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GCHokie34

That's exactly what you should do up 3 Fouling up 2 is just giving the game away If FT shooting were as easy as the fan base claims, they sure wouldnt advocate giving away free ones to tie the game

Posted: 01/07/2026 at 09:29 PM ET

(In response to this post by HokiesBaseball96)

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They should’ve done what wake did to us. -- HokiesBaseball96 Jan 07, 2026 at 09:26 PM ET

HokiesBaseball96 • 01/07/26 09:26 PM ET

Maybe so, it was a good play and coaching from Stanford… -- BROman Hokie Jan 07, 2026 at 09:35 PM ET

BROman Hokie • 01/07/26 09:35 PM ET

Totally different scenarios. You never foul when up 2. Never. ** -- HokieGator Jan 07, 2026 at 09:33 PM ET

HokieGator • 01/07/26 09:33 PM ET

agreed. finished with 4-3 point shots + 2 pt plus foul and layup. ** -- TboneParkerVT Jan 07, 2026 at 09:29 PM ET

TboneParkerVT • 01/07/26 09:29 PM ET

They were up 3 when they fouled... ◄ -- GCHokie34 Jan 07, 2026 at 09:29 PM ET

GCHokie34 • 01/07/26 09:29 PM ET

All I’m saying is… -- HokiesBaseball96 Jan 07, 2026 at 09:33 PM ET

HokiesBaseball96 • 01/07/26 09:33 PM ET

Announcers, fans always call for fouling. Coaches don't -- VAHokie89 Jan 07, 2026 at 10:02 PM ET

VAHokie89 • 01/07/26 10:02 PM ET

Yikes! Stick to baseball because that’s an absurd strategy. The data on -- AbsolutVT03 Jan 07, 2026 at 10:02 PM ET

AbsolutVT03 • 01/07/26 10:02 PM ET

Not one coach in the country would do that** -- JoesterVT Jan 07, 2026 at 09:38 PM ET

JoesterVT • 01/07/26 09:38 PM ET

Or double their best player. ** -- TboneParkerVT Jan 07, 2026 at 09:35 PM ET

TboneParkerVT • 01/07/26 09:35 PM ET

Yeah, no...its a bad strategy -- GCHokie34 Jan 07, 2026 at 09:35 PM ET

GCHokie34 • 01/07/26 09:35 PM ET

I get that… but we’re Virginia Tech -- HokiesBaseball96 Jan 07, 2026 at 09:39 PM ET

HokiesBaseball96 • 01/07/26 09:39 PM ET

This is a weird hill to die on. No team from rec league up is fouling when -- AbsolutVT03 Jan 07, 2026 at 10:10 PM ET

AbsolutVT03 • 01/07/26 10:10 PM ET

"Go down and draw a foul" -- TomTurkey Jan 07, 2026 at 09:55 PM ET

TomTurkey • 01/07/26 09:55 PM ET

They were fouling like crazy -- HokiesBaseball96 Jan 07, 2026 at 09:58 PM ET

HokiesBaseball96 • 01/07/26 09:58 PM ET

This is terrible advice** -- GCHokie34 Jan 07, 2026 at 09:53 PM ET

GCHokie34 • 01/07/26 09:53 PM ET

I mean it could be -- HokiesBaseball96 Jan 07, 2026 at 09:59 PM ET

HokiesBaseball96 • 01/07/26 09:59 PM ET

Sometimes making FTs doesnt work -- GCHokie34 Jan 07, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET

GCHokie34 • 01/07/26 10:00 PM ET

Exactly, I kept yelling…foul him, foul him. I guess we didn’t learn.** -- DonHo-kieHi Jan 07, 2026 at 09:27 PM ET

DonHo-kieHi • 01/07/26 09:27 PM ET