general 2010-2011 basketball season thread

[mountainred]

Buffalo 78 Cornell 66 @ Newman.  An astounding 28% shooting night from inside the arc.  How is that even possible?

This is looking like a lost season for hoops, and if that is the price to pay for last season so be it.  There is time out there for Courtney's first batch of recruits next season, but the rebuilding may not start until then.

[scoop85]

Buffalo 78 Cornell 66 @ Newman.  An astounding 28% shooting night from inside the arc.  How is that even possible?

This is looking like a lost season for hoops, and if that is the price to pay for last season so be it.  There is time out there for Courtney's first batch of recruits next season, but the rebuilding may not start until then.

No real inside presence, and we are getting killed down low on both ends of the court.  I thought Coury would give us a more physical presence around the basket, but I was wrong.

[Rita]

Buffalo 78 Cornell 66 @ Newman.  An astounding 28% shooting night from inside the arc.  How is that even possible?

This is looking like a lost season for hoops, and if that is the price to pay for last season so be it.  There is time out there for Courtney's first batch of recruits next season, but the rebuilding may not start until then.

I'm doing some cleaning around my apartment and came across an ESPN magazine from last spring. On the "page 2" editorial by Steve Wulf there is this about sports agony and ecstasy:

"Imagine what it was like on the Cornell campus on March 19, what with the double celebration over the Big Red men's basketball team upsetting Temple in Jacksonville and the women's hockey team beating No. 1 Mercyhurst in the Frozen Four in Minneapolis.".

Don't forget the men's ice hockey team was on its way to winning the ECAC and the wrestling time was having a very good weekend as well.

Yes, it will be a very tough year for men's ice hockey and basketball, but when weekends like March 19 - 21, 2010 happen, it is so very sweet, very special and very memorable. I'm okay with this trade off. IMHO, it is much better than the sense of entitlement that some schools (like the one ~ 5 miles down the road from me or any in the SEC) have with respect to their athletic teams.

[Swampy]

Buffalo 78 Cornell 66 @ Newman.  An astounding 28% shooting night from inside the arc.  How is that even possible?

This is looking like a lost season for hoops, and if that is the price to pay for last season so be it.  There is time out there for Courtney's first batch of recruits next season, but the rebuilding may not start until then.

I'm doing some cleaning around my apartment and came across an ESPN magazine from last spring. On the "page 2" editorial by Steve Wulf there is this about sports agony and ecstasy:

"Imagine what it was like on the Cornell campus on March 19, what with the double celebration over the Big Red men's basketball team upsetting Temple in Jacksonville and the women's hockey team beating No. 1 Mercyhurst in the Frozen Four in Minneapolis.".

Don't forget the men's ice hockey team was on its way to winning the ECAC and the wrestling time was having a very good weekend as well.

Yes, it will be a very tough year for men's ice hockey and basketball, but when weekends like March 19 - 21, 2010 happen, it is so very sweet, very special and very memorable. I'm okay with this trade off. IMHO, it is much better than the sense of entitlement that some schools (like the one ~ 5 miles down the road from me or any in the SEC) have with respect to their athletic teams.

When does lacrosse season start?::snore::

[RichH]

I'm doing some cleaning around my apartment and came across an ESPN magazine from last spring. On the "page 2" editorial by Steve Wulf there is this about sports agony and ecstasy:

"Imagine what it was like on the Cornell campus on March 19, what with the double celebration over the Big Red men's basketball team upsetting Temple in Jacksonville and the women's hockey team beating No. 1 Mercyhurst in the Frozen Four in Minneapolis.".

Don't forget the men's ice hockey team was on its way to winning the ECAC and the wrestling time was having a very good weekend as well.

Yes, it will be a very tough year for men's ice hockey and basketball, but when weekends like March 19 - 21, 2010 happen, it is so very sweet, very special and very memorable. I'm okay with this trade off. IMHO, it is much better than the sense of entitlement that some schools (like the one ~ 5 miles down the road from me or any in the SEC) have with respect to their athletic teams.

While making a stop in the Ithaca area over the holidays, I noticed at that someone took it upon themselves to make sure those good feelings were captured in 2 publications:

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov10/SportsBooks.html

Both are very well done, but very pricey for what they are (they're each slightly thicker than a game program and cost $30 each).  Glossy cover, full color photos, and accompanying essays, articles, stats, & recaps

[CKinsland]

From the PTA at Northeast Elementary:

Cornell Men's and Women's Basketball is hosting KIDS WEEKEND, this Saturday and Sunday, January 8th and 9th. All kids (12 & under) will receive FREE admission, FREE popcorn, and a FREE Cornell Basketball T-shirt! And during the games, you can even customize your T-shirt with the fabric markers provided! The men's team plays Stony Brook at 2pm on Saturday, and the women's team plays Longwood at 2pm on Sunday. Come to one... come to both! Come cheer on the Big Red this weekend... KIDS WEEKEND!

My kids are young enough to be free, but not so young that the idea of handing them fabric markers makes me nervous.

CK

[dbilmes]

Here's something I never thought I would hear. I was just watching the UConn-Notre Dame men's basketball game, and the announcer said that Notre Dame reminded him of last year's Cornell team with the way they moved the ball around and had the confidence that comes with having a bunch of seniors on the court. Who would have thought that a Big East team would be compared in a favorable light to the Big Red!

