2013-2014 Basketball

[Ken711]

Now 30 of 31 losses going back to last season after tonight's loss at Dartmouth.

We moved up in RPI.

Still 25 teams below us.

Alright, that's what I call progress  ::demented::

[mountainred]

That RPI uptick is purely a factor of playing RPI #60 Harvard.  Despite the name, realtime RPI hasn't taken the Dartmouth game into account yet.  What's harder to explain is how our KenPom ranking went up (granted from #336 to #333) after the loss at Dartmouth.

[billhoward]

We are at 326 RPI, between Kennesaw State and Prairie View A&M. Binghamton, a team we played close except in the final score, is 328.

The rest of the Ivies:

060 Harvard
127 Columbia
130 Yale
145 Princeton
206 Brown
293 Penn
294 Dartmouth
326 Cornell

Small consolation: We played two overtime games (lost). We played one 1-point game (SIE, lost*). We played a 3-point game (Dartmouth, won). We played one 4-point game (Yale, lost). We led Syracuse 'til midway into the second half. We kept #3 Louisville from doubling (99-54). Only one team managed triple figures (Notre Dame).

We have the rare chance for a weekend home sweep of league royalty Princeton (iffy) and Penn (doable). Even when they're having an off year, beating a Penn or Princeton is like another Ivy beating Cornell hockey. Penn is the Saturday game, so that would be a nice sendoff for the seniors.

* Had to look the abbreviation up: SIE in the schedule summary is Siena not Southern Illinois Edwardsville. Don't click the Siena site unless necessary. It autoplays a Time Warner Cable video.

[billhoward]

That RPI uptick is purely a factor of playing RPI #60 Harvard.  Despite the name, realtime RPI hasn't taken the Dartmouth game into account yet.  What's harder to explain is how our KenPom ranking went up (granted from #336 to #333) after the loss at Dartmouth.

Maybe late reporting of law boards and MCATS.

[mountainred]

Small consolation: We played two overtime games (lost). We played one 1-point game (SIE, lost*). We played a 3-point game (Dartmouth, won). We played one 4-point game (Yale, lost). We led Syracuse 'til midway into the second half. We kept #3 Louisville from doubling (99-54). Only one team managed triple figures (Notre Dame).

We have the rare chance for a weekend home sweep of league royalty Princeton (iffy) and Penn (doable). Even when they're having an off year, beating a Penn or Princeton is like another Ivy beating Cornell hockey. Penn is the Saturday game, so that would be a nice sendoff for the seniors.

I think you are working too hard to find a bright spot.  The 87 Dartmouth scored last night is the most the Big Green have had against a D1 opponent since November 2007.  Our defense has come by its #350 out of 351 ranking honestly.

Still, I wouldn't be surprised if we beat Penn.  One thing about these guys, they play hard.  Penn, on the other hand, looks like they are going through the motions.

[billhoward]

You know the joke, " ... there's got to be a pony here somewhere."

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

You know the joke, " ... there's got to be a pony here somewhere."

Hadn't hear it before, but it sure applies.

[mountainred]

You know the joke, " ... there's got to be a pony here somewhere."

I'd be happy if we can find a Shetland in there somewhere. ::whistle::

[KeithK]

You know the joke, " ... there's got to be a pony here somewhere."

I'd be happy if we can find a Shetland in there somewhere. ::whistle::

More likely a ::deadhorse::

[Swampy]

I would hope that by late next week we'll know if BC will still be here next year. If AN plans on giving Bill the heave oh, very few things would cause him to let this drag out.

[Swampy]

Down at one point 25-0, Cornell loses by 40, 91-51.

[Chris '03]

Down at one point 25-0, Cornell loses by 40, 91-51.

Even cornell football is typically less embarrassing than that.

Meanwhile, Columbia crushed Penn to clinch its first winning ivy season since 93...

[scoop85]

Hard to believe there could be any chance Courtney can be retained after such a humiliation.

[mountainred]

Hard to believe there could be any chance Courtney can be retained after such a humiliation.

We are going to find out where hoops ranks in the Cornell sports hierarchy.  Is it a sport that matters (the school buys out the fifth year of BC's contract and starts over) or is it a sport we are contractually obligated to field (BC stays for the lamest of lame duck seasons).  Is there any doubt that a similar season would result in a changing of the guard in hockey?

[CAS]

I hope Andy is paying attention.  1 win in last 32 D-1 games.  Lose by 40 at home.