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VMI's frenzied offense producing plenty of points

By Kyle Whelliston
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Seconds before tip-off in an unmercifully sweltering gym on an unseasonably steamy southern Virginia night, Cameron Hall's P.A. announcer switched on his microphone and addressed the small but exuberant assemblage. The question posed was simple and direct. "Are you ready?" the voice boomed. "Are you ready for some VMI Keydets basketball?" The response was wild, roaring, testosterone-fueled approval from a line of red-shirted cadets (it's said that the team nickname derives ...

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