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Post by wbosh15 on Feb 15, 2020 9:09:07 GMT -8
I think nothing illustrates our offensive struggles better than end of quarter possessions. I wish I’d tracked this for the year but it seems like we are scoring on maybe 20% of the opportunities, and very often not even getting a shot. I feel with a 1 on 1 player like Slocum or even Mik we should go 1-4 flat and just let them attack, but it seems like we run a P @ R with Aleah and she gets trapped, the play gets blown up and the quarter expires or we throw up a prayer. I feel like it’s fixable and has really frustrated me this year.
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Post by bvrbooster on Feb 15, 2020 10:33:55 GMT -8
Boy, I'm with you on that, but not just for this year or even this team. I also wish I tracked it, or somebody else did. It has long seemed to me that waiting for the 10 second mark to start your offense results in a rushed, bad shot. Most times, teams will shoot in the mid to high 30's (percentage) for a game, and some teams (us) will do better. Taking a wild guess, I'd put the success rate of the end of quarter delay strategy at about 20%.
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Post by billsaab on Feb 15, 2020 10:49:53 GMT -8
What is more maddening is say with 55 seconds left or so we never go to the basket quickly. That is on Over coaching and not playing 2 for 1 in possessions. Bottomline we don’t finish well for all the effort. I guess we do waste a lot of time as if that is a real strategy.
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Post by nwhoopfan on Feb 15, 2020 12:35:46 GMT -8
I don't know exactly when it happened, but I truly believe there was a change in coaching philosophy where they are less concerned about getting a good shot and scoring in those end of quarter situations but want to make sure above all else their opponent doesn't get the ball back. Totally willing to waste a possession. I don't like it.
It used to be you make a move at about 10 seconds. Now it's more like 6 or 7. Just doesn't allow much time unless the defense totally falls asleep.
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