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The mismatch is not what gets you beat. What gets you beat is giving up the uncontested, open shot.

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Rick Majerus
Age: 64 †
Born: 1948
Born: February 17
Died: 2012
Died: December 1
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Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Richard Raymond Majerus
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