Word: pivots
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Shepard will probably use the same type of offense he worked against Providence College in a scrimmage this week. Lionette will operate an the pivot man from the celler's usual position. Smith will follow the progress of the ball from the outside, moving in for rebounds. The two will probably switch after a while...
Shepard may start both his tall men, Lionette and Smith, in his opening game against M.I.T. However, he will not shift back to the double pivot system that he used last year...
Guards Gerry Murphy, Bill Hickey, Bob Bramhall, and Jim Gabler are among the returning lettermen. The last two are seniors. Smith, a six foot seven center, will be the pivot man in Shepard's single pivot this year...
Last year the Crimson worked Smith and John Rockwell off a double pivot, but Shepard expects that lack of another experienced big man will force him to use the single post...
...line, the Big Red is loaded. James employs the two platoon system and can field an offensive forward wall which averages 200 pounds. Bulwark of the Ithacans' line is John Pierik, the co-captain, who weighs 200 pounds. He is rated one of the top pivot-men in the East...