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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5010464, member: 405"] If we're talking about John Wooden, that is most certainly not the case. He didn't just "let them do their thing". Have you watched any old UCLA games? They had a very structured high post motion offense with lots of backcuts like Pete Carill used to do at Princeton. They played a 2-2-1 zone press on defense. He taught players in the low post, and even out to midrange on the wing to shoot jump shots using the backboard for greater accuracy. Wooden was an outstanding teacher and tactician. You don't win 10 national championships just because you have great players and roll out the ball, or else John Calipari would have that many by now. [/QUOTE]