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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4093095, member: 5685"]
With limited time left in the game it is better to be down 1 score vs 2 scores. 7 vs 8 is still one score. 7 vs 9 is a big difference. Why risk it for no reward?

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The point is you have a 45% either way of converting 2. Whether you go for 2 now or go for 2 later. You don't have time to really get 2 scores should you fail to convert. So would you rather lose with 10 mins left or with 10 seconds left? In reality it doesn't really matter. A loss is a loss. But in perception it is better to lose at the end.

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With 22 points in the 1st 50 mins the chances are they will score at least 3 more points in the last 10 mins. Realistically are you going to shut them out the rest of the way? That depends on your D and their O. If you have a good D or they typically have a bad O, that changes things. But if your D is mediocre or their O is good, you aren't shutting them out. So if you are thinking you need 25 points to tie and you have 13, isn't it better to be down 11 vs 12?
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