PennFan10
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02-22-20 02:10 PM - Post#301224
In response to HARVARDDADGRAD
Freud at work in my soul
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PennFan10
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02-22-20 02:23 PM - Post#301226
In response to PennFan10
Tonight we face a similar but slightly worse ranked defense than Dartmouth, but a much better offense. Let’s hope last weeks dynamic is in play tonight (horrible Friday and surprising Saturday).
Despite the loss a win tonight puts us very close to an ILT spot.
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PennFan10
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02-22-20 02:36 PM - Post#301230
In response to PennFan10
Scouting report on AJ will be to collapse the paint and let him take 3s. He burned Yale at the end with this.
The other scouting report on Dingle and goodman is to collapse when they drive. Neither of them is a passer off the dribble when going to the paint. Both are only looking to score.
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Streamers
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02-22-20 02:49 PM - Post#301234
In response to PennFan10
Scouting report on AJ will be to collapse the paint and let him take 3s. He burned Yale at the end with this.
The other scouting report on Dingle and goodman is to collapse when they drive. Neither of them is a passer off the dribble when going to the paint. Both are only looking to score.
AJ had better take those 3's early on. His usual tendency is to leave them short as he tires and he will get tired tonight.
As for Dingle/Goodman - the latter has been known to pass out of the dribble/drive when the defensive setup dictates it and the shooters have inspired some confidence. Maybe we see that tonight? Dingle, not so much - turnover city in traffic.
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Mike Porter
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02-22-20 03:02 PM - Post#301237
In response to Streamers
Yeah... also no expert, but pretty clear Dartmouth’s strategy was to sag and pack the paint. They would bring soft doubles on AJ and just collapse on drivers. Essentially challenging us to shoot 3’s. We did hit 10 3 pointers... but on 33 attempts. Funny part is that there were even more open 3’s that guys chose not to shoot and instead drove into a clogged lane with poor results.
Had a feeling this would be an L. We played poorly first game at home. AJs ORAT in games against Dartmouth, 69 and 56. This team isn’t winning a game on the road with AJ having a 56 ORAT.
Both defenses played tough but Knight outplayed AJ and their guys were more aggressive and successful driving to get fouled and on the boards. Ball game.
Got to hope for Sat surprise but I’ll be honest, I just don’t see it and then we are in serious trouble.
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13otto
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02-22-20 05:00 PM - Post#301243
In response to Mike Porter
For the final spot in the ILT, this weekend hinged on Brown. Two wins by Brown and they are likely to finish 9-5. To seriously remain in the hunt, Penn needs to remain within one game of Brown after tonight AND win at Brown next weekend. Falling two games back with the Yale/Brown road trip upcoming could prove to be fatal.
That being said, last night's game did not surprise me. As I posted earlier this week, we just seem to match up better with the bigger, more athletic teams, so I expect a better game from the Quakers tonight. They are 7-0 ATS as an underdog, and 5-0 straight up as an underdog when the opponent is not ranked in the AP top 25. Penn is now 3-6 as a favorite of 7 points or less (2-7 ATS), as was the case last night. If I was a betting man, I'm taking Penn with the points tonight, just as I was taking the points last night, with Dartmouth.
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