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Eric Von Zipper Senior Posts 343 |
01-08-22 02:15 PM - Post#332700
Princeton -6 O/U 157.5 Line tells me the little guy is sitting this one out. If so, favor the under here. |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-08-22 02:22 PM - Post#332702
Cornell under Earl has always been a tricky opponent for the Tigers even with some of his less talented teams, so I expect a close one throughout again tonight. Cornell's depth could help them out on night 2 of a back to back, especially with Jaelin potentially out on the Princeton side. Dickson will be another tough guard with his size, and Cornell surrounds him with so many shooters. If no Jaelin my guess would be Allocco may get the start, but still keeping my fingers crossed that Jaelin's alright |
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PennFan10 Postdoc Posts 3585 |
01-08-22 04:44 PM - Post#332728
The biggest issue, to me, is if Princeton has the ball handlers without Jaelin to handle the Cornell pressure. They play with pace and attack on defense more than I can remember an Ivy team in recent history. They shot 34 three's last night at the Palestra as well. Very different Cornell team and an intriguing matchup. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 05:04 PM - Post#332732
I anticipate a lot of TOs without Jaelin. Hopefully, we'll hit enough 3s to make up the difference. Only went 6-21 from deep last night - looking for Langborg, Wright and Friberg to even things out. |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-08-22 06:01 PM - Post#332740
https://twitter.com/kj_franko/status/1479 936058443... Kyle Franko of The Trentonian says no Jaelin for tonight |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-08-22 07:02 PM - Post#332745
Allocco gets his first career start |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 07:17 PM - Post#332749
So far, I think more turnovers than shots for the Tigers. Ugh. But their half-court D has been surprisingly good, so only down 10-4. Also Cornell has four fouls to PU's zero. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 07:19 PM - Post#332750
Offense is a total mess with no rhythm. Can't even get off a shot with 5 TOs in the first 8 minutes... pretty much going as expected. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 07:28 PM - Post#332753
Starting to hit straight-line drives for buckets, with a couple of treys tossed in. Looking a bit worse on closeouts on the other end, though. |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-08-22 07:28 PM - Post#332754
Offense getting a little bit better with some nice plays by Friberg, including a nifty split of a trap into a layup that I don't think I've ever seen from him. Cornell getting some action on the offensive glass to keep their offense going though |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 07:34 PM - Post#332756
23-29 with 3:41 left in the half. Have lost count of the number of Tiger turnovers where they just stepped out of bounds. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 07:35 PM - Post#332757
Tosan looks gassed from last night. Missing all the shots at the rim he usually makes. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 07:38 PM - Post#332758
Endless TOs. We're on pace for 20+. We're lucky this isn't a blowout already. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 07:41 PM - Post#332761
Another brutal first half. Sloppy passing. Missed free throws. Just ugly. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 07:45 PM - Post#332765
I spoke too soon. We're getting wrecked now. Will we have more FGs or TOs tonight? Thank heavens for the Ivy Tourney... if we make it. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 07:47 PM - Post#332766
Surprising in that the Tigers were OK defensively, for the most part, but terrible on offense. Missing Llewellyn, obviously, but some of the turnovers were ridiculous. And not enough off the ball movement to give the ball handler outlet options. It shouldn't require a call after a timeout to get someone to go hard backdoor. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 07:47 PM - Post#332767
That was miserable. Tigers look gassed. Red look hungry. No Jaelin, 2 point total from Tosan and Wright. Don’t know how Tigers win without those three. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 07:59 PM - Post#332776
I hope the guys come out and at least show some fire in the second half. I didn't expect them to win without Jaelin, but losing this badly to a team that's also missing their leading scorer (Jones) is not a good look. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 08:05 PM - Post#332778
That was miserable. Tigers look gassed. Red look hungry. No Jaelin, 2 point total from Tosan and Wright. Don’t know how Tigers win without those three. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:07 PM - Post#332779
Tons of missed layups to start the second half, plus another turnover, and now Cornell is getting some good looks from three. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 08:12 PM - Post#332780
