Word: backcourt
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Deering and Bob Bowditch teamed up in the backcourt to block the Judges' impotent offense. As Brandeis tried to force its way through the middle, it ran into a collapsing man to man that succeeded in clogging the driving lanes. These tactics harried the visitors into off-balance jump shots that for the most part never even came close...
Gary Borchard, who will have to do a big part of the Crimson's scoring if they're going to win many games this year, regained his touch with a 14-point night. Joe Deering, the speedy backcourt man, also had 14 against Holy Cross and now leads the team with 24 points...
...slick ball bandling and Borchard at forwards, and either Lynch or Bill Danner, who turned in a strong performance against Holy Cross, at center. Besides Kelley, no other player has seen action thus far, but Wilson might go to his bench for sophomore Gene Augustine to help spell the backcourt...
...third year of varsity play, Bowditch has an outstanding jump shot from about 25 feet. Wilson feels that teaming Bowditch with the fast, steady ball-handler Deering will give him the solid backcourt previous Crimson teams have lacked...
...nobody present at the I.A.B. last night was prepared to explain the Drake shuffle and Newell's variation, but there was a difference. Basically, the plan puts one man close to the basket, just outside the foul line, and stations one player on each sideline and two in the backcourt. But there is great flexibility, and players exchange positions quickly and often...