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When I was coaching, if we were up by 3 with less than 10 sec to go, I'd have my kids foul. Therefore, there was no miracle shot. In order to tie the game the opponent would have to : (1) make 1 FT, (2) miss the 2nd, (3)get the rebound which now is harder to do since they can't move until the rim is hit and only 2 Offensive players are allowed in the lane, (4)put in a shot. Compare that with the "Hail Mary" shots that we see go in more frequently. Actually, there aren't that many miracle shots. Most times they get a good "look" at the basket.
Consequently, we never had a game get tied by employing this strategy. And, with less than 10 seconds left, we never have to get the ball over the timeline once we inbound it or rebound it. I've seen major colleges lose games by not using this strategy. And some of them have been in the NCAA's where the school loses lots of money by not moving on to the next round.
I always wondered why more coaches don't do this.
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