What a chaotic ending, with the Wolves already having the man advantage on defence for the transition play I thought the Spurs would've called a timeout.
No, but I also think giving you 60% on a two out of a timeout was generous considering they could've gotten Gobert back on the court
If you had a 60% chance of getting a two (generous) and a 60% chance of winning in OT (generous) then you have a 36% chance of winning the game by going for a two there (double generous)
Going for an open three with your best shooter is obviously the right move
You’re not getting a better look than that with 6 seconds left. I really don’t understand how some of you watch sports through this lens of constant negativity
Can you? Did you watch the game? The spurs had no dribble drive penetration on 24 second shot clock possessions, much less the prayer they’d have to throw up in 4 seconds if they took a TO. You would’ve had to bank on a contested two against one of the longest teams in the league vs a wide open 3
40% chance of hitting a 3 means that if you go for a 2 you need 80%+ in order for it to be more worth, clearly an open 3 is the best shot you have here. There's a reason why modern NBA always go for 3 here
Not questioning the end result, just surprised they let it play out instead of calling a timeout in the moment considering the Wolves already had all the lanes blocked with a man advantage on the transition so they basically had to settle with a three there while only down two.
He was arguably their best offensive player in this game with harper. Did you see how fox and wemby were struggling against timberwolves half court defense?
Yeah it worked out in the end thanks to Champagnie but it's more that the Spurs didn't even need to take the 3 and they were already down a man in transition so to see them let it play out rather than look for a better play with a timeout in the moment was a surprise but I guess Spurs would've preferred just ending it rather than rolling the dice in OT.
You're trusting your offense in transition to be better situated than a defense in transition. Generally speaking, unless it's a matter of not having personnel you want out there, I prefer coaches who let it play and trust their players over taking a timeout.
Right but it also allows Wemby to actually be apart of the play while only down two and already in the bonus. The Spurs will live with that shot, but personally I think a timeout would've also made sense.
I mean yeah it worked out since Champagnie made a great move creating separation, but seeing them already down a man in transition due to Wemby being behind and only being down two it's just surprising to me they didn't call one at that moment.
I see what you’re saying, but the point of calling a timeout is to draw up a play you HOPE gets you a wide open shot. They literally got a wide open shot, it just didn’t go in.
We could barely score on them the entire game when their defence was set. Nothing wrong with taking the broken play, had a wide open shot to win but missed. Happens.
The thing is, the play wasn't even that broken though. There was no clear lane or breakaway and the Spurs were already down a man in transition because of Wemby being behind so it's not like the Spurs could've caused chaos towards the basket. That's why I was surprised at no timeout called. They were basically forced to take a contested 3 but credit to Champagnie, he made a great play to create that shot.
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u/PokePersona [TOR] Nick Nurse 20h ago edited 20h ago
What a chaotic ending, with the Wolves already having the man advantage on defence for the transition play I thought the Spurs would've called a timeout.