HARVARDDADGRAD
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03-02-17 05:51 PM - Post#224333
Not sure what lineups or playing time distributions will be. Going to Princeton, not sure about Penn.
Most interested in seeing how Harvard coaches have worked with players since first games. Most notably, Chris had trouble with Princeton's aggressive double teaming (5 TO's) and Bryce was played hard at the 3 point line and ended up committing to ill fated reckless drives (3 TO's, 3-13 shooting). Zena (10 min) and Bryce (23 min) were each in foul trouble.
Don't expect either coach will play his hand a week before it matters. Two win streaks on the line. 5pm START! Princeton -7.5.
Most important stat first time around: Harvard with 17 TO's and Princeton with 10.
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digamma
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03-03-17 01:29 PM - Post#224421
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Seems at least a little helpful that when we return to Philly next weekend it will be our second game in a row in the Palestra.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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03-03-17 01:54 PM - Post#224431
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At least it's not the home cooked rims/lighting at Jadwin.
Best performance by a current Harvard player at the Palestra? Could be Corbin Miller's 17pts in 18 minutes as Harvard outduels Penn and Zach Rosen 56-50 on February 2, 2012.
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03-03-17 02:10 PM - Post#224433
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What about Wesley Saunders 22pts including the game winner to beat Yale in a 1 game playoff a couple years ago? That was pretty impressive.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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03-03-17 02:12 PM - Post#224434
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"Best performance by a CURRENT Harvard player at the Palestra?"
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PennFan10
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03-03-17 02:19 PM - Post#224439
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Aaah. I see. My glasses need a prescription update.
I am glad Saunders is not a CURRENT Harvard player.
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Tiger69
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03-03-17 02:30 PM - Post#224444
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It has become much more fun in the Amaker era to beat harvard. But, I have to remind myself that tonight it doesn't really matter for us. Oh yes, we will win the outright IL championship! But, that and a few bucks only gets us coffee at the Palestra.
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digamma
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03-03-17 02:56 PM - Post#224448
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What about Wesley Saunders 22pts including the game winner to beat Yale in a 1 game playoff a couple years ago? That was pretty impressive.
Wes was fantastic that day, but STEVE actually hit the game winner.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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03-03-17 03:20 PM - Post#224451
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My pre-season hope was that Towns would become the creative offensive force that Wes was. At this point, I believe that will happen. Also, Towns is a better 3 point shooter, FT shooter, and can be a tough rebounder. Wes was still a far superior defender.
I'm also noticing some of the 'fire' and competitiveness in Towns that will be needed. Not bad for a slim freshman.
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03-03-17 03:24 PM - Post#224452
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Oh, and Wes' best performance was against UNC in Jackonville. 26 pts vs UNC on 14 shots, 4 rbs, 5 assts, 2 steals.
Single handedly almost beat a top 10 squad.
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Tiger69
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03-03-17 07:48 PM - Post#224482
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Nice follow- up dunk by Townes to tie game after previously hurting himself on a showboat dunk. Both these teams are tough.
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Tiger69
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03-03-17 08:11 PM - Post#224488
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Thriller. Could have gone either way like first game. Both these teams deserve NCAA bids over some mediocre team from a big conference.
I know. Some will say, What about OOC performance? Both theses teams, like Penn, are twice what they were before January.
And now the dumb fu#k tourney. If the Tigers somehow get upset, they better get a bid.
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digamma
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03-04-17 07:41 AM - Post#224648
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Aside from Harvard's spurts of sloppiness with the basketball, that was as high a quality an Ivy League game as I can remember. Two really good teams, and I hope we get a third.
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The P's #2 03-04-17 12:52 PM - Post#224698
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Agreed. The first half might have been the highest level Ivy competition I have ever seen. And Princeton's 9 point intermission lead held up for about 90 seconds in the 2nd half.
Edited by Tiger69 on 03-04-17 12:54 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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H78
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The P's #2 03-04-17 09:39 PM - Post#224837
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Crazy ending. Congrats to Penn.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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03-05-17 12:13 AM - Post#224904
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once Brodeur made the 3 the Palestra got loud and crazy tonight - and the Penn students were on break.
Yes - congrats to Penn.
Tough weekend for our Crimson. All 4 Ivy losses down to final shot!
Onwards to the tournament.
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The P's #2 03-05-17 09:41 AM - Post#224936
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Such is life.
You get more chances next week and, most of your most promising players are underclassmen.
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H78
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03-05-17 08:45 PM - Post#225142
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I was watching the game from a laptop, with somewhat in-and-out reception. What were some of the keys to Harvard's 2nd half "collapse?" I see in the box score that Johnson and Baker went a collective 0-8, Harvard turned the ball over 7x vs. 4 for Penn, and the Quakers shot a blistering 57%, 56% from 3.
Execution? Coaching? Any thoughts?
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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03-05-17 10:10 PM - Post#225168
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Hi H78, looking forward to catching up next weekend.
Strange weekend. Two tough losses. Harvard played much better Friday, but still played well enough on Saturday. Harvard shot much better on Friday as well. Still, both Princeton and Penn played tough and won the games.
Up until Brodeur's 3 point shot, Harvard had kept Brodeur from scoring and Penn's offense was very much limited to Howard and occasionally Betley. After that shot, Penn woke up the crowd and pushed the pace. Goodman made a couple of good plays against Siyani and Brodeur grabbed some rebounds and putbacks. The chess game between the coaches also shifted. Whereas Amaker wanted Zena guarding Brodeur, Donahue tried to react with Rothschild so that Brodeur could match up against Lewis. Eventually, Donahue played the two together but Amaker refused to play Zena and Chris at the same time.
Possibly the most meaningful circumstance was that Zena got in foul trouble. Sitting very near the court, I saw the calls as very much ticky tack, but it led him to be a bit less aggressive. Amaker also tried to rest Siyani and Bryce continued his struggles. The two of them only played together for about 20 minutes.
On the weekend, Harvard seemed very content to shoot from the outside. Unlike the game at Cambridge, Harvard either did not or could not run much at Penn. Harvard's transition game is its advantage. For the first time in a while though, Harvard did use Zena effectively, however, it had issues on the Boards. I'd like to see more aggressive rebounding, especially on the offensive boards. No reason Penn should outrebound the Crimson.
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03-07-17 10:56 AM - Post#225379
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Harvard frosh looked like they experienced "tired legs and possibly minds" Saturday night against Penn especially Towns after his brilliant performance Friday night. It could be that shooters simply had off nights. It could be that the Ivy back to back weekends have some effect on the younger guys as the season wears on as they simply have not experienced this type of schedule.
The other challenge for Amaker is getting the right guys on the court regarding match ups. Chambers and Aikens on the court together creates some real size mismatches if the opposing coach is smart enough to exploit. Chambers and Johnson and possibly Aikens and Johnson create some potential open 3 pt shots.
Final question might be how the freshmen react to a pressured environment this weekend. I am sure that the frosh have plenty of experience in facing high pressure situations in High School/AAU ball but this is different. It may be Yale's main hope.
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