pivotman
Americannoun
PLURAL
pivotmenEtymology
Origin of pivotman
Example Sentences
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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
That's why the Houston Rockets' pivotman, Hakeem Olajuwon, got a $55 million, five-year contract extension and another African-born center, Dikembe Mutombo, signed with the Atlanta Hawks for a five-year, $50 million deal.
From Time Magazine Archive
By basketball's nature, it is fundamentally a pivotman's game, the expected province of the Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Philadelphia 76er Moses Malone, but Forward Bird forwardly deposed Malone as the league's MVP last season after placing second three straight years.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bird could be the best player in the N.B.A. at the same time that Robert Parish, Boston's 7-ft. pivotman, is the most valuable one on the team, and that is probably the situation right now.
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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