Clock Operator Might have Cost the W

[Sad Din]

4.3 secs when shot clock stopped. Ball was imbounded, player turned and took step and still 4.3. Shot left hand around .5 left. Slow clock operator probably cuased .5 to be left in clock

[DungeonRealm]

DJB for UTC was 4-16 for the game prior to this shot

[FUBeAR]

Nah

[Sad Din]

Nah

there is no doubt the clock started late.

[Sad Din]

and here is another thing per the Chat area stations

On the sideline, head coach Lamont Paris was frantically rushing towards the official and waving, presumably trying to signal for a timeout, but Jean-Baptiste either didn't see or didn't care.

You can see the coach on the court. Thanks Refs

[apaladin]

4.3 secs when shot clock stopped. Ball was imbounded, player turned and took step and still 4.3. Shot left hand around .5 left. Slow clock operator probably cuased .5 to be left in clock

Yes said this right after the game in the game thread.

[FUpaladin08]

Yea clocks and phantom timeouts stink. But he hit an amazing shot. I would have preferred a foul around mid court to send them to the line.

[FUBeAR]

Nah

there is no doubt the clock started late.

No more than 1 or 2 tenths (human reaction time) after he caught ball & he released final shot with 5 tenths left. Outcome not affected by clock operator.

[Roundball]

We lost due to a great shot. No other reason.

[Davemeister]

We lost due to a great shot. No other reason.

That was no desperation heave. It was an NBA 3-pointer.

[apaladin]

We lost due to a great shot. No other reason.

That was no desperation heave. It was an NBA 3-pointer.

Agree but it was much farther than an NBA 3 pointer.(line)

[FurmanATT]

Uh. Paladins lost. No use in quibbling.
A foul would have been hazardous. Jean-Baptiste, being quite the veteran of these wars, would've tried to get off something akin to a shot no matter where he was fouled. That would have been 3 shots. Foster, a fine defender, was on him and did all he could, given the above, so he stood up straight and tried to get a hand up to distract as best he could.
Furman didn't play it wrong. It's just that there was no right. -- MD

[furpop16]

Uh. Paladins lost. No use in quibbling.
A foul would have been hazardous. Jean-Baptiste, being quite the veteran of these wars, would've tried to get off something akin to a shot no matter where he was fouled. That would have been 3 shots. Foster, a fine defender, was on him and did all he could, given the above, so he stood up straight and tried to get a hand up to distract as best he could.
Furman didn't play it wrong. It's just that there was no right. -- MD

Couple the above with the 100% FG %age in OT and you have the basis for all the FU sympathy. No matter how many ways you replay the “what-ifs”, in OT when it mattered most the Paladins were perfect.

Add the 42 year draught for the mid-major and you have a classic “gates of hell” story where at literally the last instant the “good guys” come up short. I’m still devastated it happened to our fearless warriors - true “scholar athletes” - and our gallant coach, but in the final analysis it makes for a damn fine story to introduce this March Madness season.

[Davemeister]

In the span of four seconds we went from The Thrill of Victory to The Agony of Defeat. Whiplash!