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Tiger81
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Loc: Montclair, NJ
Reg: 11-21-04

02-11-17 02:21 PM - Post#221369
In response to Tiger69

It seems this year's team plays to the level of the competition. If the Tigers played defense against Dartmouth and Cornell with the the same level of sustained intensity that they brought against Harvard and Yale I don't think those games would have been very close.

The offense also has been erratic which means 10-point leads are as likely to disappear as grow to 20-point cushions. At the end of last season it seemed like most possessions ended in an uncontested trey or a high-quality interior shot, but this year's team has not been able to consistently play at that level. Last night Myles was terrific and bailed the team out of a lot of sequences when the offensive had little flow but that is a riskier strategy than a five-man attack.

It was interesting that Aririguzoh got so much playing time last night. My sense was that his plus/minus was pretty ugly but he sure is big, strong and quick and I hope the coaches can develop him into a productive part of the rotation.

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