Hardly, he played full court press, which lowered his defensive ratings by one. If you adjust it to man to man, they are almost even AND he was away.
You know WHY he played FCP, he probably felt he couldn't STOP the other team in a traditional game and tried to beat them by getting more possessions.
It's like we are having two different conversations here.
My point is, that other team is better now, on offense and defense. That other team didnt just simply outscore him, he smothered him defensively, and scored too.
And I think its wonderful that you sherlocked holmesed your way into deducing the reason he played FCP. I dont think that was ever a debate. If he thought he were the equal team, he wouldnt have tried a gimmicky defense. That goes without saying.
You make it seem like hes arguing from the point of view of defending his team. He wasn't using his team as an example of how things should be...I am sure he knows he has work to do to promote. His point was, good defenses beat great offenses.
I have a terrific defense...I am not sure if I have ever lost a game to an outside team. My defense keeps me in games I probably sholdn't have been in. This game clearly favors defense over offense....you won't convince anyone who knows what they are doing otherwise.
Last edited by Jason at 7/21/2011 11:14:23 AM