tashoya
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Post by tashoya on Jan 21, 2019 22:56:13 GMT -5
Hard to believe he sticks around after this year. Akinjo and Mac are not going anywhere. If we ever bring in someone like and Anthony, Baugh, etc - at guard and a wing...can't envision he will see anything more than token minutes. He's even clearly behind Mosely. I can't imagine he wants to be here for another 2 years of never seeing the floor after the playing time he saw as a Freshman. You could be right. However, it seemed as though, since Akinjo was benched to start the game, Jagan was need to run the point. He wasn't likely to be a starter with Akinjo and McClung coming in but Greg is also eating into his minutes.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 21, 2019 22:56:50 GMT -5
Hard to believe he sticks around after this year. Akinjo and Mac are not going anywhere. If we ever bring in someone like and Anthony, Baugh, etc - at guard and a wing...can't envision he will see anything more than token minutes. He's even clearly behind Mosely. I can't imagine he wants to be here for another 2 years of never seeing the floor after the playing time he saw as a Freshman. I will save Dan some work. Speculating about players leaving is against board rules.
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Post by hoyazeke on Jan 21, 2019 22:58:09 GMT -5
I truly thought Juggy would be a 3pt assassin with our guard play. I don't think I've seen him hit 2 in a row....and I've seen situations, including tonight, where he's hit one and got a second shot reasonably open and missed badl....
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Post by BeantownHoya on Jan 21, 2019 23:01:25 GMT -5
Hard to believe he sticks around after this year. Akinjo and Mac are not going anywhere. If we ever bring in someone like and Anthony, Baugh, etc - at guard and a wing...can't envision he will see anything more than token minutes. He's even clearly behind Mosely. I can't imagine he wants to be here for another 2 years of never seeing the floor after the playing time he saw as a Freshman. I will save Dan some work. Speculating about players leaving is against board rules. So if I was to speculate that I think Blair will leave for the NBA next year would that speculation be acceptable?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2019 23:08:55 GMT -5
I will save Dan some work. Speculating about players leaving is against board rules. So if I was to speculate that I think Blair will leave for the NBA next year would that speculation be acceptable? Sure. Lunacy isn't speculation.
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Post by bostonfan on Jan 22, 2019 7:56:50 GMT -5
I truly thought Juggy would be a 3pt assassin with our guard play. I don't think I've seen him hit 2 in a row....and I've seen situations, including tonight, where he's hit one and got a second shot reasonably open and missed badl.... I think Blair has some skills and I think he far exceeded expectations last season, but he is somewhat of a one trick pony. He is a spot up three point shooter, that unfortunately never gets enough minutes to get into a rhythm (kind of like Reggie Cameron). His defense and handle are both only average and he is not an elite athlete. I hope the staff can find a way to utilize his skill set, but he is pigeon holed into a certain role to some point. He played some minutes last night, not so much because he was paying so well, but because he was not making mistakes and forcing shots. I have to imagine the staff wants more from the off guard position than just not making mistakes. Seems to be a really nice kid, and I hope it works for him.
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Post by prhoya on Jan 22, 2019 8:16:41 GMT -5
I think Blair has some skills and I think he far exceeded expectations last season, but he is somewhat of a one trick pony. He is a spot up three point shooter, that unfortunately never gets enough minutes to get into a rhythm (kind of like Reggie Cameron). His defense and handle are both only average and he is not an elite athlete. I hope the staff can find a way to utilize his skill set, but he is pigeon holed into a certain role to some point. He played some minutes last night, not so much because he was paying so well, but because he was not making mistakes and forcing shots. I have to imagine the staff wants more from the off guard position than just not making mistakes. Seems to be a really nice kid, and I hope it works for him. Last season, Blair benefited from the attention Jessie and Marcus drew and the other coaches packing the lane, plus poor quality from competition for playing time. Now, our 4 is not a focus of attention, no opponent is planning for Pickett until further notice and Mackinjo is taking the available guard pt. Next year, looking at who he is recruiting, Pat will bring in another guard. Blair has to step up or fall further in the pecking order.
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 22, 2019 9:06:54 GMT -5
I truly thought Juggy would be a 3pt assassin with our guard play. I don't think I've seen him hit 2 in a row....and I've seen situations, including tonight, where he's hit one and got a second shot reasonably open and missed badl.... I think Blair has some skills and I think he far exceeded expectations last season, but he is somewhat of a one trick pony. He is a spot up three point shooter, that unfortunately never gets enough minutes to get into a rhythm (kind of like Reggie Cameron). His defense and handle are both only average and he is not an elite athlete. I hope the staff can find a way to utilize his skill set, but he is pigeon holed into a certain role to some point. He played some minutes last night, not so much because he was paying so well, but because he was not making mistakes and forcing shots. I have to imagine the staff wants more from the off guard position than just not making mistakes. Seems to be a really nice kid, and I hope it works for him. He either makes the 3 or bricks it badly leading to a turnover. Somehow he is hitting a decent percentage even though it seems like he's only made 1 3pter (last night) over the last month.
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Post by bornhoya on Jan 22, 2019 10:42:20 GMT -5
I thought he played good defense on there off guard and was the only one that kept him from getting in the lane
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Post by gatormcclusky on Jan 22, 2019 13:05:34 GMT -5
His defense was solid to start with but down the stretch he got abused on drives by both Mintz (multiple times) and Zegarowski.
