Originally Posted by
greybeard
Zoubek's screens made the offense. Those multiple screens, some of which were according to plan, others I['m sure were ad lib, were brilliantly executed. Zoubek's role in freeing the three scorers for open looks, taking and keeping the other team's center away from the basket opening passing lanes, and then beating the big back inside, getting rebounds and throwing them out for put back threes created an offense that nobody had seen before or since that was impossible to practice against, and more difficult than teams could even imagine to play against. Without Zoubek's role on offense, that team was an early out, as all the heads predicted, not recognizing how potent the "Zoubek" ffense was.
By the way, Zoubek's basketball IQ was a high as anyone else's on that team; his speed, determination, stamina, selflessness, and skill in setting multiple screens on nearly every half court set (how many fouls do you recall being called against him for setting an improper screen) were remarkable.