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Post by EtomicB on Oct 31, 2015 14:12:39 GMT -5
Not the best sign for Seton Hall..
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2015 18:14:01 GMT -5
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on Oct 31, 2015 19:58:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 15:46:27 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 21:19:46 GMT -5
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Post by BubbleVisionBiff on Nov 4, 2015 22:18:23 GMT -5
Chris Mullin went to grade school at st Thomas aquinas. Is it the same one? LOL.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 11:44:36 GMT -5
Nova board says they won by 15...fwiw
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Post by njhoya78 on Nov 5, 2015 11:50:39 GMT -5
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 5, 2015 13:14:56 GMT -5
The Johnnies beat STA by 27 last year, so that's quite the turn-around. I'm less concerned about a brand new Redmen team losing to a very good D-II team that a Seton Hall team struggling with Division III Baruch College. Outside of Isaiah Whitehead, the team shot 16-49, 0-6 from three, and combined for 40 points. Attendance at Walsh Gym: 1,073, or less than one-third of capacity. Seton Hall 2015-16 is on the precipice of Georgetown 2003-04.
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Post by Cambridge on Nov 5, 2015 13:30:53 GMT -5
The Johnnies beat STA by 27 last year, so that's quite the turn-around. I'm less concerned about a brand new Redmen team losing to a very good D-II team that a Seton Hall team struggling with Division III Baruch College. Outside of Isaiah Whitehead, the team shot 16-49, 0-6 from three, and combined for 40 points. Attendance at Walsh Gym: 1,073, or less than one-third of capacity. Seton Hall 2015-16 is on the precipice of Georgetown 2003-04. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll find a way to ruin my annual pilgrimage to the Prudential Center. Seems like no matter how bad the Pirates are, they go all NBA Jams On Fire whenever I take NJ transit to Newark.
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 8, 2015 10:30:48 GMT -5
Small ball will be the way for Nova once again..
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Nov 8, 2015 10:38:22 GMT -5
Hart at PF?
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 8, 2015 10:46:19 GMT -5
Lewis will end up being a bigger pain in the @ss than Barlow was..
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Nov 8, 2015 14:09:13 GMT -5
Small ball will be the way for Nova once again.. I really believe that our size, skill level and versatility will lead us to smashing Villanova this season. I don't think they matchup well with us. I think Jay Wright knows it and has addressed it in his current recruiting class by getting big skilled kids in Spellman and Painter. The whole conference is recruiting kids with size and skill. Villanova has only one player with any real size. We will have a size advantage at all 5 positions. It's not just size, it's size with skill. Even our second unit will have more size and skill. I think Villanova is overrated. I expect Villanova to do well in the OOC portion of their schedule and depending on match ups could make a little noise in March but I believe they are the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference (barring injuries/suspensions). I am more concerned with Xavier and Marquette then Villanova.
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Post by hoopsmccan on Nov 8, 2015 14:35:14 GMT -5
Small ball will be the way for Nova once again.. I really believe that our size, skill level and versatility will lead us to smashing Villanova this season. I don't think they matchup well with us. I think Jay Wright knows it and has addressed it in his current recruiting class by getting big skilled kids in Spellman and Painter. The whole conference is recruiting kids with size and skill. Villanova has only one player with any real size. We will have a size advantage at all 5 positions. It's not just size, it's size with skill. Even our second unit will have more size and skill. I think Villanova is overrated. I expect Villanova to do well in the OOC portion of their schedule and depending on match ups could make a little noise in March but I believe they are the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference (barring injuries/suspensions). I am more concerned with Xavier and Marquette then Villanova. They've rebounded well with some smaller line ups in the past; we'll see if their current crew gets after it. We don't seem to be able to take advantage of our size. I can see us letting up a couple of threes and then rolling out a DSR, Peak, Campbell line up to counter and negate our advantage. I hate Nova, but if they are the 3rd or 4th best team in the BE, then the BE is completely loaded. hm
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Nov 8, 2015 15:09:45 GMT -5
I really believe that our size, skill level and versatility will lead us to smashing Villanova this season. I don't think they matchup well with us. I think Jay Wright knows it and has addressed it in his current recruiting class by getting big skilled kids in Spellman and Painter. The whole conference is recruiting kids with size and skill. Villanova has only one player with any real size. We will have a size advantage at all 5 positions. It's not just size, it's size with skill. Even our second unit will have more size and skill. I think Villanova is overrated. I expect Villanova to do well in the OOC portion of their schedule and depending on match ups could make a little noise in March but I believe they are the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference (barring injuries/suspensions). I am more concerned with Xavier and Marquette then Villanova. They've rebounded well with some smaller line ups in the past; we'll see if their