The Daily Banned Action: Chauncey Billups Trying to Make the "Home Run" Play

Chauncey is a great player (still a top-5 point guard) and, make not mistake about it, he made the immense talent of the Denver Nuggets finally come to fruition. But too often he buys into his nickname of "Mr. Big Shot" and he tries to go for the "home run" play instead of making the smarter play on the fast break. A pull up three pointer has much less of a chance of going in than a dunk or a layup for a teammate, and the greater risk of a pull up 3 will only give you the extra benefit of one point (or no points if it's an and-1). Chauncey messed up three fast breaks in Game 6 because he ran them poorly. While the home run play may energize the crowd slightly more than the easy lay in, a missed fast break is very demoralizing for the fans.