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The only thing I am contesting against is that very giant I just described---new territory. Many of these kids are absolutely used to simply having fun, working all year on a grade 3 program, doing the state adjudication and calling it a year. No fees, funds, fundraisers, marching programs, pep bands, etc...
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Hi there! That's cool that this is your first year and everything. I can really understand your situation at that school- my band is about 38 people with 1300 (roughly) enrolled students. That's just marching band, for concert we'll probably have some more, considering it's easier in many kids' minds than marching band. Hopefully you do well! fundraising is always interesting, we usually have our band boosters do that, so quite honestly, i'm not sure how to help you there, sorry! Anything different is fun, but the kids have to be willing to sell in order to gain anything. Well, good luck this year and have fun!!
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Maybe you could get your band students to play up the "band is cool" appeal; I'm sure the die-hard kids would help. Or maybe you could have a sort of "open house" around the time when the kids are signing up for classes; if you let them see all of the stuff, if can look pretty cool, so maybe that'd help. You could get the drumline to cadence, I know all the crowds that I've been around have been really into that-maybe it could inspire a few kids to join. I'm pretty young, so I don't know if this is exactly possible, but I'd say that you should do as much fund-raising as possible. Like, car washes every other weekend at the beginning of the year, when it's warmer outside, or band banquets where guests would have to pay three or five dollars, or keep 'em selling fruit, pizza, etc. all year long. You could also give the youngin's private lessons and use the money to forward the band. I know that the school where I used to go to, the directors got together with a lot of other directors in the area and created a more real band camp, where the kids would be up there four-five days a week working in a group with college kids who specialized on their instrument. This was great because it let college kids who were interested in teaching get a chance to do some field work. The college people were doing it for free. And the schools were charging quite a bit for this, so maybe that's something that you could consider. All of the directors had to split the profit, but they played it up like it was a great thing to do and they had a lot of takers.


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We order lots of small tapas dishes and share. Everything is delicious and comes out fast
We met up with 5 other couples and left the kids at home last Saturday. We came for Happy Hour and Tapas. Tapas menu is extensive and easy to order from with handy fill-in forms and pencils on the table. The server was very attentive and was easily able to divide the orders/bill up in an easy-to-understand method. The food, wine, and especially the sangrias were excellent! We were happy to use Open Table to reserve our table as it was a large group, but discovered the restaurant was fairly quiet at that time of the afternoon. We were glad we made a reservation, however, because the restaurant started filling up quickly around 5:00. It was a fun way to get out, enjoy ourselves with other adults, and not be home too late for the babysitter!
The food and the service was really good. They met all of our requests with smiles went above and beyond to make us happy.
Great restaurant, noisy but not too loud for a good conversation...had lite healthy but also rich and tasty. great wines by the glass. would take her there again.
this was our first time at the Med and i left happy but with a mixed bag of feelings. first off, the food was fantastic. my fiance and i shared the mariscos pallea, chicken & mushroon stuffed ravioli, and the fried artichoke heart tapas. everything was so delicious. but the best was the chocolate almond tarte. i could go for some more right now and every minute of my day. the downside to the dinner was that i made it known (both to our server and through open table) that this was an anniversary dinner. however, there was not one part of the experience that made us feel special or even acknowledged .now i know that one shouldnt expect anything but MOST restaurants at the least acknowledge the fact. it just irked me. food will bring us back
Lots of fun and great deal for the quality of food.
This is one of my favorite restaurants. Their eggplant Parmesan is delicious... house-made olive & country bread is off the charts. Tonight I brought friends from Portland, Oregon... one friend had just finished the 1/2 Ironman... on his birthday!.... so we ordered some fun tapas & a salad in addition to our main course... all good! Their daily special white wine by the glass was delightful too. Finished off the meal sharing a piece of chocolate cake - yum! Our waitress was really great too! Love this restaurant!!!
Very nice patio with sun & shade seating choice. Good menu, great food, good service. Will go again.
Except for the noise level it was very wonderful evening. Once our waiter found us the service was very good and food, as always excellent.
