Word: half-court
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...NOTEBOOK: Dave Coatsworth, who played on McLaughlin's squad, came close to collecting a trip to Bermuda, narrowly missing his half-court bomb in the "Bermuda Shoot." ... Cheer of the night after Oliver finally missed a shot, "Ha, ha, he's human." ... The time of the game and an unknown opponent combined to make this the smallest IAB crowd of the year, generously estimated...
...because of the Pistons' aggressive, pressing defense. The same kind of half-court pressure that Boston had employed on the boys from the Motor City in the first half (where the half-court pressure forces the other team to set up its offense earlier) was reversed on them in the second half. The result was a series of thrown-away passes, hurried shots, and overall sloppiness by the Celtics...
...rules: six-to-a-side basketball in which a team's three forwards and three guards are restricted to opposite ends of the court. The guards play defense and pass the ball across the midcourt line to the forwards, who work it in for good shots. While half-court rules restrict basket-to-basket flow, they also place a premium on passing and shooting. Other regulations boost the pace and scoring. Guards may not tie up the ball unless a forward is either in the lane or taking a shot. Players are restricted to two dribbles and must pass...
...Making do is not crossing the half-court line and throwing five consecutive passes of no more than three feet, none of which is towards the hoop, but rather away from the man-to-man defenses...
Throughout the game Rohan used a half-court zone defense that employed elements of man-to-man. He stayed with that unusual defense until 1:59 was left; Harvard had possession of the basketball and a 59-53 lead. Then Rohan whistled to his team to apply full-court pressure. Sanders called for a freeze (a tactic that Penn and Princeton used effectively last weekend against the Crimson), and despite a few last-second jitters Harvard withstood the pressure...