I love a good pregame. It gets my mind focused. Helps establish communication between partners. Lets us discuss trouble issues like press coverage or other things. I think too often people skip pregames, either becuase they've worked with the partner so many times before its old hat or they never developed the discipline to do a good one. I wish I could say I always did one and was always consistent. I'm not. Often times the partner has no interest, so I dont force it. And yes, sometimes you just do a quick one as that is better than none at all. But if I have my preference, we do a full pregame. I think they are invaluable. And dont skip a good halftime discussion either about end of game issues and any needed adjustments or concerns from the first half.
But then I didnt need to tell you any of that, did I?
