pivotman
Americannoun
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Origin of pivotman
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The center cannot hold, as someone once said, and they weren’t talking about the Cavs’ notoriously gimpy pivotman Anderson Varejao.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2014
And before Walton, U.C.L.A. had Lew Alcindor, the 7-ft. 2-in. pivotman who led the Bruins to three national titles, then turned pro and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
From Time Magazine Archive
His opponent, Elvin Hayes, the 6-ft. 9-in. pivotman for the Baltimore Bullets, had never played a set either, but managed to win 7-5 because "I've hit the ball up against a wall a lot."
From Time Magazine Archive
Although the Globetrotters put two and sometimes three men on Mikan, they could not stop the big fellow, and loose-jointed "Sweetwater" Clifton, the Trotters' pivotman center, fouled out trying.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 14, Walton had been a 6-1 guard; by 16, he was a 6-10 pivotman.
From Time Magazine Archive
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