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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 18, 2018 23:25:41 GMT -5
Pickett seems to have lost his shot. The one he did make was a brick that banked in. I feel for the kid. Not easy to come in as a frosh and light it up. His passing needs to be more purposeful and crisp. A number of our players are guilty of throwing lazy telegraphed passes. So frustrating! 😡 Did he ever have a shot? Maybe in high school but he's never shot well at Georgetown. Still, he should play over walk ons for sure.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 19, 2018 8:17:49 GMT -5
I felt like Pickett's shot looked better against the MEAC teams where he could take his time to get set. Against better competition in the BE, he seems to rush his shots and the results are poor. He needs to have a move to the basket.
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Post by dense on Jan 19, 2018 8:54:31 GMT -5
Picketts main problem is that he is light in his legs so any physical bump competely takes him out of any comfort.
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Post by s4hoyas on Jan 19, 2018 9:31:04 GMT -5
Pickett needs to find one thing he can do well, consistently, to minimize his passing turnovers or deep corner 3 pt shooting exclusively at about 25%...here's a thought...flash to the foul line area (particularly against a zone), catch and shoot the foul line jumper...no dribbling, no passing...if he can make half (50%) of them it might restore his confidence, get him going...and 50% is a damn site better than 25%...
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 19, 2018 9:45:17 GMT -5
Picketts main problem is that he is light in his legs so any physical bump competely takes him out of any comfort. He needs to get stronger physically and improve his handles. If he can do that everything else will fall into place and he will be unstoppable.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Jan 24, 2018 9:41:26 GMT -5
Picketts main problem is that he is light in his legs so any physical bump competely takes him out of any comfort. He needs to get stronger physically and improve his handles. If he can do that everything else will fall into place and he will be unstoppable. Actually, his handles are not bad. When he squares up and takes his time he gets it done. When Pickett is receiving the ball in triple threat instead of receiving the ball and quickly shooting it he's a major threat. I hear you though bro.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 24, 2018 13:15:26 GMT -5
I wouldn't say Ewing needs to use walk-ons more, but recruit better walk-ons, along the lines of a Jon Wallace or John Caprio. Would there be a prospect who would walk-on to Georgetown instead of taking a NEC or CAA offer with the hope of earning a scholarship in year three or four? Maybe.
And given the poor state of guard play, if Ramond Hines had any B.E.-level skills he should be getting some time.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 24, 2018 15:38:34 GMT -5
I wouldn't say Ewing needs to use walk-ons more, but recruit better walk-ons, along the lines of a Jon Wallace or John Caprio. Would there be a prospect who would walk-on to Georgetown instead of taking a NEC or CAA offer with the hope of earning a scholarship in year three or four? Maybe. And given the poor state of guard play, if Ramond Hines had any B.E.-level skills he should be getting some time. Getting a meaningful contribution from a walk on is not that common. Keep in mind that while Wallace was originally a walk on, he had intended to play for JT3 at Princeton, too (where nobody is a scholarship player). While not impossible, it's rare for someone to walk-on who has anything resembling high-major talent. While I had no problem with JT3 giving Caprio a scholarship since it was open anyway, and the guy probably showed a lot of dedication in practice, etc., he never played close to a high-major level and singlehandedly probably lost a game against Marquette with his lane violation at the end of that game.
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Post by Problem of Dog on Jan 24, 2018 23:18:53 GMT -5
Lol...my god.
Hines barely got minutes at Gonzaga. This is why you can only find HS summer league clips for him.
Muresean wasn't any good in HS.
Credit these guys for the hard work they put in, but do not put them in positions where they cannot succeed.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Jan 25, 2018 14:53:53 GMT -5
I disagree. Caprio did more good than not. I don't how you say walk ons aren't as good as the scholarship players. Some are some arent. How important is it to have one or even two PGs? Do we need some floor generals? I think it's great and very smart to have two floor generals/point guards. Reason: So they can push each other. As a coach I always kept two point guards and played them against one another in practice and boyeeeeee did they go for it, but it games they played so well with each other. It was like music to my ears. Also, it's very critical to have a point guard/floor general. Very essential simply because they are coaches on the court and they control the tempo of a game. If anyone saw Nebraska/Isaac Copeland play last night their point guard Watson led them to victory. He controlled the tempo for the most of the game.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Jan 25, 2018 14:55:27 GMT -5
I wouldn't say Ewing needs to use walk-ons more, but recruit better walk-ons, along the lines of a Jon Wallace or John Caprio. Would there be a prospect who would walk-on to Georgetown instead of taking a NEC or CAA offer with the hope of earning a scholarship in year three or four? Maybe. And given the poor state of guard play, if Ramond Hines had any B.E.-level skills he should be getting some time. I hear you but Hines can flat out play. He played for a championship team in Gonzaga here in D. C. He's skilled and fundamentally sound. Georgey can play as well.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Jan 25, 2018 15:13:23 GMT -5
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 25, 2018 15:51:54 GMT -5
If Hines or Muresan were good enough to impact play, I think Ewing would use them. Ewing clearly wants to win, so why wouldn't he? Granted, Dickerson is so bad I am not sure Hines wouldn't be a better option, but ideally neither of them would play.