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Post by hoyainla on Jan 22, 2019 13:19:47 GMT -5
I think Blair has some skills and I think he far exceeded expectations last season, but he is somewhat of a one trick pony. He is a spot up three point shooter, that unfortunately never gets enough minutes to get into a rhythm (kind of like Reggie Cameron). His defense and handle are both only average and he is not an elite athlete. I hope the staff can find a way to utilize his skill set, but he is pigeon holed into a certain role to some point. He played some minutes last night, not so much because he was paying so well, but because he was not making mistakes and forcing shots. I have to imagine the staff wants more from the off guard position than just not making mistakes. Seems to be a really nice kid, and I hope it works for him. Last season, Blair benefited from the attention Jessie and Marcus drew and the other coaches packing the lane, plus poor quality from competition for playing time. Now, our 4 is not a focus of attention, no opponent is planning for Pickett until further notice and Mackinjo is taking the available guard pt. Next year, looking at who he is recruiting, Pat will bring in another guard. Blair has to step up or fall further in the pecking order. Last year he benefited from Pat letting him do whatever he wanted. He's actually shooting a higher % this year. As others have mentioned he is a 1 trick pony and that is shooting wide open 3's. If he is hot he can be a benefit for some bench scoring but if he is off he is a 0 and actually a negative. I said before the season started I didn't see how both him and Mac both got minutes because while they do do it the same way they are both just scorers that provide little else. Mac does that role better so its tough to see Blair carving out a bigger role going forward. I think Blair could be one of those guys who if he went to a smaller school where he was the man would put up inefficient numbers that would make people on here be like I told you so but they would only be looking at PPG and nothing else. I guess a little like Vee Sanford did.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Feb 23, 2019 20:25:54 GMT -5
I thought Blair played well today. Not easy to come in and hit threes off the bench, but he does it.
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Post by saxagael on Feb 23, 2019 20:57:41 GMT -5
I thought Blair played well today. Not easy to come in and hit threes off the bench, but he does it. Agree, he was top scorer against Creighton and one of only two in double figures (the other was Malinowski). It likely would have been incredibly ugly with out Juggy today.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Feb 23, 2019 21:34:37 GMT -5
I hope he stays with us next year. Of all the guys playing, his minutes have been slim and wildly inconsistent. It’s probably been a very difficult season personally for Jhavon. I think he’s a real good player.
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Post by iheartdurenbros on Feb 23, 2019 22:15:47 GMT -5
I hope he stays with us next year. Of all the guys playing, his minutes have been slim and wildly inconsistent. It’s probably been a very difficult season personally for Jhavon. I think he’s a real good player. I agree. I think he will be a big contributor next year. He has become better — a sign that he remains vested in the program. So I’m hopeful that he stays.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Feb 24, 2019 13:50:22 GMT -5
I hope he stays with us next year. Of all the guys playing, his minutes have been slim and wildly inconsistent. It’s probably been a very difficult season personally for Jhavon. I think he’s a real good player. Yes, agreed. I understand that the freshman guards have gotten a lot of time for good reason, and I think Mosely has deserved his minutes, but Blair probably deserves a bit more minutes, and I imagine he would get nearly all the minutes Greg Malinowski gets now, unless we recruit another guard or graduate transfer who is a great three point shooter.
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Post by SDHoya on Feb 24, 2019 14:26:44 GMT -5
Blair was the best player for the Hoyas last year in Omaha as well. He can be an important role player in terms of stretching defenses, but even if he improves his game I’m not sure where he finds extra minutes next year. He isn’t moving ahead of Mac or Akinjo, and Mosely has locked down the defensive sub/calming guard position. At the wing Pickett will get the most play, but Blair really isn’t a 3 unless in a very small lineup, so that’s not a natural spot for him. And if we bring in an extra guard or wing (or both) Blair’s minutes likely go down even further.
Blair got a lot of time last year as we just had so little at the guard spots so his shooting and willingness to pull the trigger got him on the floor—but his lack of versatility has been the main factor in his diminished minutes this year as he fell behind more talented players. I like the kid so I hope he finds a role moving forward, I just don’t see what it would be at this point.
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Post by justsaying on Feb 28, 2019 21:12:07 GMT -5
Blair's handle seems to be steadily improving.
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Post by bostonfan on Mar 1, 2019 7:55:44 GMT -5
Blair's handle seems to be steadily improving. I am sure it has been a difficult year for Blair with inconsistent minutes for most of the year, but I think he can still play a big role in how the Hoyas finish the year. He makes open 3's and they can always use that on the offensive end. While I would not say he is one of the better defenders on the team, he has decent length and if he can bring a lot of energy to the Seton Hall game I think he could bother Powell for some short periods during that game. I expect the Hoyas to throw everyone at Powell at some point during the game Saturday to try to slow him down and hopefully Blair can be part of that.
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Post by aggypryd on Mar 1, 2019 10:00:39 GMT -5
Blair's handle seems to be steadily improving. I've noticed this too. Everyone has seemed to cut down a lot of the 'live ball' turnovers that doomed us in a lot of games earlier this season.
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