There's a Stevie Wonder song called "Rocket Love," and I feel like some of its lyrics are a perfect way to describe the weekend for men's basketball. The song's refrain is, "You took me riding in your rocket, gave me a star. But at a half a mile from heaven you dropped me back down to this cold, cold world."
How else can you describe a weekend where the Lions dominated Brown by a score of 86-60 Friday night, then led Yale by 21 points with 11:30 left to go in the game last night, but ended up losing 59-58?
On the surface, the Lions' 1-1 record for the weekend isn't so bad considering where the Light Blue falls in the standings in comparison to the two teams it played. However, it's undeniable that the weekend could have resulted in a better Ivy season record for the Lions than 3-5. But let's see what we can make of it all in this week's three quick thoughts.