current crew gets after it. We don't seem to be able to take advantage of our size. I can see us letting up a couple of threes and then rolling out a DSR, Peak, Campbell line up to counter and negate our advantage. I hate Nova, but if they are the 3rd or 4th best team in the BE, then the BE is completely loaded. hm I agree they have in the past rebounded and played well in the past with small line ups. That's part of the reason why I thought they could do well in the OOC and possibly make some noise in March based on bracket match ups. The difference I see with us vs Villanova small ball line ups in the past has been a lack versatile skilled offensive players in our positions of size. Not everyone on the floor was an offensive threat. Our offense more then most is predicated on skill and spacing the floor. We haven't really had the ability to put a line up on the floor of skill at all 5 positions since Simms and Clark senior year and even then we were not as skilled potentially as we are now. I actually think the BE will be better then it was last year. I think the conference will get at least 6 teams in the NCAA Tournament and at least 3 will be playing past the first weekend. I think Georgetown, Xavier, Villanova, Marquette, Butler, Providence, and Creighton will all be in the NCAA tournament. I think Creighton will be a bubble team that gets in and I think DePaul will be improved and a bubble team that could go either way. So yes I'm saying the BE will be the best Conference in the country and will have 8 teams fighting for tournament spots with 7 getting in. I also think ESPN will try to flex their national muscle and down play the BE success this upcoming season. THE DEMISE OF THE BIG EAST WAS VERY PREMATURE
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Post by tashoya on Nov 8, 2015 18:38:37 GMT -5
We clearly are a bad matchup in terms of size for Nova but there's no way to tell the kind of defense our Hoyas can play until we see it. Size won't matter nearly as much if we can't lock down on D. Smaller lineups are usually quicker lineups and it's not like our rebounding numbers jibe with the size we've had the past couple of years.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Nov 8, 2015 20:48:47 GMT -5
Small ball will be the way for Nova once again.. I really believe that our size, skill level and versatility will lead us to smashing Villanova this season. I don't think they matchup well with us. I think Jay Wright knows it and has addressed it in his current recruiting class by getting big skilled kids in Spellman and Painter. The whole conference is recruiting kids with size and skill. Villanova has only one player with any real size. We will have a size advantage at all 5 positions. It's not just size, it's size with skill. Even our second unit will have more size and skill. I think Villanova is overrated. I expect Villanova to do well in the OOC portion of their schedule and depending on match ups could make a little noise in March but I believe they are the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference (barring injuries/suspensions). I am more concerned with Xavier and Marquette then Villanova. You really wear some Hoya colored glasses. Hope you are right.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Nov 9, 2015 9:47:23 GMT -5
I actually think the BE will be better then it was last year. I think the conference will get at least 6 teams in the NCAA Tournament and at least 3 will be playing past the first weekend. I think Georgetown, Xavier, Villanova, Marquette, Butler, Providence, and Creighton will all be in the NCAA tournament. I think Creighton will be a bubble team that gets in and I think DePaul will be improved and a bubble team that could go either way. So yes I'm saying the BE will be the best Conference in the country and will have 8 teams fighting for tournament spots with 7 getting e in. I also think ESPN will try to flex their national muscle and down play the BE success this upcoming season. THE DEMISE OF THE BIG EAST WAS VERY PREMATURE This would be great. My biggest criticism is that I don't see an easy path to the tournament for Marquette because their OOC is full of 300+ level teams. This is going to kill their strength of schedule so even if they have a nice record, I think they'll have to kill it in the conference to make it. 9-9 with our SoS would likely make it. 9-9 with theirs will likely be out. At best, I see Marquette as a bubble team. As an aside, I really think the Big East should heavily discourage this type of OOC scheduling. I get wanting to play some easy teams but you don't have to play 7 teams in the 300-351 range. Courtesy of Marquette, perennial worst team Grambling State will be on national TV.
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Post by Cambridge on Nov 9, 2015 9:51:59 GMT -5
Small ball will be the way for Nova once again.. I really believe that our size, skill level and versatility will lead us to smashing Villanova this season. I don't think they matchup well with us. I think Jay Wright knows it and has addressed it in his current recruiting class by getting big skilled kids in Spellman and Painter. The whole conference is recruiting kids with size and skill. Villanova has only one player with any real size. We will have a size advantage at all 5 positions. It's not just size, it's size with skill. Even our second unit will have more size and skill. I think Villanova is overrated. I expect Villanova to do well in the OOC portion of their schedule and depending on match ups could make a little noise in March but I believe they are the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference (barring injuries/suspensions). I am more concerned with Xavier and Marquette then Villanova. Nova will compete at the foul line. Never underestimate their ability to get to the line, especially when they are undersized.
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