"He is not the guy who wants to be carrying the ball, with the team on his shoulders, " Resch said.

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They must also work together: because only two players may score, and dribbling and carrying the ball are forbidden, passing is essential.

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One can imagine that there will be some political pressure in Washington to accelerate the project, to ensure the US is the one "carrying the ball downfield".

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There were stretches of brutal play: In the quarter, Stoudemire was called for two offensive fouls, Anthony was called for carrying the ball, Chandler was called for traveling.

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England have to start adding pace and momentum into the ball carrying to allow the backs to play.

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The ball-carrying 6ft 3in, 18st 2lb back-rower is a valuable addition to the squad, especially with number eight Ryan Jones suffering with a calf injury.

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While Wales' two 22-year-old breakaways, Dan Lydiate and Sam Warburton, could not quite match the All Blacks pair's support and ball-carrying, they did put in hugely impressive shifts at the breakdown.

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He joined from Auckland Blues for the 2005-06 season and made a huge impact on the misfiring region with his powerful ball-carrying and gutsy attitude.

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Sunderland were now carrying less of a threat and manager Steve Bruce's concern showed when he lambasted Gyan for losing the ball on the near touchline and then failing to chase back.

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