SI Vault March 12, 2012 The system developed by Dick Bennett two
decades ago has his son Tony's Virginia team on the brink of its
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font Enlarge font Enlarge font March 12, 2012  First Line Of
Defense   View CoverRead All Articles  The basketball coach at
Virginia 30 years ago, Terry Holland, was flush: He had 7'4"
center Ralph Sampson—a singular player who was so talented that
he declared himself "the next stage of basketball
development"—and the nation's No. 1 team, which was headed
toward a No. 1 seeding in the NCAA tournament. The coach of the
Cavaliers today, Tony Bennett, has a Sampson-sized challenge:
His 7-foot center is out with a broken ankle, his righthanded
shooting guard is hindered by a broken left hand, and his 22--8
team, which is clinging to UVA's first big-dance bid since 2007,
has only one real option on offense: senior forward Mike Scott.
Bennett didn't inherit the anxiety that drove his father, Dick,
out of the game shortly aft