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Old 02-20-2006, 04:49 AM   #1
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Default Fate is a fickle thing

Last year it seemed like the Cougars always found a way to lose the close games. This year, they are 7-0 in games decided by five points or less (or something to that effect). Ironically, it seems like the Utes are losing all of the close ones this year. I wonder what it is that makes the difference? Simple bad luck? Chemistry? Coaching? All of the above?
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Old 02-20-2006, 04:57 AM   #2
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Execution down the stretch wins close games - pounding it inside, drawing fouls, and making freethrows, while denying the ball to the post on defense. Execution = coaching.
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Old 02-20-2006, 05:00 AM   #3
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Last year it seemed like the Cougars always found a way to lose the close games. This year, they are 7-0 in games decided by five points or less (or something to that effect). Ironically, it seems like the Utes are losing all of the close ones this year. I wonder what it is that makes the difference? Simple bad luck? Chemistry? Coaching? All of the above?
A lot of it is simply luck. Wyoming misses all their FTs late against BYU, TCU blows a 7 point lead in less than 50 seconds and so forth.

There are studies to show that COLLECTIVELY, teams that win close games in MLB and football simply cannot replicate it the following season.
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Old 02-20-2006, 05:03 AM   #4
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Execution down the stretch wins close games - pounding it inside, drawing fouls, and making freethrows, while denying the ball to the post on defense. Execution = coaching.
Thanks, H.I.

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Old 02-21-2006, 03:25 AM   #5
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