Game 5 of Lakers vs Suns
PostPosted:Fri May 28, 2010 7:16 pm
I saw an analysis on ESPN on how Ron Artest's 3 point shot with about 50 seconds left and 24 seconds on shot clock while Lakers were up by 3 was a good shot, while virtually every guy in the world (including me) thought it was a bad shot. But then I realize the guy had a very good point. Everyone said it was a bad shot because you know he missed! But looking in retrospect, Ron Artest was wide open for a 3. He's a decent 3 point shooter in his career (similar number to Fisher/Kobe). Lakers were up by 3 with 50 seconds left, so it's not like you have enough of a lead where all you have to do is hold the ball until time expires. With the way Lakers were playing it doesn't look like they'd get a better shot than a wide open 3, so why not? But since Ron Artest missed the shot, everyone thought he was dumb (myself included).
And on the opposite end of the spectrum you got Suns on their final possession throwing up 3 crazy 3 point shots and then the third one miraculously banked in. If you look at that sequence of play, 9 out of 10 times the Lakers would have rebounded the ball on either the first or the second miss, or the third miracle shot doesn't go in, and that'd be game over. But because the shot went in it was all totally 'part of the plan'.
Sometimes I see someone draw all these fancy stuff on a virtual clipboard to explain why someone scored, I wonder if the players actually planned this or is it just something that happened due to a freak accident. Yes I realize all the offense in sports practice set plays and whatnot, but sometimes it looks like you just have a freak accident and something weird happens. There doesn't have to be a plan behind everything that happens. When LeBron James scored like 29 poinst in a row and beat Detroit Pistons basically by himself I'm sure "LeBron goes 1 on 5" wasn't a plan the Cavs drew up, and it's the spontanity of such events that makes sports fun to watch.
And on the opposite end of the spectrum you got Suns on their final possession throwing up 3 crazy 3 point shots and then the third one miraculously banked in. If you look at that sequence of play, 9 out of 10 times the Lakers would have rebounded the ball on either the first or the second miss, or the third miracle shot doesn't go in, and that'd be game over. But because the shot went in it was all totally 'part of the plan'.
Sometimes I see someone draw all these fancy stuff on a virtual clipboard to explain why someone scored, I wonder if the players actually planned this or is it just something that happened due to a freak accident. Yes I realize all the offense in sports practice set plays and whatnot, but sometimes it looks like you just have a freak accident and something weird happens. There doesn't have to be a plan behind everything that happens. When LeBron James scored like 29 poinst in a row and beat Detroit Pistons basically by himself I'm sure "LeBron goes 1 on 5" wasn't a plan the Cavs drew up, and it's the spontanity of such events that makes sports fun to watch.