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During this season, though, Harvard will follow more than just Sturdy's safety precautions. The team will take its cue from her notion of team play. Sturdy believes team interaction is crucial to its success this year...
...into foul trouble or we have an injury, we are so deep in our shooters and in our front court that we should be able to survive that," Delaney-Smith said. "I can't imagine another team having as many options in the center position, for example. Melissa can play agressively, Sarah can play agressively, Kate Ides can play agressively, Laela can play agressively because if there is some bad officiating or anything like that, someone is going to step up and take over...
...This team is just deeper and taller," she said. "I don't know how you are going to play our height. If they were slow, then, okay, press us. But Jen Monti is a good ball handler. So do you pack in a zone to stop the height? Then we have enough shooters that if one is cold, two is cold, three is cold, we'll put four, five and six in. I don't think you can stop...
...Basically, we have raised our expectations to 'This is the way we want you to run the floor and this is the way we want you to play defense. And so if you don't, then someone else will. And if you do, then you'll need the rest...
Harvard will stick with the triangle offense it has used for four years. The offense, popularized by NBA Coach Phil Jackson, is difficult to scout because it is keyed by a pass. Wherever the first pass goes, the play follows, and each first pass keys a different set of cuts and screens. Delaney-Smith said she found out about the offense from the former Loyola head coach after losing to the Greyhounds in a game she feels she should have...