I am probably in the minority but I really do not think the play was "bonehead". Miss St was locking in on defense and everything was being contested and it was a tough slog to get anything even partially open. When Saniya felt there was room, her instincts took over to try to get an open shot or at least a foul (something I hope she does more of with the Wings) which were both good bets since William was initially in poor defensive position which often happens if the defense is expecting you to run down the clock so they are not as focused early in the play. It was indeed an incredible defensive play by William who demonstrated remarkable lateral quickness. 9/10 times, the defense would n0t have been able to make a positive play.
On the other hand, if we played it conservatively (by the book) letting the shot clock go down to a few seconds or so, there was no guarantee that we could get a good shot or even a semi good shot and the ref's tend to be less likely to call a foul in that position. Therefore, there was a good chance we enter 2OT with a re-energized Miss St team. Not ideal.
I am not saying Saniya had this thought process but in hindsight, I think this falls within the category of reasonable risk.
