tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645749475857315124.post4866101192666162062..comments2016-02-04T10:28:40.892-05:00Comments on The 14-Game Tournament: Week 9 Powerpoll: Just Five Days To 14-GTMichael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06461922638043769098noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645749475857315124.post-57580391103995412652011-01-03T18:42:53.171-05:002011-01-03T18:42:53.171-05:00Fair enough and thanks for the explanation. I have...Fair enough and thanks for the explanation. I haven't seen enough of Rivard yet, but his numbers do look very good. Alternately, I have seen a lot of Cartwright and he has really impressed, especially with his ability to drive and score. I'll be surprised if that ability doesn't translate very well in Ivy League play, but I guess we'll find out soon enough when league play begins.Michael Porternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645749475857315124.post-70090230033272065222011-01-03T18:32:34.549-05:002011-01-03T18:32:34.549-05:00Here's the brief reasoning for what I said.
F...Here's the brief reasoning for what I said.<br /><br />First, it's a trend issue. Rivard has been making a strong and relatively consistent surge since a very poor start. Cartwright has been up and down all year with a little more down in aggregate than Rivard. Rivard has played distinctively better since the first two games of the season.<br /><br />The defensive metrics are pretty even - Cartwright generates higher steal rates, while Rivard contributes more on the glass. Rivard has a little edge, because he fouls at lower rates.<br /><br />So, while the edge may be slight on a season-wide basis, recently Rivard has been outplaying all the freshmen. Since the award tends to be more focused on Ivy play, the frontrunner, for me, would be the rookie playing the best as we enter the league season, which has, in my opinion, been pretty clear.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461922638043769098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645749475857315124.post-37443070491093587002011-01-03T17:57:28.429-05:002011-01-03T17:57:28.429-05:00"The good news for Harvard is that after a ro..."The good news for Harvard is that after a rough start, Laurent Rivard is looking like the frontrunner for the league's rookie of the year award"<br /><br />Always enjoying reading your stuff on the league, but I don't agree with your above assessment. Miles Cartwright had a bad night against Marist (an injury from practice might have been a factor), but I still don't see how Rivard is looking like the frontrunner for rookie of the year. By my count, Miles Cartwright has more rookie of the week awards in the book and his numbers are still in the same ballpark.Michael Porternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645749475857315124.post-71379388348006160542011-01-03T16:11:13.248-05:002011-01-03T16:11:13.248-05:00Technically, Maddox isn't a member of Princeto...Technically, Maddox isn't a member of Princeton's 'starting five'...Johnson's been bringing him in off the bench, though he is almost always in by the first media timeout and averages 31+ mpg.Kevinhttp://twitter.com/whitakknoreply@blogger.com