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Message: [QUOTE="Cusefan0307, post: 1972541, member: 1743"] I never get why teams run isolation basketball down the stretch for their "best" player. I say "best" player because that can be subjective depending on what type of skill different fans prefer. I think it was Hubie Brown who said why would I abandon set plays I run all game to just give it to one guy at the end. It makes it way to easy on the defense. Analytics has exposed isolation basketball in the past decade. Even the best players like Lebron, Steph, and Kobe are horrible in these situations down the stretch of games to win or tie. We can have a certain set we go to in these situations, but it should maximize the potential of all five guys on the floor. I expect by the end of the season we will see a lot of Gillon(or Howard)/Lydon P&R with some kind of action of the ball used to get Battle or White in positions where they can score. [/QUOTE]