[jammin' jamey]

Actually BL was turning over their offense trying to find a good shot. not hold the ball

:thatsfunn
That's funny. It never came and it was just bad coaching on the part of BL.

I've never watched a game where a team that was behind held the ball for 54 seconds, down by 1, never took a shot or challenged their opponent by trying to draw a foul because (get this) Phelps had 2 fouls to give! Phelps could play hard on defense and not worry about sending BL to the line and BL wasn't even trying to find a shot. I'm guessing here, but I believe BL was instructed to wind down the clock for the final shot. Problem was, they didn't give themselves enough time for an offense rebound and putback/draw a foul situation. Terrible gamble. The shot BL did get off wasn't from the right shooter and was a tough look at best.

If you have the ball, down by 1 with 54 seconds left and your opponent has fouls to give, then you challenge the defense and get them to foul you in the act of shooting and don't hold the ball. Your taking your chances holding the ball, thinking that the first shot you take is going to go in. You've got to give yourself time for an offensive rebound in case you miss.

I'd say JR didn't know what to think, especially after the Taylor Hott flung her elbow into a Phelps defender in those final seconds and Phelps was called for the foul. That was horrible.

BL gave this game away plain and simple.