How many times have the Tigers stepped out of bounds tonight? Jeez. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:12 PM - Post#332781
Yeah, this is simply not our night. Even at full strength, I figured Earl would steal a game from us as usual. Without Jaelin, we never stood a chance. Let's take our lumps tonight and hope Jaelin is ready next week. He's walking around fine, not in a cast or crutches or limping, so I'm guessing it won't be a long absence. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:12 PM - Post#332782
Finally, the 1-3-1 zone appears, and it is messing Cornell up. But Max Johns steps out of bounds again. At least a couple of treys have gone down. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 08:16 PM - Post#332785
Tigers keep leaving their feet with the ball with no place to pass the ball. Uggh! |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 08:17 PM - Post#332786
I like to see the 1-3-1 to shake things up but Cornell is a tough team to deploy that against with their shooters. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 08:21 PM - Post#332790
Nice run here by the Tigers to cut an 18 point deficit to 8. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:22 PM - Post#332792
Finally showing some fight. Cornell still in control due to our endless TOs, but at least they're not going down like chumps! |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:23 PM - Post#332794
If Tosan could shoot FTs, this thing would be pretty close. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 08:28 PM - Post#332799
Penn down 11 under 10 to play in Philly. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:28 PM - Post#332800
Gotta cut Tosan some slack after last night's do-it-all performance - he's clearly running on fumes. I'm surprised Ethan wasn't on fire from 3 tonight. 1-4 last night... 0-5 tonight for a 42% shooter. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:31 PM - Post#332803
Johns throws it away again, but at least the lead is down to seven. Cornell having trouble against the 1-3-1, but PU keeps turning it back over. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:36 PM - Post#332808
Excellent run with some exceptional drives and tip-ins to get it to 61-64. Forcing turnovers out of the zone and on a run-and-jump man defense possession. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:37 PM - Post#332809
All these Benny Hill-esque TOs and they're now within 3. I'd take credit for the reverse jinx, but I was/am skeptical of the comeback. Just too many possessions (literally) thrown away. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 08:39 PM - Post#332810
And another surge cuts it to 3. Too bad our guys missed the front end of 3 1 and 1s in the first half. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:40 PM - Post#332811
Wright ties it at 3;00 with a trey! |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:45 PM - Post#332814
Tosan hits one of two, PU with its first lead. Iffy timeout granted to Cornell guy as he's falling out of bounds. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:47 PM - Post#332815
Just get a stop! Let's steal this! |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:47 PM - Post#332817
Tosan with his biggest FTs of the season... |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:49 PM - Post#332818
ALLOCCO AT THE BUZZER!!!!! Wait. Does it COUNT???? |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:49 PM - Post#332819
The Tosan miss, and then Alloco with one he'll never forget for the win at the buzzer! |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:50 PM - Post#332820
Ball was in the air before the light went on. A comeback for the ages without their point guard and high scorer. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:51 PM - Post#332823
YES IT COUNTS!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!! I SUCK! REVERSE JINX WORKS! GO TIGERS!! What poetic justice to have Jaelin's replacement nail the buzzer beater! |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 08:51 PM - Post#332824
Holly cr@p!!! |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:52 PM - Post#332825
Ball was in the air before the light went on. A comeback for the ages without their point guard and high scorer. I was scared because the on-screen graphic clock was at zero... but the actual play clock still had <0.5s on it. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 08:54 PM - Post#332827
New coaching strategy: Hypnotize the Tigers before the game starts into thinking they're down double digits. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 08:54 PM - Post#332829
Wow. That might be the best regular season comeback since THAT game in 1999. When was our last true buzzer-beater (loss to win as time expires)? Doug Davis in 2011? |
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1LotteryPick1969 Postdoc Posts 2275 
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01-08-22 08:57 PM - Post#332832
