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Originally Posted by OldDog
Down by 4, I think the feeling was that the best chance was to make a defensive stop, make a quick score and have a chance for another before the end of the game, instead of putting UConn on the line and having them assuredly go up by 6. Remember UConn as a team was shooting 90% at the free throw line throughout the tournament and 100% last night. Kentucky was 1-7 from 3 point range in the second half.
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So the plan was to maybe get a stop and then maybe get the ball back, so the BEST CASE SCENARIO is you're still down by 2 possessions with under 20 seconds left? Solid.
To support Cal's "strategy" there you have to think that:
-4 (at best) w/17 seconds left > -6 (at worst) w/50 seconds left.
Sorry, but it's Basketball 101 that the 30+ seconds in that situation are infinitely more valuable than the 2 points.
And again, even if you don't want to foul, you still have to trap and at least try for a steal. Calipari did neither. His plan amounted to just letting UConn run the clock out.