dperry
Postdoc
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Loc: Houston, TX
Reg: 11-24-04
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02-08-19 10:37 PM - Post#275599
In response to palestra38
This is getting to be like the tractor factory at Stalingrad. 
David Perry
Penn '92
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Chip Bayers
Professor
Posts: 7001
Loc: New York
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-08-19 10:51 PM - Post#275600
In response to dperry
Dumbass Stefani misses a FT and then misses the rim entirely on his need-to-miss.
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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02-08-19 10:56 PM - Post#275604
In response to Chip Bayers
This is not the point, as he definitely should know the rule, but it was Adlesh.
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Quakers03
Professor
Posts: 12530
Reg: 12-07-04
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02-08-19 11:17 PM - Post#275611
In response to besnoah
In the end, isn’t it better that Columbia loses? Just get in at this point. Seeding doesn’t matter.
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palestra38
Professor
Posts: 32809
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-08-19 11:26 PM - Post#275615
In response to Quakers03
No.. Are you high?
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LyleGold
PhD Student
Posts: 1712
Reg: 11-22-04
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Pretty quiet here
02-09-19 01:52 AM - Post#275629
In response to palestra38
No.. Are you high?
I can see an argument that Harvard winning was better for Penn. I rooted for Columbia knowing that it was possibly not in our best interest. Columbia's loss and our victory allowed us to separate ourselves from the other three last place teams. If Harvard has enough left to beat Cornell and we beat Yale, we're tied for fourth place. That's a fact.
Oh, and I'm not high.
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palestra38
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Re: Pretty quiet here
02-09-19 06:19 AM - Post#275631
In response to LyleGold
The Ivy race is like a race with staggered lanes. We are 2-3 but have 6 of our last 8 at the Palestra. Harvard has 6 of their last 8 on the road. I am not worried about the last place teams. If we are within 1 game of Harvard, we essentially are tied with them. I also would much rather not play Yale in the first round at Yale. The win yesterday over Brown would have given us an excellent chance of being within a game of first place had Harvard lost. You can't worry about Columbia, and, as all the Princeton posters say, the only thing that really matters is finishing first. Yes, everything changed in my mind with a start to finish whipping of Brown. No reason we can't do that tomorrow, but even if we don't, we should be a favorite in all but one game after that. You want one of the clear top 4 to lose to a team that won't be in the playoff---not worry about Columbia making an extremely improbable run to the playoff.
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Streamers
Professor
Posts: 8236
Loc: NW Philadelphia
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-09-19 09:10 AM - Post#275636
In response to palestra38
I stand by the 9-5 prediction (looking a lot better today) that I made after the home PU game. The rest will take care of itself.
I don’t think anyone in the league except Yale can beat Penn when they shoot like they did last night. The only reason Yale fares better is Penn (as we saw last night late) is vulnerable off the defensive boards and gives up too many second chance points. Max is the key, especially of AJ is in foul trouble. Pay careful attention to how he does tonight.
On another note, Aiken’s crazy 3 was #1 on the SC top 10 this morning. What an epic game. Columbia continues to surprise without Smith. Oh, and did you see what Morgan did last night. Kind of jumps off the box score.
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AntiUngvar
Masters Student
Posts: 530
Age: 69
Loc: New York City
Reg: 07-23-18
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02-09-19 10:31 AM - Post#275640
In response to Streamers
Why mention Smith? These kids may be losing, but they're discovering so much about their potential; a possibility that may not have been available to them with a ball and shot dominant player like Smith still there.
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AsiaSunset
Postdoc
Posts: 4360
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-09-19 10:37 AM - Post#275641
In response to Streamers
Speaking of Max, I thought I saw him land awkwardly on an ankle near the very end of the game. I was watching on TV so I don’t know if it has implications for tonight but I ‘m pretty sure he turned it on that play.
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PennFan10
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Posts: 3585
Reg: 02-15-15
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02-09-19 11:16 AM - Post#275642
In response to Chip Bayers
Officials did a respectable job overall. We had the one guy who has given us problems in the past and he did call some questionable fouls on both sides, particularly the 5th on AJ.
I was quite glad to see the officials did not award any flops last night. I saw at least 5 times players on both teams tried to get an offensive foul by flopping and the officials held the whistle. The best one was AJ’s dunk on top of the Brown player who flopped.
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weinhauers_ghost
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Posts: 2138
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Loc: New York City
Reg: 12-14-09
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02-09-19 11:48 AM - Post#275644
In response to AsiaSunset
Speaking of Max, I thought I saw him land awkwardly on an ankle near the very end of the game. I was watching on TV so I don’t know if it has implications for tonight but I ‘m pretty sure he turned it on that play.
I saw that as well. It looked as if Max was moving fairly well after that play, so perhaps it was nothing more than a minor tweak.
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Streamers
Professor
Posts: 8236
Loc: NW Philadelphia
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-09-19 12:11 PM - Post#275646
In response to AntiUngvar
Why mention Smith? These kids may be losing, but they're discovering so much about their potential; a possibility that may not have been available to them with a ball and shot dominant player like Smith still there.
I agree, but don't read too much into what I am saying. I think many of us wrote off the Lions entirely when Smith went down. It's a credit to them and their coaches that the other guards have stepped up their game. We could say the same thing about Betley/Washington.
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Streamers
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Posts: 8236
Loc: NW Philadelphia
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02-09-19 12:12 PM - Post#275647
In response to PennFan10
I was quite glad to see the officials did not award any flops last night. I saw at least 5 times players on both teams tried to get an offensive foul by flopping and the officials held the whistle. The best one was AJ’s dunk on top of the Brown player who flopped.
I'd like to second that. I noticed this as well.
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Old Bear
Postdoc
Posts: 3994
Reg: 11-23-04
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02-09-19 12:49 PM - Post#275652
In response to Streamers
I thought AJ got away with some pretty offensive, shoulder down, backing in, but I don't believe it effected the outcome. The loss of Josh Howard, for the season, was a factor.
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T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
PhD Student
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Loc: Our Nation's Capital
Reg: 01-18-05
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02-09-19 01:25 PM - Post#275658
In response to Streamers
Oh, and did you see what Morgan did last night. Kind of jumps off the box score.
Holy moly. And I thought Bryce Washington had an efficient game last night with 20 points on 7 shots.
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Chip Bayers
Professor
Posts: 7001
Loc: New York
Reg: 11-21-04
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Pretty quiet here
02-09-19 01:38 PM - Post#275662
In response to Old Bear
I thought AJ got away with some pretty offensive, shoulder down, backing in, but I don't believe it effected the outcome. The loss of Josh Howard, for the season, was a factor.
Didn’t see any of that. All his post activity was his normal moves, and he’s anything but a bull down there—all about the footwork.
Edited by Chip Bayers on 02-09-19 01:38 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Stuart Suss
PhD Student
Posts: 1439
Loc: Chester County, Pennsylva...
Reg: 11-21-04
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Pretty quiet here
02-09-19 02:06 PM - Post#275671
In response to T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
Oh, and did you see what Morgan did last night. Kind of jumps off the box score.
They have corrected an error in the original box score. Morgan was 11-17 from the floor (not 11-18) and 9-11 from behind the arc.
Edited by Stuart Suss on 02-09-19 02:07 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Quakers03
Professor
Posts: 12530
Reg: 12-07-04
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02-09-19 03:26 PM - Post#275684
In response to Old Bear
I thought AJ got away with some pretty offensive, shoulder down, backing in, but I don't believe it effected the outcome. The loss of Josh Howard, for the season, was a factor.
Yeah no. The diving was in full effect. They deserved the result they received.
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