Word: slow
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Slow-down basketball. The four corners offense...
...Slow-down basketball can be a highly-effective strategy, even in the days of the 45-second clock, but you have to know how to play it right. Smith knows how to play it right. Princeton Coach Pete Carrill knows how to play it right. Brandeis Coach Kevin O'Brien doesn...
...Brandeis (2-4) didn't just slow the pace of the game down, it kept the ball at halfcourt until there were only 15 seconds left on the shotclock. It's hard for any college basketball team to beat another team when it only has 15 seconds to get a good shot...
...slow-down game usually works against a fast-break team like the Crimson, but only if that same team is having trouble hitting the outside shot. Harvard had only shot 38 percent from the field in its previous three contests, but the cagers were torrid last night from outside, hitting 11 of their 17 shots in the first half as Harvard maintained a 34-28 halftime lead despite several turnovers which once-again plagued the Crimson...
...Brien's biggest mistake was waiting until his team was behind, 10-2, before employing his slow-down tactics. He may have kept the Crimson from scoring 100 points, and he may have kept the game close, pulling to within seven points with 14 minutes remaining and six with 10 minutes remaining. But O'Brien never allowed his team to pressure Harvard, which had lost its last three games by an average of 19 points...