MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – It seems like something that would be addressed in one of Aesop’s Fables – two people making the exact same decision, but only one of them being correct.
Kansas coach Bill Self felt he was in that predicament following the No. 7 Jayhawks’ 65-64 loss to West Virginia.
“Me not calling a timeout was a bad, bad move by me,” Self said. “Bob [Huggins] not calling a timeout was, obviously, brilliant.”
On the Mountaineers final possession, Huggins elected to let things play out rather than draw up a play. The result was Jermaine Haley’s drive to the hoop for the go-ahead bucket with 7 seconds remaining.