Men's Basketball 21-22

[scoop85]

89-75 final.  Big Red led by as many as 27.  The last time Cornell won at Canisius, they won the league.  I'm sure there is causation there, right?

Heck of game by Dolan:  12 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and didn't miss a shot.  Dickson added 17 points.

Pretty sure this is the best the team has looked overall since 2010.

No argument from me about your last point. Coming into the year I thought this was a big year for Earl to show he could elevate the program, and he's passing that test with flying colors.

He's taken a group of unheralded recruits and put them in a system that is maximizing their talents, as well as the depth on the roster. I can't recall a college team that regularly goes so deep into the bench, with no evident drop off in performance.

This team is fun to watch, and for those folks on the Forum who haven't caught a game this year you should check them out.

[upprdeck]

I really wonder why some of the analytics like BPI had Can. such a big fav in this game..  they had played no one and struggled to 2 wins where Cornell has play 3-4 teams with a pulse and won on the road as well.. easy money until they catch up.

[David Harding]

89-75 final.  Big Red led by as many as 27.  The last time Cornell won at Canisius, they won the league.  I'm sure there is causation there, right?

Heck of game by Dolan:  12 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and didn't miss a shot.  Dickson added 17 points.

Pretty sure this is the best the team has looked overall since 2010.

I'll settle for correlation. :-)

[billhoward]

Coming into the year I thought this was a big year for Earl to show he could elevate the program, and he's passing that test with flying colors.

Right. You can't turn a program around in a year or two (Harkness needed 4 if turn around means NCAA championship) but you expect the coach of a major Cornell sport would show progress by around year five or you wonder if it's ever going to happen. This is Earl's fifth season plus the lost Covid year.

[mountainred]

Coming into the year I thought this was a big year for Earl to show he could elevate the program, and he's passing that test with flying colors.

Right. You can't turn a program around in a year or two (Harkness needed 4 if turn around means NCAA championship) but you expect the coach of a major Cornell sport would show progress by around year five or you wonder if it's ever going to happen. This is Earl's fifth season plus the lost Covid year.

It was just that year 4 -- the first season without Matt Morgan -- was such a disappointment, especially during the ten game losing streak.  I'd watch that team and routinely think it wasn't going to come together for Earl.  But he seems to have found the secret sauce this season. Sure, none of the wins are exactly against Duke, but finding a way to win games they should win is great to see.

[upprdeck]

really if the PSu kids doesnt go  like 6-7 from 3 they would be undefeated.

[rss77]

Best win was against Colgate who is favored to win the Patriot League.

[mountainred]

Guys host 1-10 Coppin State tonight, so they should win but the Eagles' last three losses have been by 3, 1, 2, and 12 (v. a really good Bona squad).  They are going to break through against someone.  Amazingly, this will be their 11th road game so far this season; life in the MEAC is tough.

Coppin St. plays fast and Cornell so far has played even faster, so watch tonight's final score be something like 43-40.

[upprdeck]

no idea how Coppin is though.. lost by 60 20 35 20 as well. shoot 28% from 3 and avg 63 per game.. they played Can and lost by 1 and we were up 15 most of that game.they probably should have beat Canisius though

[mountainred]

If you believe the computers, Coppin St. opened the season playing awful basketball and have improved to "bad but feisty."  They have to be tired of travel though.  They were in Buffalo the day before Thanksgiving, traveled to North Carolina for a Saturday game, then back up to Olean and Ithaca this week.

[Al DeFlorio]

Red up 25-10 mid-first

[Al DeFlorio]

Coppin St. plays fast and Cornell so far has played even faster, so watch tonight's final score be something like 43-40.

55-35 at the half::cheer::

[CU2007]

Impressive team. Dare to dream here?

[Ken711]

Very nice start to the season.  Yale, Princeton and Harvard will be tough teams to face once the Ivy League season kicks in.

[upprdeck]

if they shoot 3s like that often they will have a shot vs anyone, too bad they went cold vs PSU when it mattered.  but again they had the game well in hand and got sloppy and let it get back to where a couple plays mattered.  got to clean that up