bradley
PhD Student
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03-25-17 07:53 AM - Post#228105
In response to mrjames
Harvard's freshmen class is remarkable from a ratings perspective. They are certainly a talented group that will improve over time as they get stronger and more experienced plus the likelihood is that they will be together as a group for four years, barring injuries, and they certainly got considerable playing time in their freshmen year.
With that being said, the round of sweet 16 last evening demonstrated how high the bar is to make it to the round of 16 and beyond. The athleticism and talent level at several of the games, particularly UCLA/Kentucky is crazy good. The speed and quickness of many of the players, including freshmen, is very different than what you see with IL play. Level of play by the power conferences is very strong.
It will be interesting to see how the Harvard 2016-17 class plays out. They will be in the tournament at some point and time, probably two maybe three times, unless the Palestra "bug" hits them along the way.
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