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End of Game Situations

Every Wednesday practice ends with 10 minutes of end-of-game situations. The team that practices these wins the close games.

Situations We Rehearse

Down 3, 12 seconds, must foul or play it?
Down 2, 8 seconds, our ball, SLOB.
Up 3, 8 seconds, opponent's ball — foul to give? Defensive set?
Tie game, 4 seconds left, full-court BLOB.
Catch-and-shoot to tie at the buzzer — what's the look we want?

Rules of Thumb

Foul up 3 with under 6 seconds — once we have a foul to give.
Take the open 2 to tie if we have the better defense — don't force a 3 with a poor look.
Never call timeout after a made basket if we have a runner who can push.