Dr, Forrest C. Allen - 2 March 25, 1940

when the opportunity presents itself. Huffman,also at guard, will shoot
from just beyond the free throw circle and will, as a rule, play ina
little closer than Dro. He breaks well and hits a good percentage of
set shots and is fairly good on right-handed push shots.

Armstrong will see quite a bit of play, and he will take shots
from either side of the court. If he is hot, he is tough, but he
appears to be rather easily disgusted and his efficiency decreases in pro-
portion.

As you probably know, Indiana plays an extremely fast break
and it is not at all unusual for them to pass the entire length of the -
floor. As far as I could see whenever I saw them play they had no set
plays but depended on clever ball handling, fast breaks and one-handed fast
shots. To my mind, the men with the ball should be played fairly close with
quick pivots in mind, but the men without the ball should be played a little
looser with a fast break in mind. This team very seldom passes to the
free throw circle, but rather to one side or the other, at which time their
fast breaks come in to play. /

Duquesne bothered their offense quite a bit by crowding the area
right around the basket. One of your guards, if not immediately being
used in offense, should constantly be on the alert as soon as there is a
chance that Indiana will recover the ball, as the fast break will often
shake two or three men loose. When I say fast break, I do mean fast.

Indiana employs a strict man for man defense and shifts only
when absolutely necessary. It seems to me that some of your screening
plays should be effective. They will not go out much further than six feet
from the free throw circle on defense unless the opponents start getting
too hot on their long shots. A guard like Fred Pralle would do very well
against this team, due to his accuracy on long shots, coupled with his
fast break. Another spot that is usually not too closely watched is on
either side of the basket about six feet in from the side-line. As I
recall, you used to have a play that gave a man a good shot from this spot.
It should be effective.

I hope this small amount of dope will be of interest tc you in
the game Saturday.

It is amazing how good the people in Indiena think their basket-
ball is. They think no one else can compare at all. As far as that goes,

though, they are good. Don't sell this team short as they are tough in
any league.

The best of luck to you and the boys.
Yours very truly,

iE Hoalbad