Word: backcourts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Most of the early errors were a direct result a Bentley's hustling full-court zone defense, which often trapped the Crimson guards in the backcourt, forcing dribbling miscues and errant long passes...
Harris was the top rebounder and second leading scorer on last year's freshman contingent. Leading frosh scorer Tom Mannix (16.7 average) will team with Donald 'Duck' Fleming and David Durham (whose father is head basketball coach at Georgia) in giving Fine some extra backcourt help...
...have awesome fans and a starting lineup to match, led by scoring champ George Gervin, but a weak bench could kill them in the stretch. Coach Bill Fitch has his Cavaliers looking steadier than ever, and that means playoffs and not much more. As for the Atlanta Hawks, a backcourt of Charlie Criss (5'7") and all American Butch Lee looks like fun, but who said this game was fun? The Jazz looks flat without Truck Robinson. The Pistons have gone back to being terrible for a living...
...characteristic he holds in common with the extremely talented Los Angeles Laker team. If the Lakers decide to sit back and sun-bathe the season away either Portland (with or without a truckin' Bill Walton), Phoenix (with a healthy Alvan Adams), or Golden State (with the league's best backcourt in Phil Smith and Barry-compensation John Lucas) will win the street fight for king of the West. Seattle is going nowhere without Marvin Webster. San Diego already went somewhere, but the Clippers are still Buffalo to those of us who know and pity them...
...Said backcourt mate Bobby Allen, "He's very, very easy to play with, because he does everything right...