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Richard Hamilton Gambles For A Loose Ball, But Doesn’t Get It

The New Jersey Nets trailed the Detroit Pistons by two points with right around 30 seconds left as Devin Harris attacked the lane.  He ended up losing control of the basketball, and it looked like it was going to be the same old Nets all over again.  However, the Nets were able to recover and come away with the win due to the fact that Rip Hamilton gambled for the basketball:

We pick up the clip as Devin Harris beats the help from Richard Hamilton to get into the lane.  Rip is in good help position though as he can easily return to Anthony Morrow, the Nets’ biggest shooting threat.

As the basketball rolls loose, Rip turns to try and get to the basketball.  This is a gamble because he now has his back turned to Morrow.

As Hamilton goes for the basketball, Morrow (being the good shooter that he is) finds an area to spot up.

Harris recovers the basketball and kicks it out to Morrow.  By the time the Pistons try to recover, they are too far away.

Morrow rises up and knocks down the go-ahead (and eventual game winning three pointer).  Here is the play in real time.  Notice how Richard Hamilton gets caught in the middle.  He sort of goes for the basketball, but he doesn’t commit to it, and as a result he doesn’t get the basketball.

28
Oct 2010
POSTED BY Sebastian Pruiti
POSTED IN 4th Quarters Detroit Pistons New Jersey Nets
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  • http://twitter.com/rubthemtogether rubthemtogether

    This is a good post to highlight a misconception about basketball, that spot-up shooters just stand and wait for their defender to double-team. While sometimes they do, often shooters move around the arc, getting more separation from their defender and more time to shoot, as their man has to find them before closing out. I just think that this is something a lot of lower-level players don't seem to understand.

  • http://twitter.com/rubthemtogether White Ving Rhames

    This is a good post to highlight a misconception about basketball, that spot-up shooters just stand and wait for their defender to double-team. While sometimes they do, often shooters move around the arc, getting more separation from their defender and more time to shoot, as their man has to find them before closing out. I just think that this is something a lot of lower-level players don’t seem to understand.

  • Gordbrown48

    Only one problem with this analysis. Watch Devon Harris's feet and hands. He goes in, gets in trouble and drops the ball before getting called for a travel. He then dives for the ball and picks it up. Note nobody touches the ball in the interval. This is a classic pass to one self to avoid a travel and should have been called. The game was lost because the refs totally blew this call. End of story.

  • Gordbrown48

    Only one problem with this analysis. Watch Devon Harris’s feet and hands. He goes in, gets in trouble and drops the ball before getting called for a travel. He then dives for the ball and picks it up. Note nobody touches the ball in the interval. This is a classic pass to one self to avoid a travel and should have been called. The game was lost because the refs totally blew this call. End of story.

  • Gordbrown48

    Only one problem with this analysis. Watch Devon Harris's feet and hands. He goes in, gets in trouble and drops the ball before getting called for a travel. He then dives for the ball and picks it up. Note nobody touches the ball in the interval. This is a classic pass to one self to avoid a travel and should have been called. The game was lost because the refs totally blew this call. End of story.