Interesting parallells
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Interesting parallells
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Here's a link to a long article which , in summary , is about how a lateral thinker coaching a basketball side realised it could be competitive by employing a full court press and defensive pressure all the time. It seems to me that this is very much what Ross Lyon has done with St Kilda.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009 ... rrentPage=
I share St Patrick's admiration for the great Barry Lawrence ( so that should seal my credentials as a long term fan , not a troll. )
Here's a link to a long article which , in summary , is about how a lateral thinker coaching a basketball side realised it could be competitive by employing a full court press and defensive pressure all the time. It seems to me that this is very much what Ross Lyon has done with St Kilda.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009 ... rrentPage=
I share St Patrick's admiration for the great Barry Lawrence ( so that should seal my credentials as a long term fan , not a troll. )
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I found this a fascinating article with some really interesting insights. It certainly explained the concept of frontal/defensive pressure really well. I can definitely see parallels with the Saints play and attitude this year.
Let's hope we keep slaying all those Goliath's that get in our way.
I found this a fascinating article with some really interesting insights. It certainly explained the concept of frontal/defensive pressure really well. I can definitely see parallels with the Saints play and attitude this year.
Let's hope we keep slaying all those Goliath's that get in our way.
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Re: Interesting parallells
Hi Poatina... I'm glad you noticed my admiration for Lawrence.poatina wrote: I share St Patrick's admiration for the great Barry Lawrence ( so that should seal my credentials as a long term fan , not a troll. )
Always hard to judge when you realise you are remembering through the eyes of a 13 year old but my memories are that he was pure class with great skills and tough to boot.
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A few other oldtimers have confirmed my beliefs over the years.
Nice when long time readers take the plunge and post.
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Barry Lawrence was the hero at my local footy club , Longford , when I was a boy. St Kilda was already " my " club because of the Tasmanian connections so when Lawrence went there I was rapt.
When he finsished at St Kilda he returned to Longford as captain - coach and played some terriffic footy . He brought Stephen Theodore with him from the Saints , and man did those two know some ways to inflict pain on the opposition.
Barry Lawrence was the hero at my local footy club , Longford , when I was a boy. St Kilda was already " my " club because of the Tasmanian connections so when Lawrence went there I was rapt.
When he finsished at St Kilda he returned to Longford as captain - coach and played some terriffic footy . He brought Stephen Theodore with him from the Saints , and man did those two know some ways to inflict pain on the opposition.