Most definitely, curses at this stupid MLB.TV convincing me to watch this futilty! Only hockey is more painful to watch, but this game has to be on the top 10 annoying games for a bettor all this year. I felt Sheets would shut the Angels lineup down and he did it almost to perfection and yet the Brew Crew can't push a measly run across in 13 shots.
posted June 09, 2004 12:38 AM (fezzik)
heavy sighhhhh.
Wallace fouls Shaq. He makes them both. Detroit gets fouled immediately and makes one.
Kobe throws in the same shot to win it in regulation.
This board goes NUTS talking about how dumb Wallace is, why would he stop the clock like that with only 6 seconds left, the clock running, a no threat 3 point shooter with the ball, LA with no timeouts. How stupid could he possibly be? Or he fouls Shaq he feels the contact and throws in a continuation with the shot. He bricks the free throw it bounces around, and a Laker makes a put back to win it by 1. The board again calls Wallage the dumbest man on the planet.
Fouling when up by 3 typically only makes sense
1) When there is less than 3 seconds left
2) A shooter has the ball outside the arc, or close to it.
3) There is no danger he will be able to shoot after the foul.
A good basic strategy is to never foul up 3, since more often than not it can hurt you more than it will help you.
.........now I'm curious why they let Kobe have a fairly easy 3 with 2 seconds left. Why not run up next to him and let him drive right by you? THAT was the bad play out there. Of course, fouling him would have been better than letting him shoot, but it is usually too much of a risk to foul with the continuation call chance.
heavy sighhhhh.
Wallace fouls Shaq. He makes them both. Detroit gets fouled immediately and makes one.
Kobe throws in the same shot to win it in regulation.
This board goes NUTS talking about how dumb Wallace is, why would he stop the clock like that with only 6 seconds left, the clock running, a no threat 3 point shooter with the ball, LA with no timeouts. How stupid could he possibly be? Or he fouls Shaq he feels the contact and throws in a continuation with the shot. He bricks the free throw it bounces around, and a Laker makes a put back to win it by 1. The board again calls Wallage the dumbest man on the planet.
Fouling when up by 3 typically only makes sense
1) When there is less than 3 seconds left
2) A shooter has the ball outside the arc, or close to it.
3) There is no danger he will be able to shoot after the foul.
A good basic strategy is to never foul up 3, since more often than not it can hurt you more than it will help you.
.........now I'm curious why they let Kobe have a fairly easy 3 with 2 seconds left. Why not run up next to him and let him drive right by you? THAT was the bad play out there. Of course, fouling him would have been better than letting him shoot, but it is usually too much of a risk to foul with the continuation call chance.
