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I just watched the Gonzaga post game interview and am very disappointed that Coach Thomas did not step up and take any responsibility for the loss on Saturday, blaming the loss entirely on the girls; referencing  a lack of rebounding and “We just didn’t have enough at the end”.    Coach Thomas' coaching decisions in the last 2+ minutes were very poor and contributed significantly to the loss.  When Coach Thomas  went to the starting 5, which hadn’t been playing together since the start of  the second half, and abandoned the player combinations that brought the team back from a 15 point deficit to the lead,  SMC  went from a 2 point lead to 4 point deficit in about 90 seconds.    But what was even worse was Coach Thomas’s  failure/refusal to call a time out with 20+ seconds left, down by 3 points with possession of the ball,  with one of his player’s  trapped  10 feet in front of him and struggling to maintain possession of the ball,  the team’s best 3 point shooter on the bench and our center in the game who has not attempted a 3 point shot all year.   The ball is subsequently stolen, and we lose the opportunity to tie /win the game.  You don't get any bonus points for not using time outs during the game.   That was terrible end of game management.  The girls laid it all on the line and Coach Thomas  failed them at this critical moment.  Please step up and take some responsibility for the loss and refrain from putting the blame entirely on the girls.    

CONGRATS to all of the girls for a tremendous  effort on Saturday.   What a fantastic comeback.   You deserve better coaching expertise from your head coach in these critical game situations.  After Saturday’s failure at the end of the game and the USF debacle,   I am really scratching my head.