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A brief preview: Harvard @ #14 UConn

Harvard fans, seen here being outsmarted by Yale fans.

Harvard fans, seen here being outsmarted by Yale fans.

After a solid 28-point win over Boston U, UConn faces Harvard at Gampel Pavilion Sunday afternoon. It's UConn's last test before facing the John Wall Juggernaut in the Garden on Wednesday, and while UConn should of course win today, this might be a little tougher than you think.

Harvard's coach, Tommy Amaker, is a familiar face to Big East fans who might remember those inexplicable years when Seton Hall was decent in the late 90s.

Meanwhile, the Crimson are off to their best start in years (6-1) and might be the best mid-major in New England. Keep an eye out for 6-3 guard Jeremy Lin, who leads the Crimson in scoring with 16 ppg. As an Ivy, Harvard of course is required to lack height and athleticism, but they appear go at least nine contributors deep.

My preferred goal for the young Huskies will be, as always early in a season like this, to not suck. With Kentucky looming, and the Wildcats looking like a Final Four contender after their win over UNC Saturday, it would be nice to see some good all-around games from the non-Kemba/Dyson/Sticks guys. UConn's size and speed should be too much for the Crimson, but I wouldn't be surprised for this to be within shouting distance until midway through the second half.

UConn leads the all-time series, 12-2. Tip-off is 1 p.m. on MyTV9 in Connecticut, or SNY elsewhere.

The prediction:

UConn 71, Harvard 58

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Whew! Jeroman emperor Dysonius sure likes winning. Which is good, because aside from his totalitarian rule over the court I’m pretty sure we won this game because of Harvard’s nerves. They missed a few open threes and a few front ends of some 1 and 1s and that was pretty much the difference.

That and the bench. 4 points off the bench? (Gavin as a starter here) Yikes. Harvard rolled ten deep. Get it together, Donnell.

by pont on Dec 7, 2009 12:15 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Dysonius is annoying the hell out of me with bad shots and out-of-control drives into traffic. Enough for me to mention how annoyed I am in every game preview until at least mid-January.

But yeah, the bench is awful. Although I think it’s because Coach Cal has had to coach every close game like an NCAA Tournament game and he can’t let the bench guys just go.

We can get a lot better, but man are we mediocre right now.

by Kevin Meacham on Dec 7, 2009 6:39 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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