You’re expendable!
FSU fans prematurely rushed the court with 1.7 seconds to go thinking they had won the game. The Seminoles were assessed a two-shot technical foul. Luckily, they were up 77-72 and the two free throws did not change the outcome of the game.
Everyone will talk about how FSU might have gotten into the dance with this win but the overlooked part of this story is that Coach K sent all of his players to the locker room except for five reserves because he feared for their safety.
It’s unfortunate that happened. When a crowd rushes when there is still time on the clock, you have to be very careful. We weren’t going to win the ball game so why put those kids in harm’s way. I thought it was the right thing to do.
Unless of course you’re warming the bench, then you can be in harm’s way.
Let’s say somehow the Duke plane crashed in the middle of a war zone and everyone survived the crash. If I were Pocius, Davidson, Boykin, Boateng, or Johnson, I’d be very afraid. When Coach K yells “Cannon Fodder” at you, it’s not a play he wants you to run.
[Warchant.com]: Noles take down No. 1 Duke
