Agree to this to an extent, but last night was third time in seven games where WF was held scoreless in the last 3 minutes of a tight game (TN, UNC and now State). That is an abomination if it happens once a year; the drought (which was an 4:30 minutes) last night was almost impossible believe. Agree that a big chunk falls on the players (Crawford: 0 for 3 with a missed bunny and brain fart on failing to get the ball over half-coourt; Welbekin with the most ill-advised 3 of the season, followed up by awful pass causing a turnover; Doral missed a free throw, short hook shot and lost the ball out of bounds on an uncontested rebound), but Manning went back to the four small guard offense when the game was tight and State couldn't score against WF's height inside, and predictably, State scored on consecutive possessions to take control of the game. Not sure what it takes to learn that WF cannot put Crawford, Wilbekin, Childress and Keyshawn on the floor at the same time unless the opponent's only choice is to foul; the plus/minus on that group must be negative a billon.
Verges on the incomprehensible that at the end of 3 games when WF was in the bonus, WF has been shutout for the final 5 minutes against TN, final 3 minutes against UNC, and final 4:30 against State. Agree that the players have plenty of responsibility, but so do the coaches.