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Post by HometownHoya on Jun 20, 2017 10:39:36 GMT -5
Welcome to the Hilltop Greg.
We need a 3-pt shooter (any 3-pt shooter) and he fills the role. As long as he is smart enough to play within himself and Pat can put him in the right position, I have no worries. I see his ceiling as being a scoring 6th for our second team (him and Campbell should work well together). If it turns out we need more scoring in the starting 5, I think he can provide that as well but would be more limited in his role.
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Post by centercourt400s on Jun 20, 2017 10:51:44 GMT -5
Welcome to the Hilltop Greg. We need a 3-pt shooter (any 3-pt shooter) and he fills the role. As long as he is smart enough to play within himself and Pat can put him in the right position, I have no worries. I see his ceiling as being a scoring 6th for our second team (him and Campbell should work well together). If it turns out we need more scoring in the starting 5, I think he can provide that as well but would be more limited in his role. If he is indeed a grad transfer after just three seasons at William & Mary then he's probably plenty smart.
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Post by TC on Jun 20, 2017 10:52:46 GMT -5
Is it? William & Mary's SOS rank was 103, which is probably in the range Georgetown's 2017-2018 will be. The 18 game BE schedule alone will be much much tougher than W&M's schedule will be.. So? Our best player last year transferred in from the Northeast Conference, had 0 problems adjusting. The CAA last year was a way better conference than the Northeast. Assuming he's a grad transfer, which by all reports we've seen he is, this is a great signing. It fills a need. We still have one open scholarship - if we can find another grad transfer PG or C, it'd definitely help.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jun 20, 2017 10:58:51 GMT -5
I would vote for a big. Right now we have 3 foul-prone veterans and 2 untested rooks, one of whom looks like a big project. A guy who can battle on the boards and play some tough defense down low would be a big help.
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Post by EtomicB on Jun 20, 2017 11:01:38 GMT -5
The 18 game BE schedule alone will be much much tougher than W&M's schedule will be.. So? Our best player last year transferred in from the Northeast Conference, had 0 problems adjusting. The CAA last year was a way better conference than the Northeast. Assuming he's a grad transfer, which by all reports we've seen he is, this is a great signing. It fills a need. We still have one open scholarship - if we can find another grad transfer PG or C, it'd definitely help. Your point to 95 was that Gtowns schedule wasn't much tougher than what GM faced @ W&M, I don't agree.. Was the CAA much better than the NEC the year before that? Cause that's the comparison that needs to be made if you're going to bring Pryor into this.. Plus Pryor put up big numbers in his 1st 2 years @ Robert Morris and he's highly athletic..
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Post by prhoya on Jun 20, 2017 11:14:00 GMT -5
All the talk has been of his offense. Any idea out there of his defense? Maybe someone can check the W&M fan board.
I hope he's the scrappy, white guy who usually kills us... although that might be that kid Mac McClung...
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Jun 20, 2017 11:47:31 GMT -5
So? Our best player last year transferred in from the Northeast Conference, had 0 problems adjusting. The CAA last year was a way better conference than the Northeast. Assuming he's a grad transfer, which by all reports we've seen he is, this is a great signing. It fills a need. We still have one open scholarship - if we can find another grad transfer PG or C, it'd definitely help. Your point to 95 was that Gtowns schedule wasn't much tougher than what GM faced @ W&M, I don't agree.. Was the CAA much better than the NEC the year before that? Cause that's the comparison that needs to be made if you're going to bring Pryor into this.. Plus Pryor put up big numbers in his 1st 2 years @ Robert Morris and he's highly athletic.. I think TCs other point is that in case you missed it, we stink on offense. Malinowski has been on three straight winning teams and the lowest ranked offense for W&M was 52nd nationally in that time. They do this crazy thing where they value shooting and not turning it over. Meanwhile Tre Campbell is the only Hoya left who remembers playing in a competent offense in a winning season. It doesn't take stars to make this team better, especially offensively.
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Post by TC on Jun 20, 2017 11:53:21 GMT -5
Your point to 95 was that Gtowns schedule wasn't much tougher than what GM faced @ W&M, I don't agree.. My point was that our schedule next year won't be much tougher than a 103 SOS. I'm fairly confident in that claim. Malinowski probably sees a similar schedule to what he saw at William and Mary if you're looking at numbers in aggregate. Yes, by quite a bit : warrennolan.com/basketball/2015/conferencerpiPryor put up better numbers at Georgetown than he did @ Robert Morris. I'm sure some of that is maturation and growth, but it also knocks down this argument that the competition in the Big East is this huge uphill climb for mature transfers from other schools. If you want to worry about level of competition, I think it's very fair to worry about Blair. But I wouldn't worry about Malinowski. A 6'6" spot up shooter is a profile that can be pretty successful in the Big East.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jun 20, 2017 12:28:59 GMT -5
KenPom breaks down stats in a helpful way. Last year, Malinowski was 49-120 from three, for 40.8%. In-conference only (CAA only), he shot 29-77, or 37.7%.
