http://www.redstormsports.com/allaccess/?media=422848
The press.....we don't practice it that much.......(Jakarr Sampson)
Anything else not practiced much"??????
Welp. There's our answer.
The team doesn't practice the full court press much.
I can't believe I just heard that.
In the spirit of generosity, I will choose to believe that Lavin is trying to build this team one step at a time and will add more complexity (and spend more time on the press) as the season progresses. Small steps in an attempt to build a team that is tournament ready come March.
I couldn't see the last two games but I suffered through them on GameTracker. I'll keep the faith a little longer, reciting a sage bit of insight from our old friend CR Green, who knew Lavin's patterns as much as anyone. I'm paraphrasing, but CR talked about how you could count on Lavin's teams to lose a game they should win before Christmas and steal a couple they should lose come February.
Frustrating as hell right now, but I still think this team has the talent to get much better over the next few months.