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Originally posted by ChrisSportsFan
I've heard the last minute or 2 of a tight especially important game referred to as "nut cuttin time". (apologies to our female board members). While it is important to be dead on during these crucial ticks, if the spot was still somewheres in the backcourt, 25 feet won't be the difference. The pass would have been a little longer but the clock would have still started at the touch. The shot would have been from a little farther out. How long does it really take for a HS player to travel 25 feet? Did he actually shoot at the buzzer or would there have been time for him to dribble 25 feet farther had the original spot been farther back? Lots and lots of variables here but it still boils down to DON'T FOUL THE SHOOTER!
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I too have heard the that the last 2 minutes are crucial. You want to "finish hard", or "finish on a high note". Your moniker "nut cuttin time" is accurate.
I disagree. Granted the time will start on the touch, but the longer the pass, the higher chance of an interception, knock out of bounds, mishandled reception by the offense - any number of things that could lead to a shot being released after the buzzer, if at all.
I agree saying you shouldn't foul the shooter. But it said that the shooter forced up a shot - which is not a good look at a shot. Had the ball been properly thrown-in, imagine what kind of shot would be attempted then?
I know it's all a big "what if", but if it's true that 25 feet of real estate was given away: c'mon - surely you know that's significant.