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...That makes twice in four years that Sullivan has had his players quit on him. At most schools, that’s not a good sign for a basketball coach. At Harvard, it’s never really clear if any of that matters...
...point is that when a program as a whole is mired in mediocrity, it’s hard to demand more than that from each of its component parts. Sure, Sullivan seems destined for no better than a 7-7 Ivy finish, which would be the squad’s sixth in eight years and the ninth straight season that the Crimson failed to finish above .500 in the Ivy League. But in six seasons under coach Peter Roby, Sullivan’s predecessor, Harvard never cracked .500 in league play and only hit 7-7 twice...
...This season, for the first time since 2002-2003, Sullivan had first-place talent. Yet, poor coaching decisions and poor execution on the part of the players have left the Crimson dangerously close to the Ivy cellar...
...goal of the program was to challenge for the Ivy title every three years, then Sullivan has ultimately failed, making a run at it just once (1997) and falling flat thrice (2001, 2003, and 2006). But if the goal is merely to be one of the best non-Ps, year in and year out, he has succeeded on a relatively consistent basis...
...What happened one hour before the game? How was out warmup tonight? How was our mental health [before the game]? We’ve addressed those issues with the team,” coach Frank Sullivan said...