Tiger81
Masters Student
Posts: 412
Loc: Montclair, NJ
Reg: 11-21-04
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03-09-24 08:49 PM - Post#364880
In response to gokinsmen
Cheesesteaks!
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mmp629
Junior
Posts: 259
Reg: 11-22-04
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Re: Penn II
03-09-24 08:49 PM - Post#364881
In response to gokinsmen
I am a terrible, terrible homer.
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TigerFan
PhD Student
Posts: 1890
Reg: 11-21-04
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03-09-24 08:49 PM - Post#364882
In response to TigerFan
Free cheesesteaks!
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gokinsmen
Postdoc
Posts: 3669
Reg: 02-06-10
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Penn II
03-09-24 08:49 PM - Post#364883
In response to Tiger81
He is making his case. Wolf has faded a bit down the stretch and Pierce has been outstanding.
It's 100% between Pierce and Lee. Pierce has been better offensively down the stretch but Lee has greatly boosted his rebounding and assist totals while drawing constant double-teams.
Whomever MH picks as the team's candidate should get it.
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gokinsmen
Postdoc
Posts: 3669
Reg: 02-06-10
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Penn II
03-09-24 08:54 PM - Post#364887
In response to gokinsmen
105-83. I did not see that coming. Love that they didn't just keep jacking up 3s in the 2nd half (outside of Martini, whose job it is to do just that).
Vegas once again must be scratching their heads at Ivy hoops. Don't bet on these games, sports bettors. Even us fans who watch every one can't predict much.
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SRP
Postdoc
Posts: 4911
Reg: 02-04-06
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03-09-24 09:06 PM - Post#364893
In response to gokinsmen
That was great offensive execution against a weak defensive team. Nice finish to the season with a cheesesteaking 22-point win and the solo league title to boot.
Once again PU now has to do the dumb conference tournament and try to beat a tough team for the third time just to get another crack at either of the teams it already outperformed in a single-elimination setting. But the game should be intense, so there’s that.
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whitakk
Masters Student
Posts: 523
Age: 32
Reg: 11-11-14
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03-09-24 09:45 PM - Post#364901
In response to SRP
33-65 from three in the two Penn games this year lol
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gokinsmen
Postdoc
Posts: 3669
Reg: 02-06-10
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Penn II
03-09-24 09:50 PM - Post#364902
In response to whitakk
I'm most impressed that they went 12-19 in the first half but only took 8 threes in the second half. It's exactly what I was hoping for. Even if the threes are falling, never settle for just that.
Heading into the ILT, we gotta make opposing defenses work. Even a super-deep team like Cornell isn't immune to getting tired and missing open shots late in games. I want to see scores like 70-62 next weekend.
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Tiger81
Masters Student
Posts: 412
Loc: Montclair, NJ
Reg: 11-21-04
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03-09-24 09:52 PM - Post#364903
In response to SRP
At least they won’t be playing the ILT on the home floor of one of their opponents. Still can’t get my head around having to re-win the right to be the sole Ivy entry in the NCAAs, but I probably need to get over that. This is the strongest field ever for the ILT and I can see any of the 4 seeds winning two games in a row at Levien.
Except for the train wreck in Ithaca, Princeton has been a very hard team to beat this year and I know they will be ready next weekend.
As for POY being between Pierce and Lee, the Penn announcers referred to Wolf as the “presumptive POY”. I believe Pierce has been a bigger factor in more games than any player in the league, but we will see what the coaches think.
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ToothlessTiger
Senior
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Age: 76
Reg: 03-28-15
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03-10-24 12:41 AM - Post#364922
In response to Tiger81
1. Pierce ought to be POY
2. Next week is the ultimate back to back. A deep field and everyone on short rest. Whew!
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1LotteryPick1969
Postdoc
Posts: 2275
Age: 73
Loc: Sandy, Utah
Reg: 11-21-04
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03-10-24 11:34 AM - Post#364951
In response to ToothlessTiger
Going into the year, I thought we would be 3rd or 4th in the league at best. The achievements of this cohort have been extraordinary, and I only hope it can continue. Such a TEAM.
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Bryan
Junior
Posts: 231
Loc: Philadelphia
Reg: 11-21-04
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03-10-24 12:32 PM - Post#364958
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
From the play-by-play it looks like Princeton had 65 possessions in the game and Penn had 66. So, the Tigers scored 1.62 points per possession and the Quakers 1.26 per possession. That was a terrific offensive game by Princeton (17-27 on 3's and only 3 turnovers will do that) but the defense was not good. Some of the lack of defensive intensity was likely score related, as Princeton led by 10 or more points for more than the last 30 minutes, but for the Tigers to win the ILT they'll need to be better on defense than they were yesterday.
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SRP
Postdoc
Posts: 4911
Reg: 02-04-06
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03-10-24 04:09 PM - Post#364979
In response to Bryan
Yes, we cannot expect Brown to play the superconductor defense we saw from Penn. Stops will be needed, and the defensive intensity will have to be much higher.
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