OK, it's still Sunday and I'm back.
The work was done a bit faster than I thought.
By the way, did anybody see this boneheaded play?
sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Jack-ties-shoelace-during-live-play-Bulls-watch;_ylt=AtV7nTwtmWxPd5DvC5Vh6WW8vLYF?urn=nba,206950 Jared Jack of the Toronto Raptors literally tied his shoes while holding the ball in the middle of a possession---the ball is live, mind you--and no one bothered to just strip the ball from him while he was staring at the floor. Watch Luol Deng just look right at him and move around like he's completely lost.
What's my point?
That clip reminded me of what we struggle with. We are so stupefied by it that we don't recognize the obvious. We're in a trance and we can't see the damage or reach for a way out when it's right in front of our faces.
Hello, he's giving you a free layup! But before we can take the ball for the layup, we have to be coached to realize that the opportunity is even there in the first place.