Penn94
PhD Student
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Loc: Dallas, Texas
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-28-12 12:13 PM - Post#122898
You have to wonder what is going through the reigning Ivy POYs head as he wonders about what role he is playing on this Harvard team.
I looked back at the play by play for Harvard's close games this year (granted, there haven't been many), and am really shocked to what I found re Wright's PT at the end of the game.
11/25 Harvard beats Florida State 46-41. Wright plays only 22 minutes and exits the floor at the 8:41 mark of the second half and did not return the rest of the game.
12/1 Havard beats Vermont by 10 in a game that was close late. Wright goes to the bench at the 2:30 mark, comes back in at the 2:06 mark, and leaves the game for good at the 22 second mark.
12/31. Harvard beats St. Joe's by 5. Wright is in for most of the end game situation, save a brief time when he is pulled with :18 left when Harvard was on defense with Joe's down 6. He re-entered the game at the 8 second mark and remained in until the end.
1/3/12. Loss to Fordham. He stayed in for most of the end game situations again, but was pulled with 12 seconds left (along with Casey) to get shooters on the floor down 6.
2/4 5 point win over Columbia. Played most of the key minutes in the second half but came out with 35 seconds to go and the game still in doubt.
2/10 6 point win over Penn, close game until the very end, but Wright spent the last 3:22 on the bench
2/11 8 point loss to Princeton. Wright played 36 minutes and got some key rebounds late to try and keep Harvard in it. Casey, btw, was subbed out with about 2:30 to go, never to return.
2/24 3 pt win over Princeton, close game throughout, but Wright spent the last 1:18 on the bench
2/25 1 pt loss to Penn. Well chronicled that Wright spent the last 3:46 on the bench
So what's going on here? He's not the greatest FT shooter in the world (65.8%), but he's only a few percentage pts behind Casey (68.2%) who is generally in games at the end. Wright is superior on the boards, leading the team at 8.0 a game, which is a nice skill to have when defending a small lead or trying to gain stops to come back when down. He also blocks 1.5 shots a game, which again is a solid weapon to have.
So, why in the world does Amaker not trust the reigning POY in crunch time? And how are these decisions going to impact the locker room? Inquiring minds want to know.
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