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Post by guru on Jan 13, 2015 8:30:45 GMT -5
I'd like to see Campbell and Copeland on the floor more. I'd like to not see Hopkins on the floor at all.
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Post by hoyaboya on Jan 13, 2015 13:26:21 GMT -5
More Copeland. More Bowen. More Tre. Some Reggie. Less or no Hopkins/Smith together and less Peak. Still not certain what Peak is doing lately to justify his 2nd most minutes per game on the court when Tre is showing to be a better shooter and distributor. I know Peak's defense has improved ( still far from good though) but his shot is worse and when Peak and Trawick share the court with Hopkins and Smith you have four guys trying to shoot from within 5 feet of the basket. Not exactly hard to figure out how to defend that lineup. Also not certain what Bowen has done to virtually disappear from the lineup after several key performances earlier in the year. With Peak, Trawick and DSR getting so much time and Tre getting more he seems to be the odd man out. He is at his best in a pressure game but the Hoyas have stopped using full court pressure very often. The record in BE play does not suggest that the current lineup is working real well. Of the Hoyas two wins they have had one strong half. In the two losses they have played poorly for long stretches. Generally agree with much of what's in this post. I'd make a rule not to play Hopkins at the 4 unless White and Copeland both have foul trouble. White and Copeland are the 4s and I'd try to give split up the minutes about 25 (White)/15 (Copeland) between those two. I'd also look to play Trawick a couple minutes less, giving those minutes to Bowen or Cameron. Tre gets a few more minutes and Peak a few less. If the opponent is playing a zone, Cameron gets at least 3 minutes in the first half to see if he can make an impact. At this point in the year, it's time to lose any special preferences for senior leaders. Big minutes for Hopkins and Trawick have led to a 10-5 record and NCAA bubble halfway into the season. Neither of those guys is performing demonstrably better than some of the other options on the team who may be younger. Senior leadership includes knowing what's best for the team and sacrificing individual goals if it improves the overall team.
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Jan 20, 2015 6:54:06 GMT -5
Alright, NOW is the time to start tweaking the starting lineup. At the very least, the Hoyas should change it up earlier in games.
A couple of points:
- It's one of our least effective lineups.
- It exposes Hopkins to the possibility of fouls earlier than it has to. This increases the chances of Hayes being forced into action or playing a small lineup.
- Copeland and White are actually our rotation at the 4. We start this lineup but never play it again the rest of the way.
So maybe it's time to take the training wheels off for the freshmen. If not now, certainly in February.
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Post by This Just In on Jan 26, 2015 19:36:34 GMT -5
If Peak and Trawick are unable to go on Tuesday night then it will be interesting to see who JTIII will "tweak the starting line-up" with.
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Post by richfame on Jan 26, 2015 19:44:35 GMT -5
If Peak and Trawick are unable to go on Tuesday night then it will be interesting to see who JTIII will "tweak the starting line-up" with. Is there talk they are out? Wait I know Georgetown never talks about such stuff right??
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 26, 2015 19:51:42 GMT -5
If Peak and Trawick are unable to go on Tuesday night then it will be interesting to see who JTIII will "tweak the starting line-up" with. Is there talk they are out? Wait I know Georgetown never talks about such stuff right?? “Neither one of them is out for any significant periods of time,” said Thompson, who added both have been receiving treatment. “But they might be out [Tuesday].”
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Post by prhoya on Jan 30, 2015 17:30:27 GMT -5
Any guesses on the starting line-up tomorrow? Ike had to start the last game because of the injury situation. Will we see him starting or does JT3 go back to the old order?
To update the last three games (score at first official time-out): VU 4, GU 4 MU 12, GU 10 XU 3, GU 3
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Post by EtomicB on Jan 30, 2015 18:04:56 GMT -5
Any guesses on the starting line-up tomorrow? Ike had to start the last game because of the injury situation. Will we see him starting or does JT3 go back to the old order? To update the last three games (score at first official time-out): VU 4, GU 4 MU 12, GU 10 XU 3, GU 3 Hoyas247 @hoyas247 1h1 hour ago JT3 said at media availability that #Hoyas freshman L.J. Peak will be back in the starting lineup tomorrow when GU plays at Creighton.
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Jan 30, 2015 18:14:50 GMT -5
I would consider inserting Jack the Bulldog at some point. The coaches could unleash him at all of the fans who want to rework the lineup.
