The man Knicks fans remember fondly as Dollar Bill Bradley is asked: Do these Princeton Tigers remind you more of your 1965 Princeton team or your 1969 Knicks team?
“I don’t know, I’d have to see ’em play more games. … They played, I think, like the ‘69 Knicks team,” Bradley told The Post.“Well they move the ball,” he said, “and they had great poise. When there were double-teams they didn’t panic, and they made sure that when they had an out-of-bounds play, guys were spaced. They did a great job on offensive rebounds, which means you box out first.
Bradley’s ’65 Princeton team defeated Providence in the East Regional Final at Maryland’s Cole Field House before losing to Cazzie Russell’s muscular Michigan team at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore., in the national semifinal. The Tigers beat Wichita State in the third-place consolation game and Bradley — 22-for-29 shooting, an NCAA Tournament-record 58 points — was voted Most Outstanding Player.“I’m most fond of our East Final against Providence,” Bradley said. “Providence was No.
Bradley’s Princeton team felt the same way about the Cinderella label that the current Princeton team does.
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