Men's Basketball 67 Princeton 59

[mountainred]

A nice win for the hoops team deserved a shout out.

I know correlation is not necessarily evidence of causation, but I can't help but think that the Big Red first rate second half (39-30) is at least slightly related to their taking just three three point shots in the half (missed them all).  Cornell penetrated at will, though they paid for some of those drives as the Tigers blocked 9 shots.  Cornell's pressure really bothered Princeton and the Big Red just looked quicker.  That quickness helped on the boards, as Cornell outrebounded the much taller Tigers 42-41.  

And this wasn't just a last hurrah by the seniors; 'ski was his usual steady self, but Ferry was way off (0 points).  Of the 11 guys who played, 6 were freshman or sophomores and Miller (Fr.), Cancer (Fr.) and Tarwater (Soph.) combined for 39 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks and 3 steals.  

The only real downside (and Al be glad you were paying attention to hockey) was that Princeton turned this into a free throw shooting contest for the last 2:30 and Cornell was a painful 8 of 17 at the line.  Awful way to end the game.

[Al DeFlorio]

The only real downside (and Al be glad you were paying attention to hockey) was that Princeton turned this into a free throw shooting contest for the last 2:30 and Cornell was a painful 8 of 17 at the line.  Awful way to end the game.

red, I watched every minute of the bball game, including the foul line fiasco.  Amazing they could overcome that shooting display.  Princeton must still be shaking their heads they couldn't come back at the end given the 8 for 17 at the line.

[phillysportsfan]

Yeah doesnt appear they will fix the foul line issues for the rest of the season which will prevent any lead from being safe. Although most of the free throw problem is Cancer and Princeton seemed to let Cancer get the inbounds at end because they knew he was a terrible free throw shooter.

We have been saying it all year we wish they took less 3's and they finally did in that 2nd half. Disappointing game from Ferry, he chucked his usual bad transition 3 and was real weak on those 2 free throws at the end, missing both, the 2nd one barely hit the front of the rim. They didnt make the free throws at the end of the game but they did grab the key rebounds that could have been the difference in some of those games during that 5 game road stretch. It was also a good surprise to see them not foul much for once, Eitan was in his usual foul trouble but the team fouls were low.

Hopefully tonight they will play a similar game as that 2nd half, rebound, dont foul a lot, and dont shoot so many 3's

[Ben]

I'd love to figure out what's up with Eitan. He's one of the nicest people I've ever met, but he just can't stop getting into foul trouble. Very odd.

Good performance overall, except the already-mentioned FT shooting. I said to one of my friends during a game last year that we should just spend the off-season at the foul line. I guess we didn't, or it didn't work.

[phillysportsfan]

interesting stat from Delaney:
http://twitter.com/#!/BDelaney_1160/status/158232091522371584
Last night was the first time in 43 Bill-Courtney coached games that CU: shot higher FG pct + outRB + more FTA + fewer TOs than opponent.

[mountainred]

Yeah doesnt appear they will fix the foul line issues for the rest of the season which will prevent any lead from being safe. Although most of the free throw problem is Cancer and Princeton seemed to let Cancer get the inbounds at end because they knew he was a terrible free throw shooter.

We have been saying it all year we wish they took less 3's and they finally did in that 2nd half. Disappointing game from Ferry, he chucked his usual bad transition 3 and was real weak on those 2 free throws at the end, missing both, the 2nd one barely hit the front of the rim. They didnt make the free throws at the end of the game but they did grab the key rebounds that could have been the difference in some of those games during that 5 game road stretch. It was also a good surprise to see them not foul much for once, Eitan was in his usual foul trouble but the team fouls were low.

Hopefully tonight they will play a similar game as that 2nd half, rebound, dont foul a lot, and dont shoot so many 3's

I would hope they learned that last night's formula was a good one, but who knows.  Penn is backcourt driven, so I hope Eitan can stay on the floor for more than 11 minutes.

The FT shooting was a team effort, no one could make two in a row down the stretch. Eric Taylor was saying that Cancer was a 70% FT shooter in high school and the basket is the same height and the line is the same distance at this level.  He must have caught the same bug as Ferry, who shot 80% last year and is under 50% for this year.

[Luke 05]

Current Bracketology has Ivy Champ (UPenn) as a 16 seed and Harvard as a 9 seed.  Will be interesting to see if Harvard makes it through the conference with 2 losses if the Ivies get 2 teams in the tourney.  Highly unlikely in the end, but still fun to watch this year given the hot start.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology

[David Harding]

Shonn Miller is Ivy League Rookie of the Week.  

