Scott Van Pelt
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They couldn't get the ball in bounds. There was a call, which I get that people don't love it. My point on that, And I'm curious where you land with this. If you stop the world from spinning at that moment and you let Duke analytically look at this moment and say, all right, that was probably a shitty call. Yeah. But you can send a 62% free throw shooter to the line for one and one.
They couldn't get the ball in bounds. There was a call, which I get that people don't love it. My point on that, And I'm curious where you land with this. If you stop the world from spinning at that moment and you let Duke analytically look at this moment and say, all right, that was probably a shitty call. Yeah. But you can send a 62% free throw shooter to the line for one and one.
They couldn't get the ball in bounds. There was a call, which I get that people don't love it. My point on that, And I'm curious where you land with this. If you stop the world from spinning at that moment and you let Duke analytically look at this moment and say, all right, that was probably a shitty call. Yeah. But you can send a 62% free throw shooter to the line for one and one.
Or Cryer has the ball in his hands and Houston can run clock and shoot a shot to beat you and you'll never touch it again. Which would you prefer? And if I'm Duke, I'm saying, let the guy go to the line. You think he's making two? I don't. And he did. Okay. Even with that, we got 19 seconds and we got the ball. Give it to the number one pick. I'll take my chances with that.
Or Cryer has the ball in his hands and Houston can run clock and shoot a shot to beat you and you'll never touch it again. Which would you prefer? And if I'm Duke, I'm saying, let the guy go to the line. You think he's making two? I don't. And he did. Okay. Even with that, we got 19 seconds and we got the ball. Give it to the number one pick. I'll take my chances with that.
Or Cryer has the ball in his hands and Houston can run clock and shoot a shot to beat you and you'll never touch it again. Which would you prefer? And if I'm Duke, I'm saying, let the guy go to the line. You think he's making two? I don't. And he did. Okay. Even with that, we got 19 seconds and we got the ball. Give it to the number one pick. I'll take my chances with that.
You know, does that make sense? Like the way people turn it into that decided the game. I'm like, no, it didn't. Robert's making two free throws, playing great defense, challenging and And Cryer making two free throws. And then them, I saw you tweet it, decided to throw a football pass or whatever that was. That decided the game. I don't want to hear that it was the call.
You know, does that make sense? Like the way people turn it into that decided the game. I'm like, no, it didn't. Robert's making two free throws, playing great defense, challenging and And Cryer making two free throws. And then them, I saw you tweet it, decided to throw a football pass or whatever that was. That decided the game. I don't want to hear that it was the call.
You know, does that make sense? Like the way people turn it into that decided the game. I'm like, no, it didn't. Robert's making two free throws, playing great defense, challenging and And Cryer making two free throws. And then them, I saw you tweet it, decided to throw a football pass or whatever that was. That decided the game. I don't want to hear that it was the call.
It was a bad call, but that's not why they lost. They still had an opportunity to win it. That's just how I saw that last chunk of time.
It was a bad call, but that's not why they lost. They still had an opportunity to win it. That's just how I saw that last chunk of time.
It was a bad call, but that's not why they lost. They still had an opportunity to win it. That's just how I saw that last chunk of time.
When he made that first one, you saw him. Like, he was like... I was like, okay, like, he... It's the old Shaq line. I make them, I make them when they matter. Or like it, you just, after he made the first, I'm like, damn, he's going to make them both. And he did. And then, but then you still have to stop Duke.
When he made that first one, you saw him. Like, he was like... I was like, okay, like, he... It's the old Shaq line. I make them, I make them when they matter. Or like it, you just, after he made the first, I'm like, damn, he's going to make them both. And he did. And then, but then you still have to stop Duke.
When he made that first one, you saw him. Like, he was like... I was like, okay, like, he... It's the old Shaq line. I make them, I make them when they matter. Or like it, you just, after he made the first, I'm like, damn, he's going to make them both. And he did. And then, but then you still have to stop Duke.
And it's, they kind of reverted to a couple of plays early in the year when they lost, they didn't lose much, but when they lost, it was sort of ended up in flags hands and you're asking them to make something happen in a moment. And then it becomes, well, they didn't have any close games and they mostly didn't. Or you're on the floor with a team full of adults that just don't blink much either.
And it's, they kind of reverted to a couple of plays early in the year when they lost, they didn't lose much, but when they lost, it was sort of ended up in flags hands and you're asking them to make something happen in a moment. And then it becomes, well, they didn't have any close games and they mostly didn't. Or you're on the floor with a team full of adults that just don't blink much either.
And it's, they kind of reverted to a couple of plays early in the year when they lost, they didn't lose much, but when they lost, it was sort of ended up in flags hands and you're asking them to make something happen in a moment. And then it becomes, well, they didn't have any close games and they mostly didn't. Or you're on the floor with a team full of adults that just don't blink much either.
And you missed a shot, you know, and then it becomes, that's what your legacy is forever. Duke was awesome. Flag's awesome. They lost just part of that happens, man.
And you missed a shot, you know, and then it becomes, that's what your legacy is forever. Duke was awesome. Flag's awesome. They lost just part of that happens, man.