The art of hitting game-winning daggers
February 17, 2013 3:03 PM
As Illinois forward Tyler Griffey was being hoisted atop shoulders Feb. 7 in the aftermath of his game-winning layup over top-ranked Indiana, teammate Brandon Paul was watching the replay, giddy but still a little stunned about how it had all come together.
"With only 0.9 seconds left, I had made up my mind beforehand,'' said the senior guard who threw the game-winning inbounds pass. "Rather than look for a desperation 3, I'd look more toward the basket, hoping that a player would bust a switch or something like that. I didn't expect Tyler to get as open as he did, but he did.
"We practice that [inbounds play] every day in practice, and it's something we do at a high level."
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"With only 0.9 seconds left, I had made up my mind beforehand,'' said the senior guard who threw the game-winning inbounds pass. "Rather than look for a desperation 3, I'd look more toward the basket, hoping that a player would bust a switch or something like that. I didn't expect Tyler to get as open as he did, but he did.
"We practice that [inbounds play] every day in practice, and it's something we do at a high level."
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