NBA teams almost never use real strategy

[fearless]

If I were coaching a game and the opposing team was in the situation the Warriors were in (7 players total, 3 in foul trouble at halftime), I'd tell my players to attack the rim and do post-up plays every time.

You can easily end up playing 4 against 5 in a situation like that.

The Warriors ended the game with 5 players with 4 fouls and one player with 5 fouls. If the Jazz were using any kind of real strategy several of those guys would have fouled out!

What did they do instead? They shot 9 shots (out of 29 total) in the key in the second half.

That game should have been 4 on 5 (or better) for a long time.

A typical high school coach uses better strategy than NBA coaches.

[fearless]

What's really sad about this is that before I made my second half bet on the Jazz I knew in my heart that they wouldn't go for the kill like I described in the original post. What I didn't expect was that they would seemingly try to avoid fouling Warriors players out (it sure looks that way when you shoot 20 of 29 shots from the outside).

Here's my thoughts on why NBA teams almost never use real strategy like I described in the original post:

1. The NBA is a big fraternity, everybody's friends. Why would Sloan want to embarrass Nelson by forcing him to play 4 on 5 against the Jazz? It's not a gentlemanly thing to do but it cost the Jazz the game. Good relationships may be more important than the game sometimes. These guys are human and it's understandable but it's terrible for fans.

2. The NBA is a business that always considers the bottom line first. If the Jazz had fouled three guys out and got to play 4 on 5, they may have gotten a win but it may have cost the league some credibility.

Any thoughts on this...

[BurtRapp]

Cmon dude. You really Feel Sloan Pulled up on Nelson and gave him the victory?? There is no way you really believe this. It was a big line. I would have never taken the Jazz 2nd half there. If Golden State is going to win it's going to be at home and against a team that wants to run with them. It was a bad play!!1

[pico]

i doubt anyone cares about the game.