I am so ready to see Doc putting the pieces together! I’m absolutely anxious to find out what kind of shape the rookies, the rehabs, and the antiquities are in. I can’t wait for the five centers to settle in to a pecking order. Still, I haven’t let my meh feelings about Media Day keep [...]
If our first three bullet points were don’t just watch the ball, watch the feet, and watch the screens, then the final suggestion is watch the first step after. In today’s discussion on rebounding and transition offense, the dances begin the instant the shot leaves the shooter’s hand or the rebound is grabbed. Both rebounding [...]
If step one was don’t get hypnotized watching the ball; and two was watch the feet; then three should be watch for people getting in the way. We’ve already opened that subject with the first part of the pick-and-roll/pop—the ball handler trying to run his defender into a teammate (called an on-ball screen). We’ll talk [...]
If the key to watching basketball better is not to just watch the the ball, what should you watch instead? Well rather than instead, let’s say in addition to. Appropriately coaches tell their players on defense that they should keep the ball in the corner of their eye while staying in contact with their assigned [...]
Basketball, like any emotionally rewarding experience, is better shared. Regrettably the male(s) in one room watching the game while their spouse(s)/girlfriend(s) languish unattended in another part of the home, is a cliché that too often drives a wedge into the relationship. Yet basketball is a fascinating sport—mixing many of the ingredients of great dramatic presentations. [...]
One of the things that has made me a Celtics fan for more than half a century has been the way they play the game. Creating and exploiting the tiniest of advantages, eschewing the difficult shots by ever searching for a better look, and wielding edges seldom recognized as tide-turning weapons. This year I am [...]
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