SomeGuy
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02-23-19 01:35 PM - Post#277679
In response to Streamers
I think Defense has been an issue for both in Ivy play. That said, Defense was a strength for Bryce prior to Ivy play. Both guys defend well when we are playing athletes being athletes, and less well when things get a little more bogged down in the half court.
However, while I was an early proponent (after the loss at Cornell) of playing our veterans more to try to play better Defense and have more poise late, I think we have now moved too far in the other direction. Last night, we played 3 seniors and 3 juniors when it mattered. While we played a stretch of good Defense there at the end of regulation and in OT, overall the results were the same — generally bad Defense and a seeming inability to play with enough poise to make that one play to get us over the top. Now that the season is precariously close to over, I would like to see us recognizing that these guys are our future and playing them more again. Bryce has hit so many big shots for us this year. In a tight one, I would have liked to see him out there with a chance to hit a dagger shot.
That said, I loved seeing Ray Jerome play the way he did. I think he was playing a little bit of the Caleb Woods role on offense, which was interesting. Reinforcements are coming with injured returnees and recruits next year, but I think Ray should be in the conversation about who will get playing time at guard when Woods and Silpe graduate.
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