phil dade
Verified Member
I almost posted my thoughts the other day, but I don't know so much after watching this game over 50 years. However, to Rob's point, Scott never adjusted. In football or other sports, you adjust based on what is occurring. Ever watch a game shift after halftime?
Scott is Power One Pocket, only no one is overpowering Dennis. The first time Dennis blew out from no where, Scott needed to adjust and realize he was snake handling with the most deadly snake. One bite and you are done.
Once Scott struck ahead, even marginally, he should have gone in to full protect so as not to give anything. I saw a match a long time ago, SJD beat Cliff Joyner and SJD simply never left a shot. He also hardly ever shot. This maybe extreme but when Scott got up a few balls early, had he adopted a different approach, who knows? Certainly he would have done better. I will not go so far to marginalize Dennis's performance which was one of the best I have ever seen.
Scott is Power One Pocket, only no one is overpowering Dennis. The first time Dennis blew out from no where, Scott needed to adjust and realize he was snake handling with the most deadly snake. One bite and you are done.
Once Scott struck ahead, even marginally, he should have gone in to full protect so as not to give anything. I saw a match a long time ago, SJD beat Cliff Joyner and SJD simply never left a shot. He also hardly ever shot. This maybe extreme but when Scott got up a few balls early, had he adopted a different approach, who knows? Certainly he would have done better. I will not go so far to marginalize Dennis's performance which was one of the best I have ever seen.