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Message: [QUOTE="mauconnfan, post: 2160004, member: 489"] And the players who were on the most successful of pressing teams, 89-90 are also hard to come by. Everything required for success was pulled together in a season which would be unlikely now due to the athlete and their basketball IQ's/understanding. Not only was 89-90 smart throughout every position on the court but they were long up front - 6'5" Tate, 6'2" Smitty with a long wingspan and Dove or Scotty in the 2nd level waiting to double or pounce on bad passes. Rod just held off the troops who go by the traps to the best of his ability and that worked. They not only caused turnovers but they sped the game up to their advantage it was a thing of beauty. Really hard to put it all together with the necessities now. [/QUOTE]