Daily News | Before we get to James vs. Jimmy and Sixers vs. Heat, let’s tie up some loose ends
So here’s how it works in sportswriting: Often, you gather string. That’s an expression in the business. To gather string means to report over time about a particular topic or a potential outcome or event. You research. You talk to sources. You gain facts and context and insight in the hope of informing your reporting and storytelling and opinions.
The thought that the Sixers might lose Game 6, and the entire series, passed through the mind of everyone who covers or follows them. It was time to get to gathering, and as it turned out, in light of the Sixers’ clinching win Thursday and their upcoming series against the Heat, the string was pretty timely and relevant.First call: Gordie Chiesa. Longtime assistant coach with the Utah Jazz under Jerry Sloan.
“Confidence and momentum are allies,” Chiesa said. “If the ball moves, the scoreboard moves. If the ball sticks, the scoreboard sticks. Star players can tend to overdrbble; there’s so much pressure on them. They know it’s on them. They have good intentions. But they overdribble. In a playoff series, you’ve got to pop that ball around the perimeter. It keeps everybody loose and more engaged.”
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