You just can't beat the Mediterranean. The menu is varied, the tapas are legendary, the service is excellent without being over-bearing. We had out-of-town guests; some from the Mediterranean region in fact, who had heard about the Med and wanted to try it. It was our second time there in 4 days, but one has to take care of one's guests. I made an open-table reservation in the afternoon of the day we were planning to go. I took a time that was available but asked to be called if an earlier slot became available. The Med called within an hour to accommodate. Our table was ready on time. The service was attentive. They decided that a pizza order was too slow and provided two desserts for table on their own.
I have dined at The Med a couple of times in the last month and the service is consistently friendly and exceptional. The seating on the patio with the fountain and wall paintings transports one to another land. There is a diverse menu, however I find that most dishes are prepared with a lot of extra fat and oil in them and it is hard to find something that is low fat on the menu. Otherwise the food is delicious.
Perfect Sunday late afternoon supper....great food, service and ambience
I have been to the Med quite a bit and the food nor the service every disappoints. Last night was no exception. All the tapas were great and the pizza. 2 people had the brisket burger and they loved it. I still think this is one of the better places in Boulder or Martini's, extra cold. The recommendation for the Caprock Gin was spot on, nice and smooth
Their tapas were absolutley amazing and cheap! Get the polenta! My tuna salad wasnt my favorite, but I think I just ordered the wrong thing. The sangria was great and the meal didn't end up being to pricey! Had a great time there!
The Med never dissappoints. We had out-of-town guests and the adventure of grazing numerous small plate tapas was a big hit. As usual, all the tapas were prepared perfectly. They could have been staggered a little more, timing wise, so that they arrived a few at a time, but the service is always professional, accomodating and warm. The Med is always a great expereince!
We had a party of 8 and requested patio seating. In anticipation of rain - which arrived halfway through our lunch - we were moved to another better protected patio table. Ambiance and service was very good. Loved my salad, some of the sandwiches were just ok.
Waiter named Blake had just suffered a customer moment when a customer spilled a tray of drinks all over Blake and just walked away with no opology. Blake took it in stride and proceeded on to take care of business. He waited on us and was a real pleasure to talk with and paid a personal touch to our meal!! Food was great but evening with Blake made it even more memorable. Will be back !!
Ate terrific tapas and wine list was varied and good by the glass prices. The patio is delightful. Inside the noise was deafening. Wait staff knowledgeable and friendly. For sure try the fried polenta.
Had a great time at the Med on Saturday night. Fed six adults a HUGE meal for under $200 including drinks. I have been told the food was not as good as it used to be but all of our Tapas and entree's were terrific. Service is still great and although a little loud, the atmosphere is good. I still think this is my go to place for early evening Tapas or late night meals. You can't beat the Med!
We had a girls night out and loved it! We ate tapas and pizza on the r patio, everything was great!
While visiting Boulder for the day, we enjoyed a delicious dinner at the Med. We liked it so much that we came back for lunch a few days later while passing through the area. The food is excellent and the menu is varied. Especially enjoyed the tapas and the salads! Good food, good service, good value.
We at The Mediterranean in Boulder and our experience was so outstanding we went back the following night. The service was exceptional and the food was excellent. We enjoyed the datiles, bacon wrapped around dates, artichoke hearts that were fried crisp and greaseless with a wonderful aioli, a wonderful middle eastern sampler, paella, and pollo diablo--a chicken in garlic and rosemary that everyone loved. We had a wonderful time on both nights and we will return whenever we're in Boulder.
Food, service and ambience were outstanding. Fun menu from appetizers to dessert. The specialty drink of the local Lyons Gin and tonic with basil were wonderful as well. We had a party of 11 and had so much fun with a wide array of selections. All staff was very helpful and friendly as well as knowledgeable. My husband commented that the staff seemed quite happy and not disgruntled at all. We will definitely return!
And for a very good reason too. Food is very good and the prices are reasonable. Though they were very busy the service was still very good and the ambiance is excellent. Perhaps some improvement in the wine list might be worthwhile but other than that I can't wait to get back again.
