Comments on: A little basketball strategy to argue over..

By: arthur

arthur — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

I think you TRY to make it just to ensure a little more cushion,,, the question that I had was even after that decision.
Why would the Mavs contest the Nuggets 2 point shot and run the risk of a foul and a make? They were up by 3,,, the 2 pointer doesn’t matter, and their was no way to have any time left with him dribbling the ball to the basket. Great block ,,,but wasn’t it risky?

By: Big Pete

Big Pete — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

initially i was going to post similar to Daniel, and say miss it hard and send the ball back out past the foul line. but reading the comments makes me think making the shot is the better call, and then go full court man-to-man on the throw in after the time out. just keep it clean and avoid the foul. try to force the throw in to the back court, and let them take a desperation shot.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

On the inbound pass, why didn’t Darrell throw the ball up high to kill the last second? I just don’t get trying to hold onto the ball for 1 or 2 seconds. Obviously, it gave the other team an opportunity to tie or even win. Doing something weird like a like a lob to nowhere can eat up a couple seconds easily.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

Dear Mark,
Please purchase the Dodgers. We need you.

By: Bubba from Chicago

Bubba from Chicago — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

I’ll go ahead and trust decision of the coach that is undefeated at home in regular season play. Not to mention Avery is a very underrated actor, did you see him in Eddie? Reading lines with Whoopi Goldberg made Avery look like Marlon Brando!

By: Bubba from Chicago

Bubba from Chicago — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

Only when the other team has ZERO timeouts do you intentionally miss. Not when they can move the ball to center court. Come on folks.

By: Steve Hill

Steve Hill — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

Armstrong is a veteran with a nearly 90 percent free throw percentage. Let him shoot.

By: Benny

Benny — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

I would tell him to miss it. Maybe shoot it up high and let it bounce really high off the rim.

By: Rich Favre

Rich Favre — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:04:15 +0000

I don’t know if I’m the only one who noticed this but it looked to me like Avery actually told Darrell to miss the shot and he made it by accident. It was a very flat shot that looked nothing like a normal DA foul shot. Go back and look.