KenPom also has "Tier A" (top 50 opponent) and "Tier B" categories (top 100 opponent). Against Tier A+B opponents, Malinowksi was 13-39 for 33.3% from three.
It should not come as a surprise that he would do better against worse opponents. This is pretty common, and generally players see a reduction in their stats in conference play. Thus, will Malinowski shoot 40% in the Big East? Probably not, but you never know.
For what it's worth, as a sophomore, Malinowski actually performed better against top 100 opponents (42.5% shooting) than in conference (31.1%).
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jun 20, 2017 12:34:00 GMT -5
Pryor put up better numbers at Georgetown than he did @ Robert Morris. I'm sure some of that is maturation and growth, but it also knocks down this argument that the competition in the Big East is this huge uphill climb for mature transfers from other schools. Pryor definitely improved from his last year at Robert Morris to Georgetown, though Pryor's first year at Robert Morris (2015) was also excellent and statistically better than his season at Georgetown. Still, even Pryor saw a drop off in conference while at Georgetown. Pryor's Three Point Shooting: Overall: 41.2% (84-204) Conference Only: 35.6% (42-118) Versus Tier A & B (top 100): 37.2% (51-137) Versus Tier A (top 50): 36.5% (31-85) Pryor's overall efficiency was 112.1, but in conference it was only 102.9. That said, Pryor was a great player for us, and I wish we could have him back again this season. He would easily be the best offensive player on the 2017-2018 team. * Side Note: The drop off in Pryor's three point shooting actually points to his difficulty in achieving success at the NBA level. If he could only shoot 35.6% against the Big East, it's hard to see him being a valuable three point shooter in the NBA without big improvement.
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Post by EtomicB on Jun 20, 2017 12:40:57 GMT -5
Your point to 95 was that Gtowns schedule wasn't much tougher than what GM faced @ W&M, I don't agree.. Was the CAA much better than the NEC the year before that? Cause that's the comparison that needs to be made if you're going to bring Pryor into this.. Plus Pryor put up big numbers in his 1st 2 years @ Robert Morris and he's highly athletic.. I think TCs other point is that in case you missed it, we stink on offense. Malinowski has been on three straight winning teams and the lowest ranked offense for W&M was 52nd nationally in that time. They do this crazy thing where they value shooting and not turning it over. Meanwhile Tre Campbell is the only Hoya left who remembers playing in a competent offense in a winning season. It doesn't take stars to make this team better, especially offensively. I'm not arguing against taking GM, I just disagree with the premise that the comp in the caa is comparable to the big east..
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Post by EasyEd on Jun 20, 2017 12:52:33 GMT -5
Greg's grandparents were friends of mine at my previous parish in Vienna VA. The grandfather was a married Deacon. Greg comes from an outstanding lineage of tall Catholics.
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Post by RBHoya on Jun 20, 2017 18:00:37 GMT -5
The 18 game BE schedule alone will be much much tougher than W&M's schedule will be.. Assuming he's a grad transfer, which by all reports we've seen he is, this is a great signing. It fills a need. Are there legitimate reports saying this? Casual's original tweet called him a grad transfer and I think a few others may have picked that up. But the actual article just calls Malinowski a transfer rather than a grad transfer, and he cited Ron for having broken the story. Ron doesn't seem to be saying "graduate transfer" and Casual said in the comments that he has no inside knowledge one way or the other. It would sure seem strange to bring in a guy who averaged 7 a game in the CAA for a sit one/play one situation. But I don't think this is open and shut quite yet. If we were a regular school we'd probably put out an announcement that answers everything at some point, but not counting on it at Georgetown given the man who still REALLY runs this program. We will probably see Malinowski in Kenner and get clearer information on his status around then through back channels like Ron, blueandgray, etc. Probably how we'll get final confirmation on a coaching staff at this point too.
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Post by TC on Jun 20, 2017 18:08:38 GMT -5
He's on Twitter and IG. Someone could just ask him rather than relying on Casual/Ron/Stuff blueandgray gets from Broadus. It seems like a pretty innocuous question if asked respectfully.
Our program sure isn't going to give us the info.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jun 20, 2017 18:34:18 GMT -5
Perhaps he is finishing up credits this summer so is not yet a grad transfer, but is expected to be.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jun 21, 2017 20:29:44 GMT -5
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Post by iowa80 on Jun 21, 2017 20:45:26 GMT -5
Do we trust the Daily Press on this? It looks like a straight transfer, but it makes more sense as a grad transfer. So need for 2017 shooter unfulfilled?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 20:48:14 GMT -5
2 scholarship years seems like an awfully high price to pay here. I'm crossing fingers that's not the case.
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Post by prhoya on Jun 21, 2017 21:00:40 GMT -5
Do we trust the Daily Press on this? It looks like a straight transfer, but it makes more sense as a grad transfer. So need for 2017 shooter unfulfilled? The GU Athletic Department will issue a press release, just don't hold your breath.
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Post by beenaround on Jun 21, 2017 21:56:12 GMT -5
I agree with those who think waiting a year on a kid who averaged 7 pts a game at W and M doesn't make a lot of sense. As a plug in next year...fine.
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