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Point guard play more important than ever

By Doug Gottlieb

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

I was told that shortly after Larry Eustachy's first season as head coach at Iowa State in 1999, following a 15-15 season and a first-round exit in the Big 12 tournament, he walked into the basketball office and shouted to his assistants, "One of you get me an NBA point guard, or you are all out of a job." The following season, Jamaal Tinsley arrived on campus from Mount San Jacinto (Calif.) Community College, joining Marcus Fizer to form one of the most potent one-two combos in the nation. Eu ...

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