I don’t much care who wins the last game tonight, IU v. Kent St. Maybe a slight preference for Kent, as the winner gets Miami.
But I just saw one of those plays that drive me crazy, that if a Duke player had done this, my response would be very ugly. Actually, my response, in a game I’ve watched very little, was ugly.
Kent St., down by 10 with 4-5 minutes to go, has a 3-on-1 fast break. The Kent guard, choosing style over a near-sure 2, throws a lousy, way-high, alley-oop, teammate can’t finish, not even close, Indiana rebounds, goes back down, scores 2. Kent could’ve cut the lead to 8, but a few seconds later the lead was 12 instead.
The far-too-frequent choice of style over the sure 2 is too dumb for words. I can only assume it’s some sort of ESPN Top 10 effect.