Word: backcourts
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Shot selection, especially out of the backcourt, broke down, Beam, Clemente and even Hill forced shots uncharacteristically early in the shot clock. And Hill was unable to keep the reeling ship on course...
...surprise for Dartmouth, however, has been the scoring of its backcourt, giving the Big Green a balanced attack on offense...
...backcourt, senior shooting guard Mike Beam chipped in 13 points but shot only 4-of-11 from the field, including 2-of-5 from three-point range and fouled out, while Hill added five assists, giving him an Ivy-best 53, but committed three turnovers in the loss...
...quick backcourt was able to fluster the Harvard guards, forcing the Crimson into an uncharacteristically high 20 turnovers for the contest. Frustrated by the pressure, the Crimson fell behind by as many as 19 points early in the second half before it made...
Scottie Pippen, of course, prospered under Jordan's tutelage in practice; he had arrived in the league with great but raw natural skills, virtually untutored. He had unusually long arms, a wingspan that exceeded Jordan's and allowed him to play in the backcourt with the quickness of a guard and the reach of a center; as such he had, if anything, even greater potential as a defensive player than Jordan. Nothing in those early years helped him more than playing against Jordan every day in practice, for Jordan was both a teacher and a killer in practice...