After a close loss it’s not unusual for coaches to focus on statistical inequities to illustrate their displeasure with the result. Honed by experience of sport’s what-goes-around, comes-around nature, most are nevertheless apt to moderate their gripes, often citing stats to illustrate post-game objections.
Even chronic complainers like Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim are inclined to bite their tongue. That held true after a narrow home defeat by North Carolina on Jan. 24 in which freshman guard Judah Mintz was called for a rare flagrant foul on a charge with 10 seconds to go, costing Syracuse the ball and free throws.