can get another game from the 'Cats on Sunday like the one we got from them on Friday. If so . . . I'll look forward to seein' all of y'all out here in The Valley of The Sun next weekend !
Go 'Cats ! ! !
Congratulations to the Ducks.
Now let's see if we can get another game from the 'Cats on Sunday like the one we got from them on Friday. If so . . . I'll look forward to seein' all of y'all out here in The Valley of The Sun next weekend !
Go 'Cats ! ! !
Hate the 'play not to lose' philosophy but Altman is damn good coach. Had he not backed out of the Arkansas job that program would be completely different now
For those who think the ends justified the means here, Oregon got very lucky. They were only up six, missed a wild, contested three, but got a very fortunate long rebound and were able to drain more clock. If Kansas got that rebound and scored, I think the collapse could have been much more likely.
I think the more accurate explanation is that you're more likely to take note when it fails.
Coaches play conservative second halves with big leads all the time - rarely does a 15 point halftime lead end up at 30.
Usually, they just keep it in that 12-20 range until the end as part of a low risk low reward strategy.
That happens hundreds of times in a season, but only when the other team manages to whittle away at the lead despite the conservative play does anyone make note.
Well, the favorite team was Kansas and if anyone coached poorly in this game it was Bill Self. He lost by 14.
And this morning they are back in their little Lawrence, Kansas cabin crying what could have been.
I think it works most of the time when you're the superior team and it's a basic game. I've seen it bite teams plenty in the tournament over the years. A good example is '15 Kentucky. Oregon almost did it last night. Just play. If we get a 8 point lead with 8 minutes to go, I don't mind being patient, but letting shot clocks run out and never getting a good shot because you're playing not to lose will get you beat if you're not careful.
You realize that Cal does the same thing every game too, right? We always stop attacking when we have a good lead.
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