why cant i seem to run to the other baseline?

[knickstorm]

for example my speed is 72, my opponent is at 54. Yet when I pull him to one side and hit a cross court shot he just runs over and easily hits it back.

But my guy cant ever seem to get there. To make matter worse, when i return a shot from one end, i know he'll try to go down the line, so i hold the stick in that direction pretty much right after i hit the shot. Yet my guy like to stutter like he's waiting to see where the ball is hit. I'm freaking holding down the other direction cause i want you to start sprinting to the other side of the court. But it almost looks like he wont really run until the ball is hit and by then it's to late.

[BrushedBigJJ]

Are you using control shots or power shots mostly? After a control shot the player will start moving where you want faster. Meaning you have a quicker first step. Also it takes longer for the ball to get to your opponent after a control shot giving you even more time to get to the open court. After a power shot your player takes longer to take his first step and the more power shots you use the worse it gets. And you take away time from yourself by hitting it hard. So that slow first step becomes much worse because the ball is coming back on your side before you take a step.