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[QUOTE="UnderHisOwnPower, post: 2068751, member: 1205"]
If it's effective, it can only be considered a good press.  It should be about the results.  You are right about the unbalanced rushes it will allow, which is why it is at it's best when you have a legit shot blocker back there like McNeil, Fab or Etan.  But even last night with TT back there it worked, because he did a nice job of contesting, by either fouling, causing a miss at least once that I remember, and forcing the guards back out because he made his presence felt.  He still backpedals too deep under the hoop, which is of course the worst thing the anchor of the press can do, but he is getting more and more used to the contact and learning to throw his weight around better, so there is hope for TT.  His impact, plus AWs steal along the sideline made it very effective last night, nothing to complain about.  You have to expect a few layups, but if you balance that with the misses, steals and resets forced eating shot clock, it can have an impact.
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