Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

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Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by MikeUMA » Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:19 am

May as well start a game thread. Tickets are now on sale.
https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2021/10/1 ... -sale.aspx

Read their policies before you buy:
https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2021/10/1 ... olicy.aspx

Our first visit to Yale since 1968.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by MikeUMA » Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:34 pm

8 PM start on Friday. ESPN+ will have it if you can't get there in person.

Yale beat up on D3 Vassar last night, 88-42
https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2021/11/9 ... 88-42.aspx

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:57 pm

Looks to be a solid amount of UMass fans making the trip down there... be sure to say hello to your fellow UMass friends
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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by Worcester_To_Amherst » Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:15 pm

Early chance to get a good road win. Yale may end up a top 100 team. If the baseline goal is the NIT, this is one we want.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by 69MG » Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:10 pm

Did a quick check of the Yale team. All I have so far is that bulldogs are short.

Their starting lineup against Vassar (DIII) in an 88-42 win was:
6'0
6'2
6'5
6'5
6'7

The first four off the bench were 6'4, 6'4, 6'8, 6'8. If Steadman isn't 100%, maybe we hold him out again and save him for Penn State. Buttrick, Jones, Walker and DD should be OK against this lineup.

Need to do more research on their 3 point shooting, etc.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by bobolink » Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:34 pm

Yale beat up on Vassar to start the season. The box score shows 18 guys played for Yale. Thought 15 guys was the max.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401371114

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by capezona » Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:38 pm

bobolink wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:34 pm Yale beat up on Vassar to start the season. The box score shows 18 guys played for Yale. Thought 15 guys was the max.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401371114
I think they suited up the student managers at halftime.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by TheInsider » Thu Nov 11, 2021 6:35 am

Looks like Yale was picked 1st in the Ivy. They also have a really good guard. I'd make sure Dibaji covers him for at least 10 mins during the game. Should be a tough one and would be a really good W if we can get it.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by 69MG » Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:52 am

^ It's hard to get a handle on a tam that didn't play last year. The guard Insider mentioned is Swain (6'0). He averaged 8 threes a game in 2019-2020 and shot them at 39%. Another guard, Cotton (6'5) took 4 threes a game at 35%. Over 40% of their shots were threes so I guess we should expect more of that.

They were good on D in 2019-2020 only giving up 65 points a game. As I said, they haven't played in over a year so it's not easy to figure out what they'll do, but they were picked 1st in the Ivy coaches poll.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by Juice Stand » Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:56 am

I forgot about that whole year off thing for the Ivy league. Does that mean the whole roster will be rusty? Like you said, difficult to gauge what to expect from them.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by MikeUMA » Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:26 am

69MG wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:10 pm If Steadman isn't 100%, maybe we hold him out again and save him for Penn State.
From talking with the student writers on Spaces the other night, I got the sense that Steady might be out for a little while. Whatever it was had just happened on Monday, so one one had / was talking about details, but it didn't sound like something quick.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by MikeUMA » Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:29 pm

Jay interviews Matt this morning:
https://umassathletics.com/sports/2018/ ... dcast.aspx

Sounds like a maybe to see CJ play tomorrow, but far from certain.
Steady is out for a bit. Sounds like a hard no for tomorrow.

A little Yale scouting report mixed in there too.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by eldonabe » Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:40 pm

MikeUMA wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:29 pm Jay interviews Matt this morning:
https://umassathletics.com/sports/2018/ ... dcast.aspx

Sounds like a maybe to see CJ play tomorrow, but far from certain.
Steady is out for a bit. Sounds like a hard no for tomorrow.

A little Yale scouting report mixed in there too.

LetterKenney reference?

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by Berkman » Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:25 pm

I guess that we will find out how good a team we will have. Expect that Yale will play a zone and we will see if we can improve on our outside shooting.

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Re: Game 2, 2021-22: at Yale (11/12)

Post by MikeUMA » Thu Nov 11, 2021 4:46 pm

eldonabe wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:40 pm LetterKenney reference?
I had to look up what that was, so no, it wasn't :D

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