DukeBasketballReport.com

Now they know we are coming....

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CornellFan
Now they know we are coming....

[www.dukebasketballreport.com]

And I'm sure they are deathly afraid ...

They are afraid...

that we will hurt their RPI/SOS.

Do we really need 3+ threads about this?

Jacob '06
Do we really need 3+ threads about this?

Don't be silly, ever basketball-related thought CornellFan has needs its own new thread.

I love the fact that the headline is "Big Red Coming to Town!" As if anyone at Duke is excited enough to warrant an exclamation point.

(Excessive use of exclamation points is just a pet peeve of mine. So naturally I felt I needed to share that with all of you.)

Maybe we could have just one off-season basketball thread...until the team does something of real interest.

Josh '99

Jacob '06
Do we really need 3+ threads about this?

Don't be silly, ever basketball-related thought CornellFan has needs its own new thread.

It must be so hard on your eyes to come over to the Other Sports section of ELF and read the Cornell basketball news you clearly find annoying yet are cruelly forced to read. Tragic. *tear*

More threads equals more mouse clicks to view equals more carpal tunnel syndrome. I blame CornellFan!

Oh my god, the negativity has reached an unbearable point... can you hardcore hockey enthusiasts not appreciate the feelings CornellFan has for the CU Basketball team??

We all (myself included) just made our way through a hockey season which was fairly disappointing. We finished in the middle of the pack of the ECAC, and I think most CU fans hope and wish for better. After a season like we just had, I think we all need some positivity, harping on the highlights of an otherwise bleak season... so why not basketball?

Seriously, there have been enough negative posts about CornellFan's postings. If you absolutely dread reading about the highlights of Cornell Basketball's offseason and approaching season, then don't click on the "1 New" link! Reading the post and saying, "Oh, whatever, I don't really care," is a lot different than taking the time to post the equivalent of "go away CornellFan, nobody likes you!!!"

Let the man post, for the love of Christ. Is it really that much of an infringement on your daily life that you can't let another Cornell athletics enthusiast try to spread the word about his favorite team? Just think, if there was a dominant basketball thread and you posted the occasional thread like, "Hey, CU Hockey just picked up Riley Nash," would you hope for this kind of response?

Give him and CU BBall a chance.

Do we really need three different threads about the Cornell-Duke basketball game? We're in "Joe Thornton traded" territory here.

mttgrmm
Oh my god, the negativity has reached an unbearable point... can you hardcore hockey enthusiasts not appreciate the feelings CornellFan has for the CU Basketball team??

We all (myself included) just made our way through a hockey season which was fairly disappointing. We finished in the middle of the pack of the ECAC, and I think most CU fans hope and wish for better. After a season like we just had, I think we all need some positivity, harping on the highlights of an otherwise bleak season... so why not basketball?

Seriously, there have been enough negative posts about CornellFan's postilly dread reading about the highlights of Cornell Basketball's offseason and approaching season, then don't click on the "1 New" link! Reading the post and saying, "Oh, whatever, I don't really care," is a lot different than taking the time to post the equivalent of "go away CornellFan, nobody likes you!!!"

Let the man post, for the love of Christ. Is it really that much of an infringement on your daily life that you can't let another Cornell athletics enthusiast try to spread the word about his favorite team? Just think, if there was a dominant basketball thread and you posted the occasional thread like, "Hey, CU Hockey just picked up Riley Nash," would you hope for this kind of response?

Give him and CU BBall a chance.

Well said.

He could easily eliminate some of the criticism by creating fewer threads (e.g. only one thread for everything about the Duke game or everything about next season's schedule, etc.) It's not like a new thread really gives more "publicity". Multiple threads on the same topic just clutter the front page and spread out discussion.

People aren't objecting to CU basketball or CornellFan's enthusiasm for it, people are objecting to all the redundant threads.

Is it October yet?

Josh '99
People aren't objecting to CU basketball or CornellFan's enthusiasm for it, people are objecting to all the redundant threads.

I'm objecting to you.

Give CornellFan a break. If the team lives up to its potential and many of the predictions, there will be several threads about it come late February/March and you all will have to deal with it during the stretch run of hockey season--imagine that.

Besides, I kind of like the multiple threads. Easier to follow the specific conversation, and less navigation through months-old postings. Some of the threads on here are just too long and too old for new postings.

And, for more fodder, I think we do have a shot at duke. Additionally, as one with more than a little personal experience with Duke as a school, their student body and alumni will probably be interested in this matchup because it is so rare for them to play ivy league and education-first institutions. Some of them have a bit of a complex about those issues because they can be seen as a sports & wealth school.

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And, for more fodder, I think we do have a shot at duke. Additionally, as one with more than a little personal experience with Duke as a school, their student body and alumni will probably be interested in this matchup because it is so rare for them to play ivy league and education-first institutions.

