NCAA Tournament 2000 - Indiana State playbook: Royce's team rolls

Indiana State playbook: Royce's team rolls
Coach's Edge

Indiana St. is having its best season since 1979, when some guy named Bird played and led the Sycamores to the NCAA title game. They took the regular season Missouri Valley title, but had to get to the dance on an at-large ticket. Coach Royce Waltman teaches his players to be patient and take care of the ball. He also has the conference player of the year Nate Green, which helps. If they stay patient, Royce's team could roll to a couple of upsets.

ANIMATE THIS PLAY DIAGRAM WITH SHOCKWAVE
(A) The deliberate Sycamore shooters work their offense with good spacing and ball control. (B) Nate Green (4) leads the team in scoring, assists, steals and blocks. Nevertheless, all the ISU players can shoot.

(C) As the ball is entered to Djibril Kante (3) in the high post, Green (4) takes a step toward the ball. (D) If the defense slips up just a little bit, Green cuts back door for the layup. That's good for two.


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