OK guys - these are the facts on BT's missed shots where he was not fouled:
Time: 11:59 Shot Clock: 22 Location: Outside the lane approx 13 ft to the left of the basket. Defender on hip no attempt to block
Time: 8:38 Shot Clock: 15 Location: Shot launched from FT line. Defender behind him attempted to block shot
Time: 4:53 Shot Clock: 24 Location: Outside of the lane approx 15-16 ft to right of the basket. Weakly contested by defender
Time: 0:40 Shot Clock: 17 Location: Shot from FT line. Defender on hip with no attempt to block, weak attempt by 5 to cover
Time: 13:22 Shot Clock: 21 Location: In the lane approx 8 Ft. Heavily contested
In my opinion anything 20+ is early in the shot clock. Before this string of ineptitude, BT had made a long three so his confidence was up. Given that, I had no problem with the first two attempts since they were not "long" twos with little if any effective attempt to defend. The one I said What to during the game was the third one with 24 secs left on the clock which seemed rushed given his previous misses. Had no problem with the shot just before the end of the half. 17 secs on shot clock, from the FT line is not a "long" two & was against weak defense and IMO not a bad shot. Perhaps a tad "rushed" but was very makeable. The last shot attempt in the 2nd half with over 20 secs left on the shot clock (heavily defended), even though it was the closest to the basket of all his attempts was not the best choice for sure. Draw your own conclusions.