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Offensively, the Crimson struggled from personnel problems as well. A questionable front-court weighing 40 pounds less than its Hartford counterpart was forced to play without junior center Paul Fisher, who finished with only five points and 12 minutes due to foul trouble...
...offense was fine," Sullivan said. "But there was certainly a missing element, [with Fisher out of the game]. We needed Beam to be 100 percent to win tonight [and did not have that...
...entire argument over defense strategy begs the question of what might actually work in this case. One long shot is the "necessity" defense. "It means you are at times in the law entitled to commit a lesser evil to avoid a greater evil," says Stanford law professor George Fisher: in other words, the alleged Unabomber felt he was forced to bomb America in order to save it. But the chances of being allowed to make such a claim are slim. Says Fisher: "Obviously the necessity defense is never going to be allowed to be used as an excuse for terrorism...
Harvard's inside game matches up favorably with the Lions' lack of size, as junior center Paul Fisher, averaging 8.5 rebounds per game, and senior forward Mike Scott, leading the team in scoring at 15.0 ppg, should work well in the paint. Outrebounded in its last three losses, the Crimson needs to control the glass and minimize the second-chance points that were so deadly against the Big Green...
Unfortunately, each of the other characters represents a segment of society rather than a person, from Winslet's snobbish mother (Frances Fisher) to DiCaprio's earthy Italian friend (Danny Nucci). Only the underutilized Kathy Bates, who provides tremendous fun as the 'Unsinkable' Molly Brown, stands apart from the cardboard cast. No one is worse than Billy Zane as Winslet's insufferable, domineering fiancee. The character is tragically thin, and Zane does less with it than one would think possible...