But Vogel called for time the next time his team got the ball, and the coach pulled his best defensive player, paint protector Roy Hibbert.

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On one side of the net was the terrier-like Mr Chang, an old-school defensive player whose Herculean legs help him run down every ball.

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It kept track of how many seconds elapsed before the quarterback released the ball, where each player stood at the start of the play, which defensive player applied pressure and which blocker allowed it.

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Afterward, Utah coach Jerry Sloan, himself a legendary defensive player, paid tribute to them: he had never seen defensive players quicker to the ball.

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