Men’s Basketball 23-24

ugarte · November 06, 2023, 08:21:16 PM

Down 5 at the break because Lehigh is shooting at a hoop the size of the Pacific Ocean.

Mr. Niss · November 06, 2023, 08:28:04 PM

Quote from: ugarteDown 5 at the break because Lehigh is shooting at a hoop the size of the Pacific Ocean.

Overall, I'd say we've done more to shoot ourselves in the feet than Lehigh has done to be leading this game.

Mr. Niss · November 06, 2023, 08:44:00 PM

The Cornell press is a joke. I wish Brian would stop.

chimpfood · November 06, 2023, 08:56:04 PM

Let's not overreact, earl has done a lot for this program and the press is a very important part of this teams identify which is wearing down the other team with a fast paced game. I agree that it has lost its effectiveness later into this game but give it time, it's a long season.

Mr. Niss · November 06, 2023, 09:02:15 PM

The ease with which other teams break this press is not new. I was at the Yale game at home last year, for example, as just one example (we went from down 13 to winning by 12 going away when we stopped pressing). I understand why they do it. I watched a game or two last year. But when trailing and at risk of a game getting away, against a team that they should be much better than, I'd rather he not press.

chimpfood · November 06, 2023, 09:34:00 PM

Nice win considering the team got no minutes from tsang-Hinton, Baldwin, and watson, who I thought would all be important pieces this year. Anybody know what's up with those guys, whether it was injuries or just healthy scratches? Big props to Noard and okereke for stepping up. Looking forward to the rest of this season!

Ken711 · November 06, 2023, 09:34:53 PM

Cornell with some good free throw shooting to secure the win down the stretch 84-78.

mountainred · November 06, 2023, 09:46:08 PM

Really helped that Lehigh shot 1-12 from behind the arc in the second half. Nice to steal a win when Williams was not at his best.

Noard only started in one spot, but carried the offense in the first half, so it was kinda like two. Hansen just missed his career high and was clutch in the second half.

But who had AK Okereke playing 25 minutes? Okereke was essentially a walk on, played a whopping six minutes last season, but looked solid.

mountainred · November 06, 2023, 09:49:51 PM

Quote from: chimpfoodNice win considering the team got no minutes from tsang-Hinton, Baldwin, and watson, who I thought would all be important pieces this year. Anybody know what's up with those guys, whether it was injuries or just healthy scratches?

We should find out Wednesday when I would expect everyone who is healthy to log minutes.

ugarte · November 06, 2023, 10:03:01 PM

Quote from: mountainredReally helped that Lehigh shot 1-12 from behind the arc in the second half.

I didn't get to watch but it sure seems like some genius upthread figured out why we were losing!

ugarte · November 07, 2023, 12:00:36 PM

What in the world happened to Boothby's 3 point shot? He slipped last year considerably and was 0-3 last night.

Proposal for the future, if the hoops fans are going to be active, that we have "weekend" threads rather than have a basketball thread that stretches forever. Nightmare on mobile.

Good chance I'll be at Rose Hill on Saturday afternoon to watch us play Fordham.

Al DeFlorio · November 07, 2023, 12:24:53 PM

Quote from: ugarteWhat in the world happened to Boothby's 3 point shot? He slipped last year considerably and was 0-3 last night.

Proposal for the future, if the hoops fans are going to be active, that we have "weekend" threads rather than have a basketball thread that stretches forever. Nightmare on mobile.

Good chance I'll be at Rose Hill on Saturday afternoon to watch us play Fordham.

Dinner at Dominick's on Arthur Avenue

mountainred · November 08, 2023, 09:54:35 AM

Quote from: ugarteWhat in the world happened to Boothby's 3 point shot? He slipped last year considerably and was 0-3 last night.

Boothby's shooting as a freshman was unsustainable; 49.5% from behind the arc was insane. And he found his stroke in league play last year, 22-46 (don't do the math on his out of conference shooting last year, it's not pretty).

Not going to start a thread over a D3 game, but maybe next weekend? I saw the commentators for the broadcast are new names. Did Barry retire/get replaced?

ugarte · November 08, 2023, 10:53:07 AM

Quote from: Al DeFlorio
Quote from: ugarteWhat in the world happened to Boothby's 3 point shot? He slipped last year considerably and was 0-3 last night.

Proposal for the future, if the hoops fans are going to be active, that we have "weekend" threads rather than have a basketball thread that stretches forever. Nightmare on mobile.

Good chance I'll be at Rose Hill on Saturday afternoon to watch us play Fordham.
Dinner at Dominick's on Arthur Avenue

Something like that. Definitely going to get fresh mozz somewhere. Is anyone else going?

upprdeck · November 08, 2023, 05:34:14 PM

Quote from: mountainred
Quote from: ugarteWhat in the world happened to Boothby's 3 point shot? He slipped last year considerably and was 0-3 last night.

Boothby's shooting as a freshman was unsustainable; 49.5% from behind the arc was insane. And he found his stroke in league play last year, 22-46 (don't do the math on his out of conference shooting last year, it's not pretty).

Not going to start a thread over a D3 game, but maybe next weekend? I saw the commentators for the broadcast are new names. Did Barry retire/get replaced?

Wasn't the discussion about the Lehigh game going 0-3? we didn't play the D-3 game yet.