1. Holy cr-p 2. Love Allocco. As noted, best shot since Douglas D. Davis. 3. Tosan must hit those free throws. |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-08-22 08:57 PM - Post#332833
What a turnaround - Allocco obviously the hero and played great on both ends. Thought Friberg was huge tonight too. Not a pretty weekend by any means but 2-0 is 2-0! Worth noting that Zach Martini was also in street clothes tonight. Had fallen out of the rotation in favor of Barnes anyways, but shortens the depth just a little bit more Columbia leading Penn by 5 at The Palestra with 40 seconds to play. Going to be a tight league all around it looks like |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 08:58 PM - Post#332834
Columbia is trying its best to blow a big lead late. Lions have missed front end of 3 straight 1 and 1s. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 09:00 PM - Post#332835
In the "correlation may not imply causality, but it would be cool" area, in both home games the Tigers seemed to pick up their play when the women athletes from track or BB came in to cheer. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 09:00 PM - Post#332836
If Jaelin can come back next week... watch out! Allocco might be starting PG next season, so this could be a formative experience for him. When he's aggressive, which he was at the very start and the very end, he shines. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 09:02 PM - Post#332839
MH likes those big, versatile point guards. Allocco should watch as much TJ Bray footage as he can. |
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1LotteryPick1969 Postdoc Posts 2275
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01-08-22 09:03 PM - Post#332840
The one game I saw in person, I was very impressed by Allocco. What did Savage say was his nickname from the other players? I missed it. |
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Ever True Junior Posts 255 |
01-08-22 09:06 PM - Post#332843
I heard 'Mush', but might be wrong on that. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 09:06 PM - Post#332844
What did Savage say was his nickname from the other players? I missed it. I saw an article about that - they call him "Mush" because I guess he likes to talk a lot of trash ("mushmouth"). |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-08-22 09:08 PM - Post#332845
Yeah it's Mush |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 09:08 PM - Post#332846
Columbia just knocked off Penn in the Palestra. Not a bad, if stressful (and exciting) first Ivy weekend. |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-08-22 09:13 PM - Post#332850
As if it wasn't a good enough ending, it's also Matt Allocco's birthday today! |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-08-22 09:13 PM - Post#332851
Tigers stand in first place in the Ivies after an insane weekend. |
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sparman PhD Student Posts 1347 
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01-08-22 09:14 PM - Post#332852
If there as many "upsets" this season as I expect, pulling one out of the hat like this could prove very meaningful later. |
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1LotteryPick1969 Postdoc Posts 2275
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01-08-22 09:15 PM - Post#332854
What did Savage say was his nickname from the other players? I missed it. I saw an article about that - they call him "Mush" because I guess he likes to talk a lot of trash ("mushmouth"). Well, I guess that makes sense to them, but neither the original Moon Mullins character, nor the Cosby character was a trash talker. |
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umbrellaman Masters Student Posts 476 
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01-08-22 09:20 PM - Post#332856
Wow! Incredible ending. I have a number of questions for y’all. What happened on defense on the previous shot - it worked out to give us more time. I guess they had the play set up so they didn’t need a timeout? Do we know what Jaelin’s injury is? Also, is the weird scheduling without the traditional weekends, the way it is now or a result of COVID rescheduling? Sorry, a bit rusty. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-08-22 09:24 PM - Post#332858
Well, I guess that makes sense to them, but neither the original Moon Mullins character, nor the Cosby character was a trash talker. I'm guessing he talks so fast/much, it comes out mumbly/mushy. |
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1LotteryPick1969 Postdoc Posts 2275
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01-08-22 09:27 PM - Post#332860
What happened on defense on the previous shot? Indeed. |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-08-22 09:33 PM - Post#332864
