Lucas: Help A Teammate

Posted Feb 16, 2009
In most cases, when we think of defense we think of man-to-man, stop-the-ball defense. But Danny Green's play was indicative of a team that might be figuring out some of the more subtle aspects of team defense--the elusive "big picture" Roy Williams frequently talks about. Three times Miami had the ball and a chance to take the lead in the final four minutes of Sunday's game. Three times they were thwarted. (Tar Heel Blue)

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