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...successful abroad than they are in India. Some of this has to do with the mind-set of India's bureaucracy and the hangover of the old-license raj, with all its petty meddling. Then there is our traditional envy of success. Every child knows the story of the basket of Indian crabs: it did not need to be covered because every time an ambitious crab came close to the top, the other crabs pulled him down. It is no accident that many of the men who feature most often in our business magazines are nonresident Indians who live beyond...
...Goffredo’s hot hand from the perimeter could lead to many more clear looks at the basket for Stehle and especially Cusworth, who has struggled with his shooting since returning from a hand injury for the start of the Ivy season—just 19-of-46 (41 percent) from the floor in the four league games after shooting 48 percent in the non-conference schedule. Teams who utilize the double team to pester the 7’0 center are now faced with the threat of losing track of Goffredo, who can spot up behind...
...Harvard filed onto the team bus—the sheer noise level in the arena undoubtedly became a factor, with the decibels growing as each of the nine three pointers Yale used to bury the Crimson passed through the net. The Bulldogs’ band, packed in behind the basket next to Harvard’s bench, was a key contributor to that sonic influence as well. “I think on one possession [Harvard] actually went out in the hallway because they couldn’t hear anything,” Jones said. “I went...
...team that could muster no offensive firepower all night. Then Yale poured in 12 points to Harvard’s six over the next seven minutes. When Chinenye Okafor’s free throw trickled into the net at 2:17, the Crimson saw its lead cut to a basket at 48-46. “I hope exam rust is out now,” Delaney-Smith said. “There was no game rhythm out there. We just looked out of sync tonight.” Neither team could establish any sort of offensive rhythm...
...uneven game.” “[Cusworth] took a lot of jump shots tonight,” Yale Coach James Jones said. “I could have him taking jump shots all day. I’d rather have him out there than at the basket. He settled for those shots as opposed to going inside.” With the big men in foul trouble, Yale forward Sam Kaplan and center Dominick Martin took advantage, combining to score 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting. “They just had their way with...