We wanted to make the shots from the outside and keep them off the line. We started going for fakes and letting them go to the hoop on us.
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Little things like boxing out, not turning the ball over, ball fakes, pump fakes, things to try to get them off their feet. We have to play with composure. Our major concentration is boxing out, big time, because they all jump out of the gym. They're just very, very athletic, so that's our major concern.
Defensively, they run a four and five man front and are pretty athletic all the way around. Defense is the key this week. Our defense played real well last week. We have to have good vision and find the ball because their fakes are outstanding. We have to handle the run and stop the pass.
One has to acknowledge that some of the demands and claims made by our WTO negotiating partners are fair. Fakes on Russia's domestic market are, indeed, assuming menacing proportions.
He did a great job of using the pick-and-roll. He waited for our big men to clear out of there and then he used the big men to get into the paint. Then when he got into the paint he has a lot of good up fakes. He was able to get our guards into the air and created space for himself to get his little shot up.
He was very, very impressive. He runs the football. He's very adept at the play-action fakes and he's an accurate passer.
Just be under control when you're rushing the passer. When he pump fakes, you've got to keep your feet and just run right through him.
Mike's a better perimeter shooter than Tim. Tim might be the best leader I've ever coached. But they both play the same position and have great knowledge of the game. Mike's kind of old-school. He's a basketball player. He has long arms, a good jump hook, good fakes inside and a knack around the basket.
Part of it is what it's always been -- the vicarious thrill of seeing people who are much richer and more famous live lives that are wonderful, even if they are complete fakes. I think people simultaneously worship and despise celebrities.
Sometimes, the crystal ball is a little bit cloudy and the influenza virus fakes us out so that the virus in the vaccine isn't an exact match for the virus circulating in the community.
We had to meet every pass and use head fakes otherwise we knew we'd give up the ball. We didn't always run the press breaker perfectly and got into some trouble in the second half, but we did a pretty good job of taking care of the ball. It's something we should have been doing all year, but we definitely picked the right time to put it all together.
Both great coaches. Bruce was linked with Marv (Levy), who was very conservative. We had fakes, but it was only in desperation or at the perfect time to run them. Bobby rolls the dice a little more and I like that. I think it has its place.
He's very quick, makes excellent fakes, and is just as scary if he runs the ball as he is throwing the ball. He can be on the run and still make a perfect pass.
Beware of fakes, there are lots around. One of the policies we started was the fixed price that was very different from other antique shops. We never overcharge rich people or foreigners.
I think David is a true student of the game. I told him (before Connecticut), 'David, if you keep just going to the jump hook and not going up and under and not making head fakes and going the other way, they're going to play that.' So right away he alters that and goes to different things. He's very mature, David, on a very immature team.