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Bosh had a lousy shooting/scoring night - yes/no?

Trust your Superstars - Bosh was there even if he had a lousy scoring night. - yes/no? Paano naging conflict? Manu had a lousy game and he was still trusted. :) Does the trust in Manu prevent that missed free throw? So I trusted Bosh but that doesn't mean his FTs are automatic 2 pts.

 

 

Tanong ko paano mo nalaman with certainty. Yun POSSIBLE mo is the reason why you believe his decisions and not consider other options. Now if you believe other options are possible and not just his decisions, then the POSSIBLE is probably not relevant.

 

 

What does defense do? Protect the lead/prevent the other team scoring.

Kaya nga nahahabol ang mga lamang/lead dahil kahit maganda ang defense mo pag hindi ka naman maka-score, ano ang mangyayari?

I'm really sorry kung di mo nakikita ang difference.

 

Score to win or defend to win? Alin diyan ang gusto mo? Nasa yo ang bola o nasa kabila?

 

tatagalugin ko na nga, ang hina mo umintindi eh...

ang ibig kong sabihin boss.. conflict ang dalawang idea mo... dapat isa lang ang point ng idea...

ganito yan kung ang sinasabi mo eh magtiwala sa superstars ng team mo, kahit hindi sila

maka-shoot ng freethrows at hindi maganda ang opensa sa huling 2 minuto... dapat naisip mo din

na bilang coach kung nagtitiwala ka sa galing ng superstars mo, kailangan mo din maniwala na

magaling din at may magagawa ang superstars ng kalabang team, kahit pa lousy na yung laro nya...

kasi kung hindi ka maniniwala dyan, baka hindi ka makaisip ng magandang depensa...

yan yung idea na trust in your stars na sinasabi mo...

 

yung isang idea mo naman "much better to allow Bosh, who is playing lousy that night to take free throws"

kung titignan mo yang idea na yan, para mo na din sinabi na pag naging lousy ang laro ng player,

eh malaki ang chance na sa mga crucial time ng game eh magiging lousy na din sya....? di ba???

sayo galing yan ha... so ibig sabihin mo malaki ang chance na hindi maging successful yung freethrows ni

Bosh??? tama ba??? sayo pa din galing yan ha... so kung ganun, bakit hindi pwedeng i-apply mo sa

Spurs yung idea mo??? hindi mo ba naisip na, pangit na nga yung opensa ng Spurs sa Last 2 minutes??

hindi mo ba naisip na pag bumalik sa Spurs ang bola at sakaling isa na lang ang lamang, eh pwede silang i-foul

din ng Miami, and since sabi mo pag pangit ang laro, malaki ang chance na hindi maging maganda ang

result ng freethrows, hindi mo ba naisip na magiging pressure packed din ang freethrow ng spurs???

syempre kung sa Miami nga na homecourt eh pressure packed, what more kung hindi mo homecourt??

tapos, kakamintis nga lang ng player mo ng freethrow??? sa tingi mo ba kung lamang ang Spurs ng isa,

at patay na ang shot clock, sa tingin mo honest D lang ang Heat at hindi pa-Foul??? mag-isip ka nga...

 

 

tapos tinatanong mo pano ko nalaman with Certainty??? Posible nga yung ginamit kong word eh, ibig sabihin

hindi certain, pero possible... sa ibang kahulugan "pwedeng mangyari" pero hindi ko sinabing sigurado...

ang sabi ko, posible, wag mong sabihing pati meaning ng posible eh kailangan ko pang ipa-intindi sayo??

sir???

 

 

alam ko tama si Fatchubs eh, pinipili mo lang yung pabor sa argumento mo, thinking na para bang

sa probability eh lagpas ka ng 0.5 palagi... yung sitwasyon mo lang ang pwedeng mangyari... basta pabor

sa idea mo, yun ang tama...

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kung walang silbi ang D bakit may kasabihan

 

 

OFFENSE wins Games but ...

