Team of the Week

[BearLover]

"Then you get the right people," Jones said. "And you know, some guys you lose might be for the right reasons. They might not be the person that fits into our culture, fits into our program. And that's a big part of the long history of Cornell. As you get the right people here, you get good people, hard-working people."

Casey throwing shade at Robertson and Pelletier. Nice!

Maybe, maybe not. I think Casey is too diplomatic to say anything other than, effectively, "I got the guys that I want on the team right now."  He'd never come out and complain, "Those guys who left early for the pros or the transfer portal? Eff 'em."

I'm being tongue-in-cheek. Of course Casey is going to be diplomatic, as he should. You're never going to get more out of a coach than a quote like this one that implies the guys who left weren't "the right people, good people, hard-working people."

I don't think he's talking about Robertson, I think he's talking about recruits that weren't interested. Maybe that means Pelletier but I doubt that too. I think it's generic coachspeak.

It's generic coachspeak but it seems to refer to guys who left or didn't want to come. It directly follows this line in the article: " For what Cornell lost, it appears it gained it all back and then some — seven of the Big Red's nine goals this weekend came off the sticks of freshmen." The quote also comes after the article discusses the departure of Bancroft and Robertson and all of last year's graduating seniors. The point being, Cornell lost a lot, but they brought the right guys in, good people who want to work hard, and that's why they're having success.

[Jim Hyla]

"Then you get the right people," Jones said. "And you know, some guys you lose might be for the right reasons. They might not be the person that fits into our culture, fits into our program. And that's a big part of the long history of Cornell. As you get the right people here, you get good people, hard-working people."

Casey throwing shade at Robertson and Pelletier. Nice!

Maybe, maybe not. I think Casey is too diplomatic to say anything other than, effectively, "I got the guys that I want on the team right now."  He'd never come out and complain, "Those guys who left early for the pros or the transfer portal? Eff 'em."

I'm being tongue-in-cheek. Of course Casey is going to be diplomatic, as he should. You're never going to get more out of a coach than a quote like this one that implies the guys who left weren't "the right people, good people, hard-working people."

I don't think he's talking about Robertson, I think he's talking about recruits that weren't interested. Maybe that means Pelletier but I doubt that too. I think it's generic coachspeak.

It's generic coachspeak but it seems to refer to guys who left or didn't want to come. It directly follows this line in the article: " For what Cornell lost, it appears it gained it all back and then some — seven of the Big Red's nine goals this weekend came off the sticks of freshmen." The quote also comes after the article discusses the departure of Bancroft and Robertson and all of last year's graduating seniors. The point being, Cornell lost a lot, but they brought the right guys in, good people who want to work hard, and that's why they're having success.

A problem, as I see it, is that with some of your posts you start out with declarative statements, then somebody says something and in defense you become more nuanced.

If you started out more nuanced it would be easier to read and not feel one needs to respond.

Sometimes it seems to me that you're making statements so that you will draw responses.

And of course some of those responses will be negative, leading to further responses, etc.

In the above example, you don't know that he was referring to those players, you thought that.

So why not say, I wonder if he's referring to ... rather than "Casey throwing ..." More nuanced, less likely to be jumped upon.
And I'm not saying that any of the responses were negative, just using it as an example.

[scoop85]

"Then you get the right people," Jones said. "And you know, some guys you lose might be for the right reasons. They might not be the person that fits into our culture, fits into our program. And that's a big part of the long history of Cornell. As you get the right people here, you get good people, hard-working people."

Casey throwing shade at Robertson and Pelletier. Nice!

Those guys only live in your head, not Casey's.

I read the quote and had the same thought as BL. Should I be concerned?

[BearLover]

Jane is such a good, thorough writer.

My take away was that if we look at the big picture, and not micro-manage each shift over every weekend, we are a very good team, in a good position, with a solid "upside" going forward. I don't see this team having a slump or meltdown....perhaps a hic up like at Clarkson, keeping us in the conversation all season. Need steady play between the pipes and we'll be ok. #LGR

I'm pleased with where we're at but I'm not sure "we're very good" and not prone to slumps is the takeaway from nearly dropping two home games to the 37th ranked team in the NPI. It's too soon to form expectations IMO. Crashing and burning is well within our range, as is a winning streak. We have questions in goal now too that we didn't have a few games ago. Cournoyer's overall body of work has been good, but he's a freshman who's had a few bad games in a row, and his replacement has his own reliability issues. Basically, I have no idea how good this team is and need to see more, but I'll certainly take 11 in the NPI at this stage of the season.

