Word: long
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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BOSTON--When captain Damian Long's would-be game-winner rimmed out at the buzzer, it was the last in a series of bad bounces for the Harvard men's basketball team...
...addition to Long's in-and-out shot, Harvard had two inbounds passes deflected--one for a turnover and an easy bucket for B.U.--and missed three of its last four free throws and its last four shots from the floor...
...Long, the Crimson's other pure shooter alongside Clemente, also struggled, making just 4-of-16 from the floor for 10 points. During a key possession late in the second half with the Crimson trailing 58-56, Long missed a jumper from inside the arc, then Clemente missed a three from the right corner. After a pair of offensive boards from sophomore guard Drew Gellert, Long missed another three...
...Gary has made me feel like a life-long walking joke," McLennan said to the audience...
...Fighting the Burnout Blues" (Feature, Dec. 3), Dr. Charles Ducey of the Bureau of Study Counsel contends that "burnout...means surrendering in the face of defeat." Moreover, it is apparently reflective of a "long-term inability to adapt to rising challenges...