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bradley 
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02-24-17 05:31 PM - Post#223297    

Need to play with defensive intensity to force turnovers. Lions are desperate.

 
SRP 
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Reg: 02-04-06
02-24-17 06:25 PM - Post#223310    
    In response to bradley

Yes, Princeton looks like a much better team when they get lots of deflections, blocks, and steals. If Smith penetrates, can they collapse in such a way to get strips on his dribble, blocks on his shot, and hands on his kick-out passes, and do so without fouling too much or giving up too much weak-side rebounding? And can either Stephens or Cannady stop his penetration one-on-one?

 
Tiger69 
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02-24-17 08:42 PM - Post#223355    
    In response to SRP

Can't believe how out of sync the offense is tonight. We've missed a chance to blow Columbia out of the game. Both teams missing badly from outside (1-16 combined). Is there cellophane over the hoops?

 
mmp629 
Junior
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mmp629
Reg: 11-22-04
02-24-17 09:47 PM - Post#223411    
    In response to Tiger69

It all worked out in the end 64-45

 
Charlie Fog 
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Loc: Philly
Reg: 11-12-13
02-24-17 10:01 PM - Post#223427    
    In response to mmp629

Good job Tigers!

 
bradley 
PhD Student
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Age: 74
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02-24-17 10:01 PM - Post#223428    
    In response to mmp629

Defense remains strong when shots do not fall. Where is the Mitch hater.

 
SRP 
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02-24-17 10:06 PM - Post#223434    
    In response to mmp629

Wow, that was fun. Great defensive effort on every single possession, with only a few mental mistakes that were greatly outweighed by above-average plays.

Cannady explodes again offensively, Miller looking very good on both ends (and hitting FTs), Cook seeming to grab rebounds at will, Stephens dominating when necessary, Bell outplaying any Columbia player in his vicinity, Weisz with lots of sharp passes (although too many unrewarded in the first half and slightly demerited by some careless ones in the second half), the bench up and cheering for every good play.

The only grain of sand in my shoe was some unfavorable officiating in the first half, where Tigers got mugged without receiving the call and where Lion dribblers blatantly pushed off with their off hands without getting called. (By the second half the calls seemed more even, plus Princeton just pulled away and made it a moot point.)

I have to say that I love the slower, grinding style we've been seeing from the game at the Palestra on, as much fun as all the transition buckets were early in the season. It seems to work better with the shorter rotation and the man-to-man defense finally looks like what I was visualizing for the last couple of years.

 
Tiger69 
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Reg: 11-23-04
Columbia
02-24-17 10:12 PM - Post#223439    
    In response to bradley

I'd enjoy learning what MH said at halftime.

Several key plays by Miller when we needed them tonight. I hope that he shines against harvard's brassy bigs. harvard keeps rolling along. Blew out the elis after a slow first half. Their freshmen are learning fast as they prepare for their "Mulligan" at the Palestra. MH needs to save a few tricks for them. They will be big favorites next season.

Edited by Tiger69 on 02-24-17 10:15 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
Tiger81 
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Tiger81
Loc: Montclair, NJ
Reg: 11-21-04
02-25-17 07:25 AM - Post#223481    
    In response to Tiger69

Miller had a great game, validating the Tiger faithful's recent appreciation of his play on this message board. Defense again was the key to this win. Princeton has locked in over the past three road games, giving up only 52, 51 and 45 points to three very good offensive teams. And with Weisz and Cook shooting 1-9 from the arc they still won by 19.

It has been a weird season with Penn's early losing streak and now with Columbia and Yale in a tailspin but with Princeton finding a way to win week after week. A comfortable victory on Friday night should mean they will have the energy for the long trip to Ithaca where Coach Earl will be waiting. The seniors can clinch an Ivy that they desperately want and deserve.

Go Tigers!

 
whitakk 
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Age: 32
Reg: 11-11-14
02-25-17 12:11 PM - Post#223509    
    In response to Tiger81

Asked Mitch after the game about how 11-0 feels as a coach, compared to when he was a player: http://www.nycbuckets.com/2017/02/princeton-64- col...

 
SRP 
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Reg: 02-04-06
02-25-17 04:16 PM - Post#223548    
    In response to whitakk

Great report, Kevin. The shift to looking more like an old Johnson product has clearly improved the team's chances.

 
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