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Message: [QUOTE="Lefty2one, post: 2733569, member: 1001"] It's a case where you can't be married to analytics. I've always felt that analytics are a tool in your toolbox, it can't be your lone source for strategy. You have to have your finger on the pulse of a game, as a player or coach. I imagine there isn't a huge sample set for Game Sevens three rounds deep in the playoffs where your players are nervous and uptight. Research over the course of regular seasons may show that you should stick with the three but it's a different animal this late in the postseason. It's why "jump-shooting teams can't win" was the adage in the NBA for decades. The spotlight is huge, your players are on edge; it's not a coincidence we saw Ariza lay a massive egg a night after Rozier did and both home teams being ice cold from outside. Game 7's in the NBA are often ugly and lower scoring due to the intensity and the stakes. Shooters shoot, sure, but if you're a player like Harden (much more than a shooter) then you want to try to get an easy bucket or get to the FT line to see the ball go through the hoop and get a confidence boost. Harden got screwed on some no-calls last night but I hate that element of his game so much that I don't care that he got screwed. Just play the game and stop trying to draw fouls every damn possession. I'm a believer that it messes with your mental approach to the game. The other thing is that while Houston and Boston had a lot of open looks (it's bound to happen when you shoot that many threes) there were also a lot of bad possessions and terrible shots. [/QUOTE]

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