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I'm curious what others think about exhibition games against teams like AIC and CW Post. It is bad enough that we play Columbia, Wagner and Coppin State, but do these games really serve any purpose? I'm not sure that you can tell anything about Drummond from watching him manhandle a 6-5 unathletic center or whether Nappier will be an adequate replacement for Walker because he was able to run circles around some guy who isn't anywhere close to his league. I realize everyone plays these games, and I suppose they are ok for the D-2 school, who gets to tell recruits you're going to play the defending NCAA Champ or whatever, but what real value do these mismatches bring? Players probably get better workouts in practice. Wouldn't a non-public scrimmage with Quinnipiac/Fairfield/Yale/Hartford, even UMass or Temple or somebody, be way more productive? I'm guessing it wouldn't be allowed under NCAA rules, but these games are about as helpful as midnight madness, no?