to me, the key question is when did your PG take his shot? the way i envision (your) Patient offense operating is he begins a series with a pass, teammates pass (effectively, not losing the ball), eventually getting the ball back to the PG who then realizes his shot has the best chance of succeeding, and shoots -- and this takes 20 - 24 seconds.
this is different than if the PG comes down looking immediately for the shot.
a third scenario, i suppose, is what we see with LeBron at PG at times in game 2: he has the ball out front, kills the clock, and with 8 seconds looks for his shot.
can the rest of your squad pass well?