cc66
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02-06-17 11:23 AM - Post#220655
Yale Sports Analytics now has us with a 59% chance of making the tournament (Brown is at 31). Mike James is somewhat lower at just 50%.
Splitting each of the next 4 weekends would certainly clinch a spot. Beat Penn, lose to Princeton away next weekend. Beat Dartmouth, lose to Harvard away in 2 weeks; beat Penn at home, lose to Princeton, 2/24 & 2/25;and perhaps most difficult of all, beat Brown,lose to Yale away on the final. Note that if we don't go into the final weekend with a 2 game lead over Brown, they could beat both us and Cornell and end in a tie.
That's the plan. Now they just have to execute it.
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TheLine
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02-06-17 11:30 AM - Post#220656
In response to cc66
I'd think our odds would be better than that.
And I was pessimistic a month ago.
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Columbia Alum
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02-06-17 11:30 AM - Post#220657
In response to cc66
I agree with Mike James, I think Penn away and Brown away are equally difficult and we'll be underdogs for both. Penn at home, we might still be underdogs. We need to root for anyone playing against Brown.
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Chet Forte
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02-06-17 11:37 AM - Post#220659
In response to Columbia Alum
I think the key here is coaching adjustments that we need to make to avoid second half meltdowns. We have been playing great basketball at both ends of the court for most first halves. But we seem to find it hard to hold onto leads. I'm not sure if it is a question of offensive stagnation which spills over into defensive lapses. If we play with the same intensity that we show in closing out the first half then I think we will do very well.
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TheLine
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02-06-17 11:44 AM - Post#220660
In response to Chet Forte
That's most due to inexperience. Last year most Lo and Rosie, and partly Mullins carried the load at crunch time. Less was expected of the guys who this year need to be the crunch time heroes.
Also no one on the team is close to as good as Lo or Rosie. No one has stepped up.
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mrjames
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02-06-17 12:19 PM - Post#220665
In response to TheLine
Just to be clear - my odds are just KenPom odds simulated for the season. I'm not doing any of my own ratings or anything. Just taking his ratings as inputs and running 1000s of sims. I believe Yale Sports Analytics is doing some proprietary rankings to back up their odds, so that's where the difference comes from
Also my odds are randomly breaking ties but will start doing so in accordance with league tie breaking rules soon (just need confirmation on tiebreaker #2). I'd expect that to benefit Columbia a bit relative to Brown...
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cc66
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Probabilities 02-06-17 04:24 PM - Post#220704
In response to Columbia Alum
Actually, per KP, the win probabilities diverge considerably: just 27% this weekend against Penn away, 53% against Penn at home, and smack in the middle, 39% away against Brown. The Penn projection derives from its 180 slot on KP, a range it has retained despite an 0-5 IL start and a series of disappointing performances. In short, I don't think that the 27% likelihood of a Columbia victory reflects the way the two teams are currently playing. Our Frontline is bigger and better, and our guards are quicker. All Penn has is the Palestra, so it is not unreasonable to hope that as with their performance in the Brown game, that won't be enough.
Edited by cc66 on 02-06-17 04:25 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Chet Forte
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02-06-17 05:10 PM - Post#220707
In response to cc66
Penn will be a desperate team and Steve will be a desperate coach. We will not be able to afford a slow start. I don't think that they will have an answer for Luke. But they will not be easy. They have played well against the Big Five teams. I am also concerned about the officiating. As I have posted previously, the refs have been killing us this year and I worry about Coby and Hickman being taken out of their games. While I think we have a better team right now I do not take this game for granted.
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Old Bear
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02-06-17 05:11 PM - Post#220708
In response to Chet Forte
Brown has 6 of 8 games left at home. Ain't dead yet.
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Chet Forte
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02-06-17 05:58 PM - Post#220711
In response to Old Bear
PS, what was the dustup between Martin and Engles all about?
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cc66
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02-06-17 06:17 PM - Post#220712
In response to Chet Forte
Don't know, but only in the Ivy League would two coaches conclude a dispute by hugging it out.
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Old Bear
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02-06-17 06:20 PM - Post#220713
In response to cc66
I saw the hug, missed the dustup.
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Murph
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02-13-17 09:52 AM - Post#221659
In response to Old Bear
That was a disappointing weekend. I was hoping for a split, with a win against Penn. But we looked woefully over-matched on the boards.
The Princeton game was a pleasant surprise, but close doesn't count in basketball.
We very likely need to split the next 6 games to secure 4th place in the standing. But that will require wins on the road against Dartmouth and Brown, and a win at home against Penn or Princeton.
The Lions have their work cut out for them.
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Chet Forte
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02-13-17 09:59 AM - Post#221661
In response to Murph
Maybe I am a glass half full kind of guy, but we are playing with a rookie coach and only a single returning starter. We lost one of our best players for the year in Castlin, and we are playing with a rookie PG. Nonetheless, we have been competitive in every game and in the league all of our losses are been in single digits. If we play our best ball for the net three weeks we will wind up in the tournament. I think we will. Unfortunately I think that there is a subconscious bias in favor of Penn as the host team, and I hope it does not impact the integrity of the officiating.
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palestra38
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02-13-17 10:07 AM - Post#221662
In response to Chet Forte
" I think we will. Unfortunately I think that there is a subconscious bias in favor of Penn as the host team, and I hope it does not impact the integrity of the officiating."
And that's how we ended up with Trump as President.
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roarlionroar
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Probabilities 02-13-17 10:09 AM - Post#221663
In response to Chet Forte
"Unfortunately I think that there is a subconscious bias in favor of Penn as the host team, and I hope it does not impact the integrity of the officiating."
It will.
Edited by roarlionroar on 02-13-17 10:10 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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mrjames
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02-13-17 10:11 AM - Post#221664
In response to Chet Forte
Can we seriously stop it with this stuff:
Unfortunately I think that there is a subconscious bias in favor of Penn as the host team, and I hope it does not impact the integrity of the officiating.
Columbia has underperformed my expectations this year, but only slightly. I didn't expect the offense to deteriorate this quickly, but the defense has held (very) firm in the bad, but not awful, category.
Six wins should be enough, but that really needs to include a win over Penn as one of the two. Without it, you'll probably need seven or you'll need Penn to lose a game it shouldn't.
Lions are definitely the (big) frontrunner for the four-seed right now.
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palestra38
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Re: Probabilities 02-13-17 10:21 AM - Post#221667
In response to roarlionroar
You realize that the statement itself is self-contradictory. If indeed there is a "subconscious" bias, then it cannot affect non-league officials that referee our games. So what you're really saying is that there is a conscious bias and that a directive has been issued to give Penn the benefit of the calls. That's just ridiculous. Moreover, Penn has 4 road games left, including one at Levien and CU has a 2 game lead. Before this weekend, it had a 4 game lead. Certainly the game at Penn where CU was outrebounded by about 100,000 didn't come down to the refs. And it won't up at Levien either. If CU blows it, it won't have anything to do with the refs.
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Chet Forte
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02-13-17 10:45 AM - Post#221671
In response to palestra38
I do not think there is a conscious bias. Not at all. What I do think is that the league would like to see Penn in the tournament since it is the host. And if Penn now runs the table they will deserve it.
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PennFan10
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02-13-17 10:59 AM - Post#221675
In response to Chet Forte
Who exactly is "the league"? The AD's? I am sure Grace Calhoun wants Penn to be in but I am not so sure any of the other AD's want it. The Presidents? I would be surprised if there was any kind of consensus among them on who they want to play in the first tourney. I don't think the Columbia President prefers Penn over the Lions do you?
So who is this "league" that wants Penn in at the expense of another?
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