Men’s Basketball 23-24

[Ken711]

maybe his style its an easier path to the tourney for him?

Or having to face Yale and their 7 foot center for 2 more years.

Or he'd rather live in Virginia than Ithaca?

That too perhaps. I lived in Williamsburg for a time.  Much better weather obviously, and cheaper to live (taxes, housing, etc).

[chimpfood]

I think it's a bad sign for the program if our coach is uprooting his family after our most successful season in 14 years to go to William and Mary of all places.

[ugarte]

I think it's a bad sign for the program if our coach is uprooting his family after our most successful season in 14 years to go to William and Mary of all places.

stop seeing ghosts everywhere

[mountainred]

maybe his style its an easier path to the tourney for him?

Or having to face Yale and their 7 foot center for 2 more years.

Or he'd rather live in Virginia than Ithaca?

Yale fans are convinced Wolf is taking NIL money and bailing, but they could be seeing ghosts.

Williamsburg is an odd place.  Summers are brutal because it is nearly swamp land (worse than an Ithaca winter? YMMV) and verrrry touristy.  But I have a good friend who retired there, so it can't be all bad.

Over on the basketball-u board, a Princeton poster asserted that the W&M hoops budget is twice that of Cornell's (2mil+ v. 1mil+).  So, Brian probably got a nice raise and access to more resources and is in charge of the clear #1 winter sport there.  And has a pick of far more pancake houses (seriously, they are everywhere there.

The CAA is also a one-bid league, so I'm not sure the NCAA path is that much easier

[George64]

Over on the basketball-u board, a Princeton poster asserted that the W&M hoops budget is twice that of Cornell's (2mil+ v. 1mil+).  So, Brian probably got a nice raise and access to more resources and is in charge of the clear #1 winter sport there.

Until Ned arrived, basketball was the premier winter sport.  That's no longer true, and probably won't be again.

[mike1960]

maybe his style its an easier path to the tourney for him?

Or having to face Yale and their 7 foot center for 2 more years.

Or he'd rather live in Virginia than Ithaca?

Yale fans are convinced Wolf is taking NIL money and bailing, but they could be seeing ghosts.

Williamsburg is an odd place.  Summers are brutal because it is nearly swamp land (worse than an Ithaca winter? YMMV) and verrrry touristy.  But I have a good friend who retired there, so it can't be all bad.

Over on the basketball-u board, a Princeton poster asserted that the W&M hoops budget is twice that of Cornell's (2mil+ v. 1mil+).  So, Brian probably got a nice raise and access to more resources and is in charge of the clear #1 winter sport there.  And has a pick of far more pancake houses (seriously, they are everywhere there.

The CAA is also a one-bid league, so I'm not sure the NCAA path is that much easier

"The answer to all your questions is money." --  Don Ohlmeyer

[Scersk '97]

Over on the basketball-u board, a Princeton poster asserted that the W&M hoops budget is twice that of Cornell's (2mil+ v. 1mil+).  So, Brian probably got a nice raise and access to more resources and is in charge of the clear #1 winter sport there.

Until Ned arrived, basketball was the premier winter sport.  That's no longer true, and probably won't be again.

Nobody can convince me that basketball exists.

[ugarte]

Over on the basketball-u board, a Princeton poster asserted that the W&M hoops budget is twice that of Cornell's (2mil+ v. 1mil+).  So, Brian probably got a nice raise and access to more resources and is in charge of the clear #1 winter sport there.

Until Ned arrived, basketball was the premier winter sport.  That's no longer true, and probably won't be again.

Nobody can convince me that basketball exists.

You missed a fun season!

[Scersk '97]

Nobody can convince me that basketball exists.

You missed a fun season!

I know, I know. But we don't have the resources to compete in Moneyball, whether the pigskin version or squeakball version. For the latter, it saps all the life from it for me; for the former, at least the Ivies very early on separated from the rest and did their own thing. It's not great, but it's at least something. I just can't get jazzed up about a #15 seed beating a #2 seed and seeing that as some sort of accomplishment. It's not going to work out in the end.

I used to know folks around campus who were more invested in Cornell basketball than in Cornell hockey. I remember that run in 2010. It was cool and all, but people seemed to be paying more attention to it than they did hockey, where we had a legitimate chance at a title!

I mean, different strokes for different folks, and don't yuck other people's yum, but it just mystifies me.

[mike1960]

WD>WS

[mountainred]

This may be more of a next year topic, but Harvard Fr. Malin Mack has entered the transfer portal.  He was the ROY, so this is big loss to them.  Penn Fr. Tyler Perkins is in the portal as well, as is Brown Jr. Nana Owusu-Anane

For the good guys, Chris Mannon is in the portal for a grad year and is getting a lot of attention

Didn't mean to post the entire tweet, sorry.

[arugula]

It says "his coach" told them. Who's his coach?

[George64]

This may be more of a next year topic, but Harvard Fr. Malin Mack has entered the transfer portal.  He was the ROY, so this is big loss to them.  Penn Fr. Tyler Perkins is in the portal as well, as is Brown Jr. Nana Owusu-Anane

For the good guys, Chris Mannon is in the portal for a grad year and is getting a lot of attention

Didn't mean to post the entire tweet, sorry.

I'm surprised William and Mary isn't on the list. Gotta be happy for Manon.  He was one of the most exciting and exuberant players that I've seen at Cornell.

[ugarte]

It says "his coach" told them. Who's his coach?

Presumably as Associate Head Coach the guy handling those questions is Jacques, but I suppose they could have reached out to anyone on staff.

I also saw that Penn's Slajchert is in the portal but I don't remember his class year.

[arugula]

Slajchert is good. Listed as a senior.  Played three years, missing 20-21.