Eric Von Zipper
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01-07-22 12:07 PM - Post#332482
Princeton -16 O/U 147 1/2
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welcometothejungle
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01-07-22 03:01 PM - Post#332496
In response to Eric Von Zipper
Obviously containing Nweke will be a huge focus, would not be surprised to see Tigers doubling him tonight. Hopefully Kellman and Tosan are healthy and can split some time on him.
Opponents have shot almost 40% from 3 on Columbia this season, so shooters should be open tonight and hopefully being in Jadwin will offset the rust from not playing for a while.
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welcometothejungle
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Columbia
01-07-22 08:26 PM - Post#332536
In response to welcometothejungle
Very slow start for Princeton on both ends. Columbia's size causing issues for the Tigers offensively and some hot shooting to start tonight for the Lions
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sparman
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01-07-22 08:44 PM - Post#332547
In response to welcometothejungle
No answer for Nweke so far.
Has PU ever had an 0 Fer on 3 pt shots for an entire half?
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welcometothejungle
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01-07-22 08:44 PM - Post#332549
In response to welcometothejungle
Welp, comfortably the worst half of the season
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gokinsmen
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Columbia
01-07-22 08:47 PM - Post#332550
In response to welcometothejungle
Yikes! Columbia looks like a completely different team and we're getting crushed. De La Rosa nails a 35ft trey to beat the buzzer to add insult to injury.
Princeton: 0-9 from 3
Columbia: 5-7 from 3
As Savage noted, Lions are not doubling Tosan, leading to fewer open 3 looks. Tigers not content to win shooting 2s, keep forcing 3s whenever they get close. They also bailed Columbia out by not attacking the rim and getting to the line with Columbia racking up 7 fouls early.
Vegas oddsmakers must be scratching their heads. If I were a gambling man, I'd never bet on Ivy conference games. Too unpredictable. Let's see how they respond in the 2nd half.
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Tiger84
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01-07-22 08:48 PM - Post#332552
In response to sparman
Yes they’ve had at least one game where they made only one Trey in a game. So one of the halves would’ve an ohfer.
I guarantee you they will hit at least one second half.
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TigerFan
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01-07-22 08:49 PM - Post#332553
In response to welcometothejungle
Ooof. That was an ugly half. Columbia fired up. Tigers cold as an ice cube, rotten shot selection, and no answers on D. The 5 point swing at end of the half just should not happen. Jalen with a garbage circus shot too early on the clock and the Columbia guy throws in a bomb at the buzzer. Uggh!
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SRP
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01-07-22 08:51 PM - Post#332555
In response to welcometothejungle
Tigers look rusty. My theme continues--they only get stops when they pressure the ball and force turnovers. But the Lions are shooting at an unsustainable level.
On offense, they've adjusted somewhat to the no-doubling-low strategy Columbia is using, but they should have a lot more backdoor cuts and backdoor layups. Not enough off-ball movement. The drives and post-ups haven't been bad, once they realized what was going on, but eventually some threes will have to go down for this game to be won.
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gokinsmen
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01-07-22 09:09 PM - Post#332564
In response to SRP
Great answer out of the locker room. 14-2 run to tie it before Nweke gets a putback. Let's hope they keep it up. To quote Dick Vitale, "Just win, baby..."
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welcometothejungle
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01-07-22 09:21 PM - Post#332569
In response to gokinsmen
Some really good minutes from Johns in the 2nd half - somehow kept his dribble while falling down and then finished over De La Rosa.
Would like to see the Tigers continue to post him with Johns and Langborg as much as they can. If Columbia's going to commit to not helping on post ups that's a winnable matchup most times I think
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SRP
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01-07-22 09:22 PM - Post#332571
In response to welcometothejungle
This just in: Tosan is a really good basketball player. Llwellyn looking the part of a possible POY as well. And Alloco seems to be figuring some things out.
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SRP
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01-07-22 09:24 PM - Post#332573
In response to SRP
Langborg with two blocks tonight. Never thought I'd type that.
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gokinsmen
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01-07-22 09:26 PM - Post#332577
In response to SRP
WOOOO! From 12pt deficit to 11pt lead. Lot of game left to play, but man, I breathed a sigh of relief.
To some extent, it may just be percentages evening out. Jaelin and Tosan took over to start the half and now the 3s are falling.
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gokinsmen
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Columbia
01-07-22 09:27 PM - Post#332581
In response to gokinsmen
Yeah, Langborg has shown some really quick hands on defense. Whether or not he gets credit for the steal/block, he gets a lot of stops by getting a piece of the ball from the side or behind.
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welcometothejungle
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01-07-22 09:29 PM - Post#332584
In response to gokinsmen
Columbia decides to try zone for a possession and Langborg quickly punishes it with a corner 3!
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gokinsmen
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Columbia
01-07-22 09:35 PM - Post#332591
In response to welcometothejungle
Oh no. Jaelin needs help off the court. The way he grabbed the back of his thigh makes me think it's a hamstring pull.
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jeromelh
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01-07-22 09:42 PM - Post#332599
In response to gokinsmen
Classic hamstring pull. Could be lost for the year
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gokinsmen
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Columbia
01-07-22 09:48 PM - Post#332607
In response to gokinsmen
And after all that Princeton wins by 15! Vegas bettors would laugh and remind me that "the numbers even out."
I'm still concerned about Jaelin's injury. If it is the hamstring, he's gotta be careful. Sometimes you can tweak your hammy and feel better the next day. And then you retweak it and now it's worse. With the Ivy tourney, we can afford to lose a winnable game.
As much as it would stink splitting a C/C series at home, I'm perfectly fine with playing it safe with a Jaelin injury.
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welcometothejungle
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Columbia
01-07-22 09:49 PM - Post#332610
In response to gokinsmen
Looked like Jaelin was at least walking around in the postgame, good to see that after he had to be carried off.
Great 2nd half! Would love to not see a first half like that the rest of the year lol
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