2013-2014 Basketball

Started by nyc94, November 12, 2013, 05:23:17 PM

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TimV

#45
January 01, 2014, 06:23:30 PM
Yep.  We'll certainly get exposed.  Happy New Year Al.
"Yo Paulie - I don't see no crowd gathering 'round you neither."

imafrshmn

#46
January 01, 2014, 07:20:21 PM
Quote from: TimVYep.  We'll certainly get exposed.  Happy New Year Al.

The secret's already out. We suck!
class of '09

Ken711

#47
January 02, 2014, 11:10:10 AM
The Courtney era may be coming to a an end.

Chris '03

#48
January 02, 2014, 12:03:41 PM
Quote from: Ken711The Courtney era may be coming to a an end.

Let's just hope the press release is appropriately written to satisfy the masses here.
"Mark Mazzoleni looks like a guy whose dog just died out there..."

billhoward

#49
January 02, 2014, 01:24:21 PM
At some point, our discussion of basketball deserves a football flag for piling on. The players are still representing Cornell and they're probably trying as hard as the players from Harvard and Princeton, or as our hockey team. Just without the wins to show for their work.

mountainred

#50
January 02, 2014, 10:01:12 PM
Quote from: Chris '03
Quote from: Ken711The Courtney era may be coming to a an end.

Let's just hope the press release is appropriately written to satisfy the masses here.

If the Bill Courtney era comes to an end after this season, there won't be any questions about the reason.

Rita

#51
January 03, 2014, 09:52:11 AM
Good thing Arizona is not on the basketball schedule. Wazzu and their ineptitude were the butt of the late night sportscenter.

TimV

#52
January 03, 2014, 01:40:10 PM
I didn't see any piling on the players, did you?
"Yo Paulie - I don't see no crowd gathering 'round you neither."

billhoward

#53
January 04, 2014, 02:05:54 PM
On NBC Sports TV (Sat 1/4 2 pm). The pre-game was about 90 seconds. Announcers quoted STB coach Mark Schmidt saying, "Cornell is the best 0-12 team in the country."

[edit add]: 38-28 at the half, so Cornell is keeping it respectable.
[edit add]: 81-57 final as both teams empty the bench. The spread going in was 20 and that was about where it ended. Too bad.

Al DeFlorio

#54
January 04, 2014, 02:33:42 PM
Quote from: billhowardAnnouncers quoted STB coach Mark Schmidt saying, "Cornell is the best 0-12 team in the country."
Are there any others?::whistle::
Al DeFlorio '65

billhoward

#55
January 04, 2014, 02:44:24 PM
Quote from: Al DeFlorio
Quote from: billhowardAnnouncers quoted STB coach Mark Schmidt saying, "Cornell is the best 0-12 team in the country."
Are there any others?::whistle::
Trying to be charitable here, Al. The announcer added, "Of course, he [Schmidt] didn't mention Cornell was the only 0-12 team in the country."

phillysportsfan

#56
January 04, 2014, 04:18:05 PM
Courtney has to go. He can recruit but he doesnt know how to coach. There is talent on this team but they havent improved at all in his 4 years. They dont play like a team. They stand around the outside of the 3pt line passing the ball around and then as the shot clock runs down a player is left to make a play on his own.

This winless start may end up as a good outcome because they were never going to be competitive in the league with him and another middling just below .500 year the school may have given another year due to Miller's injury. Now they have to fire him and they can start next year fresh with a new coach and Miller back if he doesnt transfer.

Wth another ugly loss to Harvard, I would be surprised if Donahue wasnt fired this year. He would be a great hire but I would be surprised if he came back. The program is almost back to where it was when he started. There are plenty of mid major schools in better conferences that would want to hire him. He built Cornell from nothing into a 3 time Ivy champ and Sweet 16 winner. It didnt work out at BC because he was never a good recruiter which is more important in the big conferences

Ken711

#57
January 04, 2014, 09:36:23 PM
Quote from: phillysportsfanCourtney has to go. He can recruit but he doesnt know how to coach. There is talent on this team but they havent improved at all in his 4 years. They dont play like a team. They stand around the outside of the 3pt line passing the ball around and then as the shot clock runs down a player is left to make a play on his own.

This winless start may end up as a good outcome because they were never going to be competitive in the league with him and another middling just below .500 year the school may have given another year due to Miller's injury. Now they have to fire him and they can start next year fresh with a new coach and Miller back if he doesnt transfer.

Wth another ugly loss to Harvard, I would be surprised if Donahue wasnt fired this year. He would be a great hire but I would be surprised if he came back. The program is almost back to where it was when he started. There are plenty of mid major schools in better conferences that would want to hire him. He built Cornell from nothing into a 3 time Ivy champ and Sweet 16 winner. It didnt work out at BC because he was never a good recruiter which is more important in the big conferences

That pretty much sums it up.

mountainred

#58
January 05, 2014, 09:17:17 PM
Quote from: phillysportsfanCourtney has to go. He can recruit but he doesnt know how to coach. There is talent on this team but they havent improved at all in his 4 years. They dont play like a team. They stand around the outside of the 3pt line passing the ball around and then as the shot clock runs down a player is left to make a play on his own.

This winless start may end up as a good outcome because they were never going to be competitive in the league with him and another middling just below .500 year the school may have given another year due to Miller's injury. Now they have to fire him and they can start next year fresh with a new coach and Miller back if he doesnt transfer.

Wth another ugly loss to Harvard, I would be surprised if Donahue wasnt fired this year. He would be a great hire but I would be surprised if he came back. The program is almost back to where it was when he started. There are plenty of mid major schools in better conferences that would want to hire him. He built Cornell from nothing into a 3 time Ivy champ and Sweet 16 winner. It didnt work out at BC because he was never a good recruiter which is more important in the big conferences

Second acts don't typically go well and I don't see this set of players performing well in a Steve Donahue system.  I will always remember Coach D and that 2010 fondly, but I think we need a new direction.

Weird stat:  Oberlin is on a three game road trek.  We are the second winless team they will play during that set of games as they handled Cairn on Saturday.  How often does that happen in January?

phillysportsfan

#59
January 07, 2014, 02:08:30 AM
Quote from: mountainredSecond acts don't typically go well and I don't see this set of players performing well in a Steve Donahue system.  I will always remember Coach D and that 2010 fondly, but I think we need a new direction.

Weird stat:  Oberlin is on a three game road trek.  We are the second winless team they will play during that set of games as they handled Cairn on Saturday.  How often does that happen in January?

Where's Elias sports bureau when you need them?

I just hope they make a change after this season, another year of this isn't tolerable
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