Why, after being ahead, John Calipari did not foul 3.

Why, after being ahead, John Calipari did not foul 3.

Making the decision to foul up three or not is never easy for a head coach or the team. It scorched the Kentucky Wildcats when they chose not to do that versus Florida.

If Rob Dillingham had made both free throws to make it a two-possession game, it would have been a two-possession game, but he only made it a three-point game, which was a huge letdown.

With 13.5 seconds remaining in the game, Florida drove the court and Walter Clayton Jr. made the game-winning three to cut the margin to 84-81.

When the game finally went into overtime, Florida defeated Kentucky 94–91.

Kentucky did not commit a foul on the final possession because Florida is so skilled at shattering glass.

Why, after being ahead, John Calipari did not foul 3.

After the game, John Calipari remarked, “If we were going to foul with that much time against a really good rebounding team.” “That is simply risky.”

When Kentucky played North Carolina earlier in the season and was up three, they were in a similar situation. Calipari instructed the players to foul during the huddle, but since UNC finally turned the ball over, they were spared from having to.

“I merely announced there were 11 seconds remaining as we came into the huddle. When they get to half-court, are you going to foul? They answered, “No, that we’re going to switch,” of course. After that, I noticed Elliott Cadeau playing, and I instructed Reed Sheppard to foul him when he crossed half court to prevent the ball from going to RJ Davis, according to Calipari.

In general, as stated in an interview from 2015, Calipari does not adhere to a predetermined philosophy regarding a team’s decision to foul or not when leading by three points. This was evident in the two instances this season that he has not opted to foul when leading by three points, as well as the 2016–17 campaign in which Kentucky led by three points against Wichita State and declined to foul; Malik Monk blocked Landry Shamet’s three-point attempt, and the rest is history.

“It relies on your group,” Calipari declared. Usually, I would just wait it out and not do action. In other situations, you handle it based on their team. I’ve had both victories and defeats.

Calipari is accurate. Regretfully, it did not go in favor of Kentucky versus Florida on Wednesday night. He has won and lost in all scenarios.

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