NCAA Tournament - Afternoon Games [open thread]

realize that with 2.2 seconds left and down four, the best chance to win is to throw a length of the court pass to catch and score right under the bucket.  Yes, there is a risk of interception.  But you're facing close to 100 percent chance of loss if you do something else.  You might score in a second or less, forcing the opposition to inbound the ball in a one-possession game.  Or you might get fouled, go to the line, make one, miss, bat it out to three for the tie.  Or make both and be relatively set up to steal the inbounds.

The only chance with a backcourt inbounds is if the opposition loses its mind and fouls.  (VCU did it a few years ago in the first round to send the game into OT up four w/ three seconds left.  They subsequently lost.)  If I'm coaching Yale, I've prepared my team for that situation and have them play freeze tag drama club with their arms close to the body once the backcourt inbounds pass has left the inbounder's hands.