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[JasonS]

Originally Posted by cincrulz11

i mean look at this. the plan was obviously for evans to keep the ball, why do we have both bigs standing down there. im sure mick will say "to get a rebound". but you make it so much harder on yourself by doing this. jake basically has to take a long jumper, if he drives he's got 2 guys waiting for him even if he beats his man.

What Jake did was exactly what was drawn up and intended. They work on this with Jake a lot in practice. Refs, especially in college, tend to swallow whistles late in games so a jump shot to win is not a bad percentage shot. Jake can get his own shot and is obviously very comfortable in that 16-18 foot range. You have two bigs in the game to rebound in case Jake goes a little early and there is a second chance opportunity. Also, it gives an option for a pick and roll if Jake is struggling to beat his man one on one. Results aside, I didn't have an issue with that shot at all.