LATE GAME SITUATIONS
By Mark Morefield, Assistant Men's Coach, Baylor University
- Down 3 with 3 seconds left. Shooting 1 FT?
- 40 seconds to play and we are down 8 points. Easy 2’s or quick 3’s?
- Down 10 with 2 minutes to. Best Post player and Best Perimeter player both out of the game.
- Down 16 with ten to go. Is it to early to foul?
- Down 2 with the ball. Go for the win or the tie
- Up 2 points at FT line with 1 or 2 seconds left in game and 1 FT to shoot. Opponents have no timeouts left.
- Just scored to go up 3 with 5 seconds left. Do you foul right away and opponent shoots 2 or a 1 and 1 or do you play the last 5 seconds out and give them a chance to tie or maybe even a 4 point play to win.
- Down 1 at the FT line shooting and opponent missed with under 5 seconds to play what are we doing?
- Up 1 at the FT line we are shooting and missed not intentionally under 5 seconds to play what defense are we in?
- Up 3 at the FT line we miss not intentionally with under 5 seconds to play what defense are we in?
- Down 3 with 10 seconds left our ball out of bounds at mid court sideline. What SLOB are we running.
- Down 3 under our basket with 5 seconds or less and our ball. What OB are we running?
- Down 2 or 1 under our basket 3 or less seconds our ball what OB are we going to?
- Up 3 with 1 foul to give 35 seconds on the clock ball is at mid court and it’s the opponents ball. When do we foul?
- Up 3 with 35 seconds left going 94 feet and it’s the opponents ball what defense are we in?
- Down 1 with 30 seconds left to play going 94 feet and its our ball what are we coming down to offensively?
- Down 2 with 35 seconds left to play and the opponent is in a zone our ball. What zone special do we go to?
- Down 3 with 35 seconds to play going 94 feet and its our ball. What are we coming down and running? Opponent could be 1. Denying everywhere2. Trap 1st pass 3. Deny primary ball handler 4. No man over run n jump
- Down 1 with 2 seconds to play going 94 feet and its our ball. What set do we go to? Opponent could be 1. Denying everywhere2. Trap 1st pass 3. Deny primary ball handler 4. No man over run n jump
- Down 3 with 3 seconds to play 94 feet away our ball and what set do we go to? Opponent could be 1. Denying everywhere2. Trap 1st pass 3. Deny primary ball handler 4. No man over run n jump
- Up 2 at our FT line 1 or 2 seconds left to play. One free throw to shoot do we miss on purpose and do the opponent have a time out left?