So, you want confetti — then parades and celebrations that last for weeks?

I have a plan.

Gonzaga simply has to play its game, digging in on defense and running the offense through Andrew Nembhard.

All of that works just fine.

But eventually, the Zags have to shoot free throws to close the deal on really good teams, and that’s a problem.

They were dismal against Georgia State (53.3 percent on 16 for 30 tries), and Drew Timme — who has to get shots and draw fouls for the Zags to achieve anything, was 6 of 13.

Timme actually took 21 shots from the field and was more accurate (he made 13) than he was from the foul line with no one guarding him.

Fair enough …

Despite 30 minutes of appearing to play in quicksand, you knew the Zags sooner or later would run away from Georgia State.

And they did, winning 93-72 after a 21-0 sprint midway through the second half.

But on Saturday night against tough, athletic Memphis, things were NEVER easy, nor did they figure to be.

GONZAGA actually needed a bit of accuracy on its freebies this time — and until Nembhard and Rasir Bolton were handed the task in the final minute …

It wasn’t happening, as they converted just 13 of 24.

In the first 39 minutes of play, the Zags managed to coax home just 7 of 18 from the foul line.

Thankfully, the cold-blooded Nembhard and Bolton nailed all six of their game-clinching shots from the line.

Once again, Timme struggled.

The Zags’ star went crazy from the floor in the second half, almost personally wiping out Memphis’ 10-point lead (and had a lot of fun on his post-game interviews), but …

Drew converted just 4 of 8 free throws.

Heck, Chet Holmgren, Julian Strawther and Anton Watson combined to go 1 for 7 — and thank you, Chet, for keeping that total from being a big ol’ bagel.

By the way, the Zags didn’t NEED to be down 41-31 at the half.

They missed five free throws on nine tries, including Watson bonking the front end of two one-and-one opportunities.

Just decent shooting from the stripe would have provided, say, six more points and a no-panic four-point deficit.

But that 10-spot seemed genuinely scary.

Timme, Nembhard and Bolton (with plenty of help) managed to fight back, creep into a lead and — with the right guys shooting free throws — they held on for an 82-78 win that could have been quite a bit easier.

DO YOU want to hear my plan?

Okay, as mentioned earlier, we let the Zags play their game and all that talent can do its thing.

When there’s a whistle, though, and someone other than Bolton or Nembhard is going to be handed the ball at the foul line, we make an audacious move.

Instead of covering our eyes and watching shots rattle, bang and thump off the iron …

We let Washington State take the free throws.

Yeah, really.

Or else Gonzaga needs to hire the wizard on Kyle Smith’s Wazzu staff who’s in charge of foul shots.

On Sunday afternoon, the Cougs went into Moody Coliseum in Dallas — where SMU had won all 17 home games this season — and dismissed the Ponies 75-63 in a second-round NIT game that wasn’t really close.

Here’s the point, though …

WSU dominated the boards 46-32 and drove to the hoop with abandon, so naturally SMU committed quite a few fouls.

Are you ready for this?

The Cougs hit 23 of 26 from the line (88.5 percent).

This was on the road, in front of a rowdy crowd that included former President George W. Bush — not that he was particularly rockin’.

Yes, I think we can say with some evidence that Wazzu can shoot free throws.

So far, though, nobody’s listening to my idea that they should take them for the Zags.

Shame.

Email: scameron@cdapress.com

Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns appear in The Press on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He also writes Zags Tracker, a commentary on Gonzaga basketball which is published weekly during the season.

Steve suggests you take his opinions in the spirit of a Jimmy Buffett song: “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.”