Word: half-court
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DURHAM, N.H.--Sometimes, a little less pressure can go a long way, even for an up-tempo team like the Harvard men's basketball squad. The Crimson (1-1) utilized a tough, trapping half-court defense and upped the tempo on offense to overwhelm New Hampshire, 94-74, here at Lundholm Gymnasium last night...
...wanted to attack the pressure and then get into a half-court offense," Yale Coach Dick Kuchen said. "We never did that. When we decided to take a three-point shot or jump shot quickly, that's not our style of play...
Princeton and Penn committed only 21 turnovers in the Crimson's two games this weekend, but the press took both teams out of their offensive rhythm in the half-court offense...
...model student, Marilyn was "always real popular," according to classmate Kathy Hyde Parker, "but never with the bad kids." Her self-styled feminism was awakened early: she wanted to play basketball in high school but balked at the half-court games girls then had to play. At Purdue she ran for freshman-class treasurer and formed the Pep Girls, a pom-pom cheerleader squad that she directed with no nonsense. "At our meetings we didn't horse around," says former Pep Girl Barbara Little...
Rodgers' ideas, as it turns out, revolve around an offense geared to the running game. The Celtics, formerly a team designed around a half-court offense, would have to run in order to succeed, Rodgers said...