| Re: fouling to win the game
First of all, Kansas is the best defensive team in the nation, so to say that they needed to foul because they couldn't stop Memphis from scoring is absurd. Anyone see the North Carolina game when they held the most explosive team in the nation to 12 points whilst scoring 40 of their own?
It was a great strategic move on Kansas' part. You know.. instead of you people bitching about the fouling, why don't you bitch about how Memphis is fundamentally flawed? You think it sucks when a team fouls on purpose? Well, I think it sucks when a team can't shoot a fucking free throw to save their lives and these are supposed to be the elite players in division I basketball and yet, they can't excel at the simplest of task. Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derek Rose are both going to be high 1st round draft picks if they come out.
You know what else sucked for Memphis? Dorsey fouling a Kansas player thirty feet away from the basket, fouling out in the process where they could have used his wide body in overtime, and giving KU two free throws. They then throw away an in-bound and Kansas hits a three. All of a sudden KU is only down 4. Down 3.. Kansas has the ball with 10 seconds left. Instead of calling a timeout to make sure everyone on the court knows what they should do, Calipari declines.. So, instead of the team fouling Kansas with under 5 seconds left to nullify a three point attempt, they let KU shoot the three, and Chalmers ties it. Then.. if that's not enough..with 2 seconds left, Calipari again doesn't utilize a timeout so instead of setting up a play, Memphis heaves a halfcourter and eds up in overtime.
Face it.. KU deserved to win the game. Even if you don't agree with anything I've just said, Memphis STILL had five minutes of overtime to play where they SUCKED. Completely outplayed.
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