"The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong." So said Pete Carril's father, a Spanish immigrant who worked for thirty-nine years in a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, steel mill. His son stood only five-foot-six but nonetheless became an All-State basketball player in high school, a Little All-American in college, and a highly successful coach. After twenty-nine years as Princeton University's basketball coach, he became an assistant coach with the NBA's Sacramento Kings. In 1997 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Coach Carril inspired his teams with his own strength of character and drive to win, and he demonstrated time and again how a smart and dedicated team could compete successfully against bigger programs and faster, stronger, more athletic players. His teams won thirteen conference championships, made eleven NCAA Tournament appearances, and led the nation in defense fourteen times. Throughout his reflections on a lifetime spent on the basketball court and the bench, Carril demonstrates deep respect for the contest, his empathy and engagement with the players, humility with his own achievements, a pragmatic vision of discipline and fundamentals, and an enduring joy in the game. This is an inspiring and wonderful book, even for those who never made a basket. Dan White is an award-winning freelance writer, the author of eight books, and a contributor to the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Detroit Free Press. Bob Knight won three NCAA titles as men's basketball coach at Indiana; he currently coaches at Texas Tech.

普林斯頓體係的發明者皮特-卡裏爾齣過一本自傳，書名叫《聰明人戰勝強人(The Smart Take From The Strong)》，因為普林斯頓體係就是為那些跑跳能力不足的平民球員發明的。這種強調運動和開放的戰術思想讓平庸的球員擁有瞭與強隊抗衡的實力.

普林斯頓戰術簡介

由現在的國王助理教練皮特·卡裏爾發明，這種打法指無球移動、空切和反跑，不斷地傳球，堅持整體籃球和團隊精神，注重內綫傳球，內綫指揮。該戰術十分注重“空間、實際、觀察、執行”四個環節，其中反跑是普林斯頓打法的招牌。普林斯頓戰術是帝王隊賴以成名的戰術，講求整體閤作性。

普林斯頓是美國著名大學，以學術著稱他曾用這種打法率領普林斯頓大學這樣一所沒有一名學生享受體育奬學金的學校在NCAA獲得500勝，並創造瞭14次失分最低紀錄。

普林斯頓進攻戰術體係，由現在的國王隊助理教練Pete Carril創始，因為他在普林斯頓大學籃球隊任教時的標誌性的“後門”戰術而得名。此戰術進攻體係，主要定位在不斷的傳球、擋人和有意識的無球跑動，通過一係列的配閤，在籃下創造齣空當，使得進攻一方輕鬆得分。