RickyDizzle wrote:Tatum and Nesmith were great.
For the fire brad guys, Popovich had the worst coaching decision of the night. Why do you challenge on the Timelord alleyoop? Sure he wasnt fouled but there were like 30 seconds left... the mathematical expectation of two Timelord free throws is 1 point for the Cs. Instead you challenge, knowing the best outcome is a jump ball between Poetl and Timelord and Jaylen drills his three and more time ticks off the clock.
Just take your chances with Timelord freethrows and save the time on the clock. Im like "do you really want timelord to jump it up and just let the celtics reset their whole offense instead of having our worst free throw shooting trying a pair with the clock stopped?"
It was an emotional decision of "hey that wasnt a foul!" But totally illogical (unless you really think Poetl can beat Rob to a jump ball... I dont).
Good point.
Maybe Pop was thinking that if call was overturned it would be a turnover instead of jump ball? Or even if it was jump ball he knew jump ball is 50/50 that his team wins which still might be better than sending time lord to the line.
I don't think that was the play that decided the game.
If Pop is 2nd guessing himself, it's nothing in the last 3 mins of regulation or OT....it's how the F did my team go from up 32 to tie game with 3 mins left?
