Worst in-game coaching decision you've ever seen

[WeLikeOurGuys]

Game 6 and 7 ecf when doc rivers had Brandon bass cover lebron james

[DHK]

One time during the Tim Floyd era, the T-Wolves were beating us by 75 and Tim Floyd did a 5-for-5 substitution. Funniest thing I've ever seen in my entire life. We ended up losing by 72.

it would have been a record if they won by 72. Didnt happen.

[Joao Saraiva]

Duncan-gate wasn't even the worst decision Pop made that game, IMO. I prefer to foul in late game situations, make them earn 2 at the stripe, as opposed to allowing the Heat to tie it with a 3.

Imagine the Heat make 2 FTs with 11 seconds. -1 for the Heat
Spurs miss one FT and make the second with 8 seconds. -2 Heat
Heat are able to get the ball inside, and trying to foul a Heat player (Wade or LeBron) he shoots and hits immediately. He makes the FT. Heat +1 with 6 seconds.
Spurs miss the final 3 and lose it.

You would be screaming: all they had to do was defend the Heat well on the pt line and hope LeBron missed a contested 27 footer. How dumb is Pop!

I don't know if you would but a lot of people would. People judge by results. It's just like the 3 from Ray Allen actually making LeBron go up on all-time rankings. How stupid is this. People are result so result oriented it's sick.

[Joao Saraiva]

I think in recent times, when Vogel took out HIbbert twice against Miami when they needed a 2pt bucket, made no sense at the time, still makes no sense. Lebron basically had a open turnstile to the basket. Sometimes these guys over think things too much. He cost his team a trip to the finals.

2 seconds. LeBron shouldn't be able to drive with anyone between him and the basket. If Hibbert was there and LeBron appeared at midrange with an easy shot, Vogel would be blamed. It was a bet and went wrong. But it was not a really bad decision.

[SpinninHouse]

One time during the Tim Floyd era, the T-Wolves were beating us by 75 and Tim Floyd did a 5-for-5 substitution. Funniest thing I've ever seen in my entire life. We ended up losing by 72.

it would have been a record if they won by 72. Didnt happen.

I admire your uncanny ability to detect sarcasm.

[Optimus_Steel]

I think in recent times, when Vogel took out HIbbert twice against Miami when they needed a 2pt bucket, made no sense at the time, still makes no sense. Lebron basically had a open turnstile to the basket. Sometimes these guys over think things too much. He cost his team a trip to the finals.

2 seconds. LeBron shouldn't be able to drive with anyone between him and the basket. If Hibbert was there and LeBron appeared at midrange with an easy shot, Vogel would be blamed. It was a bet and went wrong. But it was not a really bad decision.

Lebron can get to the basket in 2 secs quite easily, he did it during the season several times. I specifically remember the game against the Magic that he did it to win the game, he did it another time as well.

[lobosloboslobos]

haven't read this whole thread but over on the Raps board you will find 100% unanimity that the worst in-game coaching decision ever was the raps last game when we were down 2 with 25 seconds left and Charlotte got the ball off a rebound and we refused to foul, letting them run out the clock and end the game. UNBELIEVABLE. That and Casey's quasi-benching of Valunciunas the last two games, both of which he began by dominating the other team in Q1, led to one of our GOAT threads, which you can enjoy if you click this link...

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1281925

[markdeez33]

99.9% of decisions that Mike D'Antoni made as coach of the Knicks

[TheGarden]

Mike D'Antoni made Carmelo Anthony play Point Guard
Mike Woodson made Carmelo Anthony play Center

we have trouble with people named Mike

[Kabookalu]

Game 6 and 7 ecf when doc rivers had Brandon bass cover lebron james

I don't think Bass has ever been that bad of a LeBron defender; he's pretty decent from what I remember. Pierce of course is pretty good on LeBron, but this isn't like when Sam Mitchell left Jason Kapono on an island guarding a prime Paul Pierce in single coverage for 4 minutes straight.

[Keller61]

That Casey decision the other night has to be the worst I've heard of. Down 2 with a 2 second difference between game clock and shot clock, and you choose not to foul? They pretty much had to hope for an airball, because a long shot that goes up with around 2 seconds left and hits the rim is going to end the game. I watched that play, and the funny thing is that even if the Bobcats hadn't tapped the rebound, the Raptors would have gotten the ball with 0.4 seconds left at most.