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Post by hoya00 on Aug 10, 2008 14:50:19 GMT -5
Behind a strong performance from J. Clark, C. Wright, H. Sims, and Nikita (in that order). A 10+ point win against a good team with Roger Mason Jr. and Lonnie Baxter. I didn't keep stats but I'm sure others will chime in soon.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Aug 10, 2008 15:01:44 GMT -5
Sims - 26 Wright - 20 Clark - 14 Nikita - 10
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Post by MCIGuy on Aug 10, 2008 15:07:29 GMT -5
Probably makes Wright the unofficial MVP of this summer's KL.
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Post by prhoya on Aug 10, 2008 15:17:28 GMT -5
Sims 26? Great job!
Clark is my ROS (Rookie of the Summer).
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Aug 10, 2008 15:20:24 GMT -5
Brian Chase would probably have to be MVP, although he struggled today. I'd put Monroe as top rookie even though he missed the last few games, but Clark was very good as well.
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Aug 10, 2008 15:21:19 GMT -5
The Tomb's helped to keep Roy's KL streak alive.
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Post by MCIGuy on Aug 10, 2008 15:26:32 GMT -5
The Tomb's helped to keep Roy's KL streak alive. At first I didn't get that. But after 20 seconds it sunk in.
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Post by MCIGuy on Aug 10, 2008 15:31:14 GMT -5
Brian Chase would probably have to be MVP, although he struggled today. I'd put Monroe as top rookie even though he missed the last few games, but Clark was very good as well. I have problems giving out MVPs to guys who are beyond their college eligibility. Even if they deserve the award.
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Post by dense on Aug 10, 2008 15:47:08 GMT -5
Great game today, and Jason Clark was the MVP of this game regardless of what the points say. He rebounded really well, which the Tombs needed because of the huge height disadvantadge. Chris played great today too. Herny scored alot of points on put backs as the Madness All-stars kinda gave up after the Tombs just kept runnin it at them. Jason Clark needs to play alot this year, i dont care what position it is, but the team will be better with him out on the court. He is just fundamentally sound, and is a SCORER. He can get points and you never have to "run a play" for him.. I know its a little hollow to take this away from the summer leage but the Tombs had no buisness winning today againt a team withh 1 current NBA player and 3 other former ones against them. But Chris and Jason seem to take the challenge on and kinda righted the ship after Mason and Chase got Madness out the gate quickly 9-0 on 3 str8 3's. I think thats what i most like about the Jason/Chris backcourt is that they compete. They will not just lay down and say its over or we are beat.
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Post by georgetownillini on Aug 10, 2008 16:37:39 GMT -5
Today's game was my first time seeing Hoya basketball in person. The young guys on The Tombs were exciting and had a lot of intensity. I thought Chris Wright was amazing. He makes everything look easy.
Thanks to lic for inviting me.
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Post by EasyEd on Aug 10, 2008 18:34:17 GMT -5
Today's game was my first time seeing Hoya basketball in person. The young guys on The Tombs were exciting and had a lot of intensity. I thought Chris Wright was amazing. He makes everything look easy. Thanks to lic for inviting me. Hope this is the first of many, Illini. The best is yet to come.
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Post by lichoya68 on Aug 10, 2008 20:13:13 GMT -5
henrys BEST game of the season he was freguently very MEAN and tough afew blocks lots or rebbies. smooth foul shooting taught by vern before he left i know he missed one but not sure if two and he had alot 26 points but good d and foul shots and rebbies adn passes whole game.. jason clark AWESOME as ive said all summer SO FAST AND SUCH A NOSE FOR THE BALL alot of rebounds great athlete. chris was pretty patient some threes and great drives to the hoop adn some people say well it aint the big east but today these were players man GOOD players. sooo its very exciting what in the lords name do we do until october OUCH hoyawithdrawa OUCH good luck to guillini and his med school classmates as they start there journey tommarrow and WELCOME TO THE HILLTOP AND HOYA BBALL is it february yet go hoyas
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Post by lichoya68 on Aug 10, 2008 20:14:45 GMT -5
add greg and the new dajuan and tight end austin and jesse and mr. vaughn hmmmm ninth in the big east mr. jay biased WE WILL SEE go hoyas
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Post by williambraskyiii on Aug 10, 2008 20:28:01 GMT -5
Here are my unsolicited observations from my first Kenner League experience:
Surprisingly cool in McDonough today. The AC was cranking...I was expecting a sweatbox. A diverse crowd, in terms of race, age, gender, etc. It was nice to see such support.
As for the game: Wow. The one thing that jumped out at me today is that our kids are ATHLETES. Chris' frame is incredibly sculpted. He was getting to the rack at will and had a tough time early on finishing, but as the game wore on he showed off his outside shot as well as his very good handle and overall body control. He loves to push the ball and generally was making good decisions today. He is very, very gifted and I am excited for his progress in the PG position this season.
Jason Clark is electric. Some of the best rebounding from a guard that I've ever seen in person. He has HOPS and gets great position underneath banging with the bigs and often coming up with loose balls. He also is very, very quick and showed nice touch from outside. THis kid is leaps and bounds ahead of Rivers and he isn't even in college yet.
