H2Oya 05
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Post by H2Oya 05 on Nov 11, 2013 21:02:58 GMT -5
Great game on tv now. Its at 14:24 to go in the second half, and we aren't quite to the point where I couldn't bear to watch it with other people anymore.
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Post by hoyabinx on Nov 11, 2013 21:57:54 GMT -5
Great game on tv now. Its at 14:24 to go in the second half, and we aren't quite to the point where I couldn't bear to watch it with other people anymore. What a year! I can't get over how fast and fluid the offense was. And our defense was unreal. |
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Post by johnnysnowplow on Nov 11, 2013 22:31:37 GMT -5
Great game on tv now. Its at 14:24 to go in the second half, and we aren't quite to the point where I couldn't bear to watch it with other people anymore. What a year! I can't get over how fast and fluid the offense was. And our defense was unreal. The way that offense ran was, quite simply, a thing of beauty. Truly a work of basketball art. I also happened to be in attendance for this game (as well as the Vandy game) - easily one of the pinnacles of my life as a sports fan. The game was over when Wallace hit the 3. We weren't losing after that. And who was the guy that threw down that fast break dunk in OT to put the exclamation point on it? What ever happened to him? |
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Post by lichoya68 on Nov 11, 2013 22:59:11 GMT -5
oh my watched the second half what GREAT meadowlands memories what a team. roy and jeff now two great nba players came back from like ten town with five or six minutes destroyed em especially hansboro in ot like out score em 14 o 15 to three which was a desperation three close to the end. PATICK 3 was great too jwall unreal what a TEAM go hoyas
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Post by arlingtonhoya05 on Nov 12, 2013 11:14:04 GMT -5
What a weekend that was! Talent wins titles, and that team was LOADED. Wallace, Sapp, Summers, Green, Hibbert, Ewing, Macklin, Crawford, Rivers (yes his jumper was comical but he could play d).
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Post by Boz on Nov 12, 2013 11:43:57 GMT -5
What a year! I can't get over how fast and fluid the offense was. And our defense was unreal. Coincidentally, I think this may have been the last season that team rebounding wasn't a cause for collective apoplexy on the part of Georgetown fans everywhere. Probably due to the high self-internal jealousy factor. |
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hoyas1995
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Post by hoyas1995 on Nov 12, 2013 11:59:17 GMT -5
Great memories. Cant believe that was almost 7 years ago
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 12, 2013 19:46:49 GMT -5
It's amazing how good that team was without:
Going ten deep
Pressing
Having a "true" point guard
Being guard focused
I mean, how the hell did they manage. Everyone in this board knows the above is numbers 1-4 of how to build a winning team!
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Post by hoyabinx on Nov 12, 2013 19:56:21 GMT -5
It's amazing how good that team was without: Going ten deep Pressing Having a "true" point guard Being guard focused I mean, how the hell did they manage. Everyone in this board knows the above is numbers 1-4 of how to build a winning team! Ahhhh burn! In all seriousness, no one really had seen our offense and didn't know how to defend it yet. That and our defense was incredible. |
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Post by prhoya on Nov 12, 2013 20:19:07 GMT -5
It's amazing how good that team was without: Going ten deep Pressing Having a "true" point guard Being guard focused I mean, how the hell did they manage. Everyone in this board knows the above is numbers 1-4 of how to build a winning team! I know you're being sarcastic, but I would like to point out that that team had 9 players who played 29+ games. It was 10 before the Egg-man left early. I don't consider the other 3 as essentials to success. Balance in all positions (including bench depth) is the key to success. You cannot be successful if you have to play 4-vs-5 ball. |
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 12, 2013 20:25:56 GMT -5
You are right, I was joking. Kind of.
But one, that team was an eight man rotation by the tournament. Egerson was gone and Crawford was barely playing at this point; he accumulated most of his real minutes early on.
Offensively, that team played 4 on 5 constantly, and possibly even 3 on 5, as the bench was the star-studded scoring trio of Ewing, Jr, Vernon Macklin and Jeremiah Rivers.
Winning teams have things in common. They are talented -- that team had four NBA frontcourt players and a fifth who came oh so close. They play team ball in a style that accentuates their strengths and hide their weaknesses.
That team could run when it wanted, but it wasn't a fast break team. It wasn't deep. It had two shooting guards, neither of whom could break a guy down off the dribble reliably.
There's lots of ways to win.
And I think anyone who thinks the '13-14 Hoyas are deep or particularly suited to running is kind of crazy.
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Post by prhoya on Nov 12, 2013 21:11:13 GMT -5
You are right, I was joking. Kind of. But one, that team was an eight man rotation by the tournament. Egerson was gone and Crawford was barely playing at this point; he accumulated most of his real minutes early on. Offensively, that team played 4 on 5 constantly, and possibly even 3 on 5, as the bench was the star-studded scoring trio of Ewing, Jr, Vernon Macklin and Jeremiah Rivers. Winning teams have things in common. They are talented -- that team had four NBA frontcourt players and a fifth who came oh so close. They play team ball in a style that accentuates their strengths and hide their weaknesses. That team could run when it wanted, but it wasn't a fast break team. It wasn't deep. It had two shooting guards, neither of whom could break a guy down off the dribble reliably. There's lots of ways to win. And I think anyone who thinks the '13-14 Hoyas are deep or particularly suited to running is kind of crazy. The best approach is using November and December to define your 8-man rotation for the tournament. Those three were supporting players who had their roles. The ten players don't need to be scorers, but they cannot look lost. The balance worked well for JT3. I agree on your last observation: this is not a running team. |
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Nov 13, 2013 0:08:39 GMT -5
What a year! I can't get over how fast and fluid the offense was. And our defense was unreal. The way that offense ran was, quite simply, a thing of beauty. Truly a work of basketball art. I also happened to be in attendance for this game (as well as the Vandy game) - easily one of the pinnacles of my life as a sports fan. The game was over when Wallace hit the 3. We weren't losing after that. And who was the guy that threw down that fast break dunk in OT to put the exclamation point on it? What ever happened to him? Dajuan Summers.... |
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Post by johnnysnowplow on Nov 13, 2013 11:27:03 GMT -5
The way that offense ran was, quite simply, a thing of beauty. Truly a work of basketball art. I also happened to be in attendance for this game (as well as the Vandy game) - easily one of the pinnacles of my life as a sports fan. The game was over when Wallace hit the 3. We weren't losing after that. And who was the guy that threw down that fast break dunk in OT to put the exclamation point on it? What ever happened to him? Dajuan Summers.... Yes I know thank you. It was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that he never really got any better when it looked like he could be a future star after his freshman year. |
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Nov 13, 2013 20:00:02 GMT -5
Yes I know thank you. It was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that he never really got any better when it looked like he could be a future star after his freshman year. Ahh yes. My fault. |
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Post by johnnysnowplow on Nov 13, 2013 23:16:42 GMT -5
Yes I know thank you. It was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that he never really got any better when it looked like he could be a future star after his freshman year. Ahh yes. My fault. All good. |
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