Fido wrote:Of course Adelman told him to shoot. With McGrady and Yao on the bench 80% of their offense is missing. They need production from anywhere and everywhere--although chucking up a shot any time you want isn't always a great offensive strategy.
That is just the point- my thought is that Sloan would never tell someone to shoot 20 treys, regardless of the circumstance. His system has proven effective over the years, but his lack of flexibility and creativity does not help the Jazz win.
Besides, McGrady has been out the better part of the year. Adelman wanted Battier to shoot the three because he recognized it was a good shot for them. Sloan would more likely complain about the long rebounds on the shots he missed than recognize the the effectiveness of 15 points in 10 shots, IMHO.