Re: Tales of a former All-Star

[Tammo29@xxxxxxx]

>Baker tries to keep his position as close as he can to the box and 
>keep his guy pinned and bends over and reaches for the ball where the other 
>Cs will leave the box position to receive the ball. This is why the same 
pass 
>>can make a difference between two different players. 

  You just made my argument for me.  It's no secret that Baker doesn't leave 
the box to meet the ball.  It's been pointed out here on many occasions.  But 
the two instances that I wrote about had nothing to do with not relinquishing 
position.  He was on the box, didn't leave the box, nor did he seal off his 
man adequately enough to prevent the steal.  The first time it was a poke 
away after Baker already had the ball, so it's hard to argue bad pass, the 
second time he let Okur (not exactly an all star himself) get around him for 
the steal before the pass could even get there.  
So, not only doesn't he meet the pass, he doesn't seal off the defender 
either.  

I've never in my life heard a coach tell a player to stand and watch a ball 
go out of bounds in order to keep position. What good is your position on the 
box if your team just turned the ball over?  


TAM