A little TO story from a Michigan fan (and don't we know last minute TOs!). Last spring, we are in the semifinals of a tournament, down 3 in overtime, less than 30 seconds to play. I have a good three-point shooter/defender on the floor at playing the 3, but she has a history of making terrible decisions and shoots well only off the pass and only if wide open. Guess who steals the ball on the other team's inbounds - my awesome defender 3. She has a defender right on top of her in the corner of the court. Knowing that we are milliseconds from turning the ball back over, I scream for a TO. While I make sure the trail is seeing my request, my shaky 3 simply makes her best pass of the year, reaching around the defender and feeding my 4 for an easy lay-in. As the ball is released to a wide open player, I could hear through all the noise in the gym the whistle granting my TO. Nobody knows but me that the basket doesn't count until order is restored. Hawks Coach is feeling pretty brilliant right now
Only one thing to do - call the play to set my 3 up for the open 3. Unbelievably (as if this wasn't unbelievable enough), everyone runs the play as diagrammed, this girl makes her 3rd big play in about 2 seconds of clock time and coldly nails the 3. When the other team rushes up court to score, we steal, pass, hit the lay-up, and Hawks Coach is feeling prrrrrretty brilliant now
Dickie V. shudda been there - he would be talking for days about my knowledge of the game and ability to get the big win for my team! Players can sure make you look smart sometimes.