Sims also has a LOT of bounce in his step. He is very skinny but held his own against Lonny B. and others inside on defense today. Has very nice touch out to 3-pt land and showed off a pretty 10 ft turnaround jumper from the baseline today. He also was a force inside on defense in terms of blocking shots and seemed to be constantly around the rim on defense contesting all kinds of shots.
Nikita is ehhh. Was ice cold early on then got his stroke going. He seems to be deceptively athletic on offense and had a couple nice moves inside...He also has some nice size for a wing. I don't see why he wouldn't be a serviceable 5-10 minutes in games where we need him.
Lonny B looked pretty ripped for Lonny B and showed off a nice outside shot. I know he is an undersized power forward, but surprised he isn't getting any opptys (at least that I've heard about) in tryouts for the pros.
Overall, I was really, really impressed by the two frosh and Chris. Wow, a ton of athleticism, lots of bounce and while the two young'uns need to get bigger, they have loads of talent. It was fun to see today.
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Post by lichoya68 on Aug 10, 2008 20:31:36 GMT -5
good comments agree with them all mr. willbraskyii yup it was VERY EXCITING YUP VERY its gonna be an interesting year we will surprise some this year go hoyas very athletic youngins very athletic and greg wasnt even there wwowowwoowow
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Post by The Stig on Aug 10, 2008 20:39:50 GMT -5
I actually thought Jason didn't have that great of a game today, compared to what I've seen before. That's how good this kid is.
Definitely Henry's best game that I've seen this summer. In some other games he barely existed as an inside presence, but today he was a major force. The 26 points speaks for itself, but I thought his defense was just as impressive as his offense. Lots of blocks and altered shots, without the foul trouble that plagued him in earlier games. As Lic said, he needed to get mean, and today he showed us what he's capable of doing when he gets mean.
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Post by jgalt on Aug 10, 2008 21:23:16 GMT -5
I thought it was a great game today. I agree with everything that has been said (except i am a little more high on Nikita than brasky). I was shocked though to read that Henry had 26 points! I just didnt notice all those put backs.
The best part though, that no one has mentioned, was when Chris and Nikita were talk at mid court and Chris playfully rubbed Nikita's hair, a gesture Nikita gladly returned.
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Post by Hoya TMF on Aug 10, 2008 22:05:24 GMT -5
Here are my unsolicited observations from my first Kenner League experience: Surprisingly cool in McDonough today. The AC was cranking...I was expecting a sweatbox. A diverse crowd, in terms of race, age, gender, etc. It was nice to see such support. As for the game: Wow. The one thing that jumped out at me today is that our kids are ATHLETES. Chris' frame is incredibly sculpted. He was getting to the rack at will and had a tough time early on finishing, but as the game wore on he showed off his outside shot as well as his very good handle and overall body control. He loves to push the ball and generally was making good decisions today. He is very, very gifted and I am excited for his progress in the PG position this season. Jason Clark is electric. Some of the best rebounding from a guard that I've ever seen in person. He has HOPS and gets great position underneath banging with the bigs and often coming up with loose balls. He also is very, very quick and showed nice touch from outside. THis kid is leaps and bounds ahead of Rivers and he isn't even in college yet. Sims also has a LOT of bounce in his step. He is very skinny but held his own against Lonny B. and others inside on defense today. Has very nice touch out to 3-pt land and showed off a pretty 10 ft turnaround jumper from the baseline today. He also was a force inside on defense in terms of blocking shots and seemed to be constantly around the rim on defense contesting all kinds of shots. Nikita is ehhh. Was ice cold early on then got his stroke going. He seems to be deceptively athletic on offense and had a couple nice moves inside...He also has some nice size for a wing. I don't see why he wouldn't be a serviceable 5-10 minutes in games where we need him. Lonny B looked pretty ripped for Lonny B and showed off a nice outside shot. I know he is an undersized power forward, but surprised he isn't getting any opptys (at least that I've heard about) in tryouts for the pros. Overall, I was really, really impressed by the two frosh and Chris. Wow, a ton of athleticism, lots of bounce and while the two young'uns need to get bigger, they have loads of talent. It was fun to see today. maybe lonny baxter's off the court troubles have scared teams off. early on during kenner i wondered if henry woudlb e able to bang with bigger guys especially once the big east schedule started. one game doesn't change everything, but it sounds like he played well against LB, who is definitely a bruiser. i'm really excited for this season to start!
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Post by gujake on Aug 10, 2008 23:10:49 GMT -5
I just love this new crop of players so much. All the positive individual traits have been discussed quite a bit, and for good reason. But the thing that excited me the most is how well I think these guys will work within the system.
This is especially true for Clark, who I bet will be the recipient of MANY backdoor cuts in the half court set. He is so quick and adept at finding open spaces on offense. Throw in Chris and Jesse, and defenses are going to be nervous as hell about our guards getting behind them. If our guards have a good season shooting the three, watch out.
Monroe and Sims are both excellent interior passers, a trait that we know is very important to our offense.
We will run much more this season, but I don't expect a huge production drop-off in the half court set when we get into it, either. The offense will be very exciting to watch!
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Post by prhoya on Aug 11, 2008 1:01:16 GMT -5
... but I don't expect a huge production drop-off in the half court set when we get into it, either. The offense will be very exciting to watch! We could possibly end up getting more production from this coming year's team in the half-court with better movement, better penetration, better athletes and more scorers. The other teams will not have the luxury of backing off some players (i.e., Rivers).
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