bradley
PhD Student
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04-15-19 08:10 PM - Post#283668
In response to westcoast
I agree with HarvardDadGrad - there were a lot more Yale fans than Harvard fans.
But HCA is a lot more than fan support. Familiarity with the court and arena, travel, hotels, etc. all are factors. That's why even teams with no significant fan base or attendance still show sizable home court advantages.
Exactly -- there is a reason why a home team generally has a 3 pt advantage. Although Harvard arguably had an even greater challenge playing Penn at the Palestra in 2018, they still had a disadvantage in 2019 but at least for them, they will have a home court advantage in 2020 ---- it is indeed called IvyMadness for a number of not so good reasons.
Equating the loss of Aiken and Towns to Betley and a banged up freshmen Wang or Cannady is simply an overstatement. There always seems to a bit of jealously wrapped around some of these non-factual statements but it is what it is.
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