bradley
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02-16-16 10:05 PM - Post#201918
In response to JadwinGeorge
Great article about Henderson on IHO as to how he has put together the Tiger team by recruiting and developing players. He either has a good eye for talent and/or he has been lucky. The other possibility is Earl and Henderson are very good at developing players. I am not sure which one is the likely reason, maybe both. Most of his current players, other than Bell, Cannady and Brennan, were two star recruits.
It was interesting to see that Makai Mason, sophomore, was also a 2 star recruit. There may have been some interest in him a while back by Duke according to an article but apparently, Mason did not play AAU ball and dropped off their radar screen early in high school. He was not heavily recruited -- not very tall, not a physical specimen -- but he can play ball and he has a quick first step.
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thelaird
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02-17-16 12:36 AM - Post#201926
In response to Tiger69
If the game plan is to get real physical down low with Sears and Sherrod, there is an option to have Jackson Forbes come in for some fouls. He has seemed to me to be a good defender to put a lot of the old "BadBoys" of the Pistons on someone. I think Mike Washington could get ready to rumble too, if the plan is to have Yale try to beat them at the foul line.
Just a thought.
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thelaird
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02-17-16 12:43 AM - Post#201927
In response to thelaird
I would include Bramledge in this rant, but I don't think he is aggressive enough yet to go after the jugular on defense. Something that I think he will learn after this year with some good coaching in the summer.
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1LotteryPick1969
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02-17-16 08:00 AM - Post#201931
In response to thelaird
Bramlage looks slow on D and also in transition. But on offense with the ball he likes to push to the hoop and finishes well. Next year, perhaps more fit, maybe his defense improves.
I watched the end of the last >-ale game on replay from 7 minutes left to 5 minutes. Very heartbreaking watching Caruso miss a 3, Weisz miss a breakaway layup, and both Cannady and Stephens miss on drives, although the latter two both got fouled and made 3 of 4 free throws.
On defense with a small lineup we looked superb, and >-ale looked gassed. Two steals in 4 plays. Stephens played middle baseline in the 2-3 matchup and did quite well.
I haven't watched Sears too much, but it looked to me he likes to start the offensive set outside and work down low, preferably with the ball. Late in the game and fatigued, he was vulnerable to the quick double team.
MH orchestrated the comeback by going small and fast, using his depth to advantage.
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1LotteryPick1969
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02-17-16 08:33 AM - Post#201934
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
I left out of that offensive sequence a short hook by Brennan that rimmed out.
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JadwinGeorge
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02-17-16 09:47 AM - Post#201936
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
John Templon of BigAppleBuckets posted his latest NIT Brackets this morning. He seeded the Tigers #2 in one of his four eight team brackets. He is assuming the Tigers finish at 22-6 in 2d place in the Ivy League. If the Tigers do grab the title Yale appears a lock for the NIT.
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Tiger69
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Yale
02-17-16 10:26 AM - Post#201940
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
No way you can correct that -< by turning it another 90 degrees clockwise?
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bradley
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02-17-16 10:52 AM - Post#201943
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
I agree that Bramlage is not an option unless you want someone to simply foul and get Sherrod, preferably, or Sears on the foul line. Stephens just gives up so much height to Yale's big men that it is seems like an option when you have no other options.
A strategy could be for Miller and Brennan to step up and play strong and aggressive defense. They can not let Sears/Sherrod plant themselves a few feet from the basket. Sears killed them in the game at New Haven by passing out to 3 pt shooters when the Tigers tried to double him. He is very good with the jump hook but I would take my chances in him making a 2 pointer vs. passing to a wide open 3 pt shooter. If he misses the jump hook, the Tigers should get the rebound.
One advantage to this game is that the coaches have witnessed Yale's offense and hopefully can come up with a strategy that will minimize the damage. I like straight up man to man option and 1-3-1 with Cook on top disrupting Yale's offense. Bell needs to come to play to slow down Mason.
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1LotteryPick1969
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02-17-16 11:34 AM - Post#201950
In response to Tiger69
No way you can correct that -< by turning it another 90 degrees clockwise?
Believe me, I tried to think of a way.
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JadwinGeorge
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02-17-16 12:25 PM - Post#201953
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
I would like to see full court pressure to eat up some of the shot clock. Makes it difficult to set up the offense smoothly. Have to avoid being too aggressive, however. This tactic was used affectively against the Tigers last year.
