Secret Scrimmage

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

Great matchup for a preseason scrimmage.

Not only is Harvard a potential top-25 team this year, but they are a team with a variety of valuable players. They have quick, bucket getter guards in Aiken and Juzang; skilled wings in Towns, Bassey, Kirkwood, Djuricic and Ledlum; senior post players in Lewis and Baker.

Last year, injuries were a major issue and 12 players on the team averaged 10+ minutes per game. This year, I can see the rotation narrow to nine players, with seven of those guys between 6'5 and 6'11 and 205-235 lbs.

Towns will most likely not play. Interesting if he is ready to go on the scrimmage date. He hasn't been practicing with full contact. Without Towns Harvard is still a Top 25 caliber team. All of Harvard's highly touted recruiting class are seniors.

 

[Psolo12]

Any news on this?

 

[Huskyforlife]

It's a secret.

 

[Dooooooomed]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[UconnU]

It will be interesting to see if Bouknight plays or not.

 

[RipCity]

Interested to see which of the role players look best (Wilson, Adams, Whaley...)

 

[AntG168]

I think Bouknight plays. Would be weird to allow him to participate in First Night but not an important scrimmage

 

[QuickDraw]

I hope we fared well with no injuries to report

 

[UconnU]

I hope we fared well with no injuries to report

The scrimmage isn’t happening until 3 today.

 

[Palatine]

Any secret stats come out? Any secret observations?

 

[jibsey]

If Bouknight does not play does that mean he was on double secret probation?

 

[Palatine]

Here's a story about the1950 secret scrimmage with Harvard

NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED November 17, 1950

Although no formal score was kept, Connecticut outscored the varsity basketball team by a sizable margin in a 65-minute full scale scrimmage at Storrs yesterday.

The Crimson, working without injured center and Captain Ed Smith, could not control the backboards, although its outside defense was good and kept Connecticut from scoring much on set shots. Harvard's foul shooting was good, and Jim Urdan, sophomore forward, made an impressive showing.

 

[Caronimo]

We secretly can’t beat Harvard. Heard Jeremy Lin was secretly on campus and secretly was better than Melo.

 

[UconnU]

We secretly can’t beat Harvard.

This isn’t a secret Harvard is loaded.

 

[QuickDraw]

Here's a story about the1950 secret scrimmage with Harvard

NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED November 17, 1950

Although no formal score was kept, Connecticut outscored the varsity basketball team by a sizable margin in a 65-minute full scale scrimmage at Storrs yesterday.

The Crimson, working without injured center and Captain Ed Smith, could not control the backboards, although its outside defense was good and kept Connecticut from scoring much on set shots. Harvard's foul shooting was good, and Jim Urdan, sophomore forward, made an impressive showing.

If there is some truth to this article it bodes well on the rebounding front which we needed to improve in drastically. It would be nice to have a second sources view too.
Any insights from the Husky side?

 

[HooperScooper]

If there is some truth to this article it bodes well on the rebounding front which we needed to improve in drastically. It would be nice to have a second sources view too.
Any insights from the Husky side?

1950. We may have had some tall dudes compared to Harvard back then!

 

[husky429]

This isn’t a secret Harvard is loaded.

Yeah idk of we have an answer for seth towns. Kid might drop 30. And Aiken is an amazing player--he might average 25+ in the ivy

 

[sledog]

Surely someone can induce a leak in the Harvard Crimson.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

1950. We may have had some tall dudes compared to Harvard back then!

I don’t know about size the Ivies were very tough back then

But that UConn team went 22-4 and lost to St John’s at MSG in the NCAA tourney
St John’s lost to the eventual champs Kentucky
but that tourney was racked by scandal

 

[uconngb]

I don’t know about size the Ivies were very tough back then

But that UConn team went 22-4 and lost to St John’s at MSG in the NCAA tourney
St John’s lost to the eventual champs Kentucky
but that tourney was racked by scandal

Some things never change

 

[CL82]

Surely someone can induce a leak in the Harvard Crimson.

@Dove

 

[UofCT]

Nothing on the Harvard board

 

[rayrayfor3]

I need something. Anything.

 

[jleves]

If there is some truth to this article it bodes well on the rebounding front which we needed to improve in drastically. It would be nice to have a second sources view too.
Any insights from the Husky side?

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