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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
Um, that’s not how the NBA works anymore and hasn’t been for like 15 years.... More often, what happens in a play is something like this:
- the team (I’ll use the Bulls here) ...
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And ya, what you describe as to the options the Bulls would typically run through is what, IMO, should happen - time permitting - on the last possession of a game (with, perhaps, a bit more emphasis on your better scorers getting the touches). If it's good enough for 47 minutes, why not at the end?
And I'll also re-draw the distinction: If the best play is to give it to a star and let him actually create something - like put his guy through the ringer and get a good, in-rhythm jumper, a blow-by drive to the rim, a drive and kick-out, or a hard drive to the basket, I'm all for it. I'm mainly referring to the pounding of the ball for several seconds, a bit of jukin' & jivin', and then a long launch with the defender in your face... Not even an attempt to actually get a high-percentage shot.