Talks about out-of-bounds plays with basketball great

John Wooden and Swen Nater's UCLA Offense is where this passage is taken from.
When the ball is inbound, that's the only time the side with possession has a numerical disadvantage. The offensive team is down five to four as the quarterback is out of bounds. So, I've always stressed that getting the ball into play safely from out of bounds is the key goal of these plays. This helps basketball legends the offense keep possession and makes the on-court player matchups more even, like a five-on-five. In their pursuit of larger, more ambitious goals, teams often make mistakes when they try to pin the ball on one player. Players shouldn't inbound the ball with the intention of scoring quickly unless the game or shot clock expressly says otherwise.