Really nice tip in, but:
1. The guy who was guarding SM could do a worse job. That is the history about most of brazilian players: they have the offensive talent, but use to be terrible one on one defenders.
2. Although there was the imbalance caused by SM, that undersized guy next to TB did a TERRIBLE job boxing him out. If he just did a decent job, TB would not be able to reach the ball.
3. The most bizarre thing came from Bobby Parker text: "he made both free throws to get the Braves within 83-82. Araraquara then tried to make a long inbounds pass with 24 seconds left, but Brown intercepted the pass in the Bradley backcourt to set up the final possession". Lol. Why exactly does someone try a risky long inbound pass with a 1 point advantage plus 24 seconds in the clock?
It??s so frustrating notice that brazilians teams make so many basic mistakes of fundamentals of basketball. I hope they at least take some lessons...
The defense on SM was poor, allowing him to penetrate and get off a good shot, though he missed. However, with the international rules allowing players to touch the ball as soon as it hits the rim, why wasn't a defender stationed under the basket to swat away any rebound?
The rebound tip by TB was made possible by his defender leaving him to defend Sam's shot after he got past his defender. That happens all the time on last-second plays, because you have to prevent the basket, and you tend to think there won't be enough time for a rebound and putback.
I was hoping sammy worked on his layups over the summer but I guess he didn't.
I maintain that Taylor Brown will end up as a better, more effective version of Bobby Ford, who also had the same knack of always being in the right place at the right time even though he was much shorter than most forwards of his day.
Hey-hey - I remember Bobby Ford and liked him.![]()