Aces1982 wrote:You don't win or lose a game on one play. 40 minutes and 100's of plays decided that game. The casual fan will focus on the last play. But a true basketball knowledgable fan knows that there are too many plays in a game to pinpoint one play as to why you lost a game.
I'm sure there were many plays that helped get that game to that point where one play decided the game. But any time a game comes down to one possession, the last play always decides it.
I don't know what a "true basketball knowledgable fan" is, but I'd imagine anyone with a clue would understand that a game is often decided by the last play. Many games are left hanging on whether that one last shot goes down, or whether a coach ridiculously decides to heave a pass the length of the court instead of going into OT against a team depleted by foul trouble. The entire game up until that point is what leads you to the game coming down to one play ... but once you're already there, absolutely, one made shot, missed shot, good coaching decision, or bad coaching decision can decide the game.
WSU did a lot of things both right and wrong in their loss @Utah, but the game was decided by FVV's missed FT and Evan's missed put-back. Those plays aren't the entire story of the game, but they decided the game.