Leonard Hamilton Has No Time for Your Questions
This is still going viral this morning as Florida State’s head coach Leonard Hamilton basically shut down CBS Sports’ Dana Jacobson’s questions after the game. It’s a weird interaction. There’s no way around it. Hamilton acts stunned that people questioned him for not fouling with down four with 11 seconds left. What’s weird about this whole thing is the spread sat at Florida State +4.5 meaning that any Seminole backer covered the spread if the game stayed at four. Fouling could have caused Michigan to cover if they made two free throws. Regardless of the spread, anything can happen in 11 seconds.
Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton on the decision not to foul with 11 seconds remaining.#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/IxlWNnuPRa
— March Madness TV (@MarchMadnessTV) March 25, 2018
It really made no sense for Hamilton to go off on Jacobson like this. Some people think he handled himself alright in this situation, but I can’t agree with that at all. He lost his cool without actually going on a rant or swearing. Basically, he acted stunned to think someone would ask him a question about refusing to foul up four with 11 seconds left. If I’m a Florida State fan, I’m livid this morning. Your coach decided to punt an opportunity for a chance at the Final Four. That’s completely wild.
Charlie.