🏀 GAME THREAD 🏀 #1 Arizona - 96 // #12 Alabama - 75

 

[Bammerboy321]

@Bammerboy321
Here’s the answer from Oats about timeouts.
(I’d have called one & replace players if this is the case)

I saw it. Completely disagree with it. It would make sense if you're trying to get your guys to overcome a 10-0 run. Allowing a 28-6 run? Yeah, I'd say that calls for it. And if he's against it, he called a timeout in the first half to stop a run, immediately called a set play for a corner 3 and it allowed Alabama to regain momentum before the end of the half.

Thinking timeouts don't help stop momentum is disingenuous. Look at our game vs Duke in the Elite 8. Every time momentum even started to shift in our direction, Scheyer called a timeout and prevented us to go on a run. It completely threw off our rhythm on offense.

I'm not saying timeouts magically fix everything. But it does help you to get the guys to regroup, get in the right sets, and hopefully have the best lineup. Amari Allen was running point during the majority of their run instead of Philon. And not only that, the effort dropped off. You can't have that vs a team like Arizona.

 

[ElephantStomp]

That was an ugly game for the most part. I disagree with Oats about not calling a timeout during Zona’s big run.

 

[BamaFan334]

I understand both sides of this argument. I've no issues with either.

I'm the same. I do wonder if people think a timeout is gonna make a team go cold all of a sudden.

 

[Secondand26]

I saw it. Completely disagree with it. It would make sense if you're trying to get your guys to overcome a 10-0 run. Allowing a 28-6 run? Yeah, I'd say that calls for it. And if he's against it, he called a timeout in the first half to stop a run, immediately called a set play for a corner 3 and it allowed Alabama to regain momentum before the end of the half.

Thinking timeouts don't help stop momentum is disingenuous. Look at our game vs Duke in the Elite 8. Every time momentum even started to shift in our direction, Scheyer called a timeout and prevented us to go on a run. It completely threw off our rhythm on offense.

I'm not saying timeouts magically fix everything. But it does help you to get the guys to regroup, get in the right sets, and hopefully have the best lineup. Amari Allen was running point during the majority of their run instead of Philon. And not only that, the effort dropped off. You can't have that vs a team like Arizona.

There’s a reason you have them & a reason to call them. I agree.
Maybe he was try to send a message to the team? I don’t know

 

[UAgrad93]

I'm the same. I do wonder if people think a timeout is gonna make a team go cold all of a sudden.

Not necessarily go cold, but to break momentum. I’ve used timeouts in a variety of ways and it wasn’t to always “coach up” the team or chew their asses out. I did and replaced all 5 on the floor, done and chew out officials over a obviously blown call, and even called timeout and told the guys “this timeout is for you to figure out just how much the game means to you! Not that particular game, but basketball in general.” Then told them if it didn’t mean that much, let me know now and I’ll sub you out and not waste my time with you anymore!

 

[UAgrad93]

When I coached baseball, I would go to the mound for a visit with the pitcher, pitcher and catcher, or entire infield. Shit, sometimes it would be to discuss situation, I would even tell a joke or I’d be pissed at the umpire, I would have my back to the plate and wait for him to come out and right before he got to us, one of the players would have eyes on him and with a nod, let me know he was almost there and I’d break up the meeting and jog back to the dugout.

 

[alabama mike]

Arizona did not play well in the first half but came out in the 2nd half and showed why they are the number 1 team in the country. Bottom line, it was just a good ole country whipping. Really concerned with our lack of rebounding. Oats missed big on Williamson.

 

[BamaFan334]

When I coached baseball, I would go to the mound for a visit with the pitcher, pitcher and catcher, or entire infield. Shit, sometimes it would be to discuss situation, I would even tell a joke or I’d be pissed at the umpire, I would have my back to the plate and wait for him to come out and right before he got to us, one of the players would have eyes on him and with a nod, let me know he was almost there and I’d break up the meeting and jog back to the dugout.

Ha Ha, I do love the back to the umpire and him having to tell you three times to break it up. "Ok, then stop calling strikes in the other batters box."