To Foul or Not to Foul

No. Dumb question, dumb thread.

was in the double bonus and you are up by 2. No

Not in this case, your up by 2, play it out. Wisconsin got a good look there in the end, just missed it

Like it or not, Bo Ryan is one of the best coaches in the world. He chose not to foul. Does that answer your question?

they should not have fouled.

However, the game did give some good evidence that Michigan could have benefited by fouling Kentucky more often down low.Those bigs almost cost Kentucky the game at the line.

When Wisconsin had the ball tied with 50 seconds left, I thought to myself why not get a quick shot attempt in the first 10-12 seconds, ensuring yourself one more possesion while possibly taking the lead? It made no sense to me that they whittled the clock down, scored and then gave UK a shot to tie or to lead. I would rather be in control of my own destiny.

But in answer to your question, yes I think they should have fouled. Forcing Kentucky to make two foul shots and still giving yourself a chance to win the game at the end and the very worst OT. But hindsight is always 20/20.

No. They should have denied the perimeter a bit better, but to foul on purpose is ridiculous.

but I dislike Ryan a ton. Like, just so so much. Yet, Cal makes him look/sound like a downright decent guy in comparison. The post game interviews were full of wizzy praising both teams efforts. Cal gets up there, nothing genuinely decent to say about wizzy (or us, either, for that matter) and starts talking about how he implemented a new "scheme", calling Harrison a sniper or similar, etc. Just blowing himself so hard in that urban/saban backhanded kind if way. Dude, his "scheme" was having 5 lottery guys on the court, averaging 4 inches on everyone they play, bullbashing the paint and a kid hitting 3....THREE game winning NBA threes to advance. That's not you, cal. That's not scheme, cal. That's young NBA level kids finally realizing what they are. Horford was our #2 big, ffs. Yet, a team with only one sure fire mid 1st rounder took you to the wire. A kid hit a well contested shot from the parking lot with 2 seconds left. No scheme in that. A healthy Mitch and we whoop that ass, imo. "Scheme"......lol......F that guy, man. Can't believe I feel bad for Wisconsin bb but Ryan is a cool dude compared to cal.

It's pretty obvious, isn't it, that the safest play is to simply deny a three-pointer and force K to shoot a two? A can't-lose approach. 

Odds of UK making that three <<<<<< Odds of UK making two free throws (except if you foul the 45% FT guy).

No. You never foul in that situation.

They should have made all three free throws.

No