The ending was not ideal, but R.J. Barrett still had a memorable freshman season and that's what should be remembered. (via michaelgrange)
He blew it. Period. Can’t make the first free throw then in Canadian fashion, can’t miss the second free throw on purpose. SMFH!!!And those were just my mentions when I made a plain point – missing that free throw was a tough way for Barrett to end an incredible season.
The 1982 national championship game was decided not on Jordan’s famous 17-footer with 15 seconds left, but when Georgetown’s Fred Brown mistook UNC’s James Worthy for a Georgetown teammate and handed him the ball and the win. “Every day we came in, worked our butts off, and we really gave everything that we had all season long, and we had so much success. So to see that happen at the end …,” Barrett said to reporters in Washington. “All credit to them. They played a hell of a game. But for it to be over for us is heartbreaking.”
Barrett is a willing passer but still has a tendency to force his offence when all the chips are down. Most coaches can live with that – better to work with that willfulness than figure out how to win with players who run from the ball when things get hot and sticky.
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