Centurion

Issue date: 12/8/09 Section: Sports

has been our Achilles heel,"
Coyne said.
Coyne said turnovers are a particular
point of concern.
"If you have turnovers, all the
defense in the world is not going
to be good enough to win," Coyne
said.
However, when the team is not
turning the ball over, they have
had trouble making baskets.
Coyne said that none of his
players has been playing poorly;
he feels the team in just in a bit of
a jam.
"I think that it is bad luck because
we have guys that can
score; it's like someone has just
put a lid on the bucket," Coyne
said.
Coyne truly feels that bad luck
has held the team back.
"We have not had trouble with
other teams' defense," Coyne said.
"The ball just has not gone in; I
can't be more blunt."
While some bad luck has been
in the offensive zone, it has not
been in the defensive zone.
"Defensively, we are strong, but
we can always do better," Coyne
said. "We emphasize defense because,
in any sport, defense is
what will give you the best chance
to win."
The wins will certainly come
soon; the team is very talented.
"We have speed on the roster,
but not quite enough height,"
Coyne said, "which makes our
team very guard oriented."
Coyne feels that the team's
small height has not been an issue
since the guards have played well.
There are also intangibles that
will help the team that can't be
found on a roster.
"We have great chemistry on
our team," Coyne said. "Our players
all get along very well and
work very hard in practice."
The team is very young. Of the
13 players on the roster, 11 are
freshmen.
To be able to create team chemistry
early with such a young team
is crucial. The roster includes
players from: Philadelphia, upper
Bucks County, lower Bucks
County, etc.
"It's hard when you have freshmen
coming from all over the
place," Coyne said. "It's not like
these guys are all coming out of

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