HARVARDDADGRAD
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Reg: 01-21-14
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03-03-24 01:27 PM - Post#364401
In response to Ever True
Next year Amaker is going to have to completely change his game plan.
Barring injury, transfers, etc., Harvard will be guard heavy:
Mack
Nelson
Lesmond
Pigge
Simon
Hinton (FR)
Wojcik
Nesbit
Hopefully, Evan Nelson will be healthy. His speed and scoring - including his 3 point shooting (38.8%), FT (81%), Asst's (3.4). And that's despite being shifted to PG from his natural SG position. Nelson and Mack will be an explosive backcourt, although they are each somewhat undersized, a circumstance that larger guards like Lesmond, Simon and Pigge more than compensate for.
Unless we stretch one of the above, our only froncourt players will be Okpara, Batties and Ace-Nestaski. Okpara and Batties can run like smaller forwards.
I'm thinking Amaker will need to coach this assemblage to run, shoot and play aggressive full court defense. Mack and Nelson alone exemplify the need to do so. I don't know much about Hinton, but if he's got that level of speed and scoring, this will be a fun squad to watch.
Of course, opposing bigs like Wolf/Townsend, Spinoso and Nana/Anya will be a problem, and the assemblages and depth at forward at Cornell and Columbia will be have to be dealt with. The guards are going to have to rebound aggressively, which Pigge, Simon and Lesmond can do. Although Ajogbor is certainly our best rebounder, at 6.5 rbg is isn't like his teammates totally relied on him.
It will be interesting to see how Amaker, a guard himself and on occasion criticized for his development of true bigs, will respond.
Let's hope our key players are available next season.
Edited by HARVARDDADGRAD on 03-03-24 01:29 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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