Clutch Shots and Untimely Misses

kwng · Jan 28, 2008

solid said:

Shooting percentages for players, by team, career, season or whatever don't tell the whole story. Some shots are simply bigger than others. Of course, the last second winning bucket comes to mind. But what about those momentum killing misses: the blown lay up, the missed free throw, the wide open clunker. They can change a ball game. No, more, they can determine the eventual outcome of a game. On the other hand a timely swisher can excite the crowd, energize a team, or swing the momentum.

What's my point? The Yao/TMac Rockets with the exception of the Sura/Barry team seem to be the master of the untimely miss: the wide open rim out, the over the back board lay up, and the misses everything free throw. I have been playing and watching basketball for a long time. I like college and the NBA. I honestly can't recall more untimely misses by one team in a season than this group of Rockets.

Yes, I know they aren't exactly a bunch of sharpshooters, BUT, at the worst possible points in games, they blow easy shots and miss critical free throws. There has to be a reason. Nobody is that UNLUCKY. Concentration? Practice?
Fatigue? Trying to hard? Psychological? Habit? What?

After these blunders, you can just feel the air go out of their confidence. It is really a shame. Bring in a shooting coach? Have them all undergo eye exams?
Bring in a sharpshooter like the Jazz did? There must be an answer.
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Since you bring up this question on big shots and critical stops, this reminded me of Francis game against Phoenix. His play in the crucial last few minutes against Phoenix was unbelievable. His clutch drive and still manage to drop the shots while falling and his critical stop while falling on Amare
were just . Those play are amazingly clutch and no everyone can do that. If he has recovered and ready play like that again, it would amazing

Here's a link to remind us again

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAZYfB7AkAE

Shroopy2 · Jan 28, 2008

superx said:

Adding Novak make our rotation have 11 guys.seems that the playing time is hard to be shared with so many guys.
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Right. Novak would get situational minutes, not extended minutes every game.

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