bradley
PhD Student
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Age: 74
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01-12-20 11:55 AM - Post#296563
In response to gokinsmen
The turnaround by the Tigers is impressive and I am pleasantly surprised. It is not one thing but many things -- Schwieger's return to good health, Wright getting his confidence back, Jaelin playing under control, etc etc. Henderson does deserve credit for putting pieces together although time will tell, especially against Harvard and Yale, if the pieces will work together.
Watching the Tigers warm up against Penn confirmed to me that the Tigers have the physical tools - height/length/strength to compete against IL teams. There still are questions as to their shooting capabilities but the switch to the inside to outside game has given 3 pt shooters more open looks.
On defensive end, there is simply more effort as demonstrated by guards fighting off picks against the Quakers and not permitting back door passes by Brodeur. The physical skills are there to play defense but the will was often missing in non-conference play.
The only wish is that Coach would have gone to the inside/out game much earlier and to get these guys to play hard on defense from Day 1 but it is what it was.
Let's see if they can keep it up.
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