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Howard Gensler 
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04-23-11 01:14 PM - Post#104696    
    In response to gokinsmen

  • gokinsmen Said:
  • Howard Gensler Said:
The other guys are not going to stun anyone with their quickness, speed or jumping ability. They're just good, skilled, smart, basketball players who played well together.


That describes 95% of all Ivy players...including most of Harvard's highly touted studs.

And Hummer looked pretty darn athletic swatting away Kentucky dunk attempts. He also shares Maddox's ability to guard inside and out. Speaking of Maddox-like qualities, Barrett is said to throw down dunks in practice that outdo Kareem's. Let him and Hazel and Clement (and Bray with his strength) see a little more action before you definitively say Princeton doesn't have any above-average Ivy athletes.



If Princeton has above average athletes playing on the court next season, then I will amend my statement. This past season, aside from Maddox (who next year may be replaced by Barrett), they did not put out a team with above average athletes, even by Ivy league standards.

That Barrett throws down monster jams in practice is somewhat irrelevant, don't you think? I've seen plenty of Penn guys dunk in practice that I never saw dunk in a game. And athleticism is about more than dunking - but I'll concede that Barrett looks like an above average athlete.

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