Princeton 54 Columbia 49.
box score : audio - coach joe scott, marcus schroeder & kyle koncz
On Mascot Night, you throw all the records out the window.
Coach Joe Scott - 2/15/07.
Princeton head coach Joe Scott and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met up at Jadwin Gym to discuss Princeton's three most recent games versus Harvard, Dartmouth and Penn, and to look ahead at this weekend's Ivy League tilts against Cornell and Columbia.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The double overtime win versus Harvard and why everything operated faster offensively for the Tigers on Friday night.
-Noah Savage’s return to the starting lineup.
-If intangibles and toughness are greater priorities for Coach Scott than scoring is.
-Saturday’s game against Dartmouth and if fatigue affected the Tigers’ free throw shooting.
-Knowing in advance last Saturday that Kyle Koncz would not be available and if that changes the players’ mindset at all.
-The inability to stop Harvard and Dartmouth’s leading scorers and if there were adjustments that should have been made but weren’t.
-Princeton’s performance at Penn and the five missed chances the Tigers had to take the lead in the second half.
-How Coach Scott evaluates the performance of his freshmen at the Palestra.
-If Princeton prepares for Cornell and Columbia to try different things on offense and defense than they did the first time both teams met.
-If either Kyle Koncz or Edwin Buffmire be available this weekend.
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Dartmouth pictures.
Pictures courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith.
Justin Conway.
Noah Savage in traffic.
Matt Sargeant.
It is no great surprise this shot was off-target.
Harvard pictures.
Pictures courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith.
Marcus Schroeder.
Lincoln Gunn: 50 minutes, 22 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 0 turnovers.
Justin Conway seals the game with a breakaway layup.
Coach Joe Scott - 2/8/07.
Princeton head coach Joe Scott and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon taped their weekly interview today at Jadwin Gym. In the latest discussion the two reviewed the Tigers' losses at Yale and Brown and looked ahead to Princeton's return home facing Harvard and Dartmouth.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The effort, the execution and the missed opportunities on Friday against Yale.
-The discipline that is required to take Kyle Koncz out and give him rest after he makes three consecutive three pointers.
-The 63-48 loss to Brown and why Saturday nights have been different than Friday nights for Princeton.
-What has been “unmasked” with Kyle Koncz out hurt.
-Justin Conway’s recent offensive struggles and what he needs to do to get back on track.
-The fact that Princeton has recently shown an inability to put the ball in the basket. How does the coaching staff try and solve a problem like this one?
-How the psyche of the Princeton coaching staff has been effected by recent results.
-Preparing for Harvard and Dartmouth, who are both different teams than they were earlier this season.
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Coach Joe Scott - 2/1/07.
After a week off over Princeton's exam break, head coach Joe Scott and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon resumed their interview series. In the latest conversation the two look at Princeton's loss to Seton Hall following a sixteen day hiatus and preview this weekend's important matchups at Yale and at Brown.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-Coach Scott’s view of the Seton Hall game.
-Replacing Kyle Koncz’s personality on the floor.
-If in retrospect the players had grown to rely on Koncz more than Coach Scott realized.
-Whether Coach Scott is concerned about his team’s psyche following the Cornell and Seton Hall games.
-Attempting to explain why Princeton fell apart so suddenly the last two times they’ve played.
-Noah Savage’s performance versus Seton Hall and if Coach Scott got the “good four minutes” he had been looking for from Savage.
-If Kyle Koncz will play this weekend.
-The importance of the Yale game as a linchpin that could define the rest of this season.
-Craig Robinson’s job at Brown and how what he is running is similar and is different from what Princeton is doing.
-The type of defense Princeton expects to see this weekend.
-The final step the Tigers need to take to deal with backcourt pressure.
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