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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Nate Ilaoa In Motion

Kalani Simpson has a great column about how Nate Ilaoa does great things for the Warrior offense, even when he doesn't have the ball.
There it was, Saturday night. Ilaoa going, going -- where is he going? Still going. Jogging until he's the widest guy, the San Jose State cornerback nervously shuffling after him, following, looking back at the quarterback, looking at the rest of his guys. What do I do now?

You can't just let him go. You can't move the spy linebacker out there. The corner has to take him, everybody moves over a step. And there Ilaoa goes, wider and wider, in motion, toward the sideline. And then the shotgun snap.

And then Ian Sample, all alone in the zone, catching the ball where the corner had been a few seconds ago. Before he'd gone out after the man in motion, before he'd followed Nate. It was a vacated area. And Sample filled it. Hawaii first down.

You want to know what Nate Ilaoa means to this offense? Send him in motion, and see the reaction. Watch what the defense does.
Nate the Great! The column gives insight into one aspect of the Warrior offense, so go read it!

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