High pulls are actually a very technical move and I was quite surprised to see it appear in D2S (I have the book, not the DVDs). It's the sort of lift that a coach will work on with an athlete for weeks to get their form down and...well, prevent injury. The move should/could be explosive enough not just to get on the toes, but at some point, feet will actually leave the floor. It's a prerequisite to the hang clean.
I would not sub a push-press though. D2S is designed like NROL and SC and their general philosophy is to substitute moves with similar elements: push press is a squat with a vertical push, high pulls are a hinge with some vertical pull. If anything, it most resembles a kettlebell clean. That's what I would do - a single or double kettlebell clean instead. Or the kettlebell high pull and catch as suggested upthread.
(I do like push presses and would do them as scheduled, just not as a sub).
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