For Georgia Tech, it will be up to the 7-foot-1 center Luke Schenscher to occupy Okafor in the low post on the offensive end so he cannot block the shots of the Yellow Jackets' slashers.
By the time that Yao, the pride of Shanghai, had blocked the shots of his hulking nemesis three times and sealed the outcome with a dunk, he'd done more than win a game.
In the last two games, Gallinari has deflected a handful of passes and blocked the shots of both Derrick Rose, the Bulls' 6-3 point guard, and Shaquille O'Neal, the Suns' mammoth center.
On Saturday, McCleary, a little-used 27-year-old, had gone down to block the slap shot of Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Therien during a 2-2 tie at the Molson Center.
Less than a minute after Souray's goal, Blackburn robbed Benoit Brunet by diving to the left post to block the shot with the inside of his stick arm.
The puck ricocheted off Pittsburgh defenseman Rob Scuderi, who had slid to block the shot, and through the legs of Fleury.
Mohamed Diakite, a 6-foot-11 freshman playing his first college game for St . Johns, leapt to block the shot and landed on top of Brown, a 6-1 guard.
He added that he wished Campbell had not dived to block the shot, but "that's the kind of player he is".
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Remember, you have plenty of time to block the shot.
