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Carril's favorite offensive setup has guards Dave Orlandini and Tim Neff flipping the ball back and forth between themselves out by the half-court line, waiting for the 45-second clock to wind down to about five or six seconds. Then Orlandini or forward Bob Scrabis takes a three-point shot...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Pete Carril's Sleeping Pill | 2/17/1988 | See Source »

...basketball aficionados, Light implemented a fall three-player basketball program in the fall of 1986. These half-court games are a throwback to playground hoop, with the teams calling their own fouls and playing best two out of three games to 10 baskets...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Proctor Light Renews Spirit in Freshman Dorm Sports | 1/29/1988 | See Source »

Fortunately for Harvard, Roby knows what he has to do to minimize Calavita's effect on the game. The Crimson will run and press in hope of keeping the Catamounts from setting up in a half-court offense where they can get the ball...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Up and Down Cagers Seek Equilibrium | 12/8/1987 | See Source »

...problem less likely to go away is a weak inside game and a related lack of height. Against Vermont, only four of Harvard's 26 baskets were scored by frontcourt players in a half-court offensive...

Author: By Jessica Dorman and Jonathan Putnam, S | Title: 1985-86 Harvard Men's Basketball | 12/4/1985 | See Source »

...fantasy: the Harvard women's basketball team stifled its critics by nipping Brown yesterday afternoon, 56-55, on junior co-captain Pat Horne's half-court rocket with one second remaining in the game. The sweet victory moved the Crimson one step closer to nabbing its first Ivy title in this weekend's tourney...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: Women Cagers Fall in Tourney Opener | 2/27/1982 | See Source »

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