 

DEFENSE wins CHAMPIONSHIP rolleyes.gif

 

baka, trip-trip lang nung nagsabi yan boss?? wahahaha!!!:lol:

 

eh bakit pa nag aaward ng best defensive player kung opensa lang

 

kailangan boss??? yun palang pagpigil sa kalaban na maka-score

 

eh hindi pala to win yun??? paiba-iba pa ng tanong para lang mailusot

 

yung walang kwenta nyang argumento...

 

unang tanong "play to win" or "play not to lose"

 

naging "score to win" or "defend to win"

 

 

 

wahahaha, naghahanap kasi ng lusot..

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kung walang silbi ang D bakit may kasabihan

OFFENSE wins Games but ...

DEFENSE wins CHAMPIONSHIP

 

baka, trip-trip lang nung nagsabi yan boss?? wahahaha!!!:lol:

eh bakit pa nag aaward ng best defensive player kung opensa lang

kailangan boss??? yun palang pagpigil sa kalaban na maka-score

eh hindi pala to win yun??? paiba-iba pa ng tanong para lang mailusot

yung walang kwenta nyang argumento...

unang tanong "play to win" or "play not to lose"

naging "score to win" or "defend to win"

wahahaha, naghahanap kasi ng lusot..

 

Nakakatuwa talaga kayong dalawa. Parang pinagbiyak na :D

May sinabi bang walang silbi ang D? Hanapin nyo. :)

Tanong ko lang - Which won again in this series? The defense of the Spurs or the offense of the Heat that won the series. Who has the championship? :)

 

How about the saying the best defense is a great offense? :D Look up the defensive efficiency and offensive efficiency ranking of both teams for the year :)

 

Still funny?

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For the 2012-2013 season eto po ang averages nila:

 

HEAT

 

points per game 102.9

points against 95.0

 

 

 

SPURS

 

 

points per game 103.0

points against 96.6

 

 

 

If you get the ave score of these two teams in the finals this Heat scored 97 the Spurs 97.7. Both teams were way too off on their respective scoring averages during the series but was close in terms of points against. This means both played defensively rather than offensively

 

During the series, the Heat was able to limit the Spurs from scoring below 95 points 4 times. The Heat won 3 times in these 4 games.

 

On the other hand the Spurs was only able to limit the Heat from scoring above 95 pts twice, winning on both occations. There was a game when the Heat scored exactly 95 but the spurs lost this one.

 

Did OFFENSE really win the Championship for the HEAT???

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I read and understood your statement as it is ..

Wag mo na akong paikutin Bro. hindi ko naman tinatanong sa iyo kung siguradong mananalo ang Spurs kundi kung POSIBLENG MANALO na hindi nag foul at ang sinagot mo ay OO, posible nga.

I misread your sentence. Sorry. It's still true that there's a possibility of them winning. There's also possibility of still losing with the same decision.

This proves that during that instance there is nothing wrong with his decision irregardless whether it be to foul or not . Both ACCEPTABLE DECISIONS. As I said repeatedly, irregardless of any decisions made by Pop or any coach for that matter, win or lose lang naman ang kalalabasan niyan.
It's not "just win or lose" when it's the finals. If it's just a regular game, I wouldn't care about even if you make successive mistakes and lose. Winning the finals is the ultimate goal of any franchise.

 

At the time the decision was made nobody knows whether it will be a right or wrong decision. You will only know that once the play has been completed. THEREFORE, when you said that Pop should have decided to foul you did that with the benefit of HINDSIGHT.

Since you have the benefit of HINDSIGHT your opinion the Pop should have done this or done that will never be wrong considering you know what transpired. Pero had you made that decision on the spot, it will just have the same winning probability as the decision of Pop not to foul.

He was convinced that the scenarios in his head is what will play out. That is why with conviction he didn't plan for the other possible scenarios. Or simply this is his style and he wanted to prove it works. Just like Mike Brown's style or Mike D's style or Phil Jax triangle. They all wanted to prove that their style of basketball is what will win it for them.

