SomeGuy
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11-29-15 05:42 PM - Post#196215
Is Miller the best defensive player in the history of the world? Without him in 2013-14, Cornell had the worst defense in division I. He came back for 2014, and they went from last in the league to 1st -- and from 351st nationally to 32nd. Where are they now without him? Right back to 307.
Or am I underestimating Galal Cancer?
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mountainred
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11-29-15 05:51 PM - Post#196218
In response to SomeGuy
No one ever loves Galal....
While you are pondering that, take a look at the ORat's for Miller and Cancer this season compared to what they did at Cornell.
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SomeGuy
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11-29-15 07:57 PM - Post#196223
In response to mountainred
Different level, but Denton Koon is doing great as well.
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mrjames
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11-29-15 09:07 PM - Post#196231
In response to SomeGuy
Yep, and... take a look at the numbers for Rafael Maia (limited numbers for Pitt) and Galal Cancer for Kent St. The Ivy Grad Transfer team is pretty nasty.
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whitakk
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11-29-15 10:00 PM - Post#196234
In response to mrjames
Cancer was a plus perimeter defender, and is absolutely part of the story. But I'm also perplexed by Cornell's wild swings on defense. Especially when you see a team like Harvard, which also lost two star defenders but has still been quite good on that end.
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hoopla
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11-29-15 10:16 PM - Post#196237
In response to whitakk
Mitola doing pretty well at GW as well
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SomeGuy
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11-29-15 10:22 PM - Post#196238
In response to whitakk
Well, Harvard did return Okolie, which is a great start to a good defense.
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mrjames
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11-29-15 11:22 PM - Post#196252
In response to SomeGuy
Harvard's always had some nice length too, which leads to a lot of blocks and a lot of strong defensive rebounding. And he always preaches defending without fouling. You can achieve those goals with similar personnel and don't necessarily need the same personnel.
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