internetter
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02-15-20 10:21 PM - Post#300288
It took 2 OTs for the loss.
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cc66
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02-15-20 10:25 PM - Post#300289
In response to internetter
77-73, gutsy performance in two OTs, but Smith with 38, and no one else more than 11.
Edited by cc66 on 02-15-20 10:27 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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02-16-20 12:36 PM - Post#300360
In response to cc66
Whatever you say about Engles, he coached a great game last night.
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Chet Forte
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02-16-20 05:30 PM - Post#300391
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
I used to think that JE had two major issues: an inability to close out winnable games and a failure to bring in a sufficient level of high end recruits. I am now of the view that I may have been looking at the problem through the wrong end of the telescope. To be sure, JE has disappointed in the recruiting (and subsequent retention) of high end talent. But his inability to close out winnable games is not because he cannot coach: he simply has not recruited the depth of talent which would have put him in a position to close out games. And of course this whole season would have looked a lot different had we not lost two excellent starters and a very good young reserve.
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hoopsfan
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02-16-20 09:29 PM - Post#300405
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
Engles did indeed coach a great game at Harvard. I was in attendance as I was at last year’s 3OT game, one of the most exciting I have seen over many decades.
The out-of-bounds plays and set plays after time-outs were excellent, there appear to be many new plays designed to get Smith going downhill to the basket, and if the guys missed more than 2 defensive switches I did not see it. He kept the Bigs fresh by rotating a committee of them often and he milked the time at the very end very well, going for quick layups in hopes Harvard would miss at the line.
Also the players showed a lot of character. Everyone knows they are depleted of talent. But they fought very hard this weekend, including on defense. Maybe this will turn out to be like last year where a team missing some big parts gains a bit of confidence and gets it together late to play closer to its full potential, win or lose.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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02-16-20 10:14 PM - Post#300409
In response to hoopsfan
What I recognized was that although every Columbia big was in foul trouble at the half, Engles shut down Harvard’s inside-out game. Perimeter players backed off to disrupt entry passes, thwart penetration, and keep Harvard off the offensive boards. As a result, Harvard threw up 3 pointers at an alarming rate
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