 

Precisely ... that's why all I have been saying all along including some of the GMs here is that It was "LOGICAL" for Pop to decide not to FOUL. He had his reasons so he will stick to his decision unfortunately it ended up being the wrong decision. Therefore, since you said the right thing to do is to foul ... Well yes that is definitely true in HINDSIGHT.

 

However, at the time the decision was made, nobody knows if its really the right thing to do. Coz as you say it will depend on the actual situation. Nobody know that until it happens.

It's two not some. It's not the "right" decision. It's another option. "LOGICAL" for Pop just means this is his prediction of future events.

 

Nope am not single minded ... except your opinion does not makes sense in the first place. ILLOGICAL!

Your objective is to preserve your 3 point lead right? So the way to do it is to foul rather than give up the three. This is what you suggested.

 

Now, I asked you when do you suggest to FOUL ... your reply was that you foul after the first shot. why? According to you, you wanted to waste some time first. Then foul should they miss and get an offensive board (hmp ... ang galing mong mag device ng play ... isipin mo naisip mo titira sila tapos magmimintis at makakakuha ng offensive board not in hindsight yan kamo

Now you are saying to foul or not to foul is the same 50/50 chance and that there's no right or wrong decision for Pop. Yet, fouling is ILLOGICAL!

Hindi galing yan. Just good observation and also like I said before you've already seen it on the previous play. You seem to be conveniently forgetting that as a known case. They know they were defending a 3pt shot. It's really too much of a stretch to predict both a miss and made shot.

 

However, you are willing to let the heat take a first attempt without fouling right? Do you really know that they will miss? Obviously in hindsight yes you know thus you are calling that play. However in reality, when you are in Pop's shoes, you never really know whether that first attempt will go in or not. Therefore going by your objective, prudence dictates that you have to foul on any possible three point attempt to avoid an equalizer. Thus fouling on the second shot opportunity is flawed and illogical if it was a decision to be made at that moment without the benefit of HINDSIGHT.

Nope, you cannot foul on "any" 3 pt attempt. Like I said, it could result in 3 FTs so you didn't prevent a chance to tie.

 

Hindi mo nga alam ang mangyayari kaya you are assuming kung ano ang nangyari posibleng mangyari uli. PEro hindi mo ba naisip na kung nagmintis siya nun una ngayon baka unang tira pa lang pasok na? E di nakatabla na. That is bad decision making since yun re-possession ang pinagplanuhan mo rather than the first possession.

Sino ba naman ang magpa-plano for just the re-possession? You seem to mistake honest D with no foul to letting Miami just shoot uncontested. You played honest D which matched Pop's plan. Kahit nakatabla na, they have more time on the clock for a decent attempt to win. Di katulad nung nangyari na 5 seconds na lang natira & it wasn't enough time for the Spurs to make a good play.

 

Remember, ang scenario is what if pumasok yun first attempt considering ang naging desisyon mo if ever you are in Pop's shoes is to foul only on the second attempt. at eto sinagot mo "If LBJ's 1st attempts went in, then the decisions to bench TimD and playing honest D didn't work as well." Flawed na naman reasoning mo without the benefit of hindsight ...

Una, we can't tell whether TD will be the reason why the one taking the first three point shot (say its LBJ) will miss.

Ikalawa, there is no truth to your claim that you can't bring back TD. Remember your decision is to foul if they were not able to get the rebound. When you foul then there is now a dead ball situation so you can bring back TD. Now that you are being challenged, may clarifications na?

The decision to bench Tim is to defend the 3. If the shot attempt went in, the Tim's benching didn't affect their defensive plan. That's just logic.

One, in that case they weren't able to defend the 3 without TD. So benching him won't make a difference.

 

Two, they can bring back TD if they fouled that's true. If they fouled (which was my suggestion), it wasn't on the plan remember. The honest D plan was Pop's decision. So they risked not being able to bring back TD back with the honest D. The NBA even it made it public that Duncan illegally entered the game. Is it clear?

