In looking at Kansas transition game, who or what is the biggest reason for its success?
COACH BOEHEIM: They all can get out and run. They rebound the ball well. Nick is a great outlet passer. It’s a combination of those things. You know, teams are a reflection of what their coach wants. Teams that play halfcourt don’t do it because the players decided they wanted to do that. They do what Roy coaches. They work on it. But they have the elements to make that successful because all their wing guys and guards, whatever you want to call them, can get out and go. They rebound the ball and they can outlet the ball. They all can push the ball. They all can finish. You have a lot of elements that you have to have to run. The thing that’s unusual, and I felt this for a number of years, college coaches in general have gotten so conservative, I think it’s bad for the game because it’s like halfcourt, walk it up the court, play defense, don’t make any mistakes. We had that in our league going for a while. I was able to get some of my friends out of coaching and into different areas. N