First time eating outside in the courtyard patio and really enjoyed it.
when we arrived for our 7:15 reservation after requesting a somewhat quiet area of the the restaurant we were shown to a table in a very open section right in front if the entrance to the kitchen. we refused the table and asked for something better and we're told we would have to wait while and see what the could come up with. they did find and set us up in the courtyard in a very private area. was great although a tad chilly. dinner and service were both great and the brought us two free deserts for our inconvenience. in general though not a restaurant to go to if you want quiet but otherwise a very good experience.
On a recent trip to Boulder we had the good fortune of eating at this restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious. We ordered the whole fish and there was nothing left except bones. There were four in our party so we first ordered two salads to share, then a small pizza and then the fish. Maybe a little too much food but only one slice of pizza was left to take home. The service was excellent. We had the house wine which was reasonably priced and certainly drinkable. There was nothing left in that carafe either. We will definitely be back!!!!!!
The Med never disappoints and this time was no different. We joined another couple for drinks and tapas and it was wonderful! Our waiter was pleasant, courteous and knew when to inquire as we were catching up over a drink first. The tapas plates were fabulous and your lamb skewers are simply divine. And, your wine selection is abundant and we all had tastes first which our waiter encouraged. Thanks for another great meal and dining experience. I cannot wait to go back again!
When asked where to go that was upbeat, energetic and gluten friendly, a co-worker immediately responded with The Med! We took her up on her recommendation. The menu has something for everyone. Our group ordered 3 Tapas and 3 Entrees. The bacon-wrapped dates were delicious and the ravioli was amazing! We also each ordered the cocktail special - the Sunset - very refreshing and reasonably priced. Our server was a little lacking in the beginning, he served two other tables first that were seated after us which meant we waited at least 15 minutes before we even placed a drink order. The place was busy and we were enjoying each others company so we didn't stress about it. By the end of the meal, he had stepped up his game.
This is our second time at the Mediterranean and it was even better than we remembered. The porc morocain and salmon puttenesca were divine! We're from the east coast and we plan on eating here again next time we are in town.
We have eaten here 4 times when we have visited Boulder. Each time has been a positive experience with very short waits (reservation made), great & friendly service and wonderful food. Each meal whether it was lunch or dinner has been superb !! We will definitely be back.
I love the tapas, we probably got 15 and they were all amazing.
I would highly recommend their tapas menu! You get such a good sampling and variety that all tastes great! Also their olive bread is to die for!
The Mediterranean has quickly become my favorite restaurant in Austin. Amaaaaaazing tapas and terrific happy hour prices. Beautiful outdoor patio and lovely indoor setting. Despite being a large restaurant with a lot of seating it manages to maintain an intimate feel. Don't miss the bruschetta--yum!
Favorite spot when in the area for business. Actually came back again the following evening with friends who live in the area. Great wine selection.
We love the Med and are both regular and local. I have never had a bad meal there, and it is usually above and beyond. This time my daughter and I were having a mama - daughter dinner, where my so-mature 9yr old discovered she shares her mother's love for the Med's creamy Mussels. Mmmmmmm!
Great menu with complete tapas selections which we loved. Service was fair but food and wine selections made up the difference.
My husband and I go to the Med every year for his birthday!
We went to dinner on Saturday for a birthday celebration and it was a great choice. The food was fresh and well prepared and the serving sizes were great. The portions were not the usual supersize common in the US giving it a more European feeling. The service was great, very prompt and courteous.
We had an amazing dinner from the moment we sat down. Our server, Larry, was with us immediately and this level of service followed all through our dinner. We had a wonderful round of happy hour appetizers, with our food being served to our table at just the right interval after we had completed our apps. We were all very full, but managed to find room for the crème brulee, and dessert cookie brought for the birthday dessert, inclusive of a trick birthday candle. Loved it. Be sure to make reservations, this is a very popular restaurant.
This was my first time here. I really liked the layout and decor, and the staff seemed good too. Had a great kabob for lunch, though it didn't quite fill me up. I'd definitely come back again!
