Quick Thoughts After Game 3

That was some of the worst coaching I have seen in NBA history. Hey Doc, when your starting point guard goes down with a sprained ankle, you don't leave him sitting on the bench for 40 minutes before putting him back into the game with 5:00 remaining. Ankles swell when you sit down genius. In addition to that, I probably wouldn't put gimpy on Kobe Bryant, the best player in the NBA. He already spent the first 5 minutes of the game on him and that didn't work well at all as Kobe got off to a scorching start. Couple that with running out of timeouts with a minute still left in the game, and you really have a doozy. Oh and doubling Kobe at the half court line was a clever decision, allowing for either of the Laker spot up 3 ballers to check the wind before shooting. Sometimes when I am coaching my middle schoolers, the opposing team will trap our point guard as he crosses the half court line. This will often create a turnover frenzy until I fix the situation with a quick timeout and explanation of floor spacing and finding the open man. Surprisingly, an NBA team was able to figure this out without calling a timeout. Who woulda thunk it? Lakers go on 12-3 run vs. gimpy. Game, Set, Match. Nice job Doc.