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bitter

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Paul

the columbia lions men’s basketball team concluded its decade with a last second loss to the great danes of suny albany. the dogs arrived at levien less than an hour and a half before tip off, having endured a southward … Continue reading →

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struggling to stay grateful

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Paul

the horrific halloween (more or less) news that 6′ 11″ difference making center patrick tape had elected to forgo his senior season in light blue shorts to preserve a year of graduate eligibility elsewhere, deflated allgame miserably. we were somewhat … Continue reading →

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time for underrated lions to make their own luck

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Paul

last march when the columbia lions men’s five finished its third consecutive 5 – 9 league campaign, allgame was left with a profound sense of what might have been rather than one of nauseous deja vu. the penultimate weekend road … Continue reading →

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redux and done

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Paul

the lions five did exactly what it had to on friday night, downing dartmouth 70 – 66.  in the process they avenged a stinging ivy league defeat while playing some of their toughest perimeter defense. big green junior guard brendan … Continue reading →

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take aways from a terrific weekend

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Paul

patrick tape was, appropriately, named the ivy league player of the week after leading the columbia lions to consecutive road wins in providence and new haven.  the big guy averaged 16 points per game and grabbed 6.5 rebounds per contest. … Continue reading →

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almost completely historic

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Paul

the long suffering, desperately in need of a second Ivy League win, columbia lions men’s basketball team, rallied heroically and, down by five with less than a minute thirty in overtime, pulled out a 79 – 77 victory over the … Continue reading →

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misery

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Paul

the columbia men’s basketball team traveled north two weeks ago and lost a heart stoppingly exciting game against Harvard, falling 98 – 96 in triple overtime, before continuing on to hanover, new hampshire where they managed perhaps their flattest performance … Continue reading →

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lost weekend prior to the longest journey

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Paul

buoyed already by columbia’s solid win over cornell, imagine our surprised pleasure last friday upon arriving at levien to see devin cannady observing the Princeton shoot around in street clothes. the tigers’ leading scorer and rebounder (nifty statistical double for … Continue reading →

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got one

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Paul

having fallen way behind in ithaca before rallying frantically to lose by one stinking point, the lions chose a different tactical approach in their home court rematch with cornell. tai bibbs hit a layup and free throw fifteen seconds into … Continue reading →

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bataan death march?

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Paul

since mike smith went down for the season with a torn meniscus in the game against bryant, the lions have been 2 -3.  we cannot credit the win over the decidedly earthbound soaring eagles of div iii elmira as a … Continue reading →

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