ToothlessTiger
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03-07-24 06:02 PM - Post#364727
In response to Tiger69
I suspect these kids are not looking past Penn, a good team with nothing on the line except pride in its final game of the year. All of them have been through it before except Davis. He strikes me as relishing the chance to shine on the big stage. You know the seniors will be prepared. The ILT on a neutral court for everyone presents a most interesting challenge.
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LocalTiger
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03-07-24 06:20 PM - Post#364728
In response to ToothlessTiger
The Penn game is a huge opportunity.
Princeton controls its fate. A win guarantees
a share of the Ivy title and the 1 Seed in the
Tournament.
Penn is a tough match-up for us. They play through
Spinoso, who is big and skilled. Slatjert will
be better this game as he has played into
shape. But I think we have more pieces
and better chemistry.
Before the season, the consensus was that
Yale would be historically great, and Princeton
would struggle to replace 3 starter, including
Tosan-- a generational talent.
We are small, and do not have a long bench.
Austen, a dynamic athlete who could have made
a big contribution, needed more time to recover
than we hoped. We have overcome all of that
with a tough, cohesive group who all score and play hard.
Let's go to Columbia on a high note.
i
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ToothlessTiger
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03-07-24 06:37 PM - Post#364730
In response to LocalTiger
Regarding Austen, I overheard him say that he expects to be back next year fully recovered. This was last Saturday.
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LocalTiger
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03-07-24 06:44 PM - Post#364733
In response to ToothlessTiger
That would be huge!
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gokinsmen
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Rankings, Ratings and Polls
03-11-24 06:06 PM - Post#365035
In response to Tiger69
- NET ranking holds at #48 despite a bad day for our non-conf opponents.
- KenPom at #57. 28 offense, 136 defense.
- 7 votes in the AP Top 25 poll. 1 in the Coaches.
Gotta win the ILT to get into the NCAAs, but it's clear that this has been a remarkable season.
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Tiger81
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Reg: 11-21-04
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03-11-24 08:05 PM - Post#365037
In response to gokinsmen
LocalTiger and Gokinsmen nailed it, this has been a truly spectacular season.
The superb coaching staff, the improved play of Pierce, Lee and Martini, and the gritty and the steady leadership of Matt Allocco have resulted in a team that has found many ways to win.
Every game next weekend will be a war, I’m looking forward to some outstanding Ivy hoops.
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SRP
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03-11-24 09:15 PM - Post#365038
In response to Tiger81
Yes, a very special season that I don’t want to end. Hope the players will be looser than I am.
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TigerFan
PhD Student
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Reg: 11-21-04
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Rankings, Ratings and Polls
03-14-24 04:42 PM - Post#365220
In response to SRP
I believe we are down to two non-conference Tiger opponents still playing in their league tournaments. St. Joe's just knocked off Chris Mooney's Atlantic-10 #1 seeded Richmond, which should help with the Tiger's NET & KenPom. Duquense plays AP #24 Dayton tonight. Root for the Dukes.
Edited by TigerFan on 03-14-24 04:43 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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SRP
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03-14-24 07:54 PM - Post#365226
In response to TigerFan
I saw St. Joes play on TV a number of times this year, and I thought they underperformed. Figures that they came to life against Richmond, a team I usually root for, although in this case the ill wind blows good for the Tigers.
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TigerFan
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03-14-24 08:16 PM - Post#365227
In response to SRP
Princeton moved up to 55 today on KenPom, presumably because of St. Joe's win.
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Tiger69
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03-14-24 10:12 PM - Post#365228
In response to TigerFan
Really, isn’t this a waste of time and effort signifying nothing?
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gokinsmen
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Rankings, Ratings and Polls
03-14-24 10:24 PM - Post#365229
In response to Tiger69
Duquesne just bumped off Dayton. Wow.
On one hand, the Hawks and Dukes just gave us a nice NET boost. On the other hand, they're a reminder that Brown is ready to pounce on Saturday. We gotta be locked in from the opening tip, especially on defense.
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1LotteryPick1969
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Re: ankings, Ratings and Polls
03-14-24 10:25 PM - Post#365230
In response to TigerFan
St. Joe's just knocked off Chris Mooney's Atlantic-10 #1 seeded Richmond
Richmond undone by Reynolds for St. Joseph, another PG county MD point guard like Mack, and Lilly. Let's hope we can contain Lilly on Saturday.
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TigerFan
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03-14-24 10:45 PM - Post#365231
In response to Tiger69
Really, isn’t this a waste of time and effort signifying nothing?
Tiger, don't take away my joy. I've been hopefully (and prematurely) speculating on Princeton's potential NCAA tourney seeding for decades. Silly? perhaps. But its a lot more fun that speculating about next year like our friends from Philly are doing right now.
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SRP
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03-15-24 12:33 AM - Post#365232
In response to TigerFan
Also it’s fun to have stats to back up complaints about the selection committee screwing over mid-majors in general, the Ivies in particular, and Princeton especially.
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ToothlessTiger
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03-15-24 04:29 PM - Post#365264
In response to SRP
Well put, Steve
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Tiger69
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 03-15-24 04:49 PM - Post#365265
In response to SRP
With that I concede
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