"Bad strategy"- my observation
I love to watch NBA playoffs. This years finals were especially interesting.
The two teams went back and forth winning games. In each game you can see the strategic changes they made to overcome the other team's strengths from previous games.
The last game came down to the last minute with each team having a chance at winning the championship. It was a nail biter. My choice, the Spurs, lost.
Why did they lose? Bad strategy. Even in a close game strategy is the difference maker.
One of the Spurs players, Green, was hot for most of the playoffs. He even set a record for most three point shots. So the team wanted him to be hot in game seven. It never happened. He had an off night. In first half of the game he missed ten shots.
So why am I writing about this? In my opinion a team needs to have a game strategy BUT be adaptive enough to recognize what is different this time vs. the past. The Spurs believed that Green would be hot but he wasn't. They believed that James could not hit the point shots when he is not contested. He did 4 in a row. They believed that Wade could not hit jumpers. He did.
The Spurs needed a trigger for their strategy. If Green misses 5 on a row, take him out. If James his three in a row, put a hand in his face. And so on.
Darwin never said that the strongest survive. Spurs were the stronger and deeper team. He did say that the most adaptive survive. Miami Heat were more adaptive. They won.
Today's question is:
" Do you use triggers to force you to be more adaptive?"
I love to watch NBA playoffs. This years finals were especially interesting.
The two teams went back and forth winning games. In each game you can see the strategic changes they made to overcome the other team's strengths from previous games.
The last game came down to the last minute with each team having a chance at winning the championship. It was a nail biter. My choice, the Spurs, lost.
Why did they lose? Bad strategy. Even in a close game strategy is the difference maker.
One of the Spurs players, Green, was hot for most of the playoffs. He even set a record for most three point shots. So the team wanted him to be hot in game seven. It never happened. He had an off night. In first half of the game he missed ten shots.
So why am I writing about this? In my opinion a team needs to have a game strategy BUT be adaptive enough to recognize what is different this time vs. the past. The Spurs believed that Green would be hot but he wasn't. They believed that James could not hit the point shots when he is not contested. He did 4 in a row. They believed that Wade could not hit jumpers. He did.
The Spurs needed a trigger for their strategy. If Green misses 5 on a row, take him out. If James his three in a row, put a hand in his face. And so on.
Darwin never said that the strongest survive. Spurs were the stronger and deeper team. He did say that the most adaptive survive. Miami Heat were more adaptive. They won.
Today's question is:
" Do you use triggers to force you to be more adaptive?"
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