Men's Basketball 22-23

[Mr. Niss]

I thought Cornell did a good job of getting some wide open looks but didnt make them.. then we attacked the rim and couldnt get calls while Yale took a bunch of bad shots and got rewarded with some bad bounce rebounds, buried several 3s in a row and got 2-3 marginal calls in drives to the basket.

Hanging around is all you can ask and hope we go on the 3-4- in a row streak.

Best synopsis of the half.  They can't win missing wide open looks, free throws, and overcome some dubious officiating.

[Mr. Niss]

aaaaaaand not the start to the second half one would have hoped for

[Mr. Niss]

*If* we can hang around, and if we can make a free throw, Yale racking up the fouls early may be consequential.

[upprdeck]

Cant expect many wins shooting 33% and the othe team shoots 60% from 3.

[scoop85]

Cant expect many wins shooting 33% and the othe team shoots 60% from 3.

Earl has done a great job squeezing decent results out of his team, but today highlighted that there's still a talent gap between Cornell and the top of the league. The recruits coming in seem decent, but don't look to be at the level of Yale's guys. Hopefully I'm wrong.

[nyc94]

Princeton defeats Yale 74-65

[RichH]

Princeton defeats Yale 74-65

NCAA Tournament bids:

Penn 24
Princeton 26
Field 28

The Ivy website used to have a nice history section, now it's just littered with promos and the phrase "Ivy Madness," which *barf*

[Iceberg]

Princeton defeats Yale 74-65

Clearly driven by the ghost of Pete Carril

[rss77]

IMO we are very fortunate to have Brian Earl as the head basketball coach and he got the most mileage out of the talent.  Hoping that Imegwu the 6 foot 9 from Blair Academy commit will help the interior defense.  Through the latter half of the season the Red struggled to get stops on defense and the opposing teams' shooting percentage was usually above 50%.  Have not looked at the stats but Cornell's 3 point shooting percentage seemed to fall off also. I am sure the coaching staff wants to firm up the interior defense but that weakness extends back to when Courtney was coaching.  Cornell cannot seem to recruit the quality bigs that Yale, Princeton, and Brown have.  Dolan is a big loss but much of the talent returns.  Again Kudos to Coach Earl and his staff.

[Ken711]

15th ranked Princeton 59 beat 2nd ranked Arizona 55 in NCAA playoff bracket game today.

[upprdeck]

Cornell needs to find a forward than can make plays other than make a 3.  the PU bigs took the ball to the hoop vs Ariz.

[Ken711]

I fear Princeton making a continued run in the tournament could mean their coach Mitch Henderson gets offered a higher level opening, and Brian Earl, a Princeton grad leaves Cornell to take his place.

[djk26]

I fear Princeton making a continued run in the tournament could mean their coach Mitch Henderson gets offered a higher level opening, and Brian Earl, a Princeton grad leaves Cornell to take his place.

That scenario sounds all too plausible, and I bet one win in this tournament is enough for Princeton's coach to get serious interest from other schools.  If Earl goes to Princeton we'll have to watch Earl vs Donohue in the Princeton/Penn games.

[upprdeck]

I would think that he would need to make 3-4x his cornell money to be even in costs in NJ..   maybe he likes this lifestyle up here??

[Ken711]

I would think that he would need to make 3-4x his cornell money to be even in costs in NJ..   maybe he likes this lifestyle up here??

The opportunity to coach at your alma mater and the prestige of the Princeton name in recruiting may be too much to turn down if offered a chance, regardless of the salary.  Anyway, I hope he stays and can build a strong team at Cornell.