Re: the press (on the court)

[jmc@ptc.com]

"Thomas Murphy" <tfmiii@worldnet.att.net> said:
> With the electric energy of Kenny, the heady shot-selection of our suddenly
> super-CyberTwon and the overall wonderful play of Adrian Griffin, this has
> got to be the most underrated key to our revitalized Cs. Using the full
> court trap as a weapon and not a default has been a key. No longer can
> teams count on it for demoralizingly easy baskets. Now it is now the newly
> flexible Cs that are calling the shots and deciding when to turn up the
> pressure.

Another thing that I liked seeing with the press is that one time when 
Toronto beat it, Battie was quickly back to keep the Toronto player from 
getting a layup, and they pulled it back and went into their halfcourt 
offense.  Having a shotblocker back there is critical, and it was 
missing last year.  I hope this means Battie has learned how to read the 
success of the press so he knows when to break back to protect the basket.

Jon Mc