It appears that Ryan Altman is not on the Penn team this season.
Fairfield narrowly defeated Dartmouth in a scrimmage. Dartmouth is playing up tempo.
Columbia has been shooting the ball very well in practices and scrimmages.
Harvard was unimpressive against UMass.
With his speed, Courtney Wallace will be a very difficult guard in the Ivies this year.
Tom Moore from UConn will be doing Yale tv on ESPN plus.
Thanks Richard. Your insights are appreciated. With respect to Yale, I know James Jones said in the pre-season media event that Yale has won the Ivy season and/or tournament title for seven years in a row. If Yale can make it eight, that would be truly remarkable, given the turnover. James used to note that Yale consistently overachieved its pre-season ranking; here’s hoping that resumes now that Yale is no longer the pre-season favorite.
You’ve noted how impressed you are with Yale’s guards; how about the front court? Are Fox, Ogunyemi and Sullivan (and maybe some first years) ready to step up?
Thanks Richard!
I agree with Eli… Need to see some complementary play down low
I have high expectations for the guards. I do worry how we play d on perimeter. Brathwaite is elite there but need others to play both ways also
Daniel has all the potential given his body (man he got w Townsend on the deadlift rack!) and feet but big shoes to fill as only a soph. Obv I have been long him for yrs so here’s to a breakout season. Great kid
Hopefully Sullivan settles less and posts hard when relevant . He also took a major leap in last 2 yrs w his body and footwork catching up to his size as evidenced by his bpm last yr.
Bigs mature on their own schedule
Floor spacing shld be a strength but need to def and reb to be net effective as a team.
This schedule sure looks like a trial by fire for the younguns…
ucf is giving uk hell at rupp.
But, like all scrimmages who knows tho big boys are scrimmaging for money, already so maybe more realistic