Can you even think of a basketball example for that last play call in the Super Bowl?

[SouBeachTalents]

The only one I could even think of would be trailing by one at the end of the game, having your best player pass up a fast break dunk, and instead instruct him to kick it out to your center for a contested 3 pointer. The logic would be about equal for both decisions

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Pullup 3 when down 1.

Or something like this
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[HEAT111]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSnAvhvfniw

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Pop subbing out Duncan allowing Bosh to grab the rebound and kick out to Ray for the 3.

[Alan Ogg]

Pop subbing out Duncan allowing Bosh to grab the rebound and kick out to Ray for the 3.

I was also thinking about this possession in the sense that Brady's legacy benefited from Butler's interception similar to Lebron's legacy benefited from Bosh rebound -> Allen's 3 with the game on the line.

[Real14]

Pop subbing out Duncan allowing Bosh to grab the rebound and kick out to Ray for the 3.

Wow I actually agree with u:eek:

[UK2K]

Insert gif of Bargs taking a three with the game sealed.

[coin24]

Insert gif of Bargs taking a three with the game sealed.


The Bargs dunk attempt one is good also :oldlol:

[sejoon101]

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[buddha]

The only one I could even think of would be trailing by one at the end of the game, having your best player pass up a fast break dunk, and instead instruct him to kick it out to your center for a contested 3 pointer. The logic would be about equal for both decisions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr6XsZVb-ZE

imagine if Chris Bosh passed the ball to LebRon James instead of Ray Allen. in this scenario, LebRon is Ricardo Lockette and Ray Allen is Beastmode, luckily Bosh is not Darrell Bevell and made the decision to give the ball to the right guy.

[KyleKong]

Chris Webber's timeout.

[no pun intended]

Pop subbing out Duncan allowing Bosh to grab the rebound and kick out to Ray for the 3.
My thoughts exactly.

[Done_And_Done]

Raptors / Pistons, game 5, 2002.

Raps down 3 with about 13 seconds, inbounding from their end of the court. Chris Childs runs the ball up the court and hoists the ugliest shot possible with a good 5 seconds left on the clock. So unnecessarily unnecessary...

[PejaTheSerbSnip]

I was also thinking about this possession in the sense that Brady's legacy benefited from Butler's interception similar to Lebron's legacy benefited from Bosh rebound -> Allen's 3 with the game on the line.
To be fair, though, the Pats realistically should have won their last two Super Bowls, if not for historically fluky 4th quarter receptions. Its a two-way street.

And by the same token, if the Packers didn't choke away the conference championship game, the Hawks wouldn't have even made it that far.

As it stands , Brady went 13-15 w/two TD passes in that 4th quarter , in the biggest game of his life. I'm not a LeBron hater, but he and just about everybody else would KILL to have those crunch-time stats.

[AnaheimLakers24]

Vogal subbing out hibbert

[Angel Face]

Larry Bird snatching Isiah Thomas' inbound pass.

[Marchesk]

Larry Bird snatching Isiah Thomas' inbound pass.

That was bad, but it was game 5. Pistons took Celtics to 7.

Havlicek stealing the inbound pass was at the end of game 7 with the Celtics up by one over the 76ers, five seconds left, and Philly inbounding the ball under their basket. No idea why the 76ers didn't try to inbound to their 7'1" stud at center, but they didn't. Talk about not giving it to beast mode.

That's probably the closest NBA play to what happened in the SB.

[PistonsFan#21]

Nuggets up 3 with less than 2 seconds left. All they have to do is inbound the ball but they turn it over and allow a 3/4 court buzzer beater by Rasheed to send it to overtime (where Pistons get the W).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXnNZjM9BRc

:bowdown:

[Fork]

Vogel taking out Miami's biggest weakness TWICE

[nathanjizzle]

the odd thing is, in a sense, is that the seahawks were ahead with under a minute to go, but they decided to be risky and lost it. so in comparison, i would say going for a 3 pointer at the end of the game when you could have taken a easier 2 point shot to win the game.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Pop subbing out Duncan allowing Bosh to grab the rebound and kick out to Ray for the 3.
Ding Ding Ding.

Pop and co got their revenge, but guy still probably has nightmares of 2013's game 6. Horrific loss and one of the worst meltdowns I've seen in sports.

[24-Inch_Chrome]

To be fair, though, the Pats realistically should have won their last two Super Bowls, if not for historically fluky 4th quarter receptions. Its a two-way street.



This. They almost got Eli'd for a third time with that circus catch to set up the final series of plays.

[G0ATbe]

Well...putting the ball in LeBalds hands in the clutch is the worst play call in basketball.http://giant.gfycat.com/BitesizedHardAmericanwigeon.gif
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[ralph_i_el]

Let's say they ran on 2nd a goal. They have 26 seconds and 1 timeout.

Lynch is great in those situations, but so is Wilfork. Lynch had already been stopped multiple times in 3rd and short in the game. You get two runs and you probably score. Maybe you fumble

Now lets say you pass on 2nd down.

Pretty decent chance Wilson throws a TD. More likely it goes for an incompletion, and the clock stops with enough time to STILL run up the gut, call a timeout, and run up the gut again on 4th down. Maybe you throw an interception


I see the logic in passing on 2nd and goal :confusedshrug: it just didn't work out.

[SouBeachTalents]

Let's say they ran on 2nd a goal. They have 26 seconds and 1 timeout.

Lynch is great in those situations, but so is Wilfork. Lynch had already been stopped multiple times in 3rd and short in the game. You get two runs and you probably score. Maybe you fumble

Now lets say you pass on 2nd down.

Pretty decent chance Wilson throws a TD. More likely it goes for an incompletion, and the clock stops with enough time to STILL run up the gut, call a timeout, and run up the gut again on 4th down. Maybe you throw an interception


I see the logic in passing on 2nd and goal :confusedshrug: it just didn't work out.

You are totally entitled to your opinion, if you truly believe that, then so be it. But how anyone can believe a pass from the shotgun formation, with no play action, into the middle of the field is a better decision than just running it from a yard out with the most powerful RB in the NFL, I'll simply never know

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Let's say they ran on 2nd a goal. They have 26 seconds and 1 timeout.

Lynch is great in those situations, but so is Wilfork. Lynch had already been stopped multiple times in 3rd and short in the game. You get two runs and you probably score. Maybe you fumble

Now lets say you pass on 2nd down.

Pretty decent chance Wilson throws a TD. More likely it goes for an incompletion, and the clock stops with enough time to STILL run up the gut, call a timeout, and run up the gut again on 4th down. Maybe you throw an interception


I see the logic in passing on 2nd and goal :confusedshrug: it just didn't work out.

He actually hasn't been very good from where they were on second down. He went 1/5 from the one yard line this season (twice tackled for no gain, twice for a loss), which makes Carroll's/OC's decision easier to understand.

They tried playing the odds (iirc Wilson's red zone numbers are at least somewhat better, not sure what he's like from the 1yrd line though) and lost, it's not nearly as poor a play call as some would like to believe.

Had it worked Carroll would have been called a genius for going against the grain or some shit like that.