Re: Peter May On Fortson & Blount

[bird <bird@pixi.com>]

>From: OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>
>
>Joe, I think this is one of the smartest things I've read this
>summer, not that that is saying much.

LOL.  All too true, all too true.

>I don't think that
>the poultry in motion D is necessarily weakened by familiarity.
>[...] What makes
>the press work is that tired players make bad decisions under pressure,
>and I don't see how you can coach that factor out of the picture.

That's true, but isn't that exactly what Pitino is trying to do with 
the combination conditioning and "fatigue makes you a coward" 
speechifying?  For instance, a guy like El Greaso is pretty good at 
conditioning his players, and drilling them in passing, in essence 
coaching the "tiredness" factor out of the equation.  And the more 
times an opponant sees the press, the more opportunity he gets to 
practice against it, so to speak.

>All it
>needs to do is cause a few key turnovers per game and it's done its job.

Fair enough, but what if it gives up a few key layups for the other team, too?

Regards,

Bill