...and that's a wrap
...and that's a wrap
---hunger and ball "envy"
Rosen's recanting of the various basic high scholl drills that teams run in practice is insightful but as he says later:
Well, finally it's over... while it might be interesting to get a sneak peek at some of the players we might normally overlook, having to go through the sloppy play and irrelevant boxscores gets a little painful at times.
Why not do away with the pre-season entirely? Isn't the regular season long enough? Charley Rosen when he covered the beginning of training camp said it best:
Why not do away with the pre-season entirely? Isn't the regular season long enough? Charley Rosen when he covered the beginning of training camp said it best:
"During any and all practice sessions,
players always want to scrimmage."
---The only true measuring stick
of a player's improvement or degradation
"Scrimmaging at 75 percent capacity
is considered to be acceptable for veterans"
---who don't usually have anything to prove
players always want to scrimmage."
---The only true measuring stick
of a player's improvement or degradation
"Scrimmaging at 75 percent capacity
is considered to be acceptable for veterans"
---who don't usually have anything to prove
---hunger and ball "envy"
Rosen's recanting of the various basic high scholl drills that teams run in practice is insightful but as he says later:
What it comes down to is having the bench players fight for roster spots and playing time which could be done with more of a sense of urgency in the regular season. Instead we witness players getting "supposedly" injured in meaningless contests under the pretext that some of these professional athletes need to get in shape.
