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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 183310, member: 966"]
A formula this simple surely must be ignoring a great many factors.
 
1. This presupposes you know how many possessions there will be. [I]-You don't.[/I] 
2. This presupposes you know [B]you[/B] will be able to [B]continue[/B] to score, at least enough to still have more points at the end of the game. [I]-You don't. We didn't.[/I]
3. It denies the importance of your own momentum. [I]-We had just opened our largest lead. It's quite possible we could have expanded upon it.[/I]
4. It presupposes you have a player or players who can accept the sudden tempo and mindset change, and still be able to score in a half-court set, beginning your plays at the 12 second mark. [I]-We tend not to be so good at this, and sometimes we get lucky. We have no Kemba Walker.[/I]
 
We've been playing this stall ball game for years. We've been getting away with it for years, despite the anxiety it causes. Last night, we didn't get away with it. I'm quite sure JB will claim that one failure in those years is a pretty good success ratio. JB often does/says things that defy logic. When you do them on a night when you surpass Dean Smith, the illogic tends to be accepted. 
 
"[COLOR=#000000]But you can't just blindly apply whenever you're up late in the second half, with no consideration for what style your opponent is playing and the score in the game."[/COLOR]
 
[COLOR=#000000]Dude. JB has been "blindly applying" the 2-3 zone, with no consideration for what style the opponent is playing and the score in the game. Why would a silly issue of [I][B]context[/B][/I] be of any importance now?[/COLOR]
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