The Timeout?

[oldude]

I was talking about end of game plays. It doesn't matter who did it in 2014. Crunch time plays Stanford 2014 slowest player bringing it up the court didn't get a shot off! 2017 Chong takes it to the hoop shoots an airball from 10 feet. It's been a pattern for a while. As far as Paiges shot that was great but it was at the end of the shot clock made by UConns 2 best players ( Paige and Evina ). Paige was open and nailed it!
Here you go on one rants with a history like nobody on the boneyard doesn't know already. Which you do when you don't like someones opinion.

My point is simply that in the past 10 years or 5 years or whatever period of time you want to look at, there have been very few UConn games that go down to the last possession. It’s not like the NBA where every game seems to go down to the last possession and game winning shots are about as frequent as a windy day in Chicago.

The other point I would make is that around WCBB, there are very few game winning shots made by anyone. Ogunbowle’s 2 FF game winners for ND in 2018 were extraordinarily unique.

 

[MD#12Fan]

My point is simply that in the past 10 years or 5 years or whatever period of time you want to look at, there have been very few UConn games that go down to the last possession. It’s not like the NBA where every game seems to go down to the last possession and game winning shots are about as frequent as a windy day in Chicago.

The other point I would make is that around WCBB, there are very few game winning shots made by anyone. Ogunbowle’s 2 FF game winners for ND in 2018 were extraordinarily unique.

I think this is a great topic. No matter how rare, it only takes one of these to derail your season. (Duh) The Final Four losses recently were all "end-of-game" scenarios. Did we like Gabby's off balance jumper in the lane? When we were coming back against Arkansas, did we like all the shots we were taking?
I actually think we do pretty darn good with end-of-quarter situations. It's not that much different end-of-game.
I think Geno takes advantage of all scoring opportunities. We got at least 3 layups today off out-of-bounds plays. We got a fast break layup off the opening jump ball. That's 8 points right there.
You practice all this stuff. What a coach like Geno does, is he gives the first 5 a situation, like say, down 5 with a minute to go. You use the clock and play out the scenario. Different things come up each time. You change the scenario. 30 minutes at the end of practice? In my day, with no clock, everyone had a stall/4-corners for the end of the game. You practiced that.
When I'm coaching, I practice OB plays all practice long. I'll start a sequence with a side OB play or OB under, etc. Or start a sequence with a free throw.
Obviously you also draw up plays during TOs. For example, they have practiced side OB plays 1000 times. You might have 4-5 plays for each setup. Game situations are also unique to the game you're playing and the personnel.
One more point: the more experienced and smart your team is, the more time in practice you have to work on situations. If you cannot stop dribble drive- kick against a good offensive team, unfortunately fixing that takes a lot of time out of a practice.

 

[oldude]

I think this is a great topic. No matter how rare, it only takes one of these to derail your season. (Duh) The Final Four losses recently were all "end-of-game" scenarios. Did we like Gabby's off balance jumper in the lane? When we were coming back against Arkansas, did we like all the shots we were taking?
I actually think we do pretty darn good with end-of-quarter situations. It's not that much different end-of-game.
I think Geno takes advantage of all scoring opportunities. We got at least 3 layups today off out-of-bounds plays. We got a fast break layup off the opening jump ball. That's 8 points right there.
You practice all this stuff. What a coach like Geno does, is he gives the first 5 a situation, like say, down 5 with a minute to go. You use the clock and play out the scenario. Different things come up each time. You change the scenario. 30 minutes at the end of practice? In my day, with no clock, everyone had a stall/4-corners for the end of the game. You practiced that.
When I'm coaching, I practice OB plays all practice long. I'll start a sequence with a side OB play or OB under, etc. Or start a sequence with a free throw.
Obviously you also draw up plays during TOs. For example, they have practiced side OB plays 1000 times. You might have 4-5 plays for each setup. Game situations are also unique to the game you're playing and the personnel.
One more point: the more experienced and smart your team is, the more time in practice you have to work on situations. If you cannot stop dribble drive- kick against a good offensive team, unfortunately fixing that takes a lot of time out of a practice.

You made my other point. That if you execute throughout the game, it’s seldom necessary to execute on the last possession to win the game.

While it didn’t matter to the ultimate outcome today, I’m sure UConn saw that DePaul doesn’t drop a defender back on the opening jump ball, so the Huskies ran one the most basic plays in the book by releasing E on the wing with Liv getting the tap to Paige who passed to E for the easiest assist of the game.

 

[cbraarj]

My point is simply that in the past 10 years or 5 years or whatever period of time you want to look at, there have been very few UConn games that go down to the last possession. It’s not like the NBA where every game seems to go down to the last possession and game winning shots are about as frequent as a windy day in Chicago.

The other point I would make is that around WCBB, there are very few game winning shots made by anyone. Ogunbowle’s 2 FF game winners for ND in 2018 were extraordinarily unique.

My point because how dominate they have been in the last 12 years and probably further. They don't spend as much time on those plays because Geno and CD usually practice it so the players don't get it wrong instead of just getting it right. With them even crushing top 10 teams until the last 3 years. IMO getting complacent with that part of the game could be easy. Especially during the 2009-2018 seasons because no team was safe except NDs 7-1 run against them. Even the best coaches get complacent.

 

[MD#12Fan]

You made my other point. That if you execute throughout the game, it’s seldom necessary to execute on the last possession to win the game.

While it didn’t matter to the ultimate outcome today, I’m sure UConn saw that DePaul doesn’t drop a defender back on the opening jump ball, so the Huskies ran one the most basic plays in the book by releasing E on the wing with Liv getting the tap to Paige for the easiest assist of the game.

100%
Coaching here in bush Alaska, most of the young men are short, except they have long limbs and explosiveness. My center (5'11") last year could sky and also direct the ball. We tried our best to score on the opening tap every game. It gives you "an attitude" to be aggressive right from the jump, like PB likes to say.

 

[oldude]

My point because how dominate they have been in the last 12 years and probably further. They don't spend as much time on those plays because Geno and CD usually practice it so the players don't get it wrong instead of just getting it right. With them even crushing top 10 teams until the last 3 years. IMO getting complacent with that part of the game could be easy. Especially during the 2009-2018 seasons because no team was safe except NDs 7-1 run against them. Even the best coaches get complacent.

All that I can say is that UConn does work on end of game situations in practice frequently, notwithstanding the fact that they may have come up short a few times through the years.

 

[Skeets]

All that I can say is that UConn does work on end of game situations in practice frequently, notwithstanding the fact that they may have come up short a few times through the years.

If a timeout was called immediately after the rebound at most it would be 2 or 3 seconds on the clock. Not a good situation. FWI, it looked like both on the floor and GA were trying to call the TO, but it was a little late in coming from the zebras. Should never get in that situation...

 

[HuskylnSC]

The good thing is, "We won't do that again!" I hope.