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Most of us have to take what we get, but if you have a choice, and you have enough boys out so that you hav eto cut the squad, select your personnel as follows:(1) Size (2) Speed (3) Shooting (4) Intelligence(5) Competitive spirit. This is the era of the "big" man in basketball. Most ofthe successful teams in the country, both on a collegiate,as well as high school level, have had the tall boys helpingthem. However, the place is still available for the littleman in this era of giants, if he can get the job done. Hecan do this by playing big, that is, mastering the funda-mentals of shooting, dribbling, passing, and having thatcompetitive fire that enables him to earn his place on thecourt. As I said, it is true that most of the good teamshave big men, it is also true that over the years most ofthe outstanding teams have had at least one good little man.The U. of Kentucky is a good case in point. Year afte year Kentucky has a little guard to spark them.
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