Word: backcourts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Every time the Crimson looked like it was about to do something spectacular--like make a backcourt steal and move in for an uncontested lay-up, something awful would happen--like they would miss...
...Something old. Captain Pat Smith and junior Keith Webster team in a solid, veteran backcourt which should be the key to a successful season...
...fantastic weekend," said Webster, Smith's partner in the backcourt. "When he shoots like that, there's nobody in the Ivy League that can stop us. You have to play all five guys honestly...
...guards, perfectly matched in the backcourt as the shoot the lights out big guard and the "hard-nosed" ballhandler (as Ferry calls Smith), didn't play much together at DeMatha, however...
Journalism looks to where the ball is, and not where it is not. A college basketball coach, trying to improve the performance of one of his backcourt men, asked the player what he did when he practiced on his own. "Dribble and shoot," came the reply. The coach then asked the player to add up the total time he dribbled and shot during a scrimmage game, how many minutes he had hold of the ball. "Three minutes in all," came the reply. "That means," said the coach, "that you practice what you do in three minutes...