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Originally posted by zebraman
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Originally posted by refnrev
No way. This was very smart basketball. A coach took the air out of the ball and stopped a run and gun well conditioned team with great shooters and beat them by 14 points. He got in their heads. He cooled down red hot shooters. He frustrated his opponents to no end. Was it boring? Maybe. But there is an element of drama to waiting to see if the defense will EVER give up a zone and come out and guard to start a five second count or reach in and smack the "pee-waddlin'" out of the girl with ball in frustation. I think it was very smart basketball.
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It was smart basketball under the current rules. Boring for all the players and the fans. Shot clock, shot clock!
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Spreading the floor as a way to force a defense out of a zone is, IMHO, a fine tactic - and entertaining. It's two teams, two coaches, staring at each other. Who will back down?