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iogyhufi Masters Student Posts 681 |
12-01-23 10:35 PM - Post#359981
KenPom has this game as a toss-up, edge to Vermont. This is one of Yale's last chances to pick up a big win in the non-con. Vermont has no player over 6'7, so you'd expect Danny Wolf to play a big role here. |
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james Masters Student Posts 801 |
12-02-23 12:48 PM - Post#359993
good news is princeton and IL better than advertised. bad news is we are disjointed and injured. but ceiling is high. danny needs to finish and not drift. quicker guys better suited to handle dribble drive. candidly its how i would guard him |
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iogyhufi Masters Student Posts 681 |
12-02-23 10:02 PM - Post#360048
Jeez Louise, a MAJOR ref show in Burlington tonight. Yale gets screwed several times in the last 0.6 to lose by 1. Ruins what would have otherwise been a gritty Yale win. |
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gokinsmen Postdoc Posts 3683 |
12-02-23 10:25 PM - Post#360051
The missed travel on the inbounds pass was indeed egregious. That should have ended the game and given Yale the W. But what was Mahoney doing at the end??? With 0.6s left, all you need to do is stand around with your hands up. And then he overplayed again on the final 3pt attempt that banked in. Again, just stand in the vicinity with your hands up. Rough ending against a very good Vermont team. I remain very fearful of Yale come Ivy play, but I fully expected them to be 8-1. Heck, I thought they had a 1-in-3 chance at upsetting Gonzaga. As good as Wolf has looked, it seems to an outsider that EJ Jarvis and Isaiah Kelly are sorely missed. |
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Chip Bayers Professor Posts 7001 
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12-02-23 10:27 PM - Post#360052
Didn’t think you could have a more frustrating loss than Penn’s today, but this surpassed it. |
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iogyhufi Masters Student Posts 681 |
12-02-23 10:30 PM - Post#360053
Mahoney didn't foul the shooter either. Another awful call, just like the phantom offensive foul. He probably needed to stay beat once he lost Long on the screen, though, but again, an egregious call. |
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whitakk Masters Student Posts 523 |
12-02-23 10:44 PM - Post#360054
Not calling a travel seems to be appropriate - apparently they changed that rule a few years ago https://twitter.com/12beats5/status/17311 386975156... The fouls were still absolute garbage, especially the offensive one. |
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james Masters Student Posts 801 |
12-03-23 11:12 AM - Post#360073
ridic calls and worst 1 sec i have seen in my 48 yrs other than 1 high school moment in DC we are getting better. knowling helped. i like the progression. |
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james Masters Student Posts 801 |
12-03-23 11:14 AM - Post#360074
i watched 2 other ivy games one including an undefeated team. wasnt impressed. and frankly the shame is uvm was a better win than FU sucks but just improve at this point |
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iogyhufi Masters Student Posts 681 |
12-03-23 11:15 AM - Post#360075
Agreed. Much better toughness + defense and found a way to win when the shots weren't falling (yes, yes, they didn't win, but the only lesson to be learned from that is "sometimes refs will steal games from you"). This is starting to look like a team that could win the league. Still some improvements needed, but much better than in Canada. Also agreed the rest of the league doesn't scare me. Not that they aren't good, just that if this team pulls it together, they still have the horses to be best in the league. |
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ToothlessTiger Senior Posts 338 |
12-03-23 12:50 PM - Post#360079
Given Yales recent dominance in the league and against Princeton I can understand your optimism. I have not seen any other league teams in action yet.Cant offer any evaluations, but there are always bumps along the Ivy road. If the Tigers stay healthy and get some bench help we should be able to give the Bulldogs a battle.But there are plenty of reasons why Yale is the clear preseason favorite. |
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LocalTiger Masters Student Posts 438 |
12-03-23 12:55 PM - Post#360080
Agreed. Yale has talent, depth, size and experience. Bugt Princeton had cohesion, and is finding ways to win. That should be impressing anyone who watches them. |
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Bruno PhD Student Posts 1422 |
12-03-23 12:56 PM - Post#360081
I think it’s Yale or Princeton by a margin. But nothing makes you angrier than losing like this. I mean I feel for Mahoney but you’re a senior. What are you doing? There only one thing you don’t do. It’s painful.
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james Masters Student Posts 801 |
12-03-23 01:00 PM - Post#360083
princeton has a very good team. everyone knows it. they are undefeated yale has been v disappointing thua far my comment is about the future purely. i hope princeton wins every game but 3. though my dad played at furman. dont tell him |
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iogyhufi Masters Student Posts 681 |
12-03-23 02:18 PM - Post#360088
I'm with James on this. Yale right now is not where they need to be come league play. But they're trending in the right direction, and they've got oodles of talent. This makes me think of the 2021-22 season, where Yale had about the worst non-con I can remember before turning around in a big way in the new year. Princeton has shown me how wrong I was about them pre-season - they're extremely disciplined, cohesive, and getting the most from their talent. If they avoid injuries, they might end the regular season with 3 or fewer losses, which is crazy. |
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SRP Postdoc Posts 4919 |
12-03-23 05:03 PM - Post#360098
I have confidence that Jones will get Yale’s heads right by the time conference play begins. Even this latest gut wrench might help with that. (Princeton’s current resilience dates back to that horrible come-from-ahead loss to Yale last season. After that the Tigers played much more consistently on every possession on both sides of the ball.) |
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james Masters Student Posts 801 |
12-03-23 05:44 PM - Post#360099
basically need simmons to find a consistent role but he shld be a solid defensive contributor in conference appears townsend is finding it now hopefully otherwise just need to confirm identity on defense and boards but the trend could be our friend w recent datapoints i like this teams ability to match up with most anyone but this has also been the frustration so far we'll see |
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sparman PhD Student Posts 1348 
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12-03-23 08:56 PM - Post#360107
We all gripe about bad calls against our teams, which is understandable, but I don't know that any of our teams has endured this: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketba ll/story... |
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