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Originally posted by blindzebra
Or A1 makes a strong move with B1 ALREADY behind him and the contact is deemed intentional and A1 makes both FT and now I have a 7 point lead with 58 seconds and the ball. 
Or better still, A1 is my stud, so he makes the shot and the FTs and I have a 9 point lead with 58 seconds and the ball.
As I said in the rest of my first post spacing and moving the ball is how you stall, by isolating one player and lumping the other four against a boundary, you just made the defense's job easier.
But, hell we are officials. If you believe Bobby Knight none of us know anything about coaching. 
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Well, there is one thing I do know about coaching, which is that there is always more than one possible way to handle a given situation, and the best way isn't always the same. Your strategy of driving and shooting will certainly be the best thing to do sometimes. Other times, keeping four players out in order to stall could be the best strategy. There's nothing inherently stupid about either one. What's best is going to depend on the various kids involved, and the way they handle their emotions, their skills and their teamwork. And how the opponents handle all those things. You can't just unilaterally declare that such-and-such is always stupid. Doing so is.... well, I won't stoop.