Word: mclaughlins
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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That over-reaction which Mannix mentioned was easily evident in the Crimson play against the Crusaders. Convinced that his charges couldn't play a running game against Holy Cross, McLaughlin instituted a semi-stall, with lots of perimeter passing while the team looked for a layup or an occasional open jump shot...
Well, so did coach Frank McLaughlin and so did Mannix himself--at least before the start of Saturday night's last minute, come-from-behind 80-79 Crimson victory over...
...McLaughlin had hoped to be able to rest the senior guard, but just five minutes into the game, with the Crimson having trouble with the Wildcats' (what else?) 2-3 zone, he sent Mannix in to put some muchneeded outside pressure on the New Hampshire defense...
...What McLaughlin had hoped would be just a short stint for the still-injured veteran turned into a 35-minute labor. "I didn't think I would play," Mannix said, adding, "I played more on psyche tonight than anything else...
Defensive lapses characterized much of the first half, which ended with the Crimson up by two, 42-40. McLaughlin started out the game with the Crimson in a shifting 2-3 zone, with Harris and Fleming occasionally moving up top to harrass the Wildcat backcourt tandem...