Word: shepard
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...injuries which have plagued Norm Shepard's boys this season and which reached a nadir last night, when three out of the original five starters were unable to play, should be half mended by the time the squad takes to the road...
Boston College is one of the strongest teams in the East. Crimson coach Norm Shepard believes that it is probably better than Holy Cross, which beat his squad 72 to 37. Undefeated in all its four games this year, B.C. is an especially exciting team to watch because of its able ball-handling...
...quintet has been particularly strong this year in working the fast break. And a running game is the kind the Crimson has trouble coping with; Shepard will try to overcome it by using the same thing himself...
...differences between the two teams were the speed and shooting ability of the Middies. Even though Shepard had his men pay special attention to Dave Mullaney, the Navy set-shot specialist still plunked in six long shots from outside of the Crimson's zone defense. The losers' shooting once again was only mediocre...
...zone defense worked well, and Shepard will probably continue to use it when he thinks it necessary. However, the Crimson did not work a fast-break off the zone very often, though the possibility of an occasional break was one of Shepard's main reasons for installing it. The Middies also took off a large number of rebounds considering the fact that a zone defense is supposed to be effective in placing defensive players under the backboards...