Post by runrondo on May 29, 2019 11:51:53 GMT -5
I believe Jackie always has quality articles (or maybe I'm a homer?) and I thought this was a good one. Even has a mention from Pat Riley:
"Great players know it's OK to fail," Riley says. "They don't succumb to the pressure, but sometimes they succumb to the narrative, especially today when it changes game to game, even quarter to quarter.
"Look at the Boston Celtics. They beat Milwaukee in Game 1 of their series and they were the greatest. Then they lost four straight and now they suck.
"It's what I call 'peripheral opponents.' If you allow yourself to succumb to that tremendous stress and anxiety, it's going to get in your head."
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26802987/rise-drown-how-elite-nba-athletes-handle-pressure
Maybe Kyrie will take this year's failure and use it to help himself and his teammates to handle pressure or expectations better.
"Great players know it's OK to fail," Riley says. "They don't succumb to the pressure, but sometimes they succumb to the narrative, especially today when it changes game to game, even quarter to quarter.
"Look at the Boston Celtics. They beat Milwaukee in Game 1 of their series and they were the greatest. Then they lost four straight and now they suck.
"It's what I call 'peripheral opponents.' If you allow yourself to succumb to that tremendous stress and anxiety, it's going to get in your head."
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26802987/rise-drown-how-elite-nba-athletes-handle-pressure
Maybe Kyrie will take this year's failure and use it to help himself and his teammates to handle pressure or expectations better.
