Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton on the decision not to foul with 11 seconds remaining.#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/IxlWNnuPRa
— March Madness TV (@MarchMadnessTV) March 25, 2018
If you watched the Michigan-Florida State Elite Eight game last night, you knew this question had to be asked post-game. FSU was down 4 with 11 seconds in the game, a clear fouling situation in college basketball, because as we’ve seen every single tournament, college players stink at free throws. If that clock isn’t at zero, there’s always a possibility for a miracle. You’ve seen how these kids operate under pressure.
So it was weird seeing Leonard Hamilton react like Dana Jacobson just asked him to solve a quantum physics equation. Suuuuuper awkward and just flat-out bizarre. How do you not know this question is coming? He has an obligation to every gambler out there who had Michigan -4.5. Now you have people saying the fix was in.
I normally wouldn’t believe it, but after that interview who the hell knows.
Florida State doesn't foul wtih more than 10 seconds left down just 4… Michigan -4.5 backers… let your freak out commence.
— Covers (@Covers) March 25, 2018
Here’s the ending in question:
Here’s the ending on the FSU/Michigan game (final seconds)
Leonard Hamilton is a trending topic lol
We all know why he didn’t foul!
He was unprepared to get called out on it though lmao pic.twitter.com/sdy2NPhCqB— Hunter Sharp (@SharpiePicks) March 25, 2018
The conspiracy theorists are out in full force connecting dots
https://twitter.com/GatlinburgBears/status/977768284606083073
FSU will foul down 6 with 8 seconds to go against BC in the regular season though pic.twitter.com/jeHYajV6FJ
— Stuckey (@Stuckey2) March 25, 2018