Men's Basketball 24-25

[chimpfood]

Lead down to 8, Jacques cannot be putting a lineup of okereke, Kiachan, nimani, nix, and beccles out there when the lead is already slipping

[Mr. Niss]

Lead down to 8, Jacques cannot be putting a lineup of okereke, Kiachan, nimani, nix, and beccles out there when the lead is already slipping

You must have heard me yelling at the TV.  Unlike Brian, who seemed to wait for the end of a four-minute block, Jon flipped the lineup when he should have (I thought).

On one hand, Guy seems like a much better player this year.  On the other hand, he can be frustratingly cavalier with the ball, both passing and taking some ridiculous shots.

[Mr. Niss]

And now, we can't rebound and Cal is making their shots.  Suboptimal combination.

This might be a good time for guys on our team who are not the best shooters not to hoist crappy threes with 25 left on the shot clock.

[chimpfood]

They're getting all the bounces and we're getting none right now, need to stop playing like we're trying to hold a lead and play like we're trying to get our first power 5 win in god knows how long.

[Mr. Niss]

He needs to get 3 out of the game.  Two missed FTs and then an ole on defense, not good.

[looks like he made that move a I was typing this]

and all of a sudden we cannot get a rebound

[Mr. Niss]

As great a first half as we played. this has been a worse second half.  Stunning.

Ivy League teams cannot beat teams in power conferences if they can't make free throws -- especially down the stretch.

[chimpfood]

Big men should be shooting free throws all break long.

[chimpfood]

HOLY SHIT WERE GONNA DO IT

[Mr. Niss]

Because I've had my heart foolishly broken rooting for underdogs too many times, I did not have this finish on my late night bingo card.  Very impressive, assuming they hold on of course.

And then a great combo of a missed FT and a foul.  Nothing is easy.

[Mr. Niss]

I'm not crying, you're crying

I'm way too into Cornell Basketball.

[chimpfood]

Wow what a win, I certainly would've preferred that we hold the lead the whole time but that was a gritty game at the end. First ACC win since the 50s is ridiculous, what a milestone. Even if Ivy play is a complete dud (I don't think it will be) we have some good memories from this season in this game and vs Samford.

[ugarte]

Incredible win. Watched us blow a 21 point lead and then take over down the stretch for the W. And on the road? Amazing.

Still funny that our first ACC win since 1951 is against... Cal?

[ugarte]

I wonder if this was the road game for senior Ryan Kachian. He got 17 minutes, which is his season high, and Berkeley is about an hour from his hometown.

We also played Iona and Army, which are driving distance from our other seniors, Nazir Williams (Nyack), Guy Ragland Jr. (West Hartford) and Chris Cain (Middletown, NY). Nothing in Utah for the JuCo transfer Hayden Franson, whose name I do not recognize, and who plays in the D-III games, though tbh a two-hour flight to the Bay Area isn't terrible, relatively speaking.

[arugula]

Why are we playing 2500 miles from home during finals?

[rss77]

Brown looks scary. They lost 2 big men from last year-one to season ending injury and the other to the portal. Thought they were toast but they are on a winning streak
and took down previously undefeated URI in double overtime.