There’s an old saying that goes something like, “You have to learn how to lose before you know how to win.”
Sometimes I find that saying to be a cheap cop-out, but in the case of the men’s basketball team, I’m starting to think that it might have some merit. They say the “numbers never lie,” and if we're talking purely statistically, then the Lions have undoubtedly been one of the top Ivy teams this season. But the numbers that really don’t lie are the W’s and L’s, and right now those are not in the Lions' favor.
With losses to Princeton and Penn over the weekend, the Lions are now sixth in the Ivy League with an Ivy record of 3-7. With just four games left to play, the Ivy crown for this team has fallen out of reach. That said, the Lions still have plenty to play for in these next four games. Follow the jump for some analysis of what happened the last few days, and what’s ahead for the Lions.