This is a "sister" restaurant of the top rated (TripAdvisor) Brasserie Ten Ten virtually right across the street. We've dined at Ten Ten several times and decided to try the Med and its tapas format. I even called to get advanced advice about a good wine as I was not as familiar with their wine list as I was the one at Ten Ten. My Essential Red was highly recommended and we really enjoyed drinking it. The Happy Hour is similar to that of Ten Ten--well attended with noisy college kids. While a "good deal", not exactly the atmosphere a couple in their sixties enjoyed for their pre-theatre meal. Once Happy Hour subsided, the noise level went way down. We would again go here but would do so advisedly given what we now know about it.
The med's food is always delicious, staff friendly and fun atmosphere. They have raised their happy hour prices a bit, so not as cheap as it used to be, but still worthwhile.
Always a nice place to take a group because they menu has something for everyone and they will change orders to accommodate special needs.
A friend recommended this restaurant. Didn't know what to expect. Enjoyed it immensely! We shared some tapas and a pizza. Everything was delicious... LOVED that warm almond chocolate cake we had for desert! Can't wait to come back and try some other menu items.
Had an amazing time with family. We went for happy hour only and food was yummy. Service was a bit messy.
This is a great place to meet friends, hang out, catch up, talk, eat and drink. There are many tapas choices and I often eat with others who have dietary concerns and the Med allows all of us to eat well with plenty of options. The tapas portions are reasonable and easy to share and the prices are good too. There is a wide selection of drinks and other food as well, you really cant go wrong. If dining on a Friday or Saturday, make a reservation.
We had a party of 10 including a couple kids. Must have a reservation for a large group. But, we were well taken care of - the service was excellent. The menu is very extensive. The $5 kids meals were HUGE - 15" pizza or adult size hamburger, and included drink, veggie and ice cream. Can mix and match from tapas and full meals. I got 3 tapas plates - all were excellent - and I couldn't finish my food. Table was a good size to accommodate big group but still let us talk with each other.
I have business in Boulder 3-4 times annually, and always try to have both business and private dinners at the 'Med'. Excellent food/service/ambiance. Highly recommended.
With much anticipation, we dined at the Med on a Friday night during the holiday season. Its popularity is evident as the facility was jammed. The staff was friendly and attentive. The special blended red wine was excellent, but the sangria was watered down by the huge amount of ice in the glass. The special paella fell well below expectations. Tirimisu dessert was wonderful.


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Chuck Jaffe: Money-fund reform fixes last problem, not next one
While regulators and the fund industry are at loggerheads over the "right" solution, involved politicians are desperately trying to fix issues that led to the last crisis without acknowledging it most likely won't stop the next one.
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The money in your piggy bank is not earning any interest.
You could lose some or all of it to theft or deception, and the cash inside is not keeping pace with inflation.
In other words, it's pretty much like a money-market fund account.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is working to overhaul the money-market business and should have some proposal soon, even if it mostly comes forward with an idea and requests more public input.
While regulators and the fund industry are at loggerheads over the "right" solution, involved politicians are desperately trying to fix issues that led to the last crisis without acknowledging it most likely won't stop the next one.
The problem, according to at least one expert, is "unsolvable."
The only good news is that average investors don't much care because, like a piggy bank, most money funds currently earn virtually nothing.
They're a place to park money, but won't be more than that for years to come.
Still, the issues have big implications, and investors should be worried about how the solution might impact the economy and the market. With more than $2.5 trillion in money funds — down from more than $4 trillion due to the rate reductions — any rules changes will have a big impact.
Money-market funds are supposed to be safe, boring, pain-free investments. Shares are priced at $1 and should stay that way; interest earned that might raise the price gets shaved off and reinvested.
In 2008, the nation's oldest and largest money fund, Reserve Primary, "broke the buck" after Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy.
The $64 billion fund was stuck holding $785 million in Lehman paper. When the fund broke the buck, it started a run of investors fleeing money funds, a dangerously destabilizing event for the entire economy.
Thus, in 2010, the SEC adopted rules requiring greater transparency, while forcing money funds to invest in more liquid assets with higher credit ratings and shorter maturities.