[Trotsky]

"Then you get the right people," Jones said. "And you know, some guys you lose might be for the right reasons. They might not be the person that fits into our culture, fits into our program. And that's a big part of the long history of Cornell. As you get the right people here, you get good people, hard-working people."

Casey throwing shade at Robertson and Pelletier. Nice!

Maybe, maybe not. I think Casey is too diplomatic to say anything other than, effectively, "I got the guys that I want on the team right now."  He'd never come out and complain, "Those guys who left early for the pros or the transfer portal? Eff 'em."

I'm being tongue-in-cheek. Of course Casey is going to be diplomatic, as he should. You're never going to get more out of a coach than a quote like this one that implies the guys who left weren't "the right people, good people, hard-working people."

So, again, you're always
1) Honest
2) Joking, tongue in cheek
or
3) Trolling

Got it. That's why we love your complexity.

But then there's...
4) All of the above
5) None of the above

He is large.  He contains multitudes.

[stereax]

None of you would survive five minutes being a Devils fan.

[Trotsky]

Jane is such a good, thorough writer.

My take away was that if we look at the big picture, and not micro-manage each shift over every weekend, we are a very good team, in a good position, with a solid "upside" going forward. I don't see this team having a slump or meltdown....perhaps a hic up like at Clarkson, keeping us in the conversation all season. Need steady play between the pipes and we'll be ok. #LGR

I'm pleased with where we're at but I'm not sure "we're very good" and not prone to slumps is the takeaway from nearly dropping two home games to the 37th ranked team in the NPI. It's too soon to form expectations IMO. Crashing and burning is well within our range, as is a winning streak. We have questions in goal now too that we didn't have a few games ago. Cournoyer's overall body of work has been good, but he's a freshman who's had a few bad games in a row, and his replacement has his own reliability issues. Basically, I have no idea how good this team is and need to see more, but I'll certainly take 11 in the NPI at this stage of the season.

This is where I'm at too.  The proof of the cake is going to be in the eating.  We have had seasons where it was tempting to project wins galore in the second half only to 2007 or 2009 or 2016 or 2022 it.

My idyllic Cornell season is three periods of 13 games each.  First period's done and we are 9-4.  Let's see where we are on February 20.

[Trotsky]

None of you would survive five minutes being a Devils fan.

I have most of my teeth so I'm eliminated right off.

[stereax]

None of you would survive five minutes being a Devils fan.

I have most of my teeth so I'm eliminated right off.

Ha ha, very funny... it's not Alabama...

[Trotsky]

None of you would survive five minutes being a Devils fan.

I have most of my teeth so I'm eliminated right off.

Ha ha, very funny... it's not Alabama...

I'm an Isles fan.  I am hardly one to talk.

[stereax]

None of you would survive five minutes being a Devils fan.

I have most of my teeth so I'm eliminated right off.

Ha ha, very funny... it's not Alabama...

I'm an Isles fan.  I am hardly one to talk.

Your team also punked my team 9-0 last night.

You're allowed to talk shit. Can't hurt me more than Fitzgerald giving Palat that deal...

[ugarte]

"Then you get the right people," Jones said. "And you know, some guys you lose might be for the right reasons. They might not be the person that fits into our culture, fits into our program. And that's a big part of the long history of Cornell. As you get the right people here, you get good people, hard-working people."

Casey throwing shade at Robertson and Pelletier. Nice!

Maybe, maybe not. I think Casey is too diplomatic to say anything other than, effectively, "I got the guys that I want on the team right now."  He'd never come out and complain, "Those guys who left early for the pros or the transfer portal? Eff 'em."

I'm being tongue-in-cheek. Of course Casey is going to be diplomatic, as he should. You're never going to get more out of a coach than a quote like this one that implies the guys who left weren't "the right people, good people, hard-working people."

I don't think he's talking about Robertson, I think he's talking about recruits that weren't interested. Maybe that means Pelletier but I doubt that too. I think it's generic coachspeak.

It's generic coachspeak but it seems to refer to guys who left or didn't want to come. It directly follows this line in the article: " For what Cornell lost, it appears it gained it all back and then some — seven of the Big Red's nine goals this weekend came off the sticks of freshmen." The quote also comes after the article discusses the departure of Bancroft and Robertson and all of last year's graduating seniors. The point being, Cornell lost a lot, but they brought the right guys in, good people who want to work hard, and that's why they're having success.

I think it's a small difference but complimenting the new guys isn't implicitly a dig at the guys who left. I don't think the issue with Robertson or Bancroft was ever a lack of effort. They were Cornell guys until they weren't.