Marcus Foster has March fever and he sent Creighton to the conference final
Marcus Foster just reminded everybody what month it is. In a tie game, Creighton had the ball with time dwindling down against NCAA Tourney regular Xavier. Now he could have driven to the basket and tried to get a call, or brought a screen over to create some space. Foster chose neither of those options. Sometimes the best play is to take a shot right in your man’s face and accept the results. Hero ball. The bane of every coach’s existence, but when it works there is nothing more fun.
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It worked for Foster. He hit the shot and there was nothing Xavier could do about it. They couldn’t claim the defense was poor, force a turnover, or even claim an offensive foul. They just had to rush down court and throw up a desperate 3-pointer. It fell short and Foster cements his name in the legacy of March. The call for it was that much better.
Take it away Gus Johnson.
ONIONS! MARCUS FOSTER! BALLGAME!
— FS1 (@FS1) March 11, 2017
*Gus Johnson voice* WOOOOOOOOOOOO. #BEtourney https://t.co/IwCT5bFyaD
Some commentators just enhance the experience. Gus Johnson is one of those guys where every call he makes becomes just as much a part of the moment as the play itself. The “Wooooooo” he tacked on at the end was pretty great too. Shouts to Gus Johnson — you make everything that much more fun.
With this shot Creighton will be heading to the conference championship game. They have a pretty decent resume that should carry them into the tournament at this point, but a win there and they’re automatically dancing in march. Those coaches are probably telling their players to never leave it up to chance.