Word: berge
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...infuse a little speed into their attack, Berg has boosted John Pankey, Dave Skinner, and Quentin Styles from guards to forwards. Pankey is small but aggressive. As a defenseman his shifty action over the court found him popping up with the ball at crucial moments in raging opponent offensives. His sharpshooter tactics combined with the height of forward Ed Smith and pivot Pat McCormick should lend balance to the attack...
...been sporadic, reached its peak against Nichols when he showed smooth ball juggling and a quick eye for set-up plays. Styles will be popping his distinctive fast and low long shot from forward and guard. Not speedy on the floor, his deceptive passing is an important ingredient in Berg's hoped for fast break offense...
...Berg Still Lacks Capable Reserves...
Reserves to sustain these seven men is a crying need for Berg. Stiff competition for first string positions on any athletic team gives a psychological boost to the entire squad plus giving much needed mid-competition rests for the starters. Berg uses the reserves he has. The big reason for the 59 to 32 lop-sided defeat that the Yearlings handed Nichols Junior College was that Berg boarded reserves during a low scoring first half to spring a fresh and superior quintet on the groggy Nichols five in the last two quarters...
This however is not always possible. Against more offensively-minded aggregations with a store of reserves like B.C., Berg cannot chance flooring his second team for a possible opponent's offensive splurge. The result: a flagging, lifeless attack and a 49 to 35 defeat...