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Post by Problem of Dog on Jan 25, 2018 15:57:17 GMT -5
Lol...my god. Hines barely got minutes at Gonzaga. This is why you can only find HS summer league clips for him. Muresean wasn't any good in HS. Credit these guys for the hard work they put in, but do not put them in positions where they cannot succeed. I didn't say Hines was a superstar of anything like this but he didn't contribute to his team's success at Gonzaga and has always been fundamentally sound. I wouldn't say this is why I could only find HS summer League clips of him. dmvelite.com/news/gonzaga-downs-oconnellMuresan was pretty good in high school. The kid wasn't too bad in Kenner either from what I saw is the reason why I say play them No, I'm not venturing guesses here. I saw both play multiple times. Neither has any business playing non-garbage minutes.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Jan 26, 2018 7:15:23 GMT -5
I didn't say Hines was a superstar of anything like this but he didn't contribute to his team's success at Gonzaga and has always been fundamentally sound. I wouldn't say this is why I could only find HS summer League clips of him. dmvelite.com/news/gonzaga-downs-oconnellMuresan was pretty good in high school. The kid wasn't too bad in Kenner either from what I saw is the reason why I say play them No, I'm not venturing guesses here. I saw both play multiple times. Neither has any business playing non-garbage minutes. Not true. It's people like you that get proved wrong. Where have you seen them play multiple times? Film don't lie, articles don't either. I posted. These young people add pieces to the puzzle. I understand some of you don't understand this is a team game? You'd probably be considered a bad coach. Some people hate to be wrong. dmvelite.com/news/gonzaga-downs-oconnell Also impressed: 2014 wing RaMond Hines, 2015 guard Jabari Greenwood, 2013 forward Matt Jackson. Hines played in the perhaps the best high school bball league in the country. The WCAC. His teammates were Kris Jenkins, (Villanova) Chris Lykes (Miami) Bryant Crawford (Wake Forest). Played against Brian Trimble (Maryland) I mean the kid played in the best conference in America! BigmanU hoyasaxa2003 information is the key. Hahaha. There are tons of Hines (Gonzaga) videos here's just one. Here he sets his feets to knock down a three pointer at the .37 seconds rhphotos.com/testportal/gonzaga/video/ Trust me I can get more for the four years Hine played at Gonzaga. .25 seconds finished lay up assist from Chris Lykes.... .57 finishes lay up. 2:31 knocks down 3 pointer. 3:21 knocks down 3 pointer. Hines is #15. Here you go. Stop embarrassing yourself Problem of Dog lol Hines ties the game at 59 a piece... 2:52 #15 Need more?
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Jan 26, 2018 7:19:15 GMT -5
If Hines or Muresan were good enough to impact play, I think Ewing would use them. Ewing clearly wants to win, so why wouldn't he? Granted, Dickerson is so bad I am not sure Hines wouldn't be a better option, but ideally neither of them would play. Maybe he should trust them then. This game is about trust. Hines is better than Dickerson and Mulmore. What else do we have to lose? lol I as a coach want to show my whole team I believe in them. If they've worked hard in practice and our team is not playing well. I think it'd be the right thing for me to least give them some playing time. "If your platoon goes to fight a war, ALL fight to win."
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Post by BigmanU on Jan 26, 2018 10:01:06 GMT -5
Glide, thanks for the clips! I see your passionately trying to get your point across. I personally feel Hines would get scorched (lateral quickness) by the elite guards in the BEast and he does not have the burst of either Mulmore & Dickerson (A defensive liability and turnover waiting to happen, whom I wish would never see the floor again)
Can he feed the post? Seriously, that's an art that is lacking. Especially with the make up of this team.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Jan 26, 2018 11:05:22 GMT -5
Glide, thanks for the clips! I see your passionately trying to get your point across. I personally feel Hines would get scorched (lateral quickness) by the elite guards in the BEast and he does not have the burst of either Mulmore & Dickerson (A defensive liability and turnover waiting to happen, whom I wish would never see the floor again) Can he feed the post? Seriously, that's an art that is lacking. Especially with the make up of this team. Nah, Hines wouldn't get scorched the kid is fundamentally sound. Believe me the kid is fast and long. He played with these type of guards his whole career on the D1 level and in practice as well and held his own against them. Yes, he can feed the post. In some of these videos shows this.
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