The 'Guru of Go' Helps Oregon's Football Team Understand Playing Fast

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Before this magical season, Oregon coach Chip Kelly asked someone if he could speak to his team. Perhaps provide a few pointers that might help the Ducks with their fast-paced offense. So Kelly only had to walk down the hall of the Casanova Center to find the right person.

Former Loyola-Marymount coach Paul Westhead, whose run-and-gun style featuring Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble carried the Lions to the 1990 NCAA Elite Eight, is in his second season as Oregon's women's basketball coach. Before Oregon embarked on its 12-0 season that earned it a spot in Monday's BCS title game against Auburn, Kelly sought out the "Guru of Go."

"There are three things that are important," Westhead told FanHouse. "You have to do it in a split second as fast as you can, you have to repeat it over and over again and the third component, you have to sustain what you are repeating. Go fast, do it over and over and do it for as many possessions as the game gives you.

"They've done it to the max. They've cracked the opposition in the second half. It's not all of a sudden the opponents got bad, they just got worn down."

 

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