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Re: Basketball Strategy Question
Lots of good discussion here on basketball strategy. Having coached and played basketball for my entire career (21 years teaching) before going into robotics, I must say I am thoroughly enjoying the points being discussed.
BTW, I never had a professional coach spend any time in my practices, but I know have 12 professionals who volunteer with my students on a daily basis.
I think it is very hard to compare this game to the real game of basketball. The number of balls alone makes it more difficult to compare but also because the height of the goal is what determines the difficulty of the shot. Basketball itself is determined by the distance from the goal for the shot's success.
I believe one reason to having more mid range shots than three pointers is that coaches want to put the opposing team in the shooting penalty. You get more fouls called closer to the basket than out around the three point line.
As a coach, I used the inside/close range only as well as more long range shots but it always depended on my personnel I had on my team since I was a high school basketball coach. Play with what skills you have on your team, I see this same strategy employed at the higher levels of FRC in contest. Not all teams are composed of the same type player (robot).
Shooting more three pointers can definitely impact the flow of the game and strategy. In Texas, getting to the playoffs depended on a series of regular season games. I remember a well respected coach commenting to me about a team who depended on threes as there strategy: "You must do it for seven games in a row to win a championship." As several of you have eluded to, human factors begin to play a major part in missed shots, streaks, etc.
I know that Rick Pitino had the philosophy that the worst shot in basketball was a long two pointer where the player was standing on the three point line. He would even sub for these players. Why waste a shot that six inches would have made a difference in the point total.
Wow, what a fun game and conversation.
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