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Take Harvard’s game at Dartmouth, for example. With the Crimson up two points midway through the second half, Casey caught the Big Green defense sleeping and cut backdoor. Sophomore guard Oliver McNally lofted a pass up to the rim that Casey snagged and flushed for an alley...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Casey Jumps to New Heights | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...Crimson then scored twice in 12 seconds—a backdoor goal by sophomore Kevin Vaughn followed by Gibbons’ third score, a line drive he fired over Campbell’s left shoulder off an assist from Cohen...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Overcomes Six-Goal Deficit, Beats Big Green | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

Next, co-captain Jeremy Lin scored six straight points. His first bucket came when Casey found him on a backdoor cut, and he finished with a reverse layup. Minutes later, Lin buried shots on consecutive possessions. The senior standout grabbed a defensive rebound and took it coast-to-coast for an uncontested lay-in, before driving into the middle of the lane for a floater...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Fiery Speech Sparks Second-Half Rally | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...when the e-mails were sent--was called to testify Jan. 27 on Capitol Hill, along with his Treasury predecessor Henry Paulson. At issue: the use of taxpayer money to cover AIG's debts to Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street firms. Both men defended the "backdoor bailout" and denied any involvement in the alleged attempt to hide the details of payments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...captain Jeremy Lin got things started for the Crimson, slipping past his defender on the game’s opening possession for a backdoor layup off a pass from sophomore Oliver McNally...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: First Game of Road Jaunt Ends in Win | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

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