03-16-24 01:47 PM - Post#365405 In response to gokinsmen
This games encapsulates MH's one weakness - his teams wait too long to get tough.
Refs were letting both teams go for steals and stuffs and traps but our guys just did their usual foul-avoidance schtick. The problem rears its ugly head every few games and today it happened on the worst day possible.
Mitch and his staff are amazing at scouting and development and strategy, so he's still an elite coach. But this softness is something he needs to address. Laissez-faire Ivy reffing isn't new. Gotta adjust to the physicality of the game.
Brown was on fire but there's no excuse for losing today - just look at what happened when they played with fire down 23. Had it down to 3 with 44s left! Play like this earlier and they win. It wasn't too little, but it was too late.