bradley
PhD Student
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02-13-17 10:18 PM - Post#221770
In response to Petrie
Had time to kill and was able to look at a replay of the first game with Yale at Jadwin. In addition, it was interesting to watch the Harvard-Yale for comparison. One conclusion was that Yale could certainly use the one-on-one skills of Makai Mason in addition to Copeland and Oyne. What Mason did against Baylor last year was amazing and they really miss him offensively this year.
In the first game, Dallier did not play but the end result was the Tigers got 38 minutes of Copeland. Oyne got in early 1st half foul trouble which definitely hurt Yale. Other than Copeland, Bruner was the only other scorer that night and Stephens was the only guy who could guard Copeland well. 24-22 half time score with the Tigers 1 out of 15 on 3 pointers with many wide open looks after shooting lights out against Brown. Coach Jones commented that Yale was fortunate to dodge the bullet in the 1st half at halftime.
Stephens, Cook and Bell drove past their defenders often which opened up the offense. Other than Oyne and Burner, Yale does not appear to have quick defenders. I would not be surprised if Henderson uses the 2nd half strategy on Friday night and kick the ball out to Weisz and Cannady if the Yale defenders collapse around the basket to fend off Stephens and crew. Yale will play desperate and defend hard but will they be quick enough???
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