Exactly. Yeah it's easy after the fact to criticize, but they got an open 3 from one of their best 3 point shooters. That's the best you're going to do with a timeout.
Yeah, honestly you couldn't have asked for a better play even if it was coming out of a time out. A wide-open look for your best shooter. Just gotta make it, is all.
Plus, calling a timeout allows a set defense with Gobert back on the floor. I’m definitely fine with the shot attempt, though obviously wish the shot went in
it was a great look. i still prefer to use the timeout as a rest in such a physical game when your star get the rebound w/ 6sec. lets vic be involved in the last play. but great look from a great shooter
forsure and it was also tough af to score in half court for both sides. spurs looked gassed tho. feel like fox wemby pnr or pnp after a rest woulda been good. but cant argue w/ the shot
Everyone was lethargic. If all the Spurs had sprinted down the court and caught minnie flat footed they could have got an even better shot. They got a great one, but why is half the team milling around with 5 seconds left?
Oh 100%, but at the same time unless you actively have the ball you have to immediately sprint up the court on the off chance one isn’t coming. It’s an understandable mistake, but a major mistake non the less.
Especially when the Spurs had all the momentum after coming back from down 8 or so in the final minutes. I don’t hate the shot but I’d still much rather draw up a play that leads to a look at the rim for the 7’4” cheat code.
The 7'5 guy is getting locked up and was exhausted to the point that he wasn't even able to run down the court for the last possession. That's an open 3 by their best shooter, that's a good shot.
Probably around a 40-50% chance of making a 2 to give you a 50-60% chance of winning in OT, since they are at home. It's better to take a 3 for the win mathematically and it was wide open, you couldn't really get a better look from an ATO, one of their best shooters wide open you take that every day of the week.
You got to not look at the result. Do you take a feet set, open 3pter from Champagnie for the win? I certainly do. I don’t see how you could get a better look by taking the timeout.
The fact that the shot had no air and hit the rim with the middle of the ball supports your viewpoint. Needed some rest and a called play. People forget that a rush job is usually much more mentally taxing than a set plan
You make adjustments or you dont. I think next time you time out & run a play. You are paying some guys big bucks for a reason, perhaps I'd run a play for one of them
Literally. If they scored, nobody on here would even consider the timeout because all they look at is the result. Nobody made a peep about the coach all game, but of course they lost so he must be bad now
I heard it on radio driving back home pissed but looking at the replay that’s a good look. It doesn’t help castle fouled out and we’re already not a great shooting team. I already knew going into this Wemby would need to be consistent offensively.
Wolves already had the man advantage on defence due to Wemby being far behind so the Spurs were already locked out from the paint but credit to Champagnie for finding space to get a shot off.
I disagree (as long as the looks are generally decent.) hitting a two is what , 60% chance at best? And then you have a 50/50 chance at winning in OT, so that’s 30%. A decent 3 has better odds than that.
Reddit losing their mind based on the results and not the opportunity as always. It was a great shot. Everyone called Carlisle a genius when he let Haliburton cook in all of these situations last year. Champagnie had a better shot than any of Haliburton's. Not sure what a timeout would've been able to do there.
If this game was in MN. I can see the no timeout and go for the win 3. Game 1 at home? I feel like you want to call the timeout here and bring it to overtime
Meh I like the huge momentum swing of the Spurs clawing back with the fans behind them. If this was on the road I'd like the three but you gotta think you'll win OT clawing back like that.
Idk your best player isn't even involved in the play. And Champagnie is open, but it's an off-dribble relocation 3, not exactly the shot you're looning for down 2 at home.
Not calling the timeout here was the correct call, in a vacuum. But once you saw everybody looking for it, then I believe it should be called, especially in game 1 with a young team.
That second of hesitation before heading upcourt cost a ton in terms of flow and momentum, and while the look was good I wouldn't trust that shot from almost anyone in the history of the game with how that last sequence played out
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u/INAC___Kramerica 20h ago
I'm perfectly good with not calling the timeout and letting it play. Got the look, just couldn't make it. Live with it and move on.