Re: UC Outcoached

[JMCUCAT]

UC used up 2 timeouts in the first half because they got trapped in a  
corner, double teamed, and had nowhere to go.  I guess they didn't think to  throw 
it off someone's leg.
 
John
 
 
In a message dated 12/3/2006 11:03:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
address@hidden writes:

know it  is early in Mick Cronin's head coaching career, but Mick killed UC 
with some  horrible coaching mistakes yesterday against UAB.  UC is up 5 with 
36.8  seconds to go.  We make a terrible defensive error letting a guy walk  
into a three point shot with a 5 point lead.  You just cannot allow that,  
however, that's a player error(one that may result from coaching but who's to  
say).    So UAB cuts the lead to 2 and calls timeout.   At  this point UAB is 
going to foul.  THEY ARE GOING TO FOUL!!!    There is no reason for John 
Williamson to be on the floor.  You can bring  him in after someone is fouled.  You can 
have him inbound the basketball,  but you absolutely cannot have that poor a 
free throw shooter on the  floor.  So Williamson gets fouled, makes the 
first(thankfully), misses  the 2nd.  UC lets a guy get straight to the rim and 
score.  Now  probably Mick's biggest coaching error of the game comes into play.  
You  absolutely cannot use all of your timeouts before the last 
minute of a  game, especially when you have an inexperienced team.  UC messed 
up the  inbounds play, it looked to me like McGowen started to call timeout, 
but  realized he didn't have any.  There is no excuse for not having a timeout 
 at that point.  UAB really only went on one run until the last minute of  
the game.  UC should have had at least two timeouts left at that point in  the 
game.  WIth an inexperienced team it is essential.   (The  timeouts would have 
also come in handy for drawing up an inbounds play with  say two seconds left, 
and down three) I hope for the success of UC basketball  and the UC program.  
But yesturday I didn't see the game management  skills that I saw with Bob 
Huggins, or even AK last year who did a great job  give us the best chance to 
win with a very thin lineup.  Mick has been  dealt a very tough hand by the 
inept way our coaching change was  handled.  Other than Vaughn, I don't see any 
top teer Big East caliber  starters on our team.  However, if Mick had 
managed yesturday's game  better we beat UAB.   Hopefully he'll from the 
mistakes and grow as  a coach.

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