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From Bham News http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/...xml&coll=2

My favorite quote: " Rice coach Willis Wilson said patience is a key component in Almond's success. But Wilson acknowledged patience won't be easy against UAB's pressure.

"They come with so much pressure in a lot of different ways," Wilson said. "Traps just seem to come out of nowhere. It almost seems like guys just drop out of the ceiling to pressure the basketball. They will force you to just get shots up in fear of turning the ball over."[/b]

One thing the Blazers did really well against Marshall was "help defense". Several times the shooter beat the primary UAB defender, only to either have his shot blocked or adjusted due to Tobias, Makubu, Holmes, et al flying out of nowhere to defend ala Ben Wallace.