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By: NBA Playbook – A Look At The Playcalling In The NBA Through Videos, Pictures, & Words » Late Game Defense In Los Angeles

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:56:10 +0000

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By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:53:12 +0000

And why did Kobe have to rush up a 3? I understand his 2 for 1 thinking, but at the very least he could take three dribbles and do a pull up fifteen footer. The forced 3 pt attempt just seems unnecessary here.

By: Sebastian Pruiti

Sebastian Pruiti — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:20:21 +0000

Thanks for the comment themojojedi. The reason why I don’t think it is enough time for the two for one is because he is shooting it with 28 seconds left. By the time the ball bounces around and goes out of bounds there is less than 24 seconds and the shot clock is off. Now, if Kobe shot it and the Mavs got possession with 28 seconds left, I totally agree with you.

By: themojojedi

themojojedi — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:05:20 +0000

In a league where a game has been decided with 0.4 seconds on the clock, how is a 4 second differential not enough for a two-for-one?

By: BJ

BJ — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:12:35 +0000

I’ll stick with committing a fourth quarter shooting foul on a guy who’s good for 90% of the free throws he takes.

By: Heard It Through the Grapevine » The Two Man Game

Heard It Through the Grapevine » The Two Man Game — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:36:20 +0000

[...] Pruiti breaks down why the ending of Lakers-Mavs last night was different than the ending of Lakers-Grizzlies the night [...]

By: Sebastian Pruiti

Sebastian Pruiti — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:30:22 +0000

I am not talking about the missed shot MQ, because if he made it, that is still a bad shot. Ball-hog or not (not sure if I agree with your assessment), Kobe Bryant is one of the smartest player in the game. Taking a shot with 27 seconds on the clock like that isn’t smart. That is what I am talking about.

By: MQ

MQ — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:15:19 +0000

Maybe most surprising last night was Kobe Bryant failing to execute.

Why is it surprising? Kobe is not a particularly good clutch player. He makes a lot of points and game-winning shots because he’s a huge ball hog, but his FG percentage in clutch and game-winning situations is not good. The Lakers would generally be bettter off having someone else take the last shot. Check out Kobe’s 25 percent FG percentage on game winning shots:

http://www.82games.com/gamewinningshots.htm