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Originally Posted by BGMaverick9
That's not really true. Overall, I think Haywood has a relatively good BBall IQ and in this instance it just depends on who the coach is for your end of game theory in that spot. Some coaches don't believe in fouling, "it's a cop out, just play defense." Then you have some coaches who don't wanna take the chance, just use your asset (great FT shooting) and take away their potential saving shot.
He fouled before anything had a chance to develop, you never know what can happen...better to be safe than sorry.
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Yes, but there were close to 10 seconds on the clock. If they don't foul, at worst, the score is tied and the Mavs get the ball back with a timeout or there is overtime.
With this, though, they make both FTs and it is suddenly a 1 point game with 10 seconds left. The Griz did a poor job guarding Dirk on the inbound but what if Beaubois or someone had to catch it and then they missed one FT? In that situation the Mavs could lose the game on a desperation 3. Dirk made it all moot in the end, thankfully.