On Saturday, Louisville lost to A&M by 3 points. However, they had a chance for the win when they were down by only 1 with the ball and 16 seconds remaining. Pitino drew up a couple plays as options, but the freshman point guard, Edgar Sosa, decided to take an ill-advised 3 point shot. A couple weeks ago, I discussed the value of having upperclassman in a team's lineup. This is a perfect example of how a young team can let close games slip away. The odds were in Sosa's favor if he would have just simply driven the lane. He, most likely, would have been fouled and given two free throws to potentially win the game for Louisville. Fortunately for the Aggies, Sosa's youth got the best of him.
"Coach [Rick Pitino] told me to look for Jerry [Smith] coming off a stagger screen and [Terrence Williams] off a screen," Sosa said. "If both were denied, he told me to go the basket at 6 seconds." - Hartford Courant
"Pitino said there were three options coming out of a timeout with 16.4 seconds remaining and trailing by one point, and Sosa taking a 3-point attempt was not one of those." - New York Post
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