We are definitely a bad late game team. A combination of Manning and our guards choking probably 95% of close games. If I’m not mistaken, Keats played a 4 guard lineup for a long stretch that “won them the game”* with Dorn at the 4. It can work if you have the personnel and we obviously don’t. I agree Sarr should’ve stayed in with Moore because it was working but I don’t know if he was exhausted or not. I’m not on the sideline.
I call out Manning when he deserves it and defend him when he deserves it. I called him out for preparation at the beginning of the VT game, but games like today your coach’s game plan puts you in position to win and your players just don’t make the plays they should to get there. I get the frustration completely. I’m incredibly frustrated too. It’s so ridiculous seeing our guys piss away games with poor end of game performances. That being said, not every single loss is on Manning. He had a good game plan today and mostly our guards shit the bed at the end. Missed open layup, backcourt violation, stupid shots. Crawford missed two barely contested fast break layups because he got fancy. Sometimes players have to make plays and today was one of those games.