cc66
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12-31-22 12:33 PM - Post#348613
The question of the day: will the women beat Yale by more than the men lose?
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cc66
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12-31-22 01:53 PM - Post#348616
In response to cc66
Well, they have never been able to keep a lead before, but at halftime, amazingly, they lead Yale 34-20.
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mountainred
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12-31-22 03:01 PM - Post#348624
In response to cc66
First place Lions! Nice win guys.
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cc66
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12-31-22 03:04 PM - Post#348627
In response to mountainred
But they kept it this time. 62-60.
Amazing, especially since princeton women lose to Harvard, and the women are leading Yale.
The perfect basketball afternoon.
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Ever True
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12-31-22 03:06 PM - Post#348628
In response to mountainred
I am having pre-emptive nightmares about what Avery Brown might do in the league by the end of his career. Congrats fellas.
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internetter
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Re: Yale
12-31-22 03:11 PM - Post#348630
In response to cc66
Answered!
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Chet Forte
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 12-31-22 03:33 PM - Post#348639
In response to internetter
I take back all my doubts about Engles. He coached a masterpiece of a game and managed crunch time well. A few mistakes at the end could have been fatal but Brown and Murphy hung tough. Brown is the best Columbia point guard in years and looks like a candidate for ROY if he keeps this up. And the rotations were excellent. One observation about Yale. They always had a go to guy in crunch time; I don’t know if they have one this year.
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palestra38
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12-31-22 03:37 PM - Post#348641
In response to Chet Forte
Excellent observation— both Yale and Princeton lost crucial senior scorers and that could really hurt them in close games. the question for Yale is why was this a close game?
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iogyhufi
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Yale
12-31-22 03:41 PM - Post#348645
In response to palestra38
My two cents on these questions: Matt Knowling is probably that guy, but sitting out for the better part of a month didn't help his performance today.
Yale has played extremely poorly in first halves an awful lot this year, but nobody has put them down enough to make it stick until today. Credit to Columbia for hitting (extremely tough) shots down the stretch.
Edited by iogyhufi on 12-31-22 03:41 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Ever True
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12-31-22 03:46 PM - Post#348648
In response to palestra38
I think Matt Knowling was rusty after not playing three games. He looked better in the second half, but had a number of good looks close to the rim that he left short. Free throw shooting was also uncharacteristically bad.
That being said, I thought Columbia started the game with much better energy, especially on defense. It looked like Yale thought they could sleepwalk through this one. In the second half, they were the better team, but Columbia made the big shot at every time of asking.
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SRP
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12-31-22 04:51 PM - Post#348656
In response to Ever True
Break up the Yankees--whoops, the Lions!
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gokinsmen
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12-31-22 05:55 PM - Post#348660
In response to SRP
Great win. It looked like Yale was gonna recover just in time, but nope, Lions held on. Hopefully, our guys will get the memo - I suspect they were already looking ahead to Cornell.
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Chet Forte
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12-31-22 06:20 PM - Post#348661
In response to gokinsmen
Murphy hadn’t played in a month and was still rusty, but nonetheless made a significant contribution at both ends of the court. He also looks stronger this year.
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Chet Forte
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12-31-22 06:23 PM - Post#348662
In response to Chet Forte
I think that Brown outplayed the Yale PGs; he looked like the best player on the court on either team.
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Chet Forte
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12-31-22 06:23 PM - Post#348663
In response to Chet Forte
I also think that Brown outplayed the Yale PGs; he looked like the best player on the court on either team.
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Columbia 37P6
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12-31-22 07:38 PM - Post#348670
In response to Chet Forte
A great day to be a Lion Basketball Fan! Huge victory over Yale in Men's Basketball and a blow out triumph over Yale in Women's Basketball. I can't wait for the Women's Basketball Games with Princeton and Harvard. Biggest basketball games on Morningside Heights since 1968!!!!!!!
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Dr. V
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12-31-22 10:48 PM - Post#348685
In response to Columbia 37P6
By far the most beneficial result of today's victory is that we will now, at least until Friday, be spared the usually brilliant critiques from our very own basketball savants.
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internetter
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01-01-23 01:53 AM - Post#348690
In response to Dr. V
Amen!
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