Re: GREAT RUN

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

This must be protect the Emperor at all costs. We started our winning
streak when Rickky started realizing he's in the NBA, not Kentucky. He has
been pressing far less, but went nuts again in the Phoenix game with the
2nd unit. How many games do you watch where the coaches decisions are
glaring. Such as Pitino's choking and going back to panic defense,
substitution patterns, and Pots 11 minutes, maybe he should have been a
politician, he makes nice speeches.

At 08:42 AM 3/21/00 PST, you wrote:
>>From: "Juddy" <norine@sover.net>
>>This is not to put the team down, just stating the way I see it.  I said 
>>all along if he'd forget "Pitino ball" and just let his team  play NBA 
>>basketball, we'd be winning more.
>>Well, we are, and it's great.
>
>Did I miss something?  I only saw a little of last night's game, but I swear 
>I've been seeing plenty of pressing during this winning streak.  Sometimes I 
>think we have a tendancy only to notice the trapping and pressing when it is 
>done poorly.  To be fair, it is a lot easier to notice, because it ends up 
>with a guy shooting a wide open jumper or dunk.  However, Boston pressed 
>extensively against Dallas, and in general have not abandoned "Pitino Ball" 
>as far as I can see, they're just plain playing better.
>
>Try to notice how many times you can hear Pitino yelling "White, White, 
>WHIIIITE" after a made basket.  It's the call for the press, and I've been 
>hearing it a lot lately.  In fact, last night I distinctly heard "White, 
>Danny, White" as he trotted back on D after a tip in.  It's pretty obvious 
>to me that, even when he's playing well out there, he doesn't really know 
>what he's supposed to be doing.
>
>It's not that I'm much of a fan of "Pitino Ball".  For three years it has 
>seemed to give up far more easy baskets than it should.  But, at least when 
>it is working I'll acknowledge it.  The difference in this team lately has 
>been the play of Antoine and a couple of the others.  Not anything that 
>Pitino is doing differently.
>
>Jim
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