Nov 26 2008
World Dumbest Basketball Game Plan
Stephen Curry is going to be a top 3 draft pick when he decides to enter the NBA, there is clearly no doubt about that. Curry has grown to fame in last years NCAA Mens Basketball tournament when he lead Davidson to the Elite 8 and was a shot away from the Final Four.
Curry has started this year off to an amazing beginning as he has become one of the most efficient and NCAA leading scorer. That is scoring over 30 points a game is a feat that most College basketball players do not often reach, in fact it is hard to remember a player that has done so.
Last night Curry’s Davidson found themselves playing Loyola (Md.) in a match-up that highly favored Curry scoring another 30 plus points. It is not uncommon for College sports to try unconventional game plans and/or different ideas; look at the “Wild-cat Offense” in the NFL which came from College football.
The defensive sceme that Loyola’s Head Coach Jimmy Patsos cooked up must have been made up with sour ingredients because he made everyone sick. Patsos decided to double-team Curry on every defensive play forcing his team to play three on four and hope to win.
His idea worked, kind of, as Curry did not score but his team did lose the game in humiliating fashion, the final score was 78-48. Maybe he should have realized that his team could not win either way, but playing three on four defense did not get the job done either.
It was clear that he could have made an adjustment, but Patsos did not and his team was forced to play a disadvantaged game from beginning to end. Kobe Bryant is easily the best play in the NBA and not one NBA coach would Double team him for an entire game.
What a truly foolish way to go about your job and let kids try and play like that, and he should be ashamed of his little gimmick. Curry is good, but to sacrifice your team for just one player is just an idiotic move and Patsos should learn from his mistake.
J.M.Saucedo
