Cornell v St Johns MBBall Preseason NIT

ugarte · November 17, 2008, 11:22:57 PM

Still couldn't guard them in the second half - and they figured out how to guard the perimeter. Cornell was 5-10 from 3 in the first half, 1-7 in the second.

A great game from Jeff Foote, though, scoring 20 on (IIRC) 8-13 from the field. Wittman was the leading scorer but he never really found his stroke.

scoop85 · November 18, 2008, 07:35:46 AM

[quote Jordan 04]Tuning in for the 2nd half. Would have listened to the whole thing if I knew we'd be treated to the Mink man![/quote]

Minko is an awful play-by-play guy, IMHO

ugarte · November 18, 2008, 08:16:56 AM

[quote scoop85][quote Jordan 04]Tuning in for the 2nd half. Would have listened to the whole thing if I knew we'd be treated to the Mink man![/quote]

Minko is an awful play-by-play guy, IMHO[/quote]
I didn't think he was bad. And I was impressed with Tariq Turner. He described defensive sets and talked about individual skills without devolving into florid and useless adjectives.

I think both suffered from not really having seen Cornell much but they shifted from the game notes to what was happening in the game as it progressed.

Jordan 04 · November 18, 2008, 09:30:03 AM

[quote scoop85][quote Jordan 04]Tuning in for the 2nd half. Would have listened to the whole thing if I knew we'd be treated to the Mink man![/quote]

Minko is an awful play-by-play guy, IMHO[/quote]

Not the best, not the worst.

His style actually reminds me a lot of Barry Leonard.

scoop85 · November 18, 2008, 09:20:51 PM

[quote Jordan 04][quote scoop85][quote Jordan 04]Tuning in for the 2nd half. Would have listened to the whole thing if I knew we'd be treated to the Mink man![/quote]

Minko is an awful play-by-play guy, IMHO[/quote]

Not the best, not the worst.

His style actually reminds me a lot of Barry Leonard.[/quote]

I heard a little of the St. John's-B.C. game tonight. Minko is better doing hoops than football. I listen to the Army games, and it makes me nuts when he he'll say, "so and so for a short gain" -- but never tells you exactly how many yards "short" is! Just brutal stuff.

Cornell11 · November 18, 2008, 11:06:59 PM

if you listen to the fan, you have to love minko

scoop85 · November 19, 2008, 07:55:28 AM

[quote Cornell11]if you listen to the fan, you have to love minko[/quote]

I am a FAN regular, and I still don't love Minko (nothing personal, of course). I just don't think he's particularly skilled at what he does (he even frequently stumbles giving updates). Mike and Chris would always "joke" with Minko, but my impression was they were laughing at him, not with him.