Studying success and failure adds value to your operation. Sometimes that just means giving yourself a low percentage shot for big rewards. 
Of course, execution is everything. 
Defensively, you would worry about a lob to tie and expect a 'big man' on the inbounder to try to take away that pass toward the basket. You would probably 'least' expect a pass to the far corner for a three, the way the Celtics ran it with Jeff Green at Miami. 
 

