It took a scene of a woman being frightened, shot up, and being beat upon mercilessly by armed guards to make him realize that he cared.

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"I was trying to play 'I Got Spurs That Jingle Jangle Jingle' by Gene Autrey, and stumbled upon that beat, " Diddley said.

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In a more conventional offense, the point guard is called upon to beat his man off the dribble in a one-on-one (or isolation) situation and penetrate to the basket for a pass or a shot.

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