MelroseHawkins
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'Well, if not Grinnell, here is the LMU vs LSU (Shaq is in this game) game back in 1990. LMU lost 146-141 in overtime. They full court press, run the fast break, and drop back into 2-3 zone on defense to catch their breath. Paul Westhead had himself quite the team here.
Melrose provided a great article in another post https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...th-25-years-bo-kimble-paul-westhead/24447175/
They made it all the way to the Elite 8 and players on that team suggest they might have won it all had Hank Gathers not died that year.
If the Hawks played with as much heart as this team did (or a Mr. Davis team) and even looked average with fundamentals.....wouldn't that be nice. Worth taking a look at this game.
The only reason it may not work today is the frame of mind of the players. The article points out how the players had to really buy in to the system and how hard they had to work to get conditioned to be able to run that system. Not sure today's "young adult kid" would be willing to do what it takes.