Billups

[Theresa Lee <tjoyce@MIT.EDU>]

I have tried hard to watch only Chauncy's play in the last few games. I
would think that Rick Pitino is frustrated because he wants Chauncy to do
some very fundamental things and he is just not doing them.  These are....

Push the ball upcourt after a missed basket or a made basket. RUN TOWARD
YOUR BASKET AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

Quick passing in the half court. PASS FIRST AND PASS QUICKLY BEFORE THE
DEFENSE HAS TIME TO SET. STOP STANDING AND DRIBBLING IN PLACE. Chauncy
reminds me of Bledsoe....great talent, but stuck in one spot. At least
Bledsoe is starting to move around in the pocket.

Dish the ball. DRIVE TO THE BASKET AND IF YOUR SHOT IS NOT THERE, DISH TO
YOUR CLOSEST TEAMMATE FOR AN EASY LAY UP. Note: watch your teammate Tyus do
it.

That said, if all of your basketball life you played one way and NOT for
money and suddenly, your dream came true and you were selected to play in
the NBA, and then just as suddenly you were being told that the way you
play is not right, you will experience cognitive dissonance. Your
perception and your reality don't add up. Change the thinking. Is Pitino
frustrated because Chauncy won't change some fundamental things about his
game? Does Pitino interpret that as...Chauncy's a bust, especially for my
system or ...Chauncy is stupid and doesn't get it, or....Chauncy is young
and willful and won't for some reason believe that he needs to change. Was
Chauncy ready to come out?

I was watching the T'Pups play San Antoino last night and one of the
commentators said that one of the rookies gave the advice..."stay in
school...adjusting to the NBA is a lot harder than you think...don't be so
eager to come out and learn the fundamentals in school." A swing in the
opposite direction?

Tim Duncan looked good last night. So did David Robinson..he literally
couldn't miss. Garnett had a monster dunk after his own steal (wingspan of
7 feet!!!) and an alley oop by Marbury.

Theresa


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