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SRP
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02-17-16 07:12 PM - Post#201991
In response to JadwinGeorge
Going small has worked well at the end of games with a tired opponent who doesn't have a chance to get used to it. I'm not sure I'd want to see 15+ minutes of it in a game. When Miller plays it would be helpful for him to be more involved offensively than he was in New Haven. Get some fouls on their big guys and/or cause their perimeter players to cheat in side and loosen up the arc.
I concur about switching up defenses in the half-court and throwing in some soft full-court and three-quarter-court pressure to bleed off the shot clock.
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bradley
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02-19-16 02:47 PM - Post#202097
In response to SRP
Countdown to tip off. Tigers 3 pt favorite by Vegas; basically home court advantage. Montague, 3 pt specialist, will be missing again this weekend with Dallier stepping in. Weisz could not take advantage of his height advantage against Montague in New Haven. Dallier is not a 3 pt shooter but he performed well last week. Montague's absence shortens the bench.
Basically, a do or die game for the Tigers. If they lose, very unlikely that they will be able to even get to a playoff. If Columbia loses a game this weekend, they are probably out of it as well. Sears and company knows that if they win this game, they may well be taking Yale to their first title in 50+ years.
Going to be a very tough game for the Tigers but the opportunity is there. They need to stop Mason's drives to the hoop and somehow slow down Yale's offensive efficiency. Let's hope that Coach has the Tigers in the right frame of mind.
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Albert08
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02-19-16 03:24 PM - Post#202099
In response to bradley
For Yale, tonight is the big game, but they still have to go to the Palestra tomorrow night, against an improved Penn team, to compete in a potential trap game. And of course, as everyone who reads or posts on these boards knows, it will be materially affected by the infamous "Saturday Night Ivy Referees," so anything can happen. Obviously, the ideal scenario would be if both Ps beat Yale, and Yale falls to 8-2.
For tonight, I have visions of Sherrod committing 8 turnovers, and of Bell going 8-8 from the field.
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puband09
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02-19-16 06:27 PM - Post#202102
In response to Albert08
Looks like AT&T internet/mobile-only subscribers can't watch WatchESPN/ESPN3 online anymore.
I've never used the Ivy League Digital Network before and am unclear on our cross-listed games work. If I cough up the $15.99, will I be able to watch the Princeton-Yale game on my laptop in a couple hours?
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puband09
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02-19-16 08:16 PM - Post#202103
In response to puband09
Got it workin'! Fingers crossed.
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SRP
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02-19-16 08:30 PM - Post#202107
In response to puband09
ILDN has no audio feed (just some commercials and features playing over the game video) and won't display the score. Unbelievable that we pay for this.
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SRP
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02-19-16 08:43 PM - Post#202108
In response to SRP
Right after I typed that, the audio finally came in. What a great run by the Tigers to close out the half. As predicted, the key has been for Princeton to go for steals, but they've done OK forcing a lot of misses inside. I thought they were going to kill me with all those missed layups early, but more than made up with it down the stretch of the first half.
Need to hit them with another run to start the second half.
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umbrellaman
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02-19-16 08:43 PM - Post#202109
In response to SRP
Got ESPN 3 working to see Cannady limp off (but return to the bench) and then Bell scoring 5 points working the 2 for 1 at the end of the half.
Edited by umbrellaman on 02-19-16 08:44 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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gokinsmen
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02-19-16 08:46 PM - Post#202110
In response to SRP
10pt halftime lead. Desperately hoping Cannady is okay enough to play -- he singlehandedly turned this game around with 8 straight points.
I love the aggressive defensive approach. Sears and Sherrod being contained, and when they do score, they have to earn it. We're gonna get beat on the offensive glass, but a 6-1 deficit is not acceptable.
Caruso doing alright, but he seems to have hit a wall in the past couple games. This is his first year playing big minutes -- 14mpg to 28mpg. Maybe that's a factor?
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SRP
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02-19-16 08:52 PM - Post#202111
In response to gokinsmen
If I were a Columbia fan I might comment on PU getting zero FT attempts in the first half against a very physical team. They grab cutters constantly.
Yale is getting more ORs (about 1/3 of missed FGs) and loose balls than I would like, but it seems like the Tigers are not backing down at all physically, which is great. Miller is putting on a defensive show.
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