 

Case in point, narinig na namin ang mga sinasabi mo kung bakit mali ang desisyong hindi nag foul. However, if they foul at nadisgrasya at natalo by one, hindi po ba in hindsight dapat hindi na lang nag foul kasi tatabla naman at tingnan na lang what happens in OT.

If that happened then mali ang decision ko, then fine.

 

You are thinking that they have a better chance in OT than holding the lead. Momentum is with the Heat even if 50/50 ang chance to win the game in OT. Having the lead with time ticking away for me seems to be better than going into OT.

 

If fouling is flawed and illogical, then the only right decision is Pop's choice to have just honest D.

 

Since you are asking for references on those who agree with me, well is it not well documented that the players themselves didn't question Pop? TD who was affected by the "benching" never raised an issue even if as you said other superstars won't accept that decision. Why? because IN POP WE ALL TRUST but moreso, your suggested play to foul when they get the offensive rebound is FLAWED to begin with if you didn't have the benefit of HINDSIGHT

Is that agreement? Not questioning? They defended Pop not because he's right. They defended Pop because they believe in him. What did the players say? He "must have" his reasons. Not that they know his reasons. The trust comes from the long relationship they had together. They side with him even if he's right or wrong.

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http://stats.nba.com...013_finals.html

 

In the 2012-2013 season,

Miami is the #1 offensive team Spurs is #7

Spurs is the #3 defensive team and Miami is #7.

 

Higher ranked defensive team was defeated by the #1 offensive team.

 

We were talking about whether it was offense or defense that won the wchampionship for the heat and you gave me this reasoning that the number three defensive team lost to the number one offensive team thus conclude that offense won it for the Heat. In the process disregarding the fact that in this series the heat on he average scored less than the Spurs and the fact that the hEat manages to limit the spurs from scoring below 95 points 4 times as compared to only twice by the spurs.

No wonder illogical yun gusto mo mangyaring desisyon ni Pop. At hindi rin katakataka kung bakit di mo ma gets wink.gif or should i say gets mo pero pinaninindigan mo lang na tama kasmile.gif

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Here’s Tim Duncan on the Spurs’ late-game approach in Game 6, via ASAPSports.com:

 

Not new at all. Something we've done all year. Obviously we were trying to protect the three‑point line. We had a lot of bodies in there to switch and get up on our shooters. Two bad bounces off a rebound, we actually get the stops on the threes and bad bounces right back out for threes.

 

It is what it is. Obviously, I want to be in there every minute of the game. That's just how we're built. But we've done it all year long. We've been successful with it. And if it comes down to it again, Pop will make the call again.

 

 

 

 

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Coach after coach will be correct in telling you that guarding the three-point line – a major priority in a typical half-court possession – is a frustrating endeavor when an offensive rebound is collected by your opponent. There’s just too many bodies to account for, and the five-man small lineup that’s pitched to stand around the arc for a long range shot in the half court seemingly becomes twice as hard to guard with a loose ball involved, and willing shooters ready to have another go at it.

 

We’re right to wonder if Popovich screwed up. While I agree that Diaw is at this point quicker thanTim Duncan, and that Duncan’s classic big man defense may seem like a walking anachronism in the face of a small Miami lineup, a defensive stop doesn’t end until you’ve secured the bloody ball. And Tim Duncan is far better than Boris Diaw at securing the bloody ball.

 

With that in place, those two missteps are on the players on the floor, not the coach on the sideline.

 

It’s pointless to criticize the Spurs for failing to secure those long, wild rebounds. One was off of an airball, and chucks from three-point range are traditionally the hardest to grab. We also shouldn’t criticize them for failing to foul the Heat while within the three-point circle, as that’s a huge call to make at such a crucial juncture, especially so far away from the Spurs’ bench and the barked out orders.

