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Facing double teams and early-help defense, Lin deferred to his teammates early and often, finishing with a game-high seven assists with just one turnover. When Lin was able cut to the basket and draw the extra defender, the guard was able to find his open teammates who knocked down the shots...
Although the 6’3 guard managed to finish with seven assists, Lin struggled to find his teammates early on. By the end of the first half, Lin had recorded just a single assist and had not taken a shot...
...middle of the info session? Of course you do. Well, Ben McGrath has written a piece in the “Talk of the Town” section of this week’s New Yorker gauging the reaction from some of Yale’s more conservative, old guard alumni. Let’s just say that the reviews aren’t glowing...
...countries they represent is tenuous at best. Though athletes are required to be citizens of the countries they're competing for, that definition of "citizen" varies widely from one country to the next. It's a problem that has spread across a spectrum of sports. A Pittsburgh-bred point guard, who speaks little Russian, suited up for Russia's basketball team during the Beijing Olympics. African distance runners have competed for Bahrain, and American baseball players for Italy. But the tie between country and competitor is especially loose in the Winter Games, since warm-weather places like Mexico and Jamaica...
Overlooked coming into conference play, the Tigers have won 11 of their last 12 games and surprised everyone with their start. Columbia struggled against the Big Red and Harvard to start the Ivy schedule but has recovered by winning two of its last three games. Still missing guard Patrick Foley with a separated right shoulder, the Lions rely almost exclusively on Noruwa Agho. If he is on, Columbia is capable of providing the kind of upset that Harvard needs. Against Princeton, though, I don’t see it happening...