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[QUOTE="Libero2, post: 898012, member: 2812"]
That is what I was trying to say, and you simply said it better.

As to the concept of impeccability, thats a different matter. But it's not shocking that when Cooney isn't hitting 5+ 3's a game, our games have been closer. Down the stretch in our several tight games this season, when we needed a play, somebody somewhere made it (didn't matter if it was a rebound, a perfect pass, finishing at the rim, getting a steal/block, hitting a jumper). That is in my mind impeccable execution when it matters most so far this season. It's the kind of thing that given enough opportunities, we will fail at eventually no matter how good we are, all it takes is one tough bounce.

Which is why I said when Cooney's shot is dropping, we are less likely to be in a close game down the stretch and as such can take the "luck" factor out of the game. Any semblance of a bad call, a weird long-bounce on a ball we had to have, a hail mary 3 dropping at the buzzer, or simply our guys not being able to make the ball go in the basket in the final minute when we need it, it all goes away when we are up 8 with 60 seconds to play instead of being up 1 or 2.

But because we have garnered so much experience at it already, because we have 4 primary scorers, we will be a very tough out and not a team anybody will want to play come March.

It's just we are much more lethal when Cooney is connecting from down town.
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