12-17-2019, 07:12 PM
(12-17-2019, 07:00 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote:Yeah, I think Rick might have done that if Powell and Maxi weren't both on five fouls. Or if they had had less of a cushion. As it worked out, a nice vote of confidence in DFS.(12-17-2019, 06:15 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: I get where you're coming from, but when you're 9 points up and about to go to the line with 40 seconds left, your chances of losing the game are close to negligible. Granted, it nearly happened, but I like the move of giving the bench some experience and confidence by leaving them in, considering the circumstances.Yep, I wasn't thinking that at the time, I at least thought having one of Powell or Maxi in instead of DFS to guard their bigger guy in Ilyasova was the right choice. Ultimately, I'm glad we pulled through for sure.