For Christmas, I got a copy of 100 Things North Carolina Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Art Chansky. Good book. Highly recommend it.
In the chapter on the 1993 Championship game, it says the following: "Carolina led 42-36 at the half but found itself in a one-possession game within the last minute of play. A few minutes earlier, Smith had daringly emptied his bench to rest his five starters for the home stretch. It worked as the Tar Heels clung to their lead and won after a tired and trapped Chris Webber called a timeout that Michigan did not have. Critics called Carolina lucky that Webber called the ill-fated TO with his team trailing by only two points, but it was Smith's rested defense that had forced Webber into the corner where he picked up his dribble, panicked, and called timeout right in front of his own bench."
I don't have any connections in Chapel Hill anymore. But could someone slip a copy of the book in Coach Davis' inbox, highlighting this section on page 11-12?
When a nine point lead starts slipping away because your players are missing free throws, missing easy layups right below the basket, missing wide open three pointers--all due to fatigue, it's a wise decision to send in some subs to spell your starters. The subs might not contribute a whole lot of offense (but you never know until you let them hit the floor), but you end up with fresh starters on the floor in the last, critical two minutes of the game. Just saying....
In the chapter on the 1993 Championship game, it says the following: "Carolina led 42-36 at the half but found itself in a one-possession game within the last minute of play. A few minutes earlier, Smith had daringly emptied his bench to rest his five starters for the home stretch. It worked as the Tar Heels clung to their lead and won after a tired and trapped Chris Webber called a timeout that Michigan did not have. Critics called Carolina lucky that Webber called the ill-fated TO with his team trailing by only two points, but it was Smith's rested defense that had forced Webber into the corner where he picked up his dribble, panicked, and called timeout right in front of his own bench."
I don't have any connections in Chapel Hill anymore. But could someone slip a copy of the book in Coach Davis' inbox, highlighting this section on page 11-12?
When a nine point lead starts slipping away because your players are missing free throws, missing easy layups right below the basket, missing wide open three pointers--all due to fatigue, it's a wise decision to send in some subs to spell your starters. The subs might not contribute a whole lot of offense (but you never know until you let them hit the floor), but you end up with fresh starters on the floor in the last, critical two minutes of the game. Just saying....
