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Columbia 37P6 Postdoc Posts 2173 |
02-19-17 11:55 AM - Post#222449
Time to begin planning for the two big games with Princeton and Penn next weekend whether the Lions are going to the Ivy Leagu Post-Season Tournament. Columbia has had some bad luck the last three games, but no one doubts that the Lions are a a very good basketball team and capable of defeating any Ivy League team including Princeton which we lost to by two points. Furthermore, despite the overtime loss last night, the Lions three best players--Petrasek, Smith and Hickman-- all appear to be peaking and are playing excellent basketball together. All three are terrific players. Furthermore, the Lion now have three more talented players--Tape, Coby and Voss- sharing the center position giving the Lions tremendous depth underneath the boards. Tape is an exciting player. Tape already plays the center position better than anyone Columbia has had in recent memory. Finally, Columbia now has another double digit scorer on the floor in Quinton Adlesh. When the combination of Smith, Hickman and Adlesh or Davis are on the floor Columbia can score points quickly. Hopefully, Meisner and Killingsworth will be healthy and ready to play next weekend. |
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palestra38 Professor Posts 32803 |
02-19-17 12:25 PM - Post#222451
It was a surprise to me to see so many tickets available for these two games. Well, I'll be there on Saturday, for one.... |
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Chet Forte Postdoc Posts 2967 |
02-19-17 12:48 PM - Post#222453
We are killing ourselves with missed layups and free throws. And we need to learn to close out games.
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Columbia Alum Junior Posts 247 |
02-19-17 04:45 PM - Post#222560
We must win 3 of the next 4 including penn. that means beating penn at home, brown away and either Yale away or princeton at home. Penn will beat us for a 6-8 tiebreaker. There is no room for error anymore, 4th place is Penn's to lose now, we gave it away last night and penn took it this morning. If we can't win 3/4 then I have to say our coaching staff and players really didn't deserve a tourney spot this year. We flopped and turned down the heat at crunch times. |
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internetter Postdoc Posts 3400 |
02-19-17 05:16 PM - Post#222567
Time to face reality. Too many inconsistent performances, There were excellent games, some promising player development but...
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Chet Forte Postdoc Posts 2967 |
02-19-17 06:09 PM - Post#222579
One interesting statistic is our record in failing to close out games. In league play our biggest loss was to Yale by 9 points, but that is a little misleading because we had to foul at the end. The rest of our losses were all one or two possession losses, usually punctuated by critical missed FTs or open looks, or blown layups. So we were tantalizingly close, and missing one more playmaker and one more glue guy. If we can sweep this coming weekend we can turn around the entire season.
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SomeGuy Professor Posts 6404 |
02-19-17 06:15 PM - Post#222581
I'm not going to let you guys pull this reverse jinx after P38 did such a good job of doing it on the Penn board. You guys are still the favorites -- you control your own destiny, and you play us at home. |
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roarlionroar Freshman Posts 55 |
02-19-17 06:41 PM - Post#222583
How do you figure that? With the way Penn is playing it's hard to imagine them losing to Cornell, and it is also likely that Columbia loses to Princeton. Even if Columbia beats Penn and ties it up in the standings the lions would most likely have to sweep yale and brown on the road to seal 4th place. That is assuming Penn takes down Dartmouth. Both teams control their own destiny, but Penn has a one game handicap as of now. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1885 |
02-19-17 07:11 PM - Post#222587
Good bet that Brian Earl will have Cornell ready for the Quakers on Friday. |
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westphillywarrior Sophomore Posts 196 |
02-19-17 10:12 PM - Post#222601
Good bet that Brian Earl will have Cornell ready for the Quakers on Friday. Oh yeah, that's a great bet. He really had them ready last week. It was 42-14 at the half. |
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Tiger69 Postdoc Posts 2814 |
02-19-17 10:35 PM - Post#222610
If Penn plays anything like they did today, it won't matter what Cornell does. |
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Chet Forte Postdoc Posts 2967 |
 02-20-17 11:08 AM - Post#222642
So the issue that continues to perplex me is why -- no matter the competition -- we always play close games and why we usually fail to close out these games. We seem to get to the same place whether we are playing Princeton or Dartmouth. Either way we always play around the same level as the competition. One constant seems to be the overall strong play of our freshman point guard, who basically keeps us in every game despite his sometimes erratic shooting.
