I never concluded to a binary choice. You mentioned, “do you think that it is smart for a coach to run the same, predictable play at the end of each quarter when the Bulls have the last shot?” I was offering a contrary exaggeration – I have a sneaking suspicion that the Bulls have more than one play for end of the quarter possessions.

I don’t plan to play 20 questions of the breakdown of one play when Pargo ran the offense and did not succeed. I simply expect the Bulls to learn, get better, and be competitive in the playoffs.

More to the point, why would a coach ever have Pargo play the role that he did in that play? Don’t you think that team’s react differently to different primary offensive players? Do you think that the Grizzlies’ defenders were going to be quick to leave their assignments in order to help with…Pargo?

In the ‘grand scheme’ of things I think it is a wise choice to use the same/similar plays. With such a young team you can’t throw a different play in at the end of each quarter and expect them to run it to perfection – then expect them to remember it come playoff time. If the Bulls can learn to effectively run these plays, it will pay off. Though the play did not work in this specific case for Pargo, he learned from it, and so did 3-4 other players on the bench or court. Also, it was at the end of the 1st with a nice lead – I imagine he was giving Pargo a shot (no pun intended).

On another note… I loved some of Taj’s moves last night too, Z-Bo may have flexed some ‘experience’ muscle, but come back in two years. Taj has shown some real offensive moves and great hustle on the glass – something we lack without Noah.