Hoyas Flatten AU 73-46

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I am glad this part of our season is over. Now the real season can finally start. Any team with a leading scorer named Lumpkins is not a real team.

Great game for the most part. Gotta work on those free throws. Also, I really hope Greg works on those point blank shots; he's missing a lot of close shots that need to fall in the coming weeks

Just back from game+dinner. Jason is my player of the game. He was really, really good today, with 5 (!) steals. Then Julian, with steadiness and great D - his positioning on D is maybe the best I've seen at Georgetown for a big man in the JT3 era. So far, of course, since there is much more ahead to learn about this team.

Chris and Austin had their moments, especially in the mid-second half when we put the game away. Henry was in the right place at the right time for a lot of shots, probably his best game so far as a hoya.

Which brings me to Greg: defensively he is there, grabbing 12 D boards and blocking 4 shots. When he and Julian were in the game together, it was really hard to score inside. But offensively, he still looks like he has a long way to go IMO. I just don't get it with all the missed layups. I don't want him to be Roy or Zo or Sweetney, to say nothing of PE1. He is a different player with different abilities. But I don't think he is reaching his potential yet offensively, and I'm even a little concerned he may have regressed a little from last year. I know he still racks up the points, but he should be having 6-8 more points per game given the opportunities he's been getting. A guy with all-American potential who is 6-11 and takes all his shots but one from the inside should be doing better than 3 for 9.

Other minor quibbles: the lack of assists (10 on 27 made baskets), and giving up 12 (!) offensive boards despite what looked like good rebounding from Greg & Julian.

Glad the reserves got a lot of time today. That will be helpful to their development.

On a side note, I have had the same seats in section 110 now for five years, and I don't think I have seen Hoya fans a single time in the two seats to my right. There are *always* opposing fans in them. All I can figure is that there is a Hoop Club member with seats who does not attend a single game - WTF?

The students were there in numbers, but the non pepband student section was Edited poor. No one was cheering at all. I could here the band side much more than the side i was sitting right next to. Come on Saxa side pick it up.

The Good-

Jason's defense still looks great and overall energy was excellent


Vaughn looks like a complete different player than last year...his speed and offensive moves are all new

Henry...although still a project played very well...good hustle on boards and D and some improved post moves as well

Not so good-

Greg still missing a lot of chip ins and continuing to go left

Passing to interior post was missed or late when they had good position

couple of bad shots for Austin

Overall....looked good...now we will get some real tests

nono no no no HENRY IS NOT STILL A PROJECT HE IS NOW OFFICIALLY MEAN OK VERY VERY MEAN HE HUSTLED ON D AND O FINISHED A FAST BREAK WITH A SHOT WITHOUT CHARGING A DUNK I BELIEVE LEADING SCORER WITH CHRIS WITH 12 FOUR REBBIES ONE BLOCKK PROBALBAYLY MORE ON E ASSIST SHOT 4-7 FROM THE FLOOR AND FOUR FOR FIVE FROM FOUL LANE OK henryisnowofficiallymeanernadnotaprojectbutisREADYFORPRIMETIMENEWYORKNEWYORKONTUES go hoyas go henry go two headedmonstercenterfor at least 30 minutes HENRY LOOKED LIKE HE WAS PLAYING VS. BEASLEY AND BRENDON AND JEFF AND JEFF ALLEN THIS SUMMER IN HIS GREAT HALFS WHICH HE DID NOT DO VS. THE SHORT NOT SO TALENTED PERSONS SO I THINK HES there yup go hoyas beat butler NOW the games REALLY BEGIN

Well, American missed a ton of shots, so the Eagles got those 12 offensive rebounds on 45 opportunities (27%) - the Hoyas defensive rebounding was fine.

Right, left, or whatever...if your hand is less than 5 inches from the rim, PUT THE DAMN BALL IN! He missed some real gimme's today. I know he is absolutely a key to this teams success, but when it comes time to hit a shot, he's looking like our 4th or 5th best option right now. (Hollis and Clark far and away being my top 2 choices at this point.)

I started w/ the negative, but really, this team looks like it has a TON of potential. Where did this JV show up from?! He's looking like a real force on the inside, both defensively and offensively. He's the "second big man" that we've been lacking ever since Jeff left. Obviously, he's a different player than Jeff...but actually, I like the bigger frame, the back-to-the-basket, etc. His improvement is HUGE for us this year. Clark and Hollis have come out of nowhere but are just so smooth looking. Chris seems to be much more under control the last 2 or 3 games. He's playing to his strengths and not trying to do too much. Austin is Austin. Vee and Benimon have not looked like freshmen. They haven't been tearing up the stat sheet, but at least they look comfortable. And Benimon really was a good bit quicker than I expected. I look forward to seeing if he really is a bruiser on the glass. And then Henry. He had the confidence today that I always want to see from him. Honestly, when we're in transition (on offense or D), he's just awesome. Part of me thinks that on offense, he should just hang out at half court for 5 or 10 seconds and then suddenly just start bounding towards the basket, at which time something will happen that results in his throwing down a dunk. He needs a good finger-wag too for these blocks. Maybe by the end of this season, maybe next season, but eventually, he'll be scaring people in the paint with that reach and that nose for a good swat.

agree true but itd be nice if at some point we try some presss would LOVE to see hollis up front on the press with his long arms and quickness he actually did that in the kenner and boy did he get steals and create havoc just a thought go hoyas