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mountainred Masters Student Posts 513 |
02-20-17 11:52 AM - Post#222645
Good bet that Brian Earl will have Cornell ready for the Quakers on Friday. Oh yeah, that's a great bet. He really had them ready last week. It was 42-14 at the half. Not saying Cornell beats Penn, but I doubt the Big Red plays that poorly again. |
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Tiger69 Postdoc Posts 2814 |
02-20-17 12:25 PM - Post#222648
Won't matter if the quackers play that well. |
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PennFan10 Postdoc Posts 3584 |
02-20-17 12:29 PM - Post#222651
Good bet that Brian Earl will have Cornell ready for the Quakers on Friday. Oh yeah, that's a great bet. He really had them ready last week. It was 42-14 at the half. Not saying Cornell beats Penn, but I doubt the Big Red plays that poorly again. That's a good bet since it would be pretty hard to play any worse than Cornell played at The Palestra. I fully expect a close game on Friday night in Ithaca. the Quakers have accomplished NOTHING yet. They have only come out of a coma and gotten off life support. Still in the ICU. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1885 |
02-20-17 01:44 PM - Post#222667
Penn can go ahead and look past Cornell if it makes you feel better but Earl has full week to prep for Penn this time and the incentive of sneaking into a tie for the 4th spot. They were leading Princeton down the stretch the last time they played a P on a Friday. Just saying... |
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Silver Maple Postdoc Posts 3770 |
02-20-17 02:23 PM - Post#222673
A team that started conference play 0-6 and that can barely afford to lose any more games shouldn't be looking past anybody. |
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Columbia Alum Junior Posts 247 |
02-20-17 03:48 PM - Post#222685
Penn has the tiebreakers on Cornell and Columbia, only way for either team to get through is to beat penn. Penn are the favorites for 4th and the favorites to win Friday and Saturday, especially given their form over the last 4 games. It's an uphill task for Columbia, if we don't get to 7-7 while beating penn, I would count the tourney out. |
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Mike Porter Postdoc Posts 3618 
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02-20-17 04:37 PM - Post#222697
This is one Penn fan that thinks next weekend will be a full on battle both nights. Cornell has shown it can play close to just about any Ivy team on any given night and this is at home for them. All Penn has done is come back from being dead in the water to being back in the playoff mix. We started 0-6 and equally have shown we can lose to anyone... it's far from over. |
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yoyo Senior Posts 363 |
02-20-17 04:52 PM - Post#222701
Penn has no chance. Columbia has this in the bag |
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Columbia Alum Junior Posts 247 |
02-20-17 05:22 PM - Post#222708
Nice yoyo, I guess Princeton isn't making the tourney either and Dartmounth's a shoe in? |
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Tiger69 Postdoc Posts 2814 |
02-20-17 07:24 PM - Post#222736
Hey YoYo, Love yo bravado. Everyone shufflin' they feet, While YOU got the mojo! 
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LionFan Senior Posts 398 |
02-20-17 07:52 PM - Post#222743
Chet, I remember under Smith there were one or two similar seasons of close losses and playing down to the competition before the team finally got over the hump. They seem to need a certain toughness that they're near having (except for Smith who looks like he's got it). But I think they'll get there. The recent comebacks bode well. If they get it right away, there's a chance for the playoffs. If not, then maybe next year if the bigs develop quickly or the year after if they don't. |
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internetter Postdoc Posts 3400 |
02-22-17 07:37 PM - Post#223055
A tweet from MBB has Voss as a starter, perhaps Killingsworth.
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internetter Postdoc Posts 3400 |
02-22-17 08:02 PM - Post#223058
AD site has Coby and Hunter.
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internetter Postdoc Posts 3400 |
02-24-17 10:06 PM - Post#223435
Pr 64-45; it wasn't that close. Smith outstanding in the first half, not the 2nd! Penn beat Cor 69-66.
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Columbia 37P6 Postdoc Posts 2173 |
02-24-17 10:45 PM - Post#223450
Columbia needs to defeat Penn tomorrow night to stay in the race. |
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Chet Forte Postdoc Posts 2967 |
02-24-17 10:53 PM - Post#223452
What a flop from the senior class on senior weekend. One chance for redemption.
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cc66 Postdoc Posts 2203 |
02-24-17 11:08 PM - Post#223456
We were pretty much shut down tonight. Wherever there is a vulnerability, whether it is Smith's height or our defense against three point shooting, Princeton exploited it. The only positive signs were Smith's first half and a few plays by Tape that hint at his potential, |
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Tiger69 Postdoc Posts 2814 |
02-24-17 11:38 PM - Post#223458
I was very impressed by Tape. Has huge upside. Both teams failed to take advantage of the other offensively in first half. I kept thinking that we should have had the game put away. But there were probably many Lion fans who felt the same way about us. Good defense. Not so good ball movement. |
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cc66 Postdoc Posts 2203 |
02-24-17 11:49 PM - Post#223459
Yes he does. But it probably won't be realized until next year when he plays alongside Faulds. |
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Columbia 37P6 Postdoc Posts 2173 |
02-25-17 12:11 AM - Post#223463
Our two best players tonight were freshmen--Mike Smith and Patrick Tape. They scored nearly all of Columbia's points in the first half to keep us in the game after the team's miserable start. Our outside shooting was awful and except for Tape our big men were ineffective. Princeton took care of business early in the second half by shooting successfully over our zone defense. Obviously this team misses Meisner greatly. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4910 |
02-25-17 12:38 AM - Post#223468
Tape's hook shot got my attention. It looked pretty pure and he got it off very quickly. If that thing is repeatable, look out. |
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cc66 Postdoc Posts 2203 |
02-25-17 11:38 AM - Post#223504
True. During a game in which we looked pretty enfeebled, a couple of Smith's drives and Tape's hook shot were the only displays of real artistry. |
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internetter Postdoc Posts 3400 |
02-25-17 05:28 PM - Post#223558
Isaac Cohen back for Penn game.
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