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...exactly what they did: they did not shoot particularly well in the first half, but their defensive pressure and their almost instantaneous rotations on defense were dazzling. Afterward, Jerry Sloan, the Utah coach, himself a legendary defensive player, paid tribute to them: he had never seen defensive players quicker to the ball. That, of course, was what had made them champions over the years, the ability to exert their will over other teams that sometimes, on paper at least, seemed to be more talented...
...best, most versatile athlete on a teamloaded with athleticism. A wideout on the IvyLeague-champion football team in his spare time,he played the wing on faceoffs, playing physicaldefense, and was hard-nosed when the ball was onthe ground. Always ready to lay someone out, noone got back quicker on fast breaks...
...This standoff should be quicker than the last one, which went on for 81 days. Jury selection was completed in just one day, and prosecutors are already promising the jury videotapes that show the six defendants committing violent acts, carrying weapons and robbing two TV news crews. In May, the Freemen leaders will go on trial for bank fraud and a host of other charges; by then they'll be able to judge for themselves the merits of intransigence as a legal strategy...
...biggest challenge may still lie ahead. When 16th-seeded Harvard (23-4, 12-2 Ivy) locks horns with the ninth-seeded Arkansas Lady Razorbacks (19-10, 7-7 SEC) in a second-round matchup tonight at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, it will face a quicker, more athletic and perhaps more confident team than the one it faced Saturday night--and this time the Crimson has just two days to prepare...
...With a team like B.U. we need to come out alot quicker," Sproule said. "Obviously as a teamwe played pretty poorly for about a period and ahalf and dug ourselves into a hole...