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In an era in which star players often spend just a year or two on campus before heading to the N.B.A., Novak and Green are rarities. Both have seen their roles increase each year, as they have grown from doughy freshmen fighting for minutes to chiseled seniors who have, at times, seemingly willed their teams into championship contention.
They will enter the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, Thursday through Sunday in Indianapolis, having played 270 combined college games (139 for Green and 131 for Novak). Despite all that playing time, neither had scored 1,000 career points entering this season. But along the way, each has developed a talent for doing the little things statistics do not record and freshmen cannot provide, regardless of talent.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/sports/ncaabasketball/big-ten-tournament-in-zack-novak-draymond-green-lots-of-similarities.html
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In an era in which star players often spend just a year or two on campus before heading to the N.B.A., Novak and Green are rarities. Both have seen their roles increase each year, as they have grown from doughy freshmen fighting for minutes to chiseled seniors who have, at times, seemingly willed their teams into championship contention.
They will enter the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, Thursday through Sunday in Indianapolis, having played 270 combined college games (139 for Green and 131 for Novak). Despite all that playing time, neither had scored 1,000 career points entering this season. But along the way, each has developed a talent for doing the little things statistics do not record and freshmen cannot provide, regardless of talent.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/sports/ncaabasketball/big-ten-tournament-in-zack-novak-draymond-green-lots-of-similarities.html
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B1G One said...
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In an era in which star players often spend just a year or two on campus before heading to the N.B.A., Novak and Green are rarities. Both have seen their roles increase each year, as they have grown from doughy freshmen fighting for minutes to chiseled seniors who have, at times, seemingly willed their teams into championship contention.
They will enter the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, Thursday through Sunday in Indianapolis, having played 270 combined college games (139 for Green and 131 for Novak). Despite all that playing time, neither had scored 1,000 career points entering this season. But along the way, each has developed a talent for doing the little things statistics do not record and freshmen cannot provide, regardless of talent.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/sports/ncaabasketball/big-ten-tournament-in-zack-novak-draymond-green-lots-of-similarities.html
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B1G One said...
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In an era in which star players often spend just a year or two on campus before heading to the N.B.A., Novak and Green are rarities. Both have seen their roles increase each year, as they have grown from doughy freshmen fighting for minutes to chiseled seniors who have, at times, seemingly willed their teams into championship contention.
They will enter the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, Thursday through Sunday in Indianapolis, having played 270 combined college games (139 for Green and 131 for Novak). Despite all that playing time, neither had scored 1,000 career points entering this season. But along the way, each has developed a talent for doing the little things statistics do not record and freshmen cannot provide, regardless of talent.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/sports/ncaabasketball/big-ten-tournament-in-zack-novak-draymond-green-lots-of-similarities.html
How do MSU/scUM BB talent compare next year?
With whos coming and leaving, how does it stack up?
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Jim Carty back at! Similarities between Green and, um, Novak
Guess the legal career didnt pan out.
michiganstate.247sports.comDon't think -- it can only hurt the ballclub
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Comparing Novak to Draymond? Really?