Andy Katz Discussion

[TBird41]

Apr 13, 2012 11:37:46 GMT -5 vamosalaplaya said:

I just think Porter and Whittington are going to blow up next year, and you'd have to watch the Hoyas too much - and pay too much attention to the stat-suppressing offensive system the team runs - to figure this out - which nobody in the national press has time for. Otto didn't even make the Big East all rookie team - the guy led the Hoyas in rebounding - it's not clear anyone is paying attention - and for Whittington you'd have know how fast he developed late in high school, then you'd have to see through his 4.3 points a game to realize in the last 10-15 games of the season he had grown into a whole new player - the guy who didn't score against NJIT or Howard put up 15 against ND and 11 against Pitt.

Those two guys should anchor a very competitive team next year that should make a run at the tourney and up the polls.

Enough people did notice Otto to get him on the Freshman All-American team

[hoyarooter]

Apr 13, 2012 11:38:44 GMT -5 TBird41 said:

Apr 13, 2012 11:37:46 GMT -5 vamosalaplaya said:

I just think Porter and Whittington are going to blow up next year, and you'd have to watch the Hoyas too much - and pay too much attention to the stat-suppressing offensive system the team runs - to figure this out - which nobody in the national press has time for. Otto didn't even make the Big East all rookie team - the guy led the Hoyas in rebounding - it's not clear anyone is paying attention - and for Whittington you'd have know how fast he developed late in high school, then you'd have to see through his 4.3 points a game to realize in the last 10-15 games of the season he had grown into a whole new player - the guy who didn't score against NJIT or Howard put up 15 against ND and 11 against Pitt.

Those two guys should anchor a very competitive team next year that should make a run at the tourney and up the polls.

Enough people did notice Otto to get him on the Freshman All-American team

That's true. It must have only been people in the Big East that didn't notice Otto. His not making the all Big East rookie team was very, very strange.

[mapei]

On that we agree. I honestly thought he was a lock.

[Highsmith]

I agree the improvement by Greg last year offensively was fantastic.....but maybe not too noticeable unless, as you said, you watched the team a LOT. By the end of the season, I was more confident in his 3's than pretty much anyone else, including Hollis for at least a stretch.

[HoyaSinceBirth]

www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/18503468/tempo-free-predictions-for-2012-13

Dan Hanner uses tempo free statistics to predict next years conference finishes. Has Hoyas finishing tied for 4th behind Louisville, Syracuse, Marquette, and tied with ND and Cincinnati.