Power Dynamics

In every situation there are basic premises. Humans communicate through spoken and body language which we all understand. This understanding is culturally conditioned in us all. In different ways, certainly, and with different means. There are certain things we do in order to achieve the most out of those things we understand. Teamwork is the epitome of that understanding between individuals.
The University of Arizona basketball team, has embodied this better than any other college basketball team once, 1997. I want and pray that glorious year reemerges soon.
This year's team has shown promise towards that understanding, and has a great pool of talent. Saturday's game against Stanford, showed determination, but the guys check out of the intense determination they showed at the end of the game for periods throughout the game. This is UA's biggest problem right now. Each rotation struggles with its defensive adjustments, as new players are shuffled in, and our lineup does not adjust without rethinking the team understanding. This is exemplified in our substitutions of Jordan Hill (or foulouts). Against Stanford, we didn't adjust our defense on the low post by doubling Brook Lopez until the last defensive play of the game. Granted UA got hosed on the call, but credit Lopez, he knocked down both from the stripe. Similar lapses, on offense and on defense occur with Bayle$$ and Chase out. Fix these lapses (and getting healthy would be a big step too) and UA's got a shot at the Final Four.
In order to accomplish this, let me get bac to the point about basic premises. In an ideal world we all understand each other perfectly all the time. We are Clairvoyant. In a defensive stand a team would always understand what his teammates see and act correspondingly. KO and the coaches need to spread the understanding.

"Do you know where the weight room is?"

Daniels

In the tradition of watching TV (okay TV shows downloaded from the internet) I have really gotten into "The Wire". This is quite possibly the best show I have ever seen. The problem, as with all great TV shows, is that the characters really become a part of your life. For example, I'm chillin at a bar with my buddy and see some beautiful lady standing by the jukebox. Immediately I think to myself, what would Bunk and McNulty do in this situation?
This is just one example, the most frustrating thing about these great characters is that they transcend the actors who play them.
So there I was, minding my own business watching more TV the other night (a recurring them in my life) when Lt. Daniels shows up on "Lost". Now I realize this guy is an actor who needs to make a living, but he is now in two shows airing at the same time, this is just too damn confusing. In "Lost" he is some conspiracy worker, who is evil and trying to do something with the island. In "The Wire" he is the epitome of what a good cop is supposed to be. Although, if you know the show nobody is really "good". How the hell am I supposed to believe this guy is these two characters? There should be some sort of TV code against this.