Running teams do not all have to be runners

Running teams generally initiate their fast breaks either off steals or rebounds. Steals that translate into breaks are most likely produced by the guards. The classic fast break, however, is by a post player grabbing a board and making an outlet pass to the guards who have released. So, players for fastbreaking teams do not all have to be lean and fast. In fact, one of the prototypical starters of breaks was Wes Unseld, whose outlet pass was said to be amazingly quick – and Wes definitely was not the running type.  Here is a LINK to a blog that discusses Wes and his outlet pass.