Secret Scrimmage

[UconnU]

Hearing we beat Harvard and had a strong defensive showing. Don’t have stats or score though. Good start to the year.

It’s a true statement

Couple questions. Do you know if any of the freshman played? What the starting lineup was?

 

[andy34]

From the ncaa's view, what is the point to having the secrecy around a practice/scrimmage? I could see if the schools chose not to have public attendees and be scouted by future opponents, but what does ncaa mandatory complete secrecy supposedly accomplish?

My understanding of exhibition games is, for schools to sell tickets to games that don't count, they can only be done with DII or DIII schools. So if you do play against a DI opponent, and you don't want the record to be official, it can't be open to the public. Not totally clear on the full rationale.

 

[huskiesouth]

My understanding of exhibition games is, for schools to sell tickets to games that don't count, they can only be done with DII or DIII schools. So if you do play against a DI opponent, and you don't want the record to be official, it can't be open to the public. Not totally clear on the full rationale.

You are being extremely kind by associating the word rationale with the NCAA.

 

[dannyHAM]

Couple questions. Do you know if any of the freshman played? What the starting lineup was?

Don’t know either, hope it’ll get released soon.

 

[Slick]

Hearing we beat Harvard and had a strong defensive showing. Don’t have stats or score though. Good start to the year.

Not sure what your sources are but Harvard is a top 20 team. If that’s true it would be tremendous

 

[UofCT]

Not sure what your sources are but Harvard is a top 20 team. If that’s true it would be tremendous

Biggest win since Colorado

 

[husky429]

Not sure what your sources are but Harvard is a top 20 team. If that’s true it would be tremendous

That is objectively false.

They are definitely top 100 though, whinch is important for the tourney. Kenpom has us at 71, harvard at 75 I believe. I can't find a single source with harvard top 20.

 

[UofCT]

There’s a Harvard board??

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[Devland]

Whatever happened at Harvard will be forgotten/or still not known after the next exhibition game against St Michael's. A game that posters will have actually seen rather than relying on speculation from unknown sources.

 

[Dooooooomed]

That is objectively false.

They are definitely top 100 though, whinch is important for the tourney. Kenpom has us at 71, harvard at 75 I believe. I can't find a single source with harvard top 20.

Harvard is receiving votes in both the AP and Coaches Polls. I'd say they're a Top 30-50 team.

 

[husky429]

Harvard is receiving votes in both the AP and Coaches Polls. I'd say they're a Top 30-50 team.

I agree with you. My point was that saying top 20 is just blatantly wrong.

 

[Candyman]

Not sure what your sources are but Harvard is a top 20 team. If that’s true it would be tremendous

It would great but keep in mind that there’s no fouling out in private scrimmages. Still to play tough and competitive is a great sign.

 

[tjhusky]

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If Harvard is getting their news from the Boneyard you know it must be true that we beat them.

 

[tjhusky]

 

[HanDurley]

Couple questions. Do you know if any of the freshman played? What the starting lineup was?

Akok was only freshman that played. But he played really really well.

 

[StepbackCity]

That is objectively false.

They are definitely top 100 though, whinch is important for the tourney. Kenpom has us at 71, harvard at 75 I believe. I can't find a single source with harvard top 20.

Hartford courant has them top 20

 

[intlzncster]

Hartford courant has them top 20

Hartford Courant, bastion of MCBB knowledge.

 

[intlzncster]

Akok was only freshman that played. But he played really really well.

If accurate, that means Jalen still out, Bouk sat on purpose, and springs wasn't ready/needed.

 

[UconnU]

If accurate, that means Jalen still out, Bouk sat on purpose, and springs wasn't ready/needed.

A few days ago someone said Jalen was returning this weekend.

 

[StepbackCity]

 

[StepbackCity]

No Bouknight

 

[soxfan23]

It’s a true statement

They gave up 80 to a Harvard team without Seth Towns, not exactly the defensive showing I was expecting after reading posts like this.

 

[jkfer98]

Starting 5 was Vital, Gilbert, Polley, Akok, and Carlton

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Harvard is receiving votes in both polls. 2019-20 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason | ESPN

Clearly not a cupcake, nice to get some good news about a game result, even if just a practice.

 

[ucawn]

Good result against good competition. Hopefully Hurley can patch up the defensive mistakes before they hurt us in the season

 

[aburks41]

Vital and Polley scoring efficiently is huge. Dare I say it, but our offense should actually be...good?

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

vItAlS nOt OuR bEsT pLaYeR

 

[Rico444]

Vital and Polley scoring efficiently is huge. Dare I say it, but our offense should actually be...good?

Vital was 7 of 17, I don't know if I'd call that efficient.

 

[husky429]

Vital was 7 of 17, I don't know if I'd call that efficient.

Wheres it say that? Am i missing something? Maybe ignored a poster by accident? I've done that before to @BFieldHusky

 

[BFieldHusky]

They gave up 80 to a Harvard team without Seth Towns, not exactly the defensive showing I was expecting after reading posts like this.

You are a pleasure. And we scored 86 points without two of our guards.