HARVARDDADGRAD
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Reg: 01-21-14
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01-21-19 07:19 PM - Post#273280
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
Nice outing against a somewhat unstructured but decent shooting Howard squad. Harvard raced out to leads of 6-0 and 19-7, which allowed the coaches to play a mix of eleven players. Noah Kirkwood missed the game, apparently with an illness.
Bryce's return surpassed expectations and seemed to improve ball movement and distribution. He played within himself and did not seem to force drives or shots, but he played with confidence and appeared healthy and fearless per normal.
Crimson registered 20 assists with 14 TO's. Mason Forbes took a step backwards with 3 early TO's. Justin Bassey benefitted from not having to handle the ball as much, finding himself open to hit 4 three's and a team high 18 points.
Five players scored in double figures, with Baker getting a double-double (11 and 13). Chris Lewis was recipient of some of those passes and scored 16 on 7-9 shooting.
As I had hoped, FT shooting improved dramatically with Bryce running the show: 22 for 24 = 91.7% Not only is Bryce a great FT shooter, but players like Justin and Christian were better rested throughout.
Still, not an overwhelming performance and certain players (Djuricic, Forbes, Freedman, Johnson) did not have particularly good outings.
With Baker in the starting lineup, the squad is still much less potent than if it were Towns at the 4. Seth made the trip but did not dress.
Let's hope that Bryce suffers no ill effects from his first game appearance (29 minutes). Dartmouth at home is a big game and the following Yale/Brown weekend at Lavietes will be tough.
Edited by HARVARDDADGRAD on 01-21-19 07:22 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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