They have played an ivy league school in men's basketball each of the previous 3 seasons. Cornell's game this year will be the fourth season in a row.

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GBesides, I kind of like the multiple threads. Easier to follow the specific conversation, and less navigation through months-old postings. Some of the threads on here are just too long and too old for new postings.

Whaddya mean? The newest posts are always right on the bottom, in order of posting

Jacob--

With all due respect, Duke played Columbia last year, but it WAS NOT by Duke's choice. They were grouped together in a Gazelle Group 16 team tournament. Other than Penn and Princeton-- Duke has not voluntarily played any Ivy team other than Penn or Princeton since 2000. I have it on good authority that this game is recognition by Duke's coaches that Cornell is the Ivy preseason favorite. Coach K intentionally schedules 3-5 low-mid major teams like Davidson, Bucknell, Albany etc to help prepare his team for the type of scrappy opponent they might face in the first round of the NCAAs.

Duke has not played Brown since 1994.
Duke has not played Cornell since 1988.
Duke has never played Dartmouth.
Duke has not played Yale since 1973
Duke has not played Harvard since 1991.

In other words... Duke generally does not voluntarily schedule non-Penn/Princeton Ivy teams. But even the "Ps" rarely get Duke on the schedule.

After 1981--Duke only played Princeton in 2000, 2003 and 2005-- and one of those games was involuntary-- as per a bracket in the Preseason NIT.

After 1980-- Duke only played Penn in 2005.

So-- this is agreat opportunity for us. Moreover, our kids can shoot from the perimeter. Wittman, Gore, Dale, Robinson, Reeves and Hartford all shoot better than 40% beyond the arc. If we can knock down some threes, this could be an entertaining game.

If the shots don't fall-- this could be really, really ugly.

KeithK
Whaddya mean? The newest posts are always right on the bottom, in order of posting

Yeah, except for the quote just above yours (and dozens others like it).

Ben Rocky '04

Josh '99
People aren't objecting to CU basketball or CornellFan's enthusiasm for it, people are objecting to all the redundant threads.

I'm objecting to you.

I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole courtroom is out of order!

mttgrmm
Oh my god, the negativity has reached an unbearable point... can you hardcore hockey enthusiasts not appreciate the feelings CornellFan has for the CU Basketball team??

First, I don't think anyone is saying "boo, Basketball! shut up about basketball!" I think the grumblings are more about that there were 3 threads started about the exact same game by the same person. If we were in November (can we be?? Please??) and someone (*cough billhoward cough*) took it upon themselves to start multiple "Mercyhurst [pregame]!!" threads over on the hockey forum, I would bet that the amount of bitching and complaining via the ever popular snide-remarking method would dwarf this.

That said, I don't really like the sport of basketball, but I definitely support all Cornell student-athletes, so I have some interest. Is it wrong for me to be more excited about the rumored basketball games vs. Minnesota and Syracuse than the game in Durham? I'm a strong advocate of not drinking the ESPN kool-aid which makes one think that one school pr conference is more important than others because of a cash-injected, name-brand, hype machine. Unfortunately, this is happening in hockey thanks to WCHA snobbery and lax because of the self-perpetuating playoff shenanigans of the ACC (as well as some retarded tournament selection criteria).

To me, Duke is the poster child of the "we're holier than thou...because Dick Vitale says so. Kiss the ring." attitude present in collegiate basketball. Screw 'em. Duke could drop to have the worst record in the land and kids at East Statetuckabrasksota U. would still storm the court because they beat DUKE and it wuz on the Tee-Vee!

Am I wrong in assuming that since we have no chance at a (NCAA) tournament bid without winning the Ivies, these non-conference games are pointless other than for exposure and honing our team's level of play for the Ivy stretch drive?

Josh '99

Ben Rocky '04

Josh '99
People aren't objecting to CU basketball or CornellFan's enthusiasm for it, people are objecting to all the redundant threads.

I'm objecting to you.

I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole courtroom is out of order!

Attica! Attica!

Wait...different movie

I'd say the on-conference games do the following:

(1) help prepare the team for the Ivy League "14 game conference tournament"
(2) help build the RPI for a possible NCAA seeding
(3) help build the resume for a potential NIT bid
(4) help gain exposure for the program in recruiting and building for the future. High school recruiting prospects appreciate games like Duke and Syrcause on the schedule.

CornellFan
(2) help build the RPI for a possible NCAA seeding

This is a legitimate point. Since 1979, Ivy schools have won 7 NCAA games. It's not a lot, granted, but it shows that a first-round upset win is conceivable. Playing a first-round game against a 3 or a 4 rather than a 1 or a 2 would certainly boost the chances of that upset.