[polar]

Buffalo 78 Cornell 66 @ Newman.  An astounding 28% shooting night from inside the arc.  How is that even possible?

This is looking like a lost season for hoops, and if that is the price to pay for last season so be it.  There is time out there for Courtney's first batch of recruits next season, but the rebuilding may not start until then.

I'm doing some cleaning around my apartment and came across an ESPN magazine from last spring. On the "page 2" editorial by Steve Wulf there is this about sports agony and ecstasy:

"Imagine what it was like on the Cornell campus on March 19, what with the double celebration over the Big Red men's basketball team upsetting Temple in Jacksonville and the women's hockey team beating No. 1 Mercyhurst in the Frozen Four in Minneapolis.".

Don't forget the men's ice hockey team was on its way to winning the ECAC and the wrestling time was having a very good weekend as well.

Yes, it will be a very tough year for men's ice hockey and basketball, but when weekends like March 19 - 21, 2010 happen, it is so very sweet, very special and very memorable. I'm okay with this trade off. IMHO, it is much better than the sense of entitlement that some schools (like the one ~ 5 miles down the road from me or any in the SEC) have with respect to their athletic teams.

Regarding that weekend, it was spring break and dead quiet

But there remains a glorious memory, sitting in a house on State St. the Sunday after the Men's hockey team won the ECAC title, flipping channels between basketball beating up Wisconsin and the women headed for triple OT. Absolute delirium.

[phillysportsfan]

Here's something I never thought I would hear. I was just watching the UConn-Notre Dame men's basketball game, and the announcer said that Notre Dame reminded him of last year's Cornell team with the way they moved the ball around and had the confidence that comes with having a bunch of seniors on the court. Who would have thought that a Big East team would be compared in a favorable light to the Big Red!

what a difference a year makes! lose to Dartmouth for the first time in 5 years, were down by 28 at one point in the 2nd half, team looked liked they were just going through the motions and Courtney even admitted it saying "complete lack of effort, focus and attention". I still have faith in Courtney once he brings his recruits in next year but he has not done a good job this year, offense should not be this pathetic and unorganized at this point in the season, throwing the ball to guys who arent there

[mountainred]

At this point, it may be best just to pretend this year never happened.  Perhaps we canceled the season as a homage to last year's squad?  I'm willing to go with that.

This team is less than the sum of its parts -- parts which should at least be able to contend for .500.  Some is bad luck (Wrobo just has never been healthy and this team needed him to be), but mostly this is a team that has not improved over the course of the season or gotten any real consistency from its main guys.  I have no idea what Courtney's rotation is, and I don't think he does either; there is a real sense of desperation/frustration in his bench use.  In fairness to Coach C, it's not like he's been sitting guys whose play was demanding more court time.

I'm with Philly, I want to see what Courtney can do with his players.  And those guys will have a ton of minutes out there next season.

[phillysportsfan]

At this point, it may be best just to pretend this year never happened.  Perhaps we canceled the season as a homage to last year's squad?  I'm willing to go with that.

This team is less than the sum of its parts -- parts which should at least be able to contend for .500.  Some is bad luck (Wrobo just has never been healthy and this team needed him to be), but mostly this is a team that has not improved over the course of the season or gotten any real consistency from its main guys.  I have no idea what Courtney's rotation is, and I don't think he does either; there is a real sense of desperation/frustration in his bench use.  In fairness to Coach C, it's not like he's been sitting guys whose play was demanding more court time.

I'm with Philly, I want to see what Courtney can do with his players.  And those guys will have a ton of minutes out there next season.

yeah you are right about the lack of improvement, looking back I have know idea how we beat Albany or Delaware, especially by how much they beat Delaware by

[billhoward]

Yeah, so we lost some games we shouldn't have. We've still got that Sweet Sixteen banner now hanging from the rafters, the wrestlers and women's hockey team are kicking butt, the hockey team might still make its move (upward), lacrosse looks good, and the basketball team may well be back next year ready to challenge for the league title (or the year after). In addition to that incredible three-year run to close out his time here, Donahue left Cornell believing "Cornell basketball doesn't have to suck year in, year out." There were times a generation ago on the hill when we finished near the bottom of the Ivies in hoops and still got in trouble with the NCAA. This is real progress.

[phillysportsfan]

Yeah I think you are right about Donahue changing the culture so that Cornell basketball is no longer a punch line, he showed it is possible for the basketball team to have tremendous success and hopefully that only boosted administration support of the team. I still have faith in Courtney and believe with next year's recruiting class we should finish top half of the league and maybe the following year could challenge for a title. Harvard will probably be the unanimous preseason pick to win the league next year as they have no seniors and are bringing in another possible top 25 recruiting class

[phillysportsfan]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh these team is driving me insane, played a great game @Yale for the first 38min Peck played well, got real offensive production from Eitan, Ferry scored, Gray chipped in, all was going well and then after some missed free throws and a failure to break the press we lose the game after having a 10pt lead with 2min left
Hopefully Courtney can figure this out for next year but I just dont understand how we can lose this many games by a few points

[dbilmes]

I was going to go to this game, but decided not to at the last minute. I'm glad I was spared the sight of the lucky-to-win Yalies storming the court at the end of the game.