I mentioned this earlier, but how can anybody say with any certainty that this was on Hughes?

Beloso wasn't holding. That's a fact. If he was supposed to be, blame falls on him (I don't see him getting any). If he wasn't supposed to be, then they were given the base (you can argue if that was the wrong call or not, but that isn't a Hughes issue) and nobody should have been covering. That puts the fault on Milazzo for throwing the ball.

I also don't remember the exact situation, or who was batting. Do we know for certain it wouldn't have been Doughty who was supposed to cover?

My point is, are we blaming Hughes because his name is Hughes? Or is there other stuff that I don't know about, where it's known that Hughes was at fault?

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Posted by ProjectP2294

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Posted on 2/18/20 at 8:55 am to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo

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That puts the fault on Milazzo for throwing the ball.

I also don't remember the exact situation, or who was batting. Do we know for certain it wouldn't have been Doughty who was supposed to cover?

Given what we know about Milazzo (big arm) and Doughty (still getting accustomed to the speed of defense at this level), it's entirely possible that either Milazzo threw on his own because he saw an opportunity or that Doughty didn't cover when he was supposed to.

ETA: I hesitate to "blame" Milazzo if he just threw it because he thought he could get the guy. He's kind of like a point guard that every other guy on the floor needs to be aware that they could get the ball at anytime. (I don't want to compare him to a guy like Yadi, but that's what it's like with him)

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