general 2010-2011 basketball season thread

[phillysportsfan]

Ah I get it now, interesting that Wire is apparently considering trying to go to the NFL, Big Ten announcers during the MN game mentioned it but I didnt really believe but Barry mentioned it again tonight on the broadcast

[Josh '99]

Yeah it is sorta ok since they have never even been co-champs and wouldnt have the chance if PU lost on Tuesday. Plus just another opportunity to pick on Harvard and the expert on court storming ruled it as a violation:

http://stfu.wikispot.org/Rules_for_Storming_the_Floor
http://twitter.com/stfhoops/status/44225506836627456
I ain't down wit this one. Didn't clinch anything. RT @TheHoopsReport: Harvard fans rushed the court.

Pretty funny were this tweeted by a Harvard student from, say, Grosse Point.

Huh? That joke is over my head, I dont understand?

Don't feel bad, most of his jokes aren't very good.

[nyc94]

Princeton leads Penn 61-49 with 3:19 to play.
edit: Princeton leads Penn 67-57 with :49 to play.
edit: 70-58 Final

[phillysportsfan]

Yeah playoff Saturday at Yale 4pm, and our pathetic league couldnt even get it on tv, only on espn3

[nyc94]

Yeah playoff Saturday at Yale 4pm, and our pathetic league couldnt even get it on tv, only on espn3

Aren't there about a dozen other league tournaments going on at the same time?

[phillysportsfan]

yeah there is ACC on espn, Southland on ESPN2 and women's WAC final on ESPNU

I would think the playoff would probably get more viewers than women's basketball at least but I guess espn cant just push them aside

[nyc94]

Maybe YES could preempt the Dave Winfield biography at 4 PM.

[Josh '99]

Yeah playoff Saturday at Yale 4pm, and our pathetic league couldnt even get it on tv, only on espn3

Would anybody watch?

[phillysportsfan]

Yeah I would think more people than a women's game or the Southland final, Harvard has gotten a lot of press over the last week

[phillysportsfan]

playoff sold out in 30min, Yale only holds 2500, they should have had it at a bigger arena, league screws up again

[mountainred]

Philly -- Large crowds and TV exposure distract from the purity of the amateur athletic experience. ::rolleyes::

[phillysportsfan]

Yeah I guess thats what the league thinks, I can only hope that some big time Harvard or PU alum didnt get a ticket and knocks some common sense into the league

[Chris '03]

Yeah I guess thats what the league thinks, I can only hope that some big time Harvard or PU alum didnt get a ticket and knocks some common sense into the league

An immediate sellout for a one game Ivy playoff makes a big statement in favor of an Ivy hoops tournament. The clamoring from the P contingent will likely pick up if we go a fourth year (the horror!) without on of them in the NCAA tournament.

On one hand I hope Princeton wins Saturday because I hope Harvard never makes the NCAA tournament. On the other hand, I hope Princeton loses and the obnoxious "we're better than you so we play the Tuesday after the season ends" P v P game is somehow to blame.

[phillysportsfan]

I am not really rooting for either of them, I want Harvard to win just so that it is one more year without Penn/PU winning it but then again Harvard SUCKS so cant really pick one

The problem with a league tournament is the league wouldnt know how to run it, they screwed it up this year when there hasnt been a playoff in 9 years

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

The problem is where else can you have it?  On short notice, the only option is an on-campus location.  Most of the medium sized arenas would either have conflict, or would require significant costs to just hold the date for a playoff that wouldn't occur most years.  The Palestra would be a great location, but it's not exactly convenient for both sides (or neutral, for that matter).

The only other workable option is to use a larger facility on a non-Ivy campus, and I'm not sure how practical that is.