If you scribbled a list of the easiest actions on the hardwood, reversing the basketball might be near the top.
We’re so accustomed to watching the ball change sides of the floor that we take it for granted. You know who doesn’t? Tony Perkins.
While suiting up for Iowa, lazy or lofted passes offered an opportunity. Assuming he got the timing right, pouncing in a passing lane often meant coasting into the open floor for an easy bucket. Even better, forcing those swipe-and-score opportunities also came with less risk of being called for a foul.
Put simply, Perkins’ brand of disruption was as efficient as it was productive.