{"id":6426,"date":"2005-10-09T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-09T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/09\/hyperbolic-para\/"},"modified":"2005-10-09T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-10-09T21:00:00","slug":"hyperbolic-para","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/09\/hyperbolic-para\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperbolic, Paraboloid, Transitional Floater Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> min<\/span><\/span>

Seems Pistons head coach Flip Saunders is gazing at Detroit’s upcoming season
\nthrough Darko-colored glasses (via<\/a>,
\n
\nvia<\/a>).  One can only hope Milicic begins to assert some kind of court
\npresence this year.  <\/p>\n

Those who watched his struggles the last two seasons can say he looks like
\n a different player, much more self-assured and assertive.
\n "I can only judge what I have seen," Saunders said, "and based on that, I
\n wouldn’t say he lacks any confidence.
\n "He’s got guys banging him and he’s calling for the ball and making some moves
\n in there. He had a couple of great moves today.
\n "The thing he’s done really well is defensive-rebound. He’s a big-bodied guy,
\n a real quick jumper and he’s long."<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have mixed feelings about the NBA in general, and it’s much too soon to
\ntell how Detroit’s frontline will shape up. Nonetheless, like Henry Abbot says
\nin his title, this is a rare piece of praise for Milicic, perhaps even a
\nfirst<\/i>.  Interesting for that alone.  The notes from the Detroit
\nNews<\/i> also give the name of Saunders’s defensive scheme: hyperbolic,
\nparaboloid<\/a>, transitional floater zone.  That’s got to be a better name<\/i> than the defensive system used by Miami or
\nIndiana or San Antonio. I’m sure it’s more intricate than anything I ever tried,
\nbut the name reminds me of some our scramble\/chaos schemes in college–those keep it
\nwild and unpredictable models of three-quarters-court defense.  Or attitude.  Or
\nresearch methodology.  <\/p>\n

Just for kicks and because I don’t really have anything to say about these
\nfinds beyond "cool," here are a couple of links:
\n
\nGoogle Maps Transparency<\/a> and
\nMemry<\/a>,
\nthe classic memory game now involving Flickr.  Go on…you deserve a
\nten-minute break from whatever you’re doing.<\/p>\n

Acknowledged: The Sport categoricon is seasonal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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