The fund industry supported that move, but the regulators wanted to go further, in an effort to prevent any future runs before they start.
The problem is regulators are expecting the "next run" to look like the last one; their proposals to stop it may be ineffective overkill.
Mostly, regulators are considering pricing funds by their net asset value rather than the constant $1 per share, and forcing funds to have a capital buffer that can offset a small loss.
The former idea means that, mid-run, investors get back the actual net asset value, Eliminating the incentive to move at the first sign of a loss.
SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro testified before the Senate recently that her agency had found more than 300 cases where fund advisers had to step in and buy problem paper to keep their money funds from breaking the buck.
That said, with the exception of Reserve — where the failure was too severe — the fund firm's always did step in; no investment business can survive the bad press that comes with letting your safest funds rot and erode share prices.
Ultimately, investors want a guarantee, or at least some assurance that the Federal Reserve or the Treasury will step in. That's what will calm the markets better than any legislation, and chances are that any "next run" will still require that kind of action.
The politicians and regulators won't make that promise, which means investors will stay nervous.
"Everything that is being discussed is a half-measure, so you either have to do nothing and let investors live with the losses and hope to condition them to eventually not stampede and blow up the world economy, or you have to talk to access to the Fed or insurance or something," said Peter Crane of Crane Data, which tracks money-fund activity.
"As things exist right now, the problem is unsolvable; you can't radically change the industry, you can't leave it alone and there aren't any clear good short-term solutions."
Whatever regulators come up with — my bet is that any proposal will include some sort of restriction on withdrawals during any crisis time — will be designed to placate investors, but don't expect it to be effective.
Investors want to believe the idea that a money-fund is "risk-free," just as kids want to feel their piggy bank is always safe.
It's true, but only to a point.
Whatever "solution" gets offered up next will be ignored by investors now — at a time when rates are unattractive — and will fail the next time rates have risen enough to spark investor interest and cause the next crisis.
Even in investments with a return of zero, it's a buyer-beware world.
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Douglas Nicholas is an award-winning poet whose work has appeared in numerous publications, among them Atlanta Review, Southern Poetry Review, Sonora Review, Circumference, A Different Drummer, and Cumberland Review, as well as the South Coast Poetry Journal, where he won a prize in that publication's Fifth Annual Poetry Contest. Other awards include Honorable Mention in the Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation 2003 Prize For Poetry Awards, second place in the 2002 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards from PCCC, International Merit Award in Atlanta Review's Poetry 2002 competition, finalist in the 1996 Emily Dickinson Award in Poetry competition, honorable mention in the 1992 Scottish International Open Poetry Competition, first prize in the journal Lake Effect's Sixth Annual Poetry Contest, first prize in poetry in the 1990 Roberts Writing Awards, and finalist in the Roberts short fiction division. He was also recipient of an award in the 1990 International Poetry Contest sponsored by the Arvon Foundation in Lancashire, England, and a Cecil B. Hackney Literary Award for poetry from Birmingham-Southern College.
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(TMZ) - 87-year-old actor Dick Van Dyke narrowly averted disaster moments ago on an L.A. freeway - when his Jaguar burst into flames - but thankfully, he was pulled to safety in the nick of time, reports TMZ.
The hero who rescued him is a guy named Jason Pennington, who tells TMZ, he was driving along the 101 when he saw a car full of smoke on the side of the road ... and an elderly man hunched over at the wheel.
Pennington tells TMZ, he pulled up and ran over to discover Dick Van Dyke struggling inside.
Pennington says he opened the driver door and pulled the actor out of the vehicle as flames tore through the engine.
TMZ reports Dick was slightly disoriented by the experience but did NOT need medical attention. His wife came to pick him up shortly after and brought him home.
As for the car ... it's toast.
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Since the beginning of civilization, people have been building with the use of engineering principles. Modern society depends on this contribution from the civil engineer, whose education is systematically developed from a strong background in mathematics and the physical and engineering sciences. The civil engineer must relate to society and fellow men and women and be aware of how the engineering principles can be applied for the benefit of others.
