Bigs

Poll Cats play like polecats
Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 1/3/2010; 566 words; ...With this team, we need him to score night in and night out. He didn't get many looks. We have to get something out of our bigs and eliminate turnovers.'' Thompson finished with eight points and seven assists. ''We are going to have to work harder...

Allen brings some friends ; With Rondo out, his mates deliver
The Boston Globe; 1/3/2010; 924 words; ...defensive coverage was to go over the screens," Allen said. "Turkoglu is a great scorer. With our `show' defense from our `bigs,' and me fighting over the screens, that was key." Down the stretch, Allen scored 5 points and drew an offensive foul from...

BYU basketball: Y. rolls to easy tune-up victory
Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/3/2010; 806 words; ...good," he said. "I think we got a little tired at the end and missed our shots. They're very well- coached. ... Their bigs are better than we thought. I knew they were good on tape and now I know they're good in person, too." The Greyhounds...

Johnson powers No. 4 Purdue past No. 6 West Virginia, 77-62
The Washington Post; 1/2/2010; 615 words; ...Johnson. "I think our point guards did a better job of guarding him than our big guys did," Huggins said. "He destroyed our bigs. Maybe we should have kept our point guards on him." Robbie Hummel scored 18 points and E'Twaun Moore added 15 for the Boilermakers...

BU men earn passing grade
The Brandon Sun; 12/30/2009; 981 words; ...offence is starting to look like it can put up points in bunches and the glaring concern heading into the season - the lack of bigs - hasn't been as big a hindrance as you might expect. Still, within that 5-5 record, you have to talk about quality of...