I've Never Seen It Quite Like This

[Adam]

BJV tonight, a couple odd things. This really has been the year for new stuff for me.

1. Early in the first quarter, V is running a press during a spot throw-in on the backcourt end line. H1 with the ball for the throw-in, about 2 seconds into it, H2 steps OOB on the other side of the basket and receives a pass from H1. I'm C, at the FT line extended. It caught me and the T off guard. I waited a second and killed it. As soon as I blew, I hear the AC behind me say, "They can do that." He was immediately corrected by the HC, standing next to me. After telling them, "They didn't score," he says to me, "I just taught them that play yesterday."

2. V is trailing by 3 with about 90 seconds left, and they go to the "put 'em on the line" strategy. I've never seen a team do it with so much time left and such a small defecit. They finally quit with about 15 seconds left.