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why do we pass up open threes?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by cuneo77, Apr 29, 2005.

  1. cuneo77

    cuneo77 Member

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    i was at the game and several other ones this season,why do we pass up open threes? tonite i saw sura,tmac,barry,james and wesley pass up open looks to get zero out of that possesion,i understand looking for the best shot,but there isnt one after the passed up shot
     
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    unsure of themselves, afraid of shouldering respnsibilites, lost their confidence,............ need me to go on?

    at this level of competition, it's really come down to a mental game. If you were not mentally prepared, you would be screwed, not by others though.
     
  3. verynice

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    BECAUSE NOBODY "POINT GUARD" PASSED THEM THE BALL IN A MANNER IN WHICH THEY COULD GET A NICE NATURAL FEEL FOR THE SHOT IN RHYTHM. Or their arms were tired from shooting so many...:D
     
  4. AMS

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    because a wide open shot 9with a defender runnin at you) may not be what your lookin for, when yyou can make that extra pass and get a wide open man with no defenders running at you.

    And ofcourse that extra pass could lead to a wide open layup, which is always a higher percentage shot.
     
  5. Rocket River

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    Dunno

    We got good shooters
    that is a major difference from past years

    I think living and dying by the 3
    would not kill us most times

    Rocket River
     
  6. MadMax

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    because they're mostly unselfish. because they've been taught to make the extra pass. in general, that's a good thing. it's largely contributed to their success this season, and particularly so in the first 2 games of the series. and it worked for these guys:

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