EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 19, 2011 16:32:26 GMT -5
There are plenty of guards with cojones PR--but the problem is--the style of play. A lot of big time points don't want to play for Georgetown because they don't have ball in their hands enough--Wright had ball more this year due to Greg leaving. Great guards want to control the game/lead. Georgetown is about "fitting in"--the program doesn't seem to accept alpha male types--and they surely haven't recruited guys who are self motivated/hungry or enough of them. It's a nice team full of nice/unselfish guys and that leads to "nice" seasons that end with defeat due to waiting for things to happen instead of making them happen. Are you saying Carmelo is too good for G'town now RDF?
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Post by RDF on Mar 19, 2011 17:42:21 GMT -5
There are plenty of guards with cojones PR--but the problem is--the style of play. A lot of big time points don't want to play for Georgetown because they don't have ball in their hands enough--Wright had ball more this year due to Greg leaving. Great guards want to control the game/lead. Georgetown is about "fitting in"--the program doesn't seem to accept alpha male types--and they surely haven't recruited guys who are self motivated/hungry or enough of them. It's a nice team full of nice/unselfish guys and that leads to "nice" seasons that end with defeat due to waiting for things to happen instead of making them happen. Are you saying Carmelo is too good for G'town now RDF? Hell no--I wouldn't have wasted postage on a letter to a guy like him--(sorry PR) but I'm talking about big time point guard prospects who are alpha male types. Nobody is going to come if they have to throttle their instinct to attack/manage a team/game and run pattern--it's one thing to share a backcourt and be interchangeable--it's another to have to give the ball up to guys who have no concept of how to pass/run a play.
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Post by prhoya on Mar 19, 2011 18:17:21 GMT -5
No problem, RDF. You pointed out numerous times that you have your height requirements for recruits. I, on the other hand, do not want to eliminate from consideration players shorter than whatever that height requirement is. For me, the abovementioned qualities are more important. I want to see the qualities that a player like 5'10" Rodríguez brings at GU as soon as possible.
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Post by RDF on Mar 19, 2011 20:59:23 GMT -5
No problem, RDF. You pointed out numerous times that you have your height requirements for recruits. I, on the other hand, do not want to eliminate from consideration players shorter than whatever that height requirement is. For me, the abovementioned qualities are more important. I want to see the qualities that a player like 5'10" Rodríguez brings at GU as soon as possible. Got height requirements as long as the program utilizes the offensive system they do. If they are willing to change--then get any great player you can--but what good is it to get a small/quick guy who runs a team well when he'll have ball in his hands as much as the Center/2G, etc......? He better be a knockdown shooter then. As long as they use this system--I'd build around SF position and load up on versatile wings/Jeff Green type of PF's.
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