Final Four:
With the Final Four beginning this evening, I thought I'd pass along a story from Sports Illustrated a couple of weeks ago on the Memphis Dribble-Drive Motion offense. I felt like after reading it I had a much better sense of what Memphis is trying to do. It is also a neat story about some interesting coaches and particularly John Calipari's willingness to adapt to a new coaching style after being so successful at the college level for so long. The original story in Sports Illustrated had some diagrams of the plays which apparently are not included in the on-line version.
If anyone has any similar analysis like this please suggest them in the Comments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PrwzIk3jw8
Bill Self also likes to run a high-low post especially when attacking a zone.
Go Heels!
It's written by a homer, but the L.A. Times has a column today on how Howland is a coach and Calipari isn't.
Hee, hee. Actually, Plaschke is capable of writing a decent piece on a team or player outside the Los Angeles area, but not when they are about to meet a team from inside the Los Angeles area. I remember a great piece on the St. Louis Cardinals a couple of seasons ago as they were about to meet the Red Sox in the Series.
Down below, with wide eyes and blank face, the real Marty was speechless.
Up above, he was wildly gesturing in a single direction.
Down below, the real Marty wandered around as if lost.
Up above, he bowed his head and stuck out his chest.
Down below, the real Marty cringed.
or:
Around the hotel table sat Dodgers executives discussing trades.
In the corner sat the old scout watching television.
Around the hotel table they were talking about dumping Milton Bradley and wondering whom they should demand from the Oakland A's in return.
In the corner sat the old scout who has never worked with radar gun, computer or even stopwatch.
Around the hotel room table, someone mentioned an unknown double-A outfielder named Andre Ethier.
In the corner, the old scout jumped.
Well, as today's game showed, he's a horrid judge and prognosticator, too.
Great article. It makes me wish I had Memphis rather than Kansas in the finals!
Jim Lindgren