Key to late 4th quarter scoring success in close games

I think we need to run adelman's offense in the sense that instead of Yao getting the ball in the post at the beginning of the play, he should get at the end of the play after everybody has run the motion offense. This makes it easier for Yao to get a better and easier shot. (I think bullard said something along these lines while announcing a game and it made alot of sense)

 

Having Tmac back for one will help. Late the in 4th, everything should be leading to the basket. I don't want to see any jumpshots that aren't wide open.

 

Option 3: Having better players......check!

 

team ball is cool but when you have the most dominate post player you gotta go with him in crunch time.....because tmac would pull up from mid range and i dont really like that shot espcially in crunch time because it might lead to fastbreak points


bottom line

work it in then let the open shots rain

 

Nothing is easy in the last 2 minutes of the game. What works early doesn't work late. Getting the ball down low to Yao early in the possesion gives him more time to work and if nothing is there than someone must be open. Yesterday Yao should have gotten 4 free throws on two bad non calls and the game would have been over had that happen. We were robbed but the right choice was made... get it to Yao. He did miss one shot late but everyone else was batting zero down the stretch.