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Playing a rowdy, drunken joker isn't so bad insists Langley resident and actor Jeff Hacker. Hacker has joined the cast of Bard in the Valley for this year's production of Twelfth Night, one of Shakespeare's many works that revolves around the humour inherent in romance and mistaken identities.
As a drama teacher, it makes sense for Hacker to have participated in local productions over the years, but, "actually, As You Like It was my first production since [he was a student] high school," he noted.
Bard in the Valley is now in its third season with A Midsummer Night's Dream as it's first production, As You Like It running last summer, and now Twelfth Night.
It wasn't just his interest in acting that drove Hacker to audition, it was also the prompting of his kids and the ability to take part in something with his daughter.
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His 11-year-old daughter took part in last year's show as a forest girl and is a volunteer at the performance this year.
"We're going to be in a pantomime together in Maple Ridge in the fall," added Hacker of the interest he and his daughter now share in theatre.
When asked why the work of Bard in the Valley matters, Hacker responded, "The general population is scared of Shakespeare because their high school teacher had them read it... they didn't see it performed. Bringing the understanding of Shakespeare to the audience for free is the real importance to me."
His beliefs tie in perfectly with the purpose of Bard in the Valley - "Shakespeare for everyone".
"It's a challenge for the actor because there is so much in the quality of the delivery of the words," Hacker said.
He explained that by illustrating the emotion behind the words through action, audience members are better able to understand the performance, even if they don't understand the words themselves.
"My kids love Shakespeare," he noted after outlining the previous live performances they had seen. "When you see six-, seven-, eight-year-olds enjoying what's going on, they aren't scared of Shakespeare."
Five other Langley residents join Hacker on stage for the August performances including Caroline Dearden who plays the lead protagonist, Viola. She struggles with the carousing, happy-at-all-costs uncle, Hacker plays as Sir Toby Belch.
"Toby is what everybody would want to be if they could," Hacker said. "He just does what makes him have fun, but underneath it all, he's got some honour too."
The show's co-director, June Ainsworth, said that it isn't just the actors working to make Twelfth Night interesting and entertaining - set decorators and seamstresses are putting their imaginations to work as well.
Audience members of all ages are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs, a picnic, or cash to purchase food from the Rotary concession when the show is in Douglas park.
Admission, as always, is free, but donations to support the work of Bard in Valley are appreciated.
Don't be scared of what the Bard has to offer. Twelfth Night runs in Douglas Park at Spirit Square at 7 p.m. on Aug. 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18 and at 2 p.m. on Aug. 12 and 19. At the Langley International Festival in Willoughby Park by the Langley Events Centre, watch the show Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. and Aug. 26 at 2 p.m.
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In what comes as very little surprise, the Cavaliers LeBron James was named among the top 10. In fact, he came in second behind Roman Sebrle, a Czech decathlete – something that I will not argue with one bit. In fact, I wouldn't be upset if the top 10 was comprised entirely of decathletes.


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Coach: Bradley Beal Breakdown; Beating Syracuse's Zone
Posted By Anthony Macri On March 23, 2012 @ 8:28 pm In All,Main Page,NCAA | No Comments
Quick Breakdown: Bradley Beal (Florida)
In the past, I have written about how the first thing many folks see when evaluating a potential NBA player is his physical gifts. Players need to pass the proverbial "eye test" before some will consider them draftable. However, many players don't meet our visual requirements for length, size, and pure athleticism, and other skills need to be noticed for a player to take center stage.
Such is the case for Florida guard Bradley Beal. The first thing you notice about Beal is that he looks reasonably ordinary for a collegiate shooting guard: average height, decent length, solid frame. He looks explosive but not extraordinarily so, quick enough (without super speed), and he doesn't overpower opponents with his strength.
This is mostly what I wrote about Evan Turner – he lacked a 'wow' factor as I described it in the article linked above – but there are a few things about Beal that have me believing he could have a more immediate and long-term impact at the next level than Turner has had.
First, he is noted as a good shooter and his mechanics seem to support that assertion. His season has not been excellent, but players who have a long-term history of being a good shooter can usually adjust over time when given the opportunity. Beal's motion is compact, efficient and repeatable – the three characteristics I look for in any shooter. The way he transfers energy from lower to upper body looks smooth enough that he should be able to add range over time.
