Can't remember if it was the final possession, but Chris Weber's non-timeout timeout.
As much crap as the NBA takes on this board, that was some ugly basketball last night. I know players were playing tough defense but there were a lot of bad shots taken and missed. Houston’s offense often resulted in them taking a tough shot as the shot clock ran out. Not a work of art.
I enjoyed watching the great defense by both teams, but can anyone explain what Houston was trying to do on offense most of the game?
I had the same discussion last night. For me, the responsibility for the ugliness didn't solely rest on the players and coaches. I thought those refs were HORRIBLE. In the first half, they obviously made the decision to "let them play." Fine. But the play was obviously out of control and a small percentage of foul calls were made.
I think Duke probably beats both those teams 7 out of 10 times. But that’s why they play the games and I am glad Houston was able to pull off the upset.
It is one of the larger pet peeves of mine, when the refs very clearly decide that they are going to call an entirely different game in the 2nd half, without any heads-up to the teams playing. I'm sure there were plenty of moments that they could have decided in the 1st half that they needed to tighten up, but to call 4 fouls in the entire first half and then get the same amount within 3 minutes of the 2nd was absurd and took away from the flow of the game.
On that final possession, it looked like they were determined to take a 3 when they really didn't need to
I understand the desire to shoot a three if a super good two isn't available, which it wasn't all half for them. The math is better, it's smart! It was just no an impressive possession and a bizarre move at the finish.
