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Originally Posted by fleury
Question for those who know more than me. Why don’t NBA teams play all out like collage, with full court presses and all, in OT? Seems absurd that you’d give a chance for the opposition to settle in.
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The press is a funny thing, it's effectiveness runs on a spectrum opposite to the skill level of the players. It's so devastating to beginners that it's banned until you're 12 and after that up until high school you're not allowed to press if you're up by more than 20. It's a nuclear weapon. Contrast that to the time you get to the NBA the players are so good at dribbling and passing that pressing basically results in an easy layup all the time.