Tiger81
Masters Student
Posts: 412
Loc: Montclair, NJ
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-12-17 12:34 PM - Post#221507
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
Positives for the Tigers have been defense, ball security and experience, which have been enough to produce wins, although many have featured the depletion of large leads. It is the offense that has been spotty, with many comfortable first halves when we are hitting treys followed by a sputtering final 30 minutes.
When outside shots have not been falling Princeton begins attacking the rim, and Bell and Cook and especially Stephens have produced enough interior points to avoid Falconian collapses so far. But it ain't pretty to watch and lacks the firepower of last year's fluid offense.
I agree that Cannady previously was a reliable antidote to cold spells and lately he has not been as deadly. Perhaps due to his new point guard duties, perhaps because he is now featured in the Tigers' scout and perhaps because Caruso's presence opened up spaces for him on the court that are no longer available. In Ivy play Cook has also not been as big a 3-point threat (just 3-17 until going 5-7 last night).
This year the #1 seed, assuming it wins vs. #4, will have a big advantage because the other finalist will need to beat H-P, Y-P or H-Y within 24 hours on a neutral court, which won't be easy. So the last six games of the regular season will all be high stakes affairs. To win the title the Tigers will need to sustain all of their positives and raise their level of consistency when they have the ball.
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