yeah I saw an article earlier this year about how some guys refuse to shoot long shots because they care more about their stats than about winning. Miami inbounded with 1.6 left, and LeBron dribbled the clock out. In a tie game. This wasn't the one I read, but: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-b...es-doesn-t-want-chuck-low-220357263--nba.html During the 1990s, I noticed a curious trend that All-Star guard Tim Hardaway seemed to be at the forefront of. No, it wasn’t his use of the crossover or inside-out dribble to dash past defenders. It was the way he treated last-second, buzzer-beating three-pointers. Not close shots at the end of a game or shot clock, but half-courters at the end of each of the first three quarters. He seemed to be purposely letting the ball go just a half-second after the buzzer went off, presumably in order to shield his shooting percentage from the one-in-100 shot he was attempting. If the shot missed, no harm all around. If it went in? Then the crowd would go nuts and he’d get a few slaps on the back, even if he wouldn’t earn three points for the scoreboard. NBA players have been working this way for years, not exclusively, but it’s not uncommon to see players holding off on taking those bombs. And until today I’d never heard anyone cop to it. Not until the NBA player that most deserves to cop to it – the legendarily efficient MVP candidate, Kevin Durant – told Daily Thunder’s Royce Young that, no, he’s not going to take that shot if his shooting percentages on the night aren’t up to his drool-worthy snuff.
Yeah I understand doing it in the regular season a little bit. Not really though. KD wanted to preserve that 50-40-90 year. I don't get it in the playoffs.
Doubt we'll see much of anything from Patty Mills tonight. He's pretty deep in the rotation. Maybe if it's a blowout win for the Spurs, but that isn't likely.
funny thing is, it's been happening even more in the playoffs than I saw it in the regular season. Several times already this playoffs, guys dribbled the clock out rather than shoot. The same players will of course talk about how the only stat they care about is winning. the real problem is that if they don't want to heave a shot because they're selfish, they could have the inbounder heave a pass into the front court. Then you get a higher percentage shot or it's tipped away and time expires. But they don't do that either.
yeah I was thinking that it used to be the selfish guys are the gunners but in those situations the jr smiths jamal crawfords and ricky davises of the world are in a strange way being unselfish
Wade took a JR esque 3 there. No need for that 3 pointer. Ball has to go back to Lebron's hands there. Terrible shot too as he is much more effective slashing and driving.
heat played a very stupid game bet they wished they had taken a shot to end the first half when it got so tight at the end. And Wade, that airhead, taking an absolutely terrible three. He's a lousy three point shooter. Under 26% this season.
Getting tired of Little Nathan already :breakdance: Amazing to think that the 3 best players in the East in the last 2 days have been Noah, Nate, and Hibbert.
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Was it a valid reason, or just because he didn't feel like it? How does thep odium work also? Does the media choose which players?
