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Pankey won the first Lowell game in the final seconds with a 20-foot basket, and Lombard's performances have gained him a reputation as one of the best defensive players in the league. The Deacons use an offensive double-pivot and pull back into a tight 2-3 zone defense...
...defensive tactics and are all good ball-handlers, and towering Carl Marshall protects the keyhole for the Commuters. Herb Lewis is somewhat smaller, but is a fast floor man and center Brad Ryan is usually the smoothest player on the court. Dudley also uses a double-pivot, and is the only team that has knocked off the Deacons...
...first team of last year's title squad is gone. The present group pushes its offensive game, often letting the defense slip, and suffers from a lack of height. Red Barry and Archie Southgate are over-eager and inclined to outside shooting. The offense hinges on playmaker Al Turvitz, pivot-man Paul Korpeter, and Chris May, who sparkles under the basket...
Adams has been up and down all season. The low-scoring Gold Coaster offense revolves around the screening of guards and playmakers Walt Lubkeman and Rog Davis. Fred Crafts is pivot-man and Dean Phypers is the key player in the pass-and-cut offense. Forward Dick Lawrence has an effective left-hand shot and is usually up under the rebounds. The Gold Coasters switched away from the man-to-man defense early in the season after Kirkland held them to 13 points using the zone...
Hoping to minimize Yale's scoring with a close man-to-man defense. Wilson will also continue to use the double-pivot attack which the Crimson has employed all year. Captain Dick Lionette, the team's high scorers, and Jim Urdan, the two tallest men on the squad, will occupy the two "posts," Wilson said. Bud Lemay, Hansen, and Canepa complete the starting five...