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One of the keys to remember here is that some teams may play poorly on a given night, but aren't that bad. I've had plenty of games start off 15-2 only to have the slow starting team lead by half time. I've had teams come back from near 20 pt. deficits in the latter stages to win. I'm very hesitant to claim coaches shouldn't coach their way. I've caught myself a couple of times wondering why a coach was still running his press after leading a the first break by 17-4 (or something like that), only to have one of those teams actually win the game.
Now, when teams are obviously overmatched, I have "missed" some violations that could have been called. Stuff like travels, 3 seconds (may as well have set up a tent), line violations on a throw in (after a hoop, with no pressure), no-pressure illegal dribbles. I will not, however, back off on contact fouls. I've had too many players get frustrated and end up with intentional fouls.
It's harder to focus on these games, but it's just as necessary to get it right.
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