Men's Basketball (2016-17)

[abmarks]

Interesting news, as next season.  The kid appears to be a bit of a late bloomer, and it looks like he'll be a solid Ivy League player.

https://twitter.com/jimmyb_23/status/836738018723643393

Jim Boeheim's kid! 6'7" but mostly outside game from his highlight reel. Interesting.

Nice late pick-up.  He doesn't look like the rim protector/rebounder that the team needs, but extra frontcourt help is great.  And good shooters are always useful.

Can't hurt the recruiting pitch to other kids when a legendary coach's son elects to play for you

But does he actually go to class or is he like the sort of kid his dad would recruit?

[Trotsky]

Interesting news, as next season.  The kid appears to be a bit of a late bloomer, and it looks like he'll be a solid Ivy League player.

https://twitter.com/jimmyb_23/status/836738018723643393

Jim Boeheim's kid! 6'7" but mostly outside game from his highlight reel. Interesting.

Nice late pick-up.  He doesn't look like the rim protector/rebounder that the team needs, but extra frontcourt help is great.  And good shooters are always useful.

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Can't hurt the recruiting pitch to other kids when a legendary coach's son elects to play for you

But does he actually go to class or is he like the sort of kid his dad would recruit?

And is he an asshole like pops?

[scoop85]

Interesting news, as next season.  The kid appears to be a bit of a late bloomer, and it looks like he'll be a solid Ivy League player.

https://twitter.com/jimmyb_23/status/836738018723643393

Jim Boeheim's kid! 6'7" but mostly outside game from his highlight reel. Interesting.

Nice late pick-up.  He doesn't look like the rim protector/rebounder that the team needs, but extra frontcourt help is great.  And good shooters are always useful.

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Can't hurt the recruiting pitch to other kids when a legendary coach's son elects to play for you

But does he actually go to class or is he like the sort of kid his dad would recruit?

And is he an asshole like pops?

And a nice warm welcome for Jimmy Boeheim to the Cornell family! :-P

[Ken711]

Interesting news, as next season.  The kid appears to be a bit of a late bloomer, and it looks like he'll be a solid Ivy League player.

https://twitter.com/jimmyb_23/status/836738018723643393

Jim Boeheim's kid! 6'7" but mostly outside game from his highlight reel. Interesting.

Nice late pick-up.  He doesn't look like the rim protector/rebounder that the team needs, but extra frontcourt help is great.  And good shooters are always useful.

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Can't hurt the recruiting pitch to other kids when a legendary coach's son elects to play for you

But does he actually go to class or is he like the sort of kid his dad would recruit?

And is he an asshole like pops?

Who really cares as long as he can score. :-D

[mountainred]

Interesting news, as next season.  The kid appears to be a bit of a late bloomer, and it looks like he'll be a solid Ivy League player.

https://twitter.com/jimmyb_23/status/836738018723643393

Jim Boeheim's kid! 6'7" but mostly outside game from his highlight reel. Interesting.

Nice late pick-up.  He doesn't look like the rim protector/rebounder that the team needs, but extra frontcourt help is great.  And good shooters are always useful.

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Can't hurt the recruiting pitch to other kids when a legendary coach's son elects to play for you

But does he actually go to class or is he like the sort of kid his dad would recruit?

And is he an asshole like pops?

Who really cares as long as he can score. :-D

I'd like to root for a decent person who can shoot threes.

But I will take shooter.  ::uptosomething::

[upprdeck]

I would surmise most here have never met the family nor realize they have family that works here at cornell.

[Ken711]

Nice article on Jim Boeheim.

http://insidetheloudhouse.com/2017/03/03/fathers-take-younger-jimmy-b-choosing-cornell/

[Johnny 5]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Coelacanth64/image.jpg1.jpg

Today is clean out the closet day.

::whistle::

[RichH]

Nice article on Jim Boeheim.

http://insidetheloudhouse.com/2017/03/03/fathers-take-younger-jimmy-b-choosing-cornell/

The sub-title seems to mistake Cornell (Big Red) for Cortland (Red Dragons).

[mountainred]

Ugly loss at Yale.  Big Red now sit alone in last place, though a win tomorrow probably creates a three way tie for sixth.  And last, but at least there will be company.

[Jim Hyla]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Coelacanth64/image.jpg1.jpg

Today is clean out the closet day.

::whistle::

Nice

[mountainred]

The team closes the season with a 92-78 win at Brown.  The story was basically the guys couldn't miss as they shot nearly 60% for the game.

With the win, and Princeton's win over Dartmouth, the Big Red finish tied with Brown and the Green for 6th at 4-10 in the league.

One bright-ish angle on the season is that next year isn't the complete rebuild I expected.  Coming into the season, it looked like 50-60% of the minutes were going to come from seniors with three senior starters returning.  But Onuorah only played 20 minutes in the opener and Smith never clicked with the new regime.  By the end of the season, neither was still on the roster.  Fallas started for a while, but by the end was a 10-15 minute reserve.  Only Robert Hatter was still starting.  Hatter finishes his career as the #10 all-time scorer for the Big Red, but his graduation may not be the end of the world because he was never a terribly efficient player.

The offense was improved and averaged almost a point a possession; the best mark since 2011.  The passing was better and more than half the baskets were assisted for the first time since 'ski graduated.  Offensive rebounding remained an issue (Warren helped) but the guys love the three ball too much.  Cornell was 31st in percentage of shots taken that were threes, but #247 in three point shooting.  That's not a good combination.

The defense still needs work.  The BR didn't give up nearly as many offensive rebounds, but those gains were matched by not forcing any turnovers.  

I'm mildly disappointed in the season, but the transition from Courtney to Earl was pretty significant.  And the team "looked" better. The bottom line will be recruiting.  The sophomores are solid, but our freshman class of one is a problem.  Warren is a fine player, but he's the entire class and this year's Ivy freshman class was loaded.

[abmarks]

With the win, and Princeton's win over Dartmouth, the Big Red finish tied with Brown and the Green for 6th at 4-10 in the league.

Call it what it is:  Last place.

[abmarks]

And a nice warm welcome for Jimmy Boeheim to the Cornell family! :-P

FOUnd this quote from Boeheim Sr.

"Very happy!" Jim Boeheim told ESPN in a text message. "He's a stretch-4 at that level. He can shoot the 3, and can rebound the ball.

"I think it's a great fit for him. He's a good student, it's a good basketball school, and I really like the coach [Brian Earl]."

Good basketball school?  I guess he thinks his own students are "good students" too.

[mountainred]

With the win, and Princeton's win over Dartmouth, the Big Red finish tied with Brown and the Green for 6th at 4-10 in the league.

Call it what it is:  Last place.

Which I did on Friday.  But at least there's company.