Belmont’s “panic” backdoor play

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Aggie board

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I don't know where I should post this without getting yelled at and mercilessly downvoted

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Too bad we do not have an "over 100" board.

Backdoor cuts were the staple of my basketball childhood and were a thing of beauty.

This guy died at there ripe old age of 92



While he had coached college basketball starting in the 1960's and had seen a great many changes in his lifetime in the sport. I remember an interview late in his life when asked what was the greatest change he had seen in the sport. Many answers were expected including ...

Shot Clock
3 point play
Playing Freshmen
TV Timeouts
One and Done
Gambling
Player focus over team focus

His answer was much more simple and direct, and having lived in the same time frame, most insightful and correct.

"When I started coaching college basketball I had ballet dancers, now I have football linemen".

To those too young to remember team play and things like bee's weave and backdoor cut, it was nothing short of poetry in motion.