Sorry if anyone’s mentioned this already, but I haven’t read it here yet.
I remember watching a nationally televised game, I think it was against Cleveland, but it could’ve been GS. During that game Chris Webber, pointed out how the Celtics give up Offensive Turnovers. He’s talking about taking spot up threes, early in the shot clock. He commented on how this kills the momentum of offense and rejuvenates the opponent.
Now, I don’t see a problem with taking threes early in the game if it’s within the flow of the game. In that situation its low risk high reward.
As a fan I don’t like seeing offensive turnovers, with less than five minutes remaining. I think this happened last night against the Raptors. If you have a small lead and your trying to win the game, wouldn’t it make more sense to run the clock down and wait for the best shot? Take a higher percentage shot? I mean, it seems pretty basic to me, it’s the other team that needs to gamble. They need to close the gap. Why does Stevens have guys out there that can’t seem to grasp simple BBall 101? Thoughts?