jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Jan 3, 2019 11:34:29 GMT -5
You would destroy Pickett if you brought him off the bench. And he is doing good things on the defensive side of the ball. He was a nightmare match-up last night.
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Post by hoyas315 on Jan 3, 2019 15:07:24 GMT -5
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Post by hoyainla on Jan 3, 2019 15:24:58 GMT -5
I am still smiling at the performance Greg had last night. It was the best game by a Hoyas player since ironically the game Marcus had at Butler last year. I am happy for him based on the journey he took to get there. The WaPo article showed what a good well grounded person he was. He seemed content while knowing he could do more which is a trait not possessed by many at his stage. Hopefully he keeps rolling for the rest of the year but regardless he will always have last night to look back on for the rest of his life.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 3, 2019 15:42:41 GMT -5
Not sure he will roll for 26 again this season, but no question he will get minutes (whether or not he starts) and be a factor in whatever success we have this year.
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kbones17
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Post by kbones17 on Jan 3, 2019 16:08:09 GMT -5
Currently shooting 69 % from 2, 50 % from 3 and 86 % from FT.
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Jan 3, 2019 16:12:05 GMT -5
Currently shooting 69 % from 2, 50 % from 3 and 86 % from FT. WOW!!! Get that man more minutes!
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Post by aggypryd on Jan 4, 2019 8:51:20 GMT -5
Currently shooting 69 % from 2, 50 % from 3 and 86 % from FT. WOW!!! Get that man more minutes! EXACTLY!!!!
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Post by hoyacane11 on Jan 4, 2019 9:24:32 GMT -5
At this point it's Pickett who's lost his spot not Mac No, Pickett brings it defensively. He alters shots and passing lanes you don't see in the box score. Starting Greg over pickett would be the worst defensive lineup you could trot out there. I don't agree, but understand the argument for Mac being the 6th man. Pickett should not be the odd man out under any scenario. This!! Pickett makes us a much better team defensively. While he's still struggling a bit offensively, I think he will at some point gain his confidence on that side of the ball again.
Also notice how we are playing better defense as a whole and holding teams to less points because Mac's not in there throwing up ill advised shots as soon as he touches the ball. I love the kid, his game, and his potential, but he puts us in a bad spot defensively by taking so many quick, bad shots.
Even if we don't start Malinowski, he needs to get more minutes than Mac. We need his all around game, the passing, rebounding, smarts and shooting on the floor as much as possible.
I don't care how he does it, but Ewing needs to find a way to Josh and Greg as many minutes as possible, every single game, no matter who's healthy.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Jan 4, 2019 10:32:01 GMT -5
Amazing people want to reduce Mac's playing time. How quickly we forget he got 38 points in his last game.
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 4, 2019 10:33:34 GMT -5
Amazing people want to reduce Mac's playing time. How quickly we forget he got 38 points in his last game. Agreed. While I'm on the start Greg bandwagon, I still want 30+ minutes for Mac. I just want his first half "break" to be the first few minutes so he can carry the back-ups when our other top players get their breaks.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 4, 2019 10:48:09 GMT -5
Mac needs to start. He is our future.
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Post by hoyainla on Jan 4, 2019 11:12:07 GMT -5
Amazing people want to reduce Mac's playing time. How quickly we forget he got 38 points in his last game. Do you want to reduce Trey's minutes? How quickly we forget his game vs Campbell was better than Mac's vs UALR.
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Post by hoyainla on Jan 4, 2019 11:13:44 GMT -5
Amazing people want to reduce Mac's playing time. How quickly we forget he got 38 points in his last game. Agreed. While I'm on the start Greg bandwagon, I still want 30+ minutes for Mac. I just want his first half "break" to be the first few minutes so he can carry the back-ups when our other top players get their breaks. So assuming you want Mac and Greg to get 30+ how do you want the other <60 1-3 minutes distributed?
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Post by DownTownJoeyBrown on Jan 4, 2019 11:20:43 GMT -5
Amazing people want to reduce Mac's playing time. How quickly we forget he got 38 points in his last game. Agreed. While I'm on the start Greg bandwagon, I still want 30+ minutes for Mac. I just want his first half "break" to be the first few minutes so he can carry the back-ups when our other top players get their breaks. I still want 25+ mins a night for Mac as well but let's not forget that his 38 came in an overtime win to a very weak team. Let's also not forget he has been inefficient and our defense suffers with him and James on the court at the same time. Simple eyeball test tells it all here. Last two games we have gelled and looked like a potential tourney team. First 12 games we looked like a fringe NIT team. It's okay to love Mac's potential and admit the team is better with him playing fewer minutes / coming off the bench, even given his 38 points.