 

(Although, it should be noted, for the first time in his career Popovich has decided to choose to have his bench face his team’s offensive side of the court during the second half. Coach Pop dismissed questions about the move in a press conference earlier in the postseason.)

 

We can blame them, though. Blaming and criticizing are two different things, because while the Spurs’ efforts and instincts were probably above reproach late in the regulation minute of Game 6, their execution was off. Even if Tony Parker did all he could to get a hand in Ray Allen’s face without fouling before Allen nailed the game-tying trey.

 

Gregg Popovich may seem like a stubborn, intractable sort – but his game plan and adjustments throughout the years betray that stereotype. The guy thinks on his feet, perhaps better than anyone to ever walk an NBA sideline.

 

He’s sticking with this move, though. And it’s not hard to understand why.

 

 

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We were talking about whether it was offense or defense that won the wchampionship for the heat and you gave me this reasoning that the number three defensive team lost to the number one offensive team thus conclude that offense won it for the Heat. In the process disregarding the fact that in this series the heat on he average scored less than the Spurs and the fact that the hEat manages to limit the spurs from scoring below 95 points 4 times as compared to only twice by the spurs.

No wonder illogical yun gusto mo mangyaring desisyon ni Pop. At hindi rin katakataka kung bakit di mo ma gets

I'm saying from my stats is that the offense is what win Miami wins games. If they shoot well, they win. If they don't shoot well, doesn't always mean because defense was great. It could be poor shooting or could be defense.

 

Did you read the link? How come you have no comment for that?

 

Game 2, 4, 6, 7 are Miami's won games: 103 pts, 109 pts, 103 pts and 95 pts. They only lost one game where they scored more than a 100 - game 5.

You can skew the stats to show it in your favor by looking at the Spurs scores in this losses. The fact is they scored when they needed to. They brought shooters to complement their big 3.

 

Game 1,3,5 are the games that SA won: 2/3 scoring > 100 pts as well. Only game 1 was close which was one by a great shot by TonyP. Not because of a great defensive play. Even with Manu's turnovers, Tony's shot saved the day.

 

I can link all the info from all 7 games. Nothing majorly stands out that it was a great defensive stance that won them the games or the series.

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I'm saying from my stats is that the offense is what win Miami wins games. If they shoot well, they win. If they don't shoot well, doesn't always mean because defense was great. It could be poor shooting or could be defense.

 

Did you read the link? How come you have no comment for that?

 

Game 2, 4, 6, 7 are Miami's won games: 103 pts, 109 pts, 103 pts and 95 pts. They only lost one game where they scored more than a 100 - game 5.

You can skew the stats to show it in your favor by looking at the Spurs scores in this losses. The fact is they scored when they needed to. They brought shooters to complement their big 3.

 

Game 1,3,5 are the games that SA won: 2/3 scoring > 100 pts as well. Only game 1 was close which was one by a great shot by TonyP. Not because of a great defensive play. Even with Manu's turnovers, Tony's shot saved the day.

 

I can link all the info from all 7 games. Nothing majorly stands out that it was a great defensive stance that won them the games or the series.

 

 

 

YES I read the link and it says:

 

 

 

 

 

The Spurs were not going to allow the best player in the world to beat them with high percentage shots.

 

In the first six games of The Finals, LeBron shot 34-of-65 (52.3%) inside the paint and just 21-of-61 (34.4%) outside the paint, including 7-of-23 (30.4%) from 3-point range.

 

 

 

 

So if you read and understand by now, you should have know the logic behind Pop's decision. Let the Heat beat you with a lower percentage shot. Knowing that there is the possibility of a three point attempt you have to defend it and need mobility. You don't need to foul as well since you still have a one point lead.

 

It is pointless to comment if one argues without an open mind. wink.gif

 

 

 

As far as the finals is concerned ... didn't you show that the heat were the number 1 offensive team for the season? So what is their scoring ave per game? Were they scoring more than their usual on a per game basis? How many times did the Heat score more than their usual ave? In fact if you get the finals scoring averages of both teams, the Spurs outscored the Heat 97.7 vs 97.

