Word: talentedly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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This spring's lacrosse team was not one of your basic clutch ballclubs. In the Ivy League this season, probably only Princeton had as much talent as they Crimson, and yet Harvard ended up with an anemic 2-4 record, worse than last year. The Tigers turned out not to be too strong under pressure, either, dropping their last three league games. If Cornell beats Dartmouth Wednesday as it should, then nearly half the league (three of seven teams) will be in first place. Harvard is a solid sixth...
...Harvard has talent, the what's the problem? Are the players basically complacent, was the team unlucky, does the coach stink, is there a lack of leadership and spirit? It could be that all of these are partial explanations, but it's hard to pin down...
...didn't play that poorly." This is true to an extent, but it depends on what is "good" for Harvard's team these days. The Crimson played about as it had all year, but that is not really "good" compared to how well a team with that much talent should play. It seems likely that the disasters of this season have warped Munro's sense of judgment. But a coach of a disappointing team cannot be held responsible for the state of his mind...
...Saturday victory, however, is not foregone conclusion. Yale is talent-rich in the running events and could easily sweep the sprints. If the Bulldogs can also manage to take a bite out of Harvard's expectedly large point total in the field events, it could be disastrous for the Crimson...
...make movies for a year, not only boosts her financially, but proves to her and to the world that it things she's doing something worthwhile. Also, given the year for her projects, she will presumably complete a movie within that time, and have tangible proof of her talent...