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Ever True Junior Posts 255 |
02-13-24 12:52 PM - Post#363166
I think it would be fair to say that we've been the most disappointing team in the league to this point. Nana is having a career year, Kino is scoring 19 PPG with decent efficiency, even when teams know he's our go-to guy and, as things stand, we're still looking at a single-digit win season and another year without an Ivy Madness berth. We brought back 70% of our minutes from a team that finished in the KenPom Top 100 in defensive efficiency, but our defense has been abysmal - we let a Dartmouth team with the worst Ivy League offense in the past decade put up 1.2 PPP. Despite all of this, we're one game back from Harvard and Columbia. We need 4 wins (Penn, Columbia, Harvard, Dartmouth) AND for Columbia and Harvard to go 3-4. A Harvard sweep this weekend would be bad - they get Penn at home and close with Dartmouth at home - but a Columbia sweep could be navigated, as long as we beat the Lions in Levien next week, which is the furthest thing from a given. This is, of course, assuming that the Big 3 wins out against the Lions, Bears and Crimson. I'm getting ahead of myself. It's all immaterial if we get swept this weekend - have to grab a win at the Palestra for the first time in four years. |
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Bruno PhD Student Posts 1422 |
02-15-24 11:32 PM - Post#363249
Defense has been poor in Ivy play. Vs. Columbia gave up countless points in the paint on drives and 2nd chances. They went from being a very good offensive rebounding team to worst in league play. Shouldn’t happen.
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