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...only wonder what Thompson would have said last Saturday. What would he have said to see Merchant score 14 of Harvard’s first 17 points and finish with a career-high 28—at halftime? What would he have said to watch Merchant hit off-balance three-pointer after off-balance three-pointer in the second half, desperately keeping his team in the game against Brown? What would he have said to see him finish the game with a school-record 45 points...
What would Thompson have said to see him play the game of his life in his final game and have it all happen with Dave Merchant, his father, standing and applauding at each basket, tears welling up in his eyes? His father, who coached him in high school and abruptly retired from the sidelines last year just so he could watch his middle son—the gym rat, who turned down football offers to play Division I hoops—during his senior season...
Maybe Thompson would have realized that the only thing better than growing up to be Brady Merchant is watching your son grow...
...know the rest, you’d have to have seen firsthand how Merchant selflessly toiled as the Crimson’s sixth man for the first three years of his career. Ironically, he was a starter in the first few games of his rookie campaign, but after an ankle injury, he was relegated to coming off the bench. Earlier this season, he said that, looking back, he probably didn’t appreciate his starting role as much as he should have at the time. Maybe he’s right. Or maybe he knew exactly what...
Even when he finally cracked the starting lineup this season, Merchant never much took a shine to the extra attention. As captain, his name was saved for last during player introductions, but he hardly ever waited for it. Usually, the PA announcer would announce Elliott Prasse-Freeman and then, as the point guard made his way down the line of teammates, Merchant would bound right behind him, ready to form the huddle. The team was always more important...