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jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Jan 4, 2019 11:31:44 GMT -5
Let’s also not forget that he is not 100% coming off a ankle sprain.
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 4, 2019 11:38:50 GMT -5
Agreed. While I'm on the start Greg bandwagon, I still want 30+ minutes for Mac. I just want his first half "break" to be the first few minutes so he can carry the back-ups when our other top players get their breaks. So assuming you want Mac and Greg to get 30+ how do you want the other <60 1-3 minutes distributed? I've never said 30+ for Greg too. I want him starting but unless he's hot like against Butler, he should be in the 20-25min range at both the 2/3. Play the hot hand.
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Post by DownTownJoeyBrown on Jan 4, 2019 12:15:15 GMT -5
So assuming you want Mac and Greg to get 30+ how do you want the other <60 1-3 minutes distributed? I've never said 30+ for Greg too. I want him starting but unless he's hot like against Butler, he should be in the 20-25min range at both the 2/3. Play the hot hand. Curious on the rationale of more minutes for Mac than Greg. Greg is a better passer, better defender, better rebounder, has much more experience and is incredibly efficient. We have to develop Mac but not at the expense of the season. When Greg is on the court teams will have to account for him as a shooter, even if he is off during a given game. It opens up the floor and makes the offense more effective. I love the starting 5 from the last game because with the exception of Leblanc, everyone can hit the three. Switch Mac for Greg and teams can collapse, block lanes, etc.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jan 4, 2019 12:33:51 GMT -5
Agreed. While I'm on the start Greg bandwagon, I still want 30+ minutes for Mac. I just want his first half "break" to be the first few minutes so he can carry the back-ups when our other top players get their breaks. I still want 25+ mins a night for Mac as well but let's not forget that his 38 came in an overtime win to a very weak team. Let's also not forget he has been inefficient and our defense suffers with him and James on the court at the same time. Simple eyeball test tells it all here. Last two games we have gelled and looked like a potential tourney team. First 12 games we looked like a fringe NIT team. It's okay to love Mac's potential and admit the team is better with him playing fewer minutes / coming off the bench, even given his 38 points. Mac had a highly efficient 38 points versus UALR; the fact that the game was close is weirdly being attributed to Mac and not the poor defensive effort across the board. The Butler win was great, but Howard is a terrible team, regardless of margin of victory. If we look at how Mac's progressed, he's not even inefficient recently in his last few games -- there's not a lot of reason to believe he will get worse going forward. His defense isn't great, but people exaggerate heavily here and then say things like "Simple eyeball test tells it all here" when my simple eyeball test tells me that he works pretty hard, closes out well and has a knack for steals. He gets lost a bit too much and I wish he'd have a better defensive stance, but the gap in our defense isn't Mac -- the key to our defensive differences right now comes to when we can play Josh with an invested Pickett and Govan and when we don't have that crew out there or certain players aren't into it. Our defense versus Butler looked nothing like our defense earlier in the year, and it was all energy and effort. Greg deserves good minutes, especially if he is hot. So does Mac, though there's little reason to bring him back before he is healthy. I think starting lineups are one of the sillier obsessions out there, but just in terms of minutes, the weird party line on Mac as super inefficient and terrible on defense isn't really true.
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Post by sleepy on Jan 4, 2019 12:37:32 GMT -5
Why is there a debate about Greg vs Mac? They don't even play the same position. Mac is a 1/2 Hybrid and Greg is a 2/3 Hybrid. They overlap a little at the two position but only in games where we want to play big and and Akinjo is having a great game should there be a choice between one and the other. Otherwise there shouldn't be an issue.
How I'd want minutes distributed: 1: Akinjo (25) Mac (15) 2: Mac (15) Akinjo (5) Greg (10) Blair (5) Mosley (5) 3: Pickett (15) Greg (10) Mosley (5) Blair (10) 4: Leblanc (25) Pickett (5) Greg (5) 5: Govan (30) Leblanc (5)Carter/Mourning (5)
Based on foul trouble/fatigue we can work Mourning and or Carter in a little more but ideal scenerio is above.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 4, 2019 12:40:43 GMT -5
You can play Malinowski and McClung as wings in a shorter set. Give up some defense for offense. LaBlanc can help.
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