Holy Turn of events Batman!

Riddle me this though. Why did he throw the ball instead of just hold it.

OUt of the time out?

Poor coaching, bad BBIQ. .

If you get the steal someone in that huddle should have said just hold on.

Undisciplined teams beat themselves.

Not even gonna touch the 9 to 1 run the last 4 minutes.

Sad. Tough lesson to learn.

Wow, amazing finish.  Watch the ref coming into the picture from the right who seemed to waive off the shot, then put his hands/arms on his head -- did he realize he had made a mistake?  It was so close, .1 when it left his hand it looks like.

Speaking of BBIQ, in the Division II district semi-finals last Thursday in the Convo Athens was down at half to Chillicothe 27-14 behind the hot hot hand of a 6' 1" or 2" senior Chillicothe guard who has played varsity for 4 years.  The Bulldogs battled back behind their sophmores and freshmen to take the lead in the 4th quarter 47-46 with about 1:20 to play when the above mentioned Chillicothe guard made a steal at halfcourt and went the other way with nobody else back.  He got his steps right and went up for a one-handed dunk but stuffed it into the side of the rim and landed on his back on the endline with the ball coming down on top of him.  Athens got the ball and a freshman hit a three on the other end and Athens then hit 9 of 10 free throws and picked up the win. (District finals at Convo Thursday 3/7 at 6pm.)

I went straight from the Convo to my Thursday night pick-up game and shared the end of the game with the local bball junkies.  Some seemed to think that if the guy had been playing at 110% the whole game he should have played 110% on the play and gone for the dunk.  I disagreed.  Given the situation, and the fact that a dunk by this approx. 6 foot player was not a gimmie, you gotta get the points, and the lead, there.  Still over a minute left so who knows how things would have worked out but IMO that was a poor, poor decision.

THis is where I am gonna brag on Hoosier bred kids. We have all seen Walt elevate for a jumper, we know he can throw down but inthe heat of a game when he is on a breakaway in the open court we have all seen that he does what coaches over here call "the right thing". Make the layup get back on D.   I have seen kids throw down thunderous dunks in a close game only to spend the rest of the game on the bench and be running stadium steps after the game for not doing what the coach is teaching. SHowtime comes only when a game is safely in hand.

2 points is bettr than the dunk off the back rim .......that is what seperates winners from wanna bes

Wuss - I throw it down here in the NC!

and ...for the win.....looking at that clip.....who was the point guard who correctly ran the break, stopped at the free throw line and delivered the fundamental pass that lead to the dunk.......?

I'll go Brandon Hunter vs Miami..... However this may have just been in a dream.

Do late-night pickup games count?

It was against West Virginia, but not a shattered backboard, just a destroyed rim.

UHhhhh that was the point. DO you think they come out of the womb knowing what to do in game situations? That is all about coaching htem up and reinforcing what you think they already know. Never assume the coach before you has given them the info. SOme guys just roll the balls out. Others cover the details. Standing in one place on an in bounds, running the baseline after a made basket, look for a good 2 instead of jacking a 3, etc etc.....great coaches make sure it is in the forefront of a players mind in THAT situation and in THAT moment. That is what coaching is all about. Kids make plays. Coaches detail the situation and give direction.

I guarantee you that MOST kids these days do not understand situations and mechanics of the game.