European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 21.1958 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary shooting for title touch in Mcaa a Little bit Pogi Doyup combined with a touch of Stow Down a lot of defense and some Luck along Law Way. Thai s what it takes once you be survived College basketball s Long hard Winter with a decent enough record o reach the Mcaa tournament. That s what i i takes in get from the first weekend s minefield when 64 schools arc morning and gunning their Way through basketball s version of russian Roulette to the final weekend when just four teams arc still playing. It lakes a team that does t play it Gidd yep Jlyle and it takes a team that does t play a funeral style said Abc broadcaster Al Mcguire. Who coached Marque Lac to the National championship in 1977, it lakes a learn with a style somewhere in the Middle if you re a coast to Easl team you la be frustrated by a learn that makes seven passes before taking a shot and Mills the clock on you. I you re a slowdown Cam and one of those Giddy up teams gets out in front on you you can t male it up. You need to be a learn in the  and in tikes defense. Nobody wins the National championship without an outstanding defensive team said Louisville coach Denny cram who has won two of them in this decade in 1980 and 1986. At this level there s a certain amount of tense Ness involved. Your shooting is not always what in might have been to get you there. Al a time like that defense can carry you through tight  if you re smart Mcguire said you la make that defense a Man to Man not a zone. A team that plays a zone will have serious prob lems because a Lone is stranger when you re ahead he said. If you get behind it gets Lough to play Lone. And you won t Trad every  Luck helps too. You have to be Lucky once or twice in the tournament to win said Jud Heathcote who coached Michigan slate