tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post111885096718477724..comments2024-03-26T02:16:22.309-07:00Comments on parinella's blog: When Jim loses itparinellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1119032570159146522005-06-17T11:22:00.000-07:002005-06-17T11:22:00.000-07:00On my website, I said the following about the 2003...On my website, I said the following about the 2003 Nationals. In summary, it says that the O sucked because the strong cross-wind had a greater effect on our game than it should have, due to some flaws in its structure:<BR/><BR/>First time since 1990 that Boston was knocked out by someone other than the champs. First time since 1985 that Boston failed to make semis. It was windy again in Sarasota. It was a cross-wind this year, providing a better test for the teams than in upwind/downwind games. After sparkling in practice, our offense suffered in the strong wind, as our long throws were crap, which in turn altered the cutting and offensive flow. Nearly all the deep looks came with the disc on the trapped sideline, making even unmarked throws difficult. There are several reasons this happened: our handlers never got the disc in hucking position (I'll guess that 80% of our huck attempts came from receivers), our offense continued to force it up the line, and our throws aren't as strong as they used to be/they should be/other teams'. The D also struggled offensively. No doubt, these were difficult playing conditions.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1118944516950264992005-06-16T10:55:00.000-07:002005-06-16T10:55:00.000-07:00The "gut cut" is the cut up the gut. It's halfway...The "gut cut" is the cut up the gut. It's halfway angularly between the cut to the cone and the stack (sometimes called a "45 degree cut", but it's probably more like 30).parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1118935795644520702005-06-16T08:29:00.000-07:002005-06-16T08:29:00.000-07:00Nathan,To what do you attribute all the problems i...Nathan,<BR/>To what do you attribute all the problems in 2003?<BR/><BR/>(I guess the drill incident was indeed 2003, the year with all the guys. How soon we forget.)parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1118935724091712892005-06-16T08:28:00.000-07:002005-06-16T08:28:00.000-07:00When the disc is in the center of the field in the...When the disc is in the center of the field in the traditional endzone O, the pass is a swing to a handler, who then looks for the strike. The cutter from the back could turn in for the gut cut, or he could go there immediately, but those both take a lot of time, and if the defender is able to stop the cone cut, he probably will stop the gut cut as well.<BR/><BR/>The spread O endzone O could be devastating if you could just get into position, but from flow, that's often not possible. You have multiple cutters from various angles, each of whom has several viable options.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1118928467084530172005-06-16T06:27:00.000-07:002005-06-16T06:27:00.000-07:00I tore off my shirt and started to walk off the fi...<I>I tore off my shirt and started to walk off the field</I><BR/><BR/>I love this line. I just picture the <A HREF="http://incrediblehulk.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Hulk</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1118875425494096522005-06-15T15:43:00.000-07:002005-06-15T15:43:00.000-07:00Assuming the disc is in the center of the field, I...Assuming the disc is in the center of the field, I count three places where the guy in the back of the stack can cut:<BR/><BR/>- The corner<BR/>- The other corner<BR/>- The gut cut on the open side<BR/><BR/>Maybe endzone drills should allow cutters and throwers to use all their options instead of just having them dump and swing the disc to and fro.Edward Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858930644002883626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1118860695178647372005-06-15T11:38:00.000-07:002005-06-15T11:38:00.000-07:00Cathartic post? Or mostly documentary 'cause you'r...<I>Cathartic post? Or mostly documentary 'cause you're over this stuff now?</I><BR/><BR/>It's Sweeps Week at blogger.com, and I need to get more hits.<BR/><BR/>I guess it's 80% entertainment and the remainder some form of emotional outlet, with a little bit of preemption against being called a hypocrite.<BR/><BR/>And as for the entertainment, that's equally broken down into "providing entertainment for others" and "amusing myself by the act of writing and reliving notable events." I definitely chuckled to myself a few times thinking about storming off toward that bench.<BR/><BR/>There is more insight into the writing process in a three-piece article I did at discforum.com. One of the three pieces is pretty good (although I don't remember which one) and insightful.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1118859947301852272005-06-15T11:25:00.000-07:002005-06-15T11:25:00.000-07:00You should have put the "'sprint from the back of ...<I>You should have put the "'sprint from the back of the stack to the only possible place that you could cut' cut was bad for endzone offense" part in bold. Shout it from mountaintops: This is crappy endzone offense!</I><BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, it's endzone offense 101 and 201, and to this day even a certain unnamed previous six-time National champion preaches it.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1118856615226262802005-06-15T10:30:00.000-07:002005-06-15T10:30:00.000-07:00Cathartic post? Or mostly documentary 'cause you'...Cathartic post? Or mostly documentary 'cause you're over this stuff now?Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088933618393426860noreply@blogger.com