FAYETTEVILLE — Past coaching matchups with NBA head coaches influenced the Eric Musselman philosophy of not calling a timeout at the end of overtime when Arkansas defeated Georgia Tech on Monday.
Musselman, the Razorbacks’ head coach who spent three years as a head coach in the NBA, said he often observed Phil Jackson’s teams make quick adjustments during timeouts.
“I kind of always marveled at the fact that his teams figured things out,” Musselman said.
Now in end-of-game situations, Musselman is more likely to let his team play out the clock instead of take a timeout to set up a set play from out of bounds.