Wow! Incredible ending. I have a number of questions for y’all. What happened on defense on the previous shot - it worked out to give us more time. I guess they had the play set up so they didn’t need a timeout? Do we know what Jaelin’s injury is? Also, is the weird scheduling without the traditional weekends, the way it is now or a result of COVID rescheduling? Sorry, a bit rusty. Cornell faked the dribble handoff and I guess both defenders bit and followed the handoff rather than sticking with the ball handler, leaving the lane wide open for Noll. No official word on Jaelin's injury, but as noted he was walking without crutches or anything on the bench which I hope is a positive sign. The end of the weekend back to backs is unrelated to COVID rescheduling! |
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bradley PhD Student Posts 1842 |
01-08-22 09:39 PM - Post#332869
Simply a crazy weekend in the IL -- almost unbelievable. The biggest surprise might be the upset win by Columbia over the Quakers after their collapse last night at Jadwin. A 0-2 start by the Tigers losing at home would have been a disastrous start especially in light of their non-conference play. Still, a long way to go and they need to get out the gate much better. |
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Tiger69 Postdoc Posts 2816 |
01-08-22 10:33 PM - Post#332880
I confess. I gave up early in 2nd half when we were down about 18(?) and showing no sign of last night’s comeback. Forgive me, Great Tiger in the Sky. All was not lost though. I watched Alec Guinness play the patient, conniving bank clerk in The Lavender Hill Mob. Still, I would like that 2nd half back! |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 10:34 PM - Post#332881
There's always replay. |
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bradley PhD Student Posts 1842 |
01-08-22 10:36 PM - Post#332882
Just watched replay of the 1st half to see what happened. Tosan and Wright had their worst performance of the season during the first half -- Wright both offensively and defensively. Cornell played with much greater energy and controlled the pace. It was interesting to listen to Noah Savage talk so highly of Coach Earl. Brian obviously is doing a great job at Cornell which is not the least bit surprising. Seemed like Tigers had no homecourt advantage other than the rims. Crowd was so sparse that it is amazing that Tigers could make a comeback. Based on prior experiences at Jadwin this year, I am surprised that they are not letting in any fans from the Community but that is certainly their right. |
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1LotteryPick1969 Postdoc Posts 2275
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01-08-22 10:55 PM - Post#332884
Cornell faked the dribble handoff and I guess both defenders bit and followed the handoff rather than sticking with the ball handler, leaving the lane wide open for Noll. Went back and watched the replay; you are exactly correct. What a defensive lapse! |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-08-22 10:58 PM - Post#332887
Women's track team showed up to cheer MBB in the second half. They were pretty vocal--couldn't have hurt. |
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bradley PhD Student Posts 1842 |
01-08-22 11:31 PM - Post#332893
What happened in the 2nd half? Obviously 1-3-1 with Tosan at the point changed the game --Changed the temp of the game and Mitch deserves credit. Tosan had a great 2nd half with Friberg hitting crucial 3s' to keep the game from becoming a blow out. Wright also played much better. Crazy hard shot made by Alloco aided by a very tough pass made by Lanborg --- 1 out 50 that he could hit that shot. Post-game, Alloco did say that the Tigers played much harder in 2nd half somewhat out of desperation. Defense fuels offense. Best news was that Jaelin and Kellman were seemingly moving about fairly well. And yes, the track team was great! |
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whitakk Masters Student Posts 523 |
01-09-22 01:09 AM - Post#332912
Wow. That might be the best regular season comeback since THAT game in 1999. When was our last true buzzer-beater (loss to win as time expires)? Doug Davis in 2011? Mack Darrow had one in I think 2012-13, and Noah Trister reminded me on Twitter that Myles Stephens had one in the MTE a few years back (although I think that was in a tie game). |
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whitakk Masters Student Posts 523 |
01-09-22 01:13 AM - Post#332913
Postgame report on Jaelin was "hopeful it's a day-to-day situation", which is one too many qualifiers for my comfort but definitely better than it could have been. https://twitter.com/Adam_Zielonka/status/ 147998538... With him they're a title-caliber team, at least in a year like this when nobody's great. Without him they're fighting for a playoff spot (granting that the other contenders may be in the same boat). |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-09-22 01:16 AM - Post#332914
