Word: zoning
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...were kind of falling into a half court game where things were slowed down, but Brandyn just picked up full court and really took them out of their comfort zone,” Lin said. “I think that’s what changed the whole game...
...We’re doing a lot better job in the offensive zone,” Michael Biega said. “We got more guys in front of the net, more shots through…our forecheck was much better. We got in our zone and put pressure on them, so in that respect, our offense was a lot more effective. We just have to work on getting more shots on net, but we did a good...
...Contrast that with Ireland. Since losing its edge in Europe - rising labor costs helped the country's share of euro-zone exports fall one-fifth between 2001 and 2008 - the Irish haven't shied from cutting their cloth in recent months. In his budget announced Dec. 9, for instance, Lenihan unleashed deeply unpopular cuts in public-sector pay that look set to trigger strike action. But when it comes to a spending squeeze of their own, says Tilford, "the Greeks are a long way from recognizing that they really have no choice." (Read "Ireland's Economy: Celtic Crunch Time...
...surely irks the E.U., which is limited in the amount of help - or punishment - it can impose on Greece. Allowing the country to default, or to approach to the International Monetary Fund for emergency funds, would deal a huge blow to the credibility of the 11-year-old euro zone. Whatever financial concessions it can offer, therefore, will almost certainly come with stiff conditions. Greece may have little option but to accept...
...That happens in games,” Farni said. “Sometimes if you don’t play well in your [defensive] zone, you take bad penalties...