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RE: I recall reading about how Gates wanted the tallest team...

Posted on: March 6, 2025 at 11:01:18 CT
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I don't think he wanted the tallest team. He wanted "length"… players with long arms who could make it hard for opponents to pass and move the ball around, for better defense.

Interesting that length was/is a big staple of Florida State's program, although they didn't win the ACC or make a deep tournament run while Gates was an assistant there.

I don't know how much length he had at Cleveland State.
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I recall reading about how Gates wanted the tallest team... - BigWally MU - 3/6 10:08:42
     long arms/length don't matter when u can't stop penetration(nm) - Quick Slant MU - 3/6 12:28:17
     Burns is 7'5, Marshall 7, Pierce 6'10 - Macgrantt MU - 3/6 12:22:05
          We know... - shorty MU - 3/6 12:39:04
               We? Do you have a siamese twin or - Macgrantt MU - 3/6 12:57:59
     RE: I recall reading about how Gates wanted the tallest team... - Dylan MU - 3/6 11:52:38
     Gates wanting height is about more than just rebounding - alwaysright MU - 3/6 11:26:32
     RE: I recall reading about how Gates wanted the tallest team... - GreatScott MU - 3/6 11:01:18
          Gates last 2 seasons there were elite 8 and - wu-tangtiger MU - 3/6 11:04:33
               RE: Gates last 2 seasons there were elite 8 and - GreatScott MU - 3/6 11:19:49
     We needed to get bigger than the team from last year - Erwin Fletcher STL - 3/6 10:57:08
     Who GAF how tall - cybertyger MU - 3/6 10:43:59
     So Gray doesn't compare to one of greatest rebounder? - Sigma MU - 3/6 10:12:36
     Position, athletic, and smarts nm. - MU-TULSA MU - 3/6 10:10:36
     so we need Jordan and Rodman? (nm) - TigerA MU - 3/6 10:09:32
          And Barkley.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/6 10:10:49
               this is getting expensive (nm) - phrejd KC - 3/6 10:49:17




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