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Former Villanova coach Steve Lappas on Allen Iverson: 'You couldn't stop him, you just hope he missed'

Steve Lappas was the head men's basketball coach at Villanova from 1992-2001, which includes the two-year stretch that Allen Iverson lit the Big East on fire at

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Former Villanova coach Steve Lappas on Allen Iverson: 'You couldn't stop him, you just hope he missed'
Former Villanova coach Steve Lappas on Allen Iverson: 'You couldn't stop him, you just hope he missed' /

Steve Lappas was the head men's basketball coach at Villanova from 1992-2001, which includes the two-year stretch that Allen Iverson lit the Big East on fire at Georgetown, from 1994-96.

Lappas, now a studio analyst and color commentator for CBS Sports Network, spoke at length on the The Iso podcast with Dan Dickau on Wednesday about the difficulties of slowing, stalling and stopping Iverson, no matter what defensive schemes were thrown his way.

"You couldn't stop him," Lappas said, "you just hope he missed."

Dickau, who guarded Iverson during his six-year NBA career, offered his own personal experiences as well. Here is the clip:

Listen to the full episode, where Lappas went in-depth about Villanova's 1985 title, coaching under Rollie Massimino and advice to aspiring college coaches:

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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