Cornell freshman forward Shonn Miller (Euclid, Ohio) was fantastic in his first Ivy League weekend, averaging 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 1.0 steals while shooting 57 percent from the floor for the Big Red in two starts. In the victory over defending Ivy co-champion Princeton, Miller scored 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots while also dishing out an assist and stealing a pass. He answered that with 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks against Penn, hitting 8-of-13 shots from the floor.

[phillysportsfan]

Shonn Miller is Ivy League Rookie of the Week.  

Cornell freshman forward Shonn Miller (Euclid, Ohio) was fantastic in his first Ivy League weekend, averaging 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 1.0 steals while shooting 57 percent from the floor for the Big Red in two starts. In the victory over defending Ivy co-champion Princeton, Miller scored 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots while also dishing out an assist and stealing a pass. He answered that with 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks against Penn, hitting 8-of-13 shots from the floor.

Definitely a lot to look forward to with Miller, Cancer, Cherry over the next few years, can only hope Bunce and Harmon are as good as advertised

[dbilmes]

Does anyone know why our schedule changed this year? For as long as I can remember, we opened our Ivy season with a home-and-home series against Columbia on consecutive Saturdays. This year, we opened with a weekend series against Penn and Princeton. I actually like it better this way, but I was curious as to why the schedule was changed.

[scoop85]

Does anyone know why our schedule changed this year? For as long as I can remember, we opened our Ivy season with a home-and-home series against Columbia on consecutive Saturdays. This year, we opened with a weekend series against Penn and Princeton. I actually like it better this way, but I was curious as to why the schedule was changed.

To accommodate Princeton's exam schedule, apparently.

[ugarte]

Is anyone else going to the Columbia game on Saturday?

[phillysportsfan]

Does anyone know why our schedule changed this year? For as long as I can remember, we opened our Ivy season with a home-and-home series against Columbia on consecutive Saturdays. This year, we opened with a weekend series against Penn and Princeton. I actually like it better this way, but I was curious as to why the schedule was changed.

To accommodate Princeton's exam schedule, apparently.

Does anyone here understand why Princeton takes their exams a month after the semester is over besides the fact that they dont want to conform to what probably every other college in this country does? I would hate to have to take exams after winter break, no closure of the semester and you feel the need to have to study everyday on what is supposed to be winter break

Princeton really screwed up the women's basketball schedule, Cornell traveled to Princeton on 1/13 and then has to go back to Penn on 1/29

[Al DeFlorio]

Does anyone know why our schedule changed this year? For as long as I can remember, we opened our Ivy season with a home-and-home series against Columbia on consecutive Saturdays. This year, we opened with a weekend series against Penn and Princeton. I actually like it better this way, but I was curious as to why the schedule was changed.

To accommodate Princeton's exam schedule, apparently.

Does anyone here understand why Princeton takes their exams a month after the semester is over besides the fact that they dont want to conform to what probably every other college in this country does? I would hate to have to take exams after winter break, no closure of the semester and you feel the need to have to study everyday on what is supposed to be winter break

Princeton really screwed up the women's basketball schedule, Cornell traveled to Princeton on 1/13 and then has to go back to Penn on 1/29

This is exactly how Cornell--and most if not all Ivies except, perhaps, Dartmouth and its quarterly semesters--scheduled semesters and exams back in the 60s.  Unlike others, Princeton retains that calendar.  Frankly, I preferred it.

[Swampy]

Does anyone know why our schedule changed this year? For as long as I can remember, we opened our Ivy season with a home-and-home series against Columbia on consecutive Saturdays. This year, we opened with a weekend series against Penn and Princeton. I actually like it better this way, but I was curious as to why the schedule was changed.

To accommodate Princeton's exam schedule, apparently.

Does anyone here understand why Princeton takes their exams a month after the semester is over besides the fact that they dont want to conform to what probably every other college in this country does? I would hate to have to take exams after winter break, no closure of the semester and you feel the need to have to study everyday on what is supposed to be winter break

Princeton really screwed up the women's basketball schedule, Cornell traveled to Princeton on 1/13 and then has to go back to Penn on 1/29

This is exactly how Cornell--and most if not all Ivies except, perhaps, Dartmouth and its quarterly semesters--scheduled semesters and exams back in the 60s.  Unlike others, Princeton retains that calendar.  Frankly, I preferred it.

Ditto.