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Bryan 
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06-17-17 06:30 PM - Post#230160    

There were four, Brey, Hummer, Maddox and Clay Wilson

http://goprincetontigers.com/news/2017/6/16/mens-b ...

 
Tiger69 
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06-18-17 05:59 AM - Post#230163    
    In response to Bryan

Too bad Clay Wilson couldn't play better defense at Princeton.

 
Old Bear 
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06-18-17 08:28 PM - Post#230171    
    In response to Tiger69

Mavredes too.

 
Tiger69 
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06-19-17 12:46 AM - Post#230172    
    In response to Old Bear

.??? I recall Mavraides as a clutch player, although I was unable to attend many games. I don't remember defense being an issue with him. If it was, he more than made up for it in the other aspects of his game. Wilson came in as a killer shooter from 3. But, he didn't get near as much PT because, apparently, the rest of his game was lacking. No criticism, but I wish that he could have been a more complete player because he could shoot the lights out when he was open.

 
SRP 
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06-19-17 03:34 PM - Post#230192    
    In response to Tiger69

Mavraides was a good defender, physical though not super-quick.

 
weinhauers_ghost 
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06-20-17 09:40 AM - Post#230204    
    In response to SRP

There are ways to excel as a defender without being super quick. Look at Klay Thompson, as an example. He's rarely out of position, he anticipates well, and his footwork is very precise. I thought he did an amazing job defending multiple positions in the NBA Finals. He made life difficult for Irving, Love and LeBron, when he guarded them.

 
palestra38 
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06-20-17 09:47 AM - Post#230206    
    In response to weinhauers_ghost

Primarily, the problem there was that beyond Cleveland's Big 3, they had nothing and GS just wore them down. Cleveland blew leads in 3 games. I don't know that the defense you praise was much more than fatigue setting in on the other side.

 
weinhauers_ghost 
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Princeton players overseas last year
06-20-17 12:04 PM - Post#230215    
    In response to palestra38

The Warriors definitely wore Cleveland out with pace, and I'll agree that they didn't get much from their supporting cast. With the exception of game 4, they pretty much made Tristan Thompson disappear, Love didn't contribute consistently (and remains a defensive liability), and J.R. Smith did what he usually does: shoots his team into a game and then shoots it out of the game, often in the same game. Plus, even though he has the ability to be a good defender, he too often gets caught ball-watching, and ends up being beaten by a back cut.

Irving and LeBron played huge minutes all the way through, and it's really difficult to play that hard at both ends of the floor when those two are their team's primary offensive options.

I actually figured the game Cleveland played in Game 4 was the game they would have played in Game 3. As that third game went into crunch time, I was thinking that the Warriors definitely had another run coming, and the question was whether or not the Cavs could hold them off. Golden State can make a six or eight point deficit disappear in the blink of an eye. Game 4 turned out to be a death rattle.

As for the defense vs. fatigue question, I was actually looking at it from the start of the series. Klay Thompson was locked in defensively from the very start, and had much to do with the first two games being blowouts, even though he scored only modestly.

Edited by weinhauers_ghost on 06-20-17 12:08 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
palestra38 
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Re: Princeton players overseas last year
06-20-17 03:09 PM - Post#230232    
    In response to weinhauers_ghost

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/leb ro...

 
socal hoops fan 
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Re: Dan Mavraides
06-29-17 09:36 PM - Post#230473    
    In response to SRP

I just saw an article about Dan Mavraides who was chosen to play on Team USA 3 on 3 organized by FIBA. Marvraides presently works in Beverly Hills as a portfolio manager. Other players on the team included Damon Hoffman (Brown),Craig Moore(Northwestern) and Zahir Carrington (Lehigh). The team lost to Serbia in the quarterfinals in France last week. FIBA uses a smaller ball, 12 sec shot clock, and awards 1 point for shots inside the arc and 2 points for outside the arc. 3 on 3 will be an Olympic sport.

 
Vonsid 
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Re: Dan Mavraides
06-29-17 10:10 PM - Post#230474    
    In response to socal hoops fan

  • socal hoops fan Said:
I just saw an article about Dan Mavraides who was chosen to play on Team USA 3 on 3 organized by FIBA. Marvraides presently works in Beverly Hills as a portfolio manager. Other players on the team included Damon Hoffman (Brown),Craig Moore(Northwestern) and Zahir Carrington (Lehigh). The team lost to Serbia in the quarterfinals in France last week. FIBA uses a smaller ball, 12 sec shot clock, and awards 1 point for shots inside the arc and 2 points for outside the arc. 3 on 3 will be an Olympic sport.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLeHLfCMo8I

 
westcoast 
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Re: Dan Mavraides
06-30-17 05:35 PM - Post#230506    
    In response to socal hoops fan

Article on Mavraides and 3-on-3 basketball:

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20170624/now-i n-th...

 
SRP 
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Re: Dan Mavraides
06-30-17 07:44 PM - Post#230509    
    In response to westcoast

The article has a classic shot of Mavraides getting his head and shoulders past the defender in order to get by. His signature move.

 
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