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Use a timeout on final possession or two? Big East coaches have to think fast

Journal Sports Writer
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PROVIDENCE – As the final minute melts off the clock in one pressure-packed Big East game after another, Ed Cooley and the opposing coach begin asking themselves the question without an answer.

Timeout or no timeout?

It's a quandary that every team wrestles with from one situation to another. Some coaches seemingly always save their timeouts to burn in the final minute. Others are more than happy seeing how their players can execute without final words of encouragement.

Few teams in the country have faced as many tight squeezes as the Providence Friars this season.