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Article: 5Keys to the season.(Sports)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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Byline: Bud Withers; Seattle Times staff reporter
Dumb it down
With six new faces, the Zags, who typically run a multitude of sets, need to keep things simple early in the season.
Feed the post
Gonzaga's best teams have featured solid play down low, from Casey Calvary to Cory Violette to Ronny Turiaf. Without such a player, they've recently gotten away from that, but Robert Sacre should help pound inside.
Hit the glass
Last year, Gonzaga had a 3.1-per-game rebounding edge, far below some of its most successful teams. They ought to better that in 2009-10.