Men's Basketball 22-23

[ugarte]

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.

is earl even the best alumni candidate? i admit i didn't keep track of the carrill tree

[Weder]

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.

is earl even the best alumni candidate? i admit i didn't keep track of the carrill tree

I was wondering the same thing -- for example, Sydney Johnson isn't that much older than Earl and doesn't seem to be up to anything. I can't say who the better coach is, though.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

And Princeton stomps Missouri.  Next up they get the winner of Creighton / Baylor.

At least Cornell got a mention during the TV coverage as one of only three Ivy League teams to previously make it to the sweet 16. The other 2 were both Penn.

[Al DeFlorio]

And Princeton stomps Missouri.  Next up they get the winner of Creighton / Baylor.

At least Cornell got a mention during the TV coverage as one of only three Ivy League teams to previously make it to the sweet 16. The other 2 were both Penn.

Bill Bradley took Princeton to the final four and a date with Cazzie Russell and Michigan.

https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/03/moments-in-march-bill-bradley-led-tigers-final-four-run

[kingpin248]

And Princeton stomps Missouri.  Next up they get the winner of Creighton / Baylor.

At least Cornell got a mention during the TV coverage as one of only three Ivy League teams to previously make it to the sweet 16. The other 2 were both Penn.

Bill Bradley took Princeton to the final four and a date with Cazzie Russell and Michigan.

https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/03/moments-in-march-bill-bradley-led-tigers-final-four-run

The graphic mentioning Penn's two Final Four trips in the late 1970s and Cornell's in 2010 had some fine print above it — "since 1975." (That's when the field expanded to 32 teams and allowed more than one team per conference.)

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

And Princeton stomps Missouri.  Next up they get the winner of Creighton / Baylor.

At least Cornell got a mention during the TV coverage as one of only three Ivy League teams to previously make it to the sweet 16. The other 2 were both Penn.

Bill Bradley took Princeton to the final four and a date with Cazzie Russell and Michigan.

https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/03/moments-in-march-bill-bradley-led-tigers-final-four-run

The graphic mentioning Penn's two Final Four trips in the late 1970s and Cornell's in 2010 had some fine print above it — "since 1975." (That's when the field expanded to 32 teams and allowed more than one team per conference.)

I missed that part.

[billhoward]

And Princeton stomps Missouri.  Next up they get the winner of Creighton / Baylor.

At least Cornell got a mention during the TV coverage as one of only three Ivy League teams to previously make it to the sweet 16. The other 2 were both Penn.

It was a smaller tournament in 1965 -- so there was no Sweet Sixteen, just 23 teams invited -- but Princeton did make it to the final four which is now the Final Four.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

And Princeton stomps Missouri.  Next up they get the winner of Creighton / Baylor.

At least Cornell got a mention during the TV coverage as one of only three Ivy League teams to previously make it to the sweet 16. The other 2 were both Penn.

It was a smaller tournament in 1965 -- so there was no Sweet Sixteen, just 23 teams invited -- but Princeton did make it to the final four which is now the Final Four.

23?  Weird number.

[upprdeck]

it was a long time until anyone who didnt win a conf could go to the NCAA.. many years the 4-5th best team in the countr stayed home

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

it was a long time until anyone who didnt win a conf could go to the NCAA.. many years the 4-5th best team in the countr stayed home

OK, that explains 23.

[upprdeck]

one big reason UCLA won so many titles..  They played out west and no travel was done back then and only a few western teams were good, so less chances to get beat.. then many eastern teams never even got a chance.. the ACC had many yrs the 2nd best team was a top 5-10 team and stayed home.

[Scersk '97]

it was a long time until anyone who didnt win a conf could go to the NCAA.. many years the 4-5th best team in the countr stayed home

How hockey should be, as far as I'm concerned. Regular-season "champions," champions, and the top independent. Seed based on KRACH, with byes until you get to balanced quarters or semis. Best 2 out of 3 at the higher seed until the Frozen Four.

[ugarte]

princeton to the sweet 16 annoying because cornell no longer "the last ivy to..." and getting to the elite 8 would make it worse but it's still hard for me to root against them to pull it off

[arugula]

Thing is I feel like this Princeton team is nowhere near as good as the Whitman, Dale group. But a win's a win.

[upprdeck]

The level of consistency across the sport has dropped way off.. The best teams 20 yrs ago seldom played down to level most of these teams could beat.  Now some say the bottom has risen up and it has.  But the top has dropped way more.  So many teams rely on non-basketball related skills to win that those are hard to repeat 30 games a yr.