Using a full-court trap to create some turnovers, the Knicks crawled to within 12 points late, but that only made the score a little more respectable.

That was when a dose of Scott, Hammonds, a 2-3 zone defense and a full-court trap unraveled Iona.

"We did a terrible job of handling the full-court trap," Thomas said.

The opposing coaches and scouts have reports filled with X's and O's as they try to familiarize players with Pitino's half- and full-court traps.

After a pair of full-court traps produced two turnovers, they went ahead by 10.

And when Arizona switched to a full-court trap with 10 minutes 57 seconds left, it rattled an already extended College of Charleston.

That sad mistake induced the failure of the Al Bianchi/Rick Pitino regime a lot more than the silly debates about half-court offenses and full-court traps.

The full-court trap that the Nets expected from the Pistons was not much of a factor.

Seattle had led, 90-73, with just over six minutes remaining when, out of the blue, the Rockets applied a full-court trap.

But that got Phil Jackson thinking it was time to alternate half- and full-court traps.