I really just wanted to ask something that could be answered rather quickly. Then, I figured there are probably other people who have similar queries. So, maybe this can be the place to ask these types of questions? Anyway, my question was: Why was Marc Gasol drafted so low? I was taking a look at the 07 Draft and saw he was picked 48th overall. I remember his name being bounced around a good amount pre-draft.
Here's a question. Why do teams take the foul when they have one to give under 2 minutes? I know in some situations it makes sense, but sometimes I'm left scratching my head!
Why didn't we fake a hack on Dwight and see if Kobe would hoist another 75 foot shot? Not like Dwight was gonna escape.
Dei: I think that was actually from middle school, maybe 9th grade at the latest, that school is k-12 and in his other hs pictures he doesnt look anything like that rockets1988: have the same question. I understand when the guy has a step on you ud want to do it, but for example vs the heat lebron was coming down w 15 seconds left, sampson is screaming FOUL! FOUL! Lebron hears this and charges into the lane to draw a foul, 15 seconds left, shot clock off. So what good did that do exactly? PuzzledFan: Nice name haha. The commentator mentioned that the game before that vs orlando, the magic actually did that, and then kobe passed it up in mid air. I was thinking that same thing. The real question is why the hell Kobe was doing that
Dunno but my guess is that you want the opposing team to pass it back in. Maybe your defense isn't set up properly or you want to sub.
Imo, it's something of the sort. If you have a foul to give, and you take the foul before a shooting action, opponent team has to take it out of bounds. Simply put : They have to reset. i.e: Which do you take? James Harden runs into the lane and gets fouled. (and1) OR. James Harden starts running into the lane. You Foul. Now opponent has to pass the ball into James Harden's hands(can be stolen). If Harden gets it, he now has to run down the lane all over again, this time with a defense more set/prepared.
For the same thing Carlos Delfino is doing now. Basically, being the balls of the team. But Bobby Sura had a much bigger role being the actual starting point guard at the time. And he was also supposedly tough as nails. Tracy once accounted that Sura dislocated a finger after a play, put it back into place himself, and immediately went back into the game.
I've wondered that too. It's crazy that Lawrence Frank has a job, but Brown doesn't. There's a sentiment that Brown stifles offensive creativity, and that players don't like him.
