Pre Game

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

What I'm saying is:

1. Be aware of everything that goes on, in & out of your area.

2. If I trust you to call the game correctly then I trust you if you come into my area to pick something up. And I expect you to trust me when I come into your area.

3. If I don't trust you to call your game correctly I'm gonna help when you pass on the really big calls. How do I know I can't trust you? See #1.

Thanks.... for spelling that out more clearly, and for the content. I agree with you 100%. The whole "I'm not looking in your area" thing has never made sense to me. It sounds good as it comes out of the mouth, but in reality it's just plain stupid. It's important to be consistent with you partner, and the only way to do that is to see what partner is doing, what he's doing and what he's not doing, what he's calling and what he's not calling. Also, I think it's a lot easier to call in my area when I'm aware of what's going on in your area. As the ball moves, and players adjust, and set up new plays and so forth, I need to know which match-ups to keep a close eye on and where the various defenders are that might step into the dribbler's path. What you're saying isn't, "I'm responsible for the whole floor". You're saying "I"ll be AWARE of the whole floor, but I"m responsible for my primary and somewhat for my secondary". That makes the most sense.