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Post by This Just In on Feb 8, 2015 11:34:41 GMT -5
If anyone cracks the starting lineup at this point, it will be either Tre Campbell or Issac Copeland.
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Post by HometownHoya on Feb 10, 2015 19:01:43 GMT -5
It is time. What does everyone think
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Post by njhoya78 on Feb 10, 2015 19:02:42 GMT -5
Copeland starting in place of Hopkins.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 10, 2015 19:02:59 GMT -5
Bril starting early.
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Post by HometownHoya on Feb 10, 2015 21:08:07 GMT -5
Way to step up Copeland. Hopefully it will play dividends the rest of the season.
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Post by sleepyjackson21 on Feb 10, 2015 21:09:14 GMT -5
Yes. Thanks Coach. We needed something and it looks like we found it.
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Post by This Just In on Mar 1, 2015 19:30:03 GMT -5
I think it is time to consider starting Mikael Hopkins at Center over Josh Smith.
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Post by kchoya on Mar 1, 2015 22:23:25 GMT -5
I think it is time to consider starting Mikael Hopkins at Center over Josh Smith. No.
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Post by OldHoyafan on Mar 2, 2015 17:02:44 GMT -5
I think it is time to consider starting Mikael Hopkins at Center over Josh Smith. No. Why not? One of the things I admired about JT2 was his stubborness or his self confidence how ever you want to call it. He would tell teams, we are going to play through our big men, you know it and we know it and I dare you to stop it. In its heyday for the most part there were not many teams that could stop it. On occasion some team would devise a plan, that would seemingly stop the HOYAS initial plan, so JT2 would go uptempo with the full court press and run them out of the gym. Sometimes you have to do something a little different. Before Patrick Ewing, the HOYAS played man-to-man defense, but after JT2 saw the refs propensity to call fouls on Patrick just because the opposing driving player bumped into him(sound familiar?), he played more zone. The Sweater Game between St John's and the HOYAS, I would venture to say was also an example of JT2 thinking outside the box. The Johnnies were hot, they were the team with the momentum. Carneseca had built a lot of his and the team's karma around his ugly sweater. JT2 completely deflated all of that karma by wearing a like sweater and of course the HOYAS won. Over the weekend I saw several current and former BE teams employ backdoor cut plays that would make Pete Carill proud. Before JT III this was not a staple of most BE teams, but today it is a part of most teams offense in BE , because they realized it had its place because of the success of III. They also now likewise know how to defend it. At first teams were fouling the HOYAS a lot by holding them to prevent their cuts, but now to my surprise they are not holding for the most part but just maintaining position, relative to where the ball is. Butler employs that defense as well as Virginia. The point is there is nothing wrong with trying something different, even if it is just to get into the minds of the opposing players and coaches. Butler knows how to defend the Georgetown/ PRINCETON offense. They know how to effectively defend Josh. Why not throw them off their game mindset and start Hopkins. If they get off to a hot start, you can always bring Josh in off the bench.
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Post by NCHoya on Mar 2, 2015 17:27:41 GMT -5
I think it is time to consider starting Mikael Hopkins at Center over Josh Smith. I would not disagree, although Smith does not usually stay in that long anyway. Perhaps a benching would send a message to Josh that it is no or never to get his act together. Other than the Depaul game, over the last month, Josh has not played up to the level he should find acceptable. Hop has been playing with great energy and is a net plus player when he simply plays his very good brand of active defense, and takes only the easy shot on offense. I give Hopkins credit for recently understanding his limitations on offense and shooting 10-18 in Febraury and raising his season's FG% from 38% to 44%. Who is playing better right now between Hop and Josh is actually an interesting debate (defense is half the game). Josh teases us with the potential, but Hopkins is actually playing pretty well right now.
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Post by mfk24 on Mar 2, 2015 20:02:12 GMT -5
I think it is time to consider starting Mikael Hopkins at Center over Josh Smith. Honestly, I think coming off the bench as the back-up 5 is the best role for Hopkins. He provides a change of pace, he's better defensively and it keeps him out of foul trouble so he's available on the defensive end to close out a game. We've had issues with slow starts and Smith not only gives you the best opportunity to score early it also opens up a lot of other parts of the offense. . JTIII has had Hopkins start the second half on occasion and bring Smith off the bench then and I've liked that look alot because I think it keeps the other team guessing a little bit. Some of his other second half starting lineups are a bit head scratching though.
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