All year long, a source close to the Memphis program said last night, Calipari has practiced exactly what to do in those situation - up three, time running out. All season long, the Tigers practiced fouling in those situations. Maybe Calipari figured they would remember.
He must have. He didn't call a timeout to remind them. They didn't foul. Mario Chalmers hit a game-tying 3. Overtime was a formality; Kansas won the game, 75-68.
Memphis had 2 time outs left! After Rose hit 1 of 2 and put Memphis up 3 with 10 seconds left, He should have called a time out to make sure the players knew to foul before a shot was taken. If you watch Rose slighty bumped and put his arms up to show he wasn't trying to foul.
Tennessee beat Memphis the say way. Vols up by 3, fouled Memphis to put them on the line. Even if he hits 2 Tenn would still have a 1 pt lead. Also Coach Cal didn't use his bench as he had all year. Mack played 2 mins and Kemp played 4 mins. Both contributed all year and should have been used to spell Rose-45 mins, Anderson and CDR 42 mins each.
I have a couple other issues with Calipari from last night but it's time to let it go. I still think Coach Cal is a great Coach and glad he is a Tiger, but last night he lost the game more than the missed FT's.
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