Yeah the Myles one against Akron was a tie game when he hit the buzzer beater. Also looks like Coach Henderson confirmed postgame that Llewellyn’s injury is a hamstring injury and they aren’t sure the extent yet, but are hoping it’s a day to day situation. https://twitter.com/adam_zielonka/status/ 147998538... https://twitter.com/adam_zielonka/status/ 147998883... Full week off now before Brown at home on Saturday so fingers crossed that gives Jaelin enough time to fully recover |
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welcometothejungle Masters Student Posts 788 |
01-09-22 01:16 AM - Post#332915
Oops, was just typing that out but looks like you beat me too it lol |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-09-22 03:51 AM - Post#332916
Allocco’s shot ledoff SportsCenter’s “Saturday buzzer-beaters” segment. |
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bradley PhD Student Posts 1842 |
01-09-22 08:59 AM - Post#332919
Agree with you, completely. With that being said and the existence of Ivy Madness, Mitch will probably be very cautious as to Jaelin's return. Hamstring injuries can easily reoccur if not careful and they obviously need Jaelin towards the end of the season. If somehow he can play next weekend, I suspect only one of the two games and in all likelihood the second game against the Quakers. There are simply no very good teams in the IL this year so I guess that the goal is to just get into IvyMadness. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-09-22 09:10 AM - Post#332920
Are you kidding me? The goal is always to win the league, not to just “get into Ivy Madness.” There were 4 Ivy teams with winning records before league games started. The Tigers are 2-0 after the first weekend. The other three are now 2-5 in the league. Go Tigers! |
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bradley PhD Student Posts 1842 |
01-09-22 09:28 AM - Post#332921
I completely agree with you and believe that IvyMadness is mindless but if you were Mitch "what would you do"? If I was Jaelin, winning the IL regular season would mean everything but no doubt, he also wants to go to the Big Dance. If there is sufficient doubt regarding his health, I suspect that he will sit. Hope not but suspect so -- welcome to the new IL. |
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TigerFan PhD Student Posts 1890 |
01-09-22 09:43 AM - Post#332922
If I were Mitch, I’d be thinking about the January 29 Yale game for Jaelin’s return and hoping to win at least two of the three games before then (home against Brown and Penn, at Dartmouth). |
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Tiger69 Postdoc Posts 2816 |
01-09-22 11:25 AM - Post#332928
How do you find it? |
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whitakk Masters Student Posts 523 |
01-09-22 11:36 AM - Post#332933
I completely agree with you and believe that IvyMadness is mindless but if you were Mitch "what would you do"? If I was Jaelin, winning the IL regular season would mean everything but no doubt, he also wants to go to the Big Dance. If there is sufficient doubt regarding his health, I suspect that he will sit. Hope not but suspect so -- welcome to the new IL. This year in particular I don't think it's even a trade-off. Right now among non-Princeton teams, the best projected record on KenPom (eyeballing some games that haven't been rescheduled yet) is Yale at 9-5, and fourth is a cluster of teams at 7-7. Torvik (less optimistic on Yale) is even tighter -- behind Princeton it's three teams at 8-6 and two more at 7-7. The difference between playing for first and playing for fourth is really small this year, and Princeton needs Jaelin back pretty soon for either IMO. |
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Tiger81 Masters Student Posts 412 
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01-09-22 11:54 AM - Post#332937
I was out last night and only saw the final score and clips of Allocco's heroics. Just watched the replay, it was a gritty win without Jaelin. Kudos to the team and Coach Henderson for recovering from the lackluster first 25 minutes and finding a way to win. A few observations: - Jaelin's absence has many ripple effects: there is no bail-out option on offense, Ethan Wright is easier to defend, and the Tigers lose their most active and disruptive perimeter defender - Ethan was not productive (2-9 FGs, 1-6 3PFG, 4 RBs) but Drew Friberg really stepped up along with Allocco; a hidden gem was Max Johns, who played the most non-starter minutes and scored on several nice moves around the rim - Tosan was 6-14 FGs and had 5 assists but missed many shots around the rim that he usually makes, had 5 TOs and his missed FTs were ... ugh - After the success of the 1-3-1 in 2H, Princeton's defense on Cornell's last two possessions almost lost the game for them (along with Tosan's FT brick); that was a head-scratcher for a team that seemed to be rising to the moment - Hard to believe against a good team without Jaelin, on an off night for Wright and with a mixed performance from Tosan that they were able to dig deep for the W. Go Tigers! |
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Tiger69 Postdoc Posts 2816 |
01-09-22 12:09 PM - Post#332939
