Word: slackly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last two Ripley novels are slack, ungainly; Ripley is more prey than predator. But the first three (recently issued in a hardcover omnibus by Knopf/Everyman's Library) have the tone of high, dark comedy. Tom kills--Dickie, Dickie's pal Freddie Miles, an American art lover, a bunch of mafiosi--as much for the game of eluding capture as for motives of profit or survival. In Ripley's Game he gets an ailing man involved in a murder plot only because the man once spoke abruptly to Tom. Then, when the man desperately tries to kill a Mafia goon...
...sure did. After playing a solid first 25 minutes, including leading for the entire first half, the Harvard offense grew complacent and slow. Junior center Tim Coleman, who's picked up a lot of the offensive slack in the last week, went from 5-of-9 shooting in the first half to 4-of-11 in the second. While the junior finished with 18 points, his lack of inside aggressiveness led to a total of zero trips to the free-throw line...
...himself is portrayed by three actors: 8-year-old Joe Breen, 13-year-old Ciaran Owens and 19-year-old Michael Legge. Sadly, only Breen manages to capture the essence of Frankie and the "odd look" he gets from his good-for-nothing, "North of Ireland, Presbyterian" father. Breen, slack-jawed and observant, effectively captures McCourt's portrayal of himself as a slightly vapid child...
...Crimson cannot afford to force shots. In the loss to Colgate, many Harvard players looked to be trying to do too much to help pick up the slack in Clemente's absence. Against Dartmouth, Harvard will need to showcase better ball movement in order to generate higher-percentage shots...
...trio really picked up the slack for the Crimson, scoring seven goals in four games in the absence of Shewchuk and Botterill. Suurkask even managed to garner ECAC Player of the Week honors last week...