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79199.4 in reply to 79199.2
Date: 3/5/2009 4:40:59 AM
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If you have a 20+ point lead heading into the 4th quarter, the coach will put in your backups.

true, but once you give up 10 points, he brings the starters back in... so that can't be it either.

I noticed that when you play away, the final 5 minutes are like hell. The home team seems te get a boost in those final minutes and somethimes creates wonders.
This effect can also happen when you yourself TIE, or your opponent crunches...

This might be the answer, however I'm not entirely sure, to the question that was posed.

They are not your friends; they dispise you. I am the only one you can count on. Trust me.
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79199.5 in reply to 79199.4
Date: 3/5/2009 7:29:59 AM
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Just an idea here. You could possibly slow the game down too, both offensively and defensively, so that you don't build up your lead so quickly and not allow your opponents to come back so quickly. It may sound a little counter-intuitive, but it may be worth a try...

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79199.6 in reply to 79199.5
Date: 3/5/2009 8:32:35 AM
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well i dont see anything weird in your games. you say you tried everything but playing TIE away against mostly superior teams is accepting the defeat. when you post about this i thought they came back like 20 points a few straight times which is not the case. home teams are supposed to make come back at the fourth quarter and if you play TIE your players just wont care.

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79199.8 in reply to 79199.1
Date: 3/5/2009 11:43:29 AM
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Looking at the last time this happened to you, the two players who fouled out hurt you pretty bad. Thier two top scorers were thier PG and SF, the exact two positions that fouled out on your team.

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79199.9 in reply to 79199.8
Date: 3/5/2009 3:20:45 PM
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Looking at the last time this happened to you, the two players who fouled out hurt you pretty bad. Thier two top scorers were thier PG and SF, the exact two positions that fouled out on your team.


This is getting close to the truth. I believe you are playing mostly "let them play" for foul trouble. I would suggest "sit them" if it is a game you want to win. Once a player has 4 fouls, his defending is much lower.

This also showcases why having good backups is important.

Run of the Mill Canadian Manager
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79199.10 in reply to 79199.1
Date: 3/5/2009 7:30:35 PM
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Thanks all for your input. I at least have an idea of where to start to correct this. I know that it may seem like I am going chicken little, but this is a problem that goes back to last season. Unfortunately, you guys can't go back and see those games. I wish I would have posted this sooner, but I didn't know just how helpful this community was. There were so many things that went wrong in this last game: The free throw differential, the rebounding totals, the foul calling being disproportionate, etc. But my main concern was stopping these fourth quarter comebacks, because all of those other factors aren't always present in my collapses. Again thanks, and I will try to implement any changes I can to see if I can get different results.

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79199.11 in reply to 79199.1
Date: 3/6/2009 6:47:07 PM
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I've been on both ends of those and it's not even always in the 4th quarter. These things happen in basketball. Just ask the Lakers.

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79199.12 in reply to 79199.1
Date: 3/6/2009 8:13:21 PM
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dweegan is the answer

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79199.13 in reply to 79199.12
Date: 3/7/2009 11:32:01 AM
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Um, what is dweegan?

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79199.14 in reply to 79199.13
Date: 3/7/2009 9:14:57 PM
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the answer