Men's Basketball 22-23

billhoward · November 07, 2022, 11:08:31 AM

Thanks for reminding us the basketball still exists and won't be terrible. My undergrad years there was a ~4-23 season (no, not coached by David Archer Sr.) and it made Sports Illustrated, but not for the excellence of Cornell basketball and player-coach goodwill.

And from this team 40 years later came a sweet sixteen team.

mountainred · November 07, 2022, 09:03:50 PM

Cornell weathered some brutal early shooting to get to within 2 at the half 43-41. 11 guys have seen action so far.

Al DeFlorio · November 07, 2022, 09:10:28 PM

Quote from: mountainredCornell weathered some brutal early shooting to get to within 2 at the half 43-41. 11 guys have seen action so far.

Live by the three, die by the three.

scoop85 · November 07, 2022, 09:53:50 PM

Quote from: Al DeFlorio
Quote from: mountainredCornell weathered some brutal early shooting to get to within 2 at the half 43-41. 11 guys have seen action so far.
Live by the three, die by the three.

Ragland is as wild tonight as he is fearless

scoop85 · November 07, 2022, 09:56:05 PM

Cornell leads 68-65 with 4:53 left. Nazir Williams is showing he's our best talent, and by a significant margin.

scoop85 · November 07, 2022, 09:59:25 PM

Watching us play is thrilling and infuriating all at once. We do some great things and amazingly bonehead things in the span of seconds. Up by 2 with about 3 minutes left, but just had a 6 point lead with a chance to go up 8.

mountainred · November 07, 2022, 10:21:05 PM

BC hits a shot with under a second left to win 79-77. Very frustrating, as this one was very winnable for the reasons scoop mentioned.

mountainred · November 07, 2022, 10:29:29 PM

Random thoughts:

Williams is fricking talented and is going to be special. His body control is astounding.

Dolan is a rock in the back court and very efficient. And Gray is a tremendous defender who looks like he can play some offense. If so, he's very valuable.

Ragland could be a real difference maker if he played to his strengths and stayed near the glass, but 1-7 from behind the arc hurts the team.

Hansen's passing is going to be a problem if it doesn't get better fast.

One more to help me sleep. The Ivies lost every d1 game they played tonight and the Big Red were the only ones who played with a power 5 team. So, yay?!?

scoop85 · November 07, 2022, 10:48:27 PM

Quote from: mountainredRandom thoughts:

Williams is fricking talented and is going to be special. His body control is astounding.

Dolan is a rock in the back court and very efficient. And Gray is a tremendous defender who looks like he can play some offense. If so, he's very valuable.

Ragland could be a real difference maker if he played to his strengths and stayed near the glass, but 1-7 from behind the arc hurts the team.

Hansen's passing is going to be a problem if it doesn't get better fast.

I posted last year that Williams was our best player, but he wasn't consistent enough. If tonight's performance is any indication, he'll be in the running for All Ivy this year.

The coaches have to rope in Ragland on those wild 3's. It's nice the kid is fearless, but he needs to show a bit better judgment.

Agreed about Hansen's passing—that's got to improve given the type of offense we play.

Nice debut for Watson. He's a good fit for our style. I thought Nix would be in the rotation, but maybe he'll work his way in as the season moves along.

Really would have been great to walk away with the win, but a few too many turnovers and gave up some ill-timed offensive rebounds when BC made it's late run. But a lot to be optimistic about.

ugarte · November 07, 2022, 11:24:49 PM

thanks all for the session preview and game analysis. I hadn't realized the season was starting until I saw the final score on Twitter and did a double-take. already looking forward to the Columbia game.

billhoward · November 08, 2022, 09:53:39 AM

Quote from: scoop85The coaches have to rope in Ragland on those wild 3's. It's nice the kid is fearless, but he needs to show a bit better judgment.

Good insights. Also: You just defined college student.

Swampy · November 08, 2022, 04:56:06 PM

Quote from: billhoward
Quote from: scoop85The coaches have to rope in Ragland on those wild 3's. It's nice the kid is fearless, but he needs to show a bit better judgment.
Good insights. Also: You just defined college student.

See the article about Cornell in today's New York Times.

mountainred · November 10, 2022, 08:58:44 PM

One of the annual D3 games was tonight, and the BR took care of business 114-57. Last 10 minutes was full "empty the bench mode," so first sightings of DJ Nix, Ryan Kiachian, Adam Tsang Hinton, Josh Baldwin, and a guy that was added to the roster today AK Okereke.

mountainred · November 10, 2022, 08:58:44 PM

One of the annual D3 games was tonight, and the BR took care of business 114-57. Last 10 minutes was full "empty the bench mode," so first sightings of DJ Nix, Ryan Kiachian, Adam Tsang Hinton, Josh Baldwin, and a guy that was added to the roster today AK Okereke.

abmarks · November 10, 2022, 09:19:10 PM

Quote from: mountainredOne of the annual D3 games was tonight, and the BR took care of business 114-57. Last 10 minutes was full "empty the bench mode," so first sightings of DJ Nix, Ryan Kiachian, Adam Tsang Hinton, Josh Baldwin, and a guy that was added to the roster today AK Okereke.

Serious question. How does a guy just get added to the roster today? Where did he come from?