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...consistently shoots over 50 percent from the floor—last year, he sported a .568 field-goal percentage in league games—for no other reason than no perimeter defender in the Ivies can keep him out of the lane. He can penetrate and get to the basket at will and is, in addition, accurate shooting from long range. According to unconfirmed reports, he can also touch the ground without bending over. He uses that freakish wingspan to lead the league in steals, boasting over three thefts per game a year ago. Zoller has really cute curly hair...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '06 IN LEHMAN’S TERMS: Around the Ivies | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...will be. You have to be solid at the one, two, and three spots.” An analysis of the Ivy League’s guard orientation must begin at the three-point arc, which, in the college game, stands just 19’9 away from the basket (as opposed to 23’9 in the NBA). While this has affected the style of collegiate play in general, causing a natural selection away from traditional, lumbering pivotmen towards players better suited to knock down the trifecta, the effect has become even more pronounced in the Ivy League...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '06: Perimeter Principle | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...last tilt, a victory over Columbia in which he scored 22, they were generally successful. This year will be no different—but Goffredo is more prepared for the challenge.“I worked a lot this summer on my pull-up game and getting to the basket off the dribble,” Goffredo says. “I worked a lot on getting my own shot off, and we got a lot of good plays in to make [this happen].”And Housman will be at the center of this effort. With the difficult...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '06: Two for the Show | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...think it will still be a work in progress sorting out who is going to be consistent over a period of time. It was great to have that kind of help off the bench from those two guys specifically.” Lin’s first basket in a Harvard uniform gave the Crimson the lead with 4:46 left in the game. Trailing 61-60 and with the shot clock about to expire, Lin drove to the basket and converted a lay up to put his team in front. “I think it was nice...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Freshman Guard and Junior Forward Step Up in Opener | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

...licensing project called the Antennae Alliance, and, of course, Facebook.com. The two-hour event will be judged by a panel of students from both schools, along with a tie-breaking judge from a local music business to keep the competition fair. The winner will receive not only a gift basket assembled by local music businesses, but what both football teams are fighting for inside the stadium: bragging rights. Plus, the last guitarist to get hypothermia at the always-freezing tailgate wins...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tailgate: Now Rocker-Friendly | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

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