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11-19-17 07:01 PM - Post#236956    
    In response to 84grad

Great observations 84Grad. I was there as well and completely agree with your observations.

Manhattan's starting center is very athletic, but their backup ended up on the court with Lewis a lot, leading to Chris scoring 12 points on 4-4 shooting (and 4-4 FT). Unfortunately, I only seem to recall Harvard posting Lewis a couple of time. Even if Manhattan collapsed the zone on him, there would have been good outside looks.

I agree with the article from NYC Buckets. Tommy made his point by sitting the starters. Probably cost Harvard a game, but it could be better for the long term.

The other thing I would add is that both Holy Cross and Manhattan pressed the entire game, ostensibly to wear down Bryce. Harvard generally breaks the press, then slows down and sets up a half court offense. In the second half, Harvard erased a 15 point deficit by continuing to the hoop once it broke the press. If your opponent is willing to overplay and gamble, I was taught that you have to make them pay by taking advantage of it.

I too think that Harvard will be fine, but the ceiling for this year may be lower than initially thought.
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