 

Now look at the ave points allowed of each team and see how many points they allowed each other. Did the Heat allow the Spurs to score less than what they usually allowed?

 

Defensively, the heat managed to limit the Spurs below their usual scoring ave. in four games winning 3. Therefore it was their D that won these games for the Heat. It was in game 6 that the Heat manage to win even if the Spurs scored more than their usual ave and there is a reason for that as the game went into OT. But note that the regulation ended at 95 all which is within the scoring average of both teams.

 

You claim that "the fact is the Spurs when they needed to" so tell me why were the Spurs not able to score their usual average in the 3 of the 4 games which they lost? You can justify by saying because the Heat outscored them or the heat managed to limit them with their D. either one is a correct reason, but what really happened? The heat in these games were not exceptional offensively. They did just meet their average. But give credit where credit is due ... the Heat managed to limit the scoring of the Spurs to below 95 points (88.3 pts to be exact on these 3 loses). And that is not because of D?

 

 

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buhay na buhay tong thread ng Spurs ah!

pero ok yan. basta healthy discussion lang mga sir. ^_^

 

Mukhang maganda na naman ang incoming season.

Maraming team ang nagpalakas ng line-up.

Sana lang mabawasan yung mga injury lalo na sa mga top players para mas masaya.

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So if you read and understand by now, you should have know the logic behind Pop's decision. Let the Heat beat you with a lower percentage shot. Knowing that there is the possibility of a three point attempt you have to defend it and need mobility. You don't need to foul as well since you still have a one point lead.

 

It is pointless to comment if one argues without an open mind.

 

As far as the finals is concerned ... didn't you show that the heat were the number 1 offensive team for the season? So what is their scoring ave per game? Were they scoring more than their usual on a per game basis? How many times did the Heat score more than their usual ave? In fact if you get the finals scoring averages of both teams, the Spurs outscored the Heat 97.7 vs 97.

 

Now look at the ave points allowed of each team and see how many points they allowed each other. Did the Heat allow the Spurs to score less than what they usually allowed?

 

Defensively, the heat managed to limit the Spurs below their usual scoring ave. in four games winning 3. Therefore it was their D that won these games for the Heat. It was in game 6 that the Heat manage to win even if the Spurs scored more than their usual ave and there is a reason for that as the game went into OT. But note that the regulation ended at 95 all which is within the scoring average of both teams.

 

You claim that "the fact is the Spurs when they needed to" so tell me why were the Spurs not able to score their usual average in the 3 of the 4 games which they lost? You can justify by saying because the Heat outscored them or the heat managed to limit them with their D. either one is a correct reason, but what really happened? The heat in these games were not exceptional offensively. They did just meet their average. But give credit where credit is due ... the Heat managed to limit the scoring of the Spurs to below 95 points (88.3 pts to be exact on these 3 loses). And that is not because of D?

 

Game 2:

"You know what, credit to Miami, honestly. First start there. They outplayed us. They ended quarters better than us. We turned the ball over more than we should have. Credit to them. We didn't play well. We didn't shoot well. I know I played awfully." -- Tim Duncan

 

Miami had more fast breakpoints and a bit higher FG% and more inside points. Spurs more rebounds.

 

Game 4:

The big 3 totaled 85 points tonight and each shot better than 50 percent from the floor -- 37-for-64 combined (58 percent).

 

Game 6:

Almost identical stats except for the 3pt FG: 11/19 Heat vs 5/18 Spurs. And Miami also had more inside points.

 

Game 7:

Same story as game 6. Although lower 3 FG%: 12/32 Heat vs 6/19 Spurs. The 3pt FGs made is a big difference as well as the inside points.

 

:D Open mind?

 

We all know defense helps a lot. But it isn't the number of blocks, or more shots made tough that decided the finals.

 

What specific defensive stat will you use to say that the offense was negligible and that the the defense is the one that won these series?

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