Commentator said coaching staff told her to miss
by HScorpio (2019-04-07 21:29:53)
Edited on 2019-04-07 21:31:55

In reply to: Save comments about the 1st half, but why try and  posted by ColoraDomer

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Seems like it didn't work out. Incidentally, I've seen this several times over the years at all levels of basketball, up to the NBA and Olympics. It's harder than you'd think for highly skilled athletes to miss a FT on purpose.

She was obviously trying to miss on purpose.
by tdiddy07  (2019-04-08 09:13:38)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

She assumed she needed to, mouthed (or yelled) to the sideline to confirm, and then rushed a line drive shot that unfortunately went in, after which she was visibly frustrated.
It's easy to miss on purpose.
by NDBass  (2019-04-07 21:41:20)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

It's really darn hard to miss on purpose in such a way that you can get a tap in with 1.9 seconds.
For that matter
by ShermanOaksND  (2019-04-09 10:38:39)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

it's hard to miss in such a way to maixmize your team getting a rebound. They didn't need a tip-in at that point, but Arike's task was still very difficult, and I suspect exhaustion had much to do with her missing only when she didn't want to.