Beyond his potential as a shooter, Beal consistently makes good decisions on the court. He makes "plus-one" passes with ease (finding teammates for great shots as the defense attempts to rotate), and when he attacks, he does so with a purpose in mind, taking the shortest distance to the rim (often a straight line). Beal does not make moves overly difficult, and therefore he does not take tough shots. This ability to select his shots will pay many dividends over time. He looks comfortable as an attacker in ball screen action, making efforts to find the screener and locating help defenders throughout.
Barring a few more huge games in this NCAA Tournament, Beal seems unlikely to be in anyone's top 3. However, should he decide to leave school, his consistency of decision-making and demonstrated game understanding will make him a solid, if not spectacular, top ten pick for someone this spring.
Fool's Gold: The Danger of Making Jumpers Against Syracuse
One of the most popular maxims for facing a zone defense is that an offense must make jump shots. Many zone offenses are designed to create open shots, and fans lament when their team goes ice cold from the perimeter and is unable to shoot it over the top of the zone.
However, great teams and knowledgeable fans recognize that attacking a zone is about more than shooting a certain percentage from three. In fact, against a team like Syracuse, hitting a stretch where a team gets hot from long range can be bad news for an offense.
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim has used the zone for so long that he is very comfortable leaving it in place even when a team appears on their way to shooting the lights out. Boeheim recognizes that teams that get hot from the perimeter can just as easily go ice cold, and he plays percentages: eventually, they will cool off.
In last night's Sweet Sixteen matchup between Syracuse and Wisconsin, the Badgers ran through a stretch early in the second half where they could not miss. If they shot it, they started running down to the other end, confident that the shot was as good as in. However, many of these shots did not come from great offense, even if they did go in. And then, when they eventually went cold (as Boeheim must have felt they would), their offense looked stagnant and discombobulated in the final few possessions.
An eternal key to beating any zone, especially one as aggressive and committed as Syracuse's, is getting the ball to the baseline at least once during a possession. This action flattens the zone and automatically creates better outside shooting opportunities, and then the zone stretches to those shooters and leaves interior options open.
Boeheim may trust that his zone will triumph over teams that get hot from the perimeter, but opponents must trust that getting quality shots rooted in fundamentally strong attack patterns will eventually bust any zone.
Dealing with Busted Ball Screens
There are a lot of ways to defend sideline ball screens. A technique that is used more and more in recent years is "downing" or "busting" the ball screen. In this action, the defender on the ball jumps to the high side of the screen while the screener's defender stays in a help position preventing the straight-line drive.
The idea here is to prevent the ball-handler from getting to the middle of the floor where the defense is at his mercy. By forcing the handler toward the baseline, it cuts off his vision and passing angles, and typically stops any weakside action from coming to fruition as well. The very smart Beckley Mason recently wrote about the evolution of this defensive maneuver from the perspective of Stan Van Gundy, which is worth a read.
College teams have been using the technique with increasing regularity this season. Both Michigan State and Louisville (when they weren't in their matchup zone) often busted the sideline ball screen, and both had success. Offenses use screens (especially ball screens) in order to force defenses to make a choice. Busting the screen prevents the offense from putting the defense to the test, and makes it less likely the defense will make a mistake.
Many offensive players make a mistake by refusing the screen, which puts no pressure on the defense and essentially gives the defense exactly what it is looking for. Another big mistake is having the offensive player force the action and use the screen even when the defenders are in perfect bust position. While this is better than blind refusal, it is difficult to be consistently successful and create positive scoring opportunities this way (though it is slightly better than simply refusing the screen).
One action that teams have started to use a little more (and would have been nice to see in last night's matchup between Louisville and Michigan State) is a "pass and rub." In this action, as the handler's defender jumps to the high side and the screener's defender settles into a help position, the handler passes to the screener and then rubs off his shoulder. This creates a 2-on-1 attack situation if executed correctly, and again forces the defense into a decision, which is the point of screening to begin with.
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