I believe I heard Pitino say in the post game show that they intentionally did not trap as much against FSU. It seems to me that the Gophers were getting beat often in Maui when they were using what I would call 3-man trap. That is what I took Pitino to mean about not using the trap as much. I thought they were giving up points often in Maui while using the 3-man trap.
With regard to the 'press thing' my impression is that they are getting very few turnovers in the back court when using the press. I was starting to wonder if it was worth it to continue that full court press. However, I think some of the turnovers the Gophers are getting in the front court are a result of the relentless full court press. Once the offense gets the ball into the front court they continue to face constant pressure. This pressure takes it toll on the offense and leads to the turnovers.