First, thank you TigerFan. The Championship for the SEASON should always be our first priority. Then, and only then, we worry about the damn tournament. Second, as fine a player as Jaelin is, I believe that many of you underrate the collective talents of the rest of the team. It was good for us to have to play without Jaelin last night. We were reminded of what we have to do to cover for him and to practice for it. I am certainly not suggesting that we are as strong or deep without him. But, we have a lot to “step up”with. Third, it seems like we have as many posts as fans at the game last night. Fourth, GO TIGERS! |
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sparman PhD Student Posts 1347
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01-09-22 12:55 PM - Post#332943
ESPN+ has replays of games it broadcast. Just watched it. |
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Tiger69 Postdoc Posts 2816 |
01-09-22 02:27 PM - Post#332959
Thanks, Sparman. I finally figured it out and watched the entire 2nd half. My wonderful Princeton education was a very long time ago. The dots connect a lot more slowly these days. For all his reputation as a trash talker, Matt Allocco was very gracious in his brief post game interview. This is shaping up as a very interesting season. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-09-22 03:40 PM - Post#332968
Some “highlights” here, including the final shot: https://youtu.be/lqmcihd7Kqo |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3671 |
01-09-22 07:40 PM - Post#332986
I suspect Jaelin will be out for both games next week. Hammies are tricky and you have to be careful even if you feel better. Retweak it and he could be done for the season. I'd rather be 2-2 with Jaelin healthy the rest of the way than be 4-0 with Jaelin out till March. |
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Bryan Junior Posts 232 |
01-09-22 07:53 PM - Post#332987
Princeton's first lead against Cornell came with 1:08 remaining in the second half and lasted 27 seconds. Princeton's second lead came with 23 seconds left and lasted 17 seconds. The last lead came on Allocco's buzzer beater so the Tigers led the game for 44 seconds. The prior night against Columbia Princeton first took the lead with 12:16 left in the second half. They led for almost all the remainder of the game. So they won both games despite not leading in the first half of either. |
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Eric Von Zipper Senior Posts 343 |
01-10-22 12:44 PM - Post#333002
Cardiac Kids |
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1LotteryPick1969 Postdoc Posts 2275
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01-10-22 07:30 PM - Post#333051
If Allocco had missed his shot, we would be discussing the previous driving layup by Brown: Where was the help defense??? Tosan was late to come help, and should have even gone so far as to serve up a hard foul, preventing an easy layup. A three point play would at least given us a chance to call time and set up a play. (I'm only bringing this up to extend the discussion and give me more to read.) |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-11-22 05:41 AM - Post#333077
Tiger D has been inconsistent all season. Opponents drive to the basket without much resistance quite a bit. I don’t know how often the lack of help defense is a deliberate tactic to avoid passes out to the three-point arc or to maintain defensive rebounding position, but combined with the meager rim protection out there, Princeton is giving up a ton of layup attempts. |
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bradley PhD Student Posts 1842 |
01-11-22 08:51 AM - Post#333081
I agree that they have trouble with guards, especially well built ones, to keep them from going to the basket. Seemingly, it appears that Wright, Alloco, Jaelin, and Langborg are finesse players who could probably have used more time in the weight room. Jaelin did get some extra muscle on during the pandemic but possibly not enough. If he goes to a Power 5 school next year, he will have to bulk up without losing his God given gift of quickness. If I was Mitch, I would hire a strength and conditioning coach and the same comments apply to the women's program. Tiger players are wiry and no doubt strong but just not strong enough with the exception of Kellman and possibly Tosan and Mitchell. Big difference between Power 5 teams and most mid-major teams as to strength. |
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SecS3 Junior Posts 246 |
01-11-22 10:44 AM - Post#333088
Princeton has strength and conditioning coaches. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4914 |
01-11-22 01:15 PM - Post#333099
Strength is not the problem; lateral quickness is. They mostly have trouble staying in front of dribblers. MH’s foul-avoidance doctrine perhaps creates a false impression. It remains the case that Tiger runs depend on forcing turnovers or rival shooting cold spells. They do not consistently force opponents into tough shots. |
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