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In guard-dominated world, Stanford relies on two big men

By Andy Glockner
ESPN.com

Thursday, February 21, 2008

College teams have a hard enough time finding one competent big man, so you would think having two would be a huge advantage. As sexy as the twin towers concept is, numerous teams have failed the past two decades to match the oversized expectations 14 feet worth of hyped big men brings. To wit, LSU's Shaquille O'Neal and Stanley Roberts got bounced in the second round of the NCAAs in their only season together (1990). Georgetown's Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo also exited in Round 2 in b ...

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