Basketball 2014-15

[billhoward]

Look out, Syracuse (Dec. 31 at Syracuse). NJIT in the heart of resurgent Newark took down #17 Michigan yesterday, 72-70. NJIT suffered an 0-51 spell about 10 years ago. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400598837

[billhoward]

December 8:
Basketball, 5-4
Ice hockey, 5-5-1

[RichH]

December 8:
Basketball, 5-4
Ice hockey, 5-5-1

I wasn't aware it was a competition.

[billhoward]

See fierce competition above to dump on the coach. Basketball was 2-26 last year, lost players to transfer, lost recruits who saw a disaster zone, and yet is 5-4 and 3 points shy of being 7-3. Hockey is performing about as expected or a tad under, basketball is way outperforming.

[margolism]

What would it take for folks to feel the BB coach should stay / have contract extended?

[TimV]

What would it take for folks to feel the BB coach should stay / have contract extended?

Pigs flying over Schoellkopf.:-P

[ugarte]

What would it take for folks to feel the BB coach should stay / have contract extended?

.500 or close to it in-conference.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

What would it take for folks to feel the BB coach should stay / have contract extended?

Pigs flying over Schoellkopf.:-P

There's a Pink Floyd reference if I ever heard one!

[scoop85]

What would it take for folks to feel the BB coach should stay / have contract extended?

.500 or close to it in-conference.

I think 7-7 in the Ivies is a minimum requirement given that 3 of our top guys (Miller, Cancer and Cherry) are seniors.  I personally think Noel should require at least a winning record in the league given the poor track record.

[jeff '84]

Cornell crushes DIII Alfred State 107-29. The 78-point margin of victory is the largest in school history.

http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2015/1/10/MBB_0110155355.aspx

[Ken711]

Cornell crushes DIII Alfred State 107-29. The 78-point margin of victory is the largest in school history.

http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2015/1/10/MBB_0110155355.aspx

What's the point of scheduling D3 programs other than to pad the win column?

[ugarte]

Cornell crushes DIII Alfred State 107-29. The 78-point margin of victory is the largest in school history.

http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2015/1/10/MBB_0110155355.aspx

What's the point of scheduling D3 programs other than to pad the win column?

We schedule one a year. I know that Donohue was a D-III guy, and I think he started the tradition. but I'm not sure if it preceded him.

[dbilmes]

What's the point of scheduling D3 programs other than to pad the win column?

It gives the D3 team that comes to Ithaca a chance to cash in on a big payday.

[Trotsky]

Princeton women up to 19 in AP.  With nothing but Ivies left, they could enter the tourney 30-0.

[rss77]

Two of the main issues with Cornell basketball this season is lack of a true point guard and lack of another inside scorer to complement Shonn Miller.  Devin Cherry is giving his best effort out there but lacks the vision to be a good point man and unfortunately don't see any other options at the point beyond Galal Cancer.  Basically Cherry is a 2 guard playing out of position.  IMO recruiting a good point guard is harder than finding a good big man. The defense has been reasonably effective especially yesterday in the effort against Columbia which brought about the comeback (Special props to Robert Hatter for his defense on Maddie Lo).  I am yet hopeful that the team can make it to 7-7 in Ivies.  They'll go as far as Shonn can take them.