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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 17:13:26 GMT -5
Ron has a video of the press availability with Jagan before the St Johns game where Jagan discusses what players should do when teammates are doubled. If you want to check it out, it's around the 2 min mark. I saw that clip, I liked his answer but unfortunately it's not being executed on the court right now.. I understand, but I guess the point is it shows that they're receiving the proper instruction.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 17:21:18 GMT -5
This team should have Copeland, White, LJ, and Tre. That's a 5*, 2-4*, and a 3*. Not to mention a 5* pg thats currently in the SEC. You can't blame 3s recruiting. Player development of that class can be questioned.... I still remember that group being the greatest recruiting class, ever. You are mentioning a lot of swing/combo guys who don't dominate the ball unless you play them out of position and none are a PG. Campbell appeared to be a shooting guard in a PG's body, but I think everyone can agree that Campbell was a miss. The biggest recruit coming in this year was Tremont Waters as a PG, you think Waters would have made the team NCAAT eligible? It's possible... Govan, Waters, and Marcus would be a pretty formidable trio. Waters is averaging 17, 6assts, 2stls, and close to 4 rbds while shooting 42% from 3. That's a pretty significant upgrade at the PG position. Too bad we couldn't get him back in the fold, but it is what it is.. We'll get ours eventually. www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4278080/tremont-waters
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Post by hoyazeke on Jan 13, 2018 17:43:23 GMT -5
I still remember that group being the greatest recruiting class, ever. You are mentioning a lot of swing/combo guys who don't dominate the ball unless you play them out of position and none are a PG. Campbell appeared to be a shooting guard in a PG's body, but I think everyone can agree that Campbell was a miss. The biggest recruit coming in this year was Tremont Waters as a PG, you think Waters would have made the team NCAAT eligible? It's possible... Govan, Waters, and Marcus would be a pretty formidable trio. Waters is averaging 17, 6assts, 2stls, and close to 4 rbds while shooting 42% from 3. That's a pretty significant upgrade at the PG position. Too bad we couldn't get him back in the fold, but it is what it is.. We'll get ours eventually. www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4278080/tremont-watersI do. Mulmore gets a bad rap but he would be good/great if he were our backup pg. A true pg gets everyone cleaner shots. So now you can play pick and pop with Jessie and Marcus....I truly believe that our team would look more like Creighton or Quette with Tremont running the show......
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 13, 2018 18:16:12 GMT -5
Again, I think you missed the point. When I said the starters "won," I was being in part sarcastic (hence, why I put it in quotes). But, the fact is they outplayed Seton Hall when they were on the floor today, which is notable. Of course Seton Hall's starters are better than ours. On average, their starters would beat our starters most of the time. But, today, especially at the beginning, we outplayed them. Of course, it's a team game, and you cannot play your starters 40 minutes. But, history is filled with Final Four and championship teams with tight rotations (including many of Coach K's Duke teams). Again, if you want to write off the season and say who cares, we aren't going to go anywhere this season anyway, then I suppose none of it matters. But, I would like to win a few games this season and maybe steal one or two against the better Big East teams. The rotation was pretty tight today. Pickett only got nine minutes, and I think given where we are, we don't want him getting zero time. 5-10 mins sounds right. And who would his minutes go to? Kaleb already played almost 30. Could you tweak it a bit? Sure, but we are talking about one possession on each end. Same with Walker -- I want him getting some time. I'm good with Marcus taking five of his minutes, but it would be hard for Marcus or Jesse to give you much more than 33. So that just leaves Dickerson. It would be hard to play Mulmore or Blair much more. I'd be fine giving all his time to Moseley, but that's really my only significant critique of the rotation. The others are tweaks. It was a tight rotation today, you are correct. I would actually be happy if the minutes distribution was similar to today going forward with one exception - I simply don’t think Trey Dickerson deserves much if any playing time. The thirteen minutes he played today was too much. I am not sure what the staff saw in him, but it really doesn’t matter now. What would I do? I would rely more heavily on Mosely, Mulmore, and Blair. Again let’s not lose the forest for the trees. I understand that Mosely (and most of our players today) was terrible on offense today and turned it over 4 times and Blair wasn’t his best either but both of them are better than Dickerson. Maybe I could have been more clear originally. I am not saying this would have made a difference TODAY. But in a close game it might be.
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 13, 2018 18:17:14 GMT -5
Our problems are much bigger than Dickerson. He is the new whupping boy of hoyatalk. He has officially joined the ranks of the Brandon "Bad" Bowman & Dajuan "Not smiling" Summers Doghouse club. And who can forget whipping boys, Jeremiah Rivers, Nikita Meschirkov and Nate Lubbick. In Dickerson's case though he's supposed to be a 5th year grad point guard. He shouldn't be making freshmen mistakes and turning the ball over so much. There's zero utility in playing him for next year. He dribble penetrates and can't finish and alot of his passes are turnovers. On top of that being a sub six foot guard people can simply shoot over him from behind the arc. He makes are line up much smaller. Especially when you slide Jagan over to shooting guard, then now you have two positions that become smaller. Dickerson doesn't look like he's in the best shape, and he seems to hop around like a rabbit who has one bad leg.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 13, 2018 18:26:14 GMT -5
Ron has a video of the press availability with Jagan before the St Johns game where Jagan discusses what players should do when teammates are doubled. If you want to check it out, it's around the 2 min mark. I saw that clip, I liked his answer but unfortunately it's not being executed on the court right now.. Kinda like last year? And the year before? Ya know - that whole silk purse/sow's ear thing?
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Jan 13, 2018 18:27:21 GMT -5
Seton Hall and Georgetown had solid recruiting classes that year. Delgado, Carrington and Rodriguez are now seniors. Peak, White and Copeland are long gone. Hopefully, this will be a lesson to Govan. Stay in school, young man. One more year and you will be seasoned--and ready.
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 13, 2018 18:28:25 GMT -5
The rotation was pretty tight today. Pickett only got nine minutes, and I think given where we are, we don't want him getting zero time. 5-10 mins sounds right. And who would his minutes go to? Kaleb already played almost 30. Could you tweak it a bit? Sure, but we are talking about one possession on each end. Same with Walker -- I want him getting some time. I'm good with Marcus taking five of his minutes, but it would be hard for Marcus or Jesse to give you much more than 33. So that just leaves Dickerson. It would be hard to play Mulmore or Blair much more. I'd be fine giving all his time to Moseley, but that's really my only significant critique of the rotation. The others are tweaks. It was a tight rotation today, you are correct. I would actually be happy if the minutes distribution was similar to today going forward with one exception - I simply don’t think Trey Dickerson deserves much if any playing time. The thirteen minutes he played today was too much. I am not sure what the staff saw in him, but it really doesn’t matter now. What would I do? I would rely more heavily on Mosely, Mulmore, and Blair. Again let’s not lose the forest for the trees. I understand that Mosely (and most of our players today) was terrible on offense today and turned it over 4 times and Blair wasn’t his best either but both of them are better than Dickerson. Maybe I could have been more clear originally. I am not saying this would have made a difference TODAY. But in a close game it might be. I've never though Mosley was bad at the point especially compared to Dickerson. He's an upgrade defensively with his toughenss and 6-9 wingspan over the sub 6 foot Dickerson. And he has a good BB IQ. Offensively he can take it to the hole and get the slam or foul. He plays smart. With Dickerson, his handles are decent but he can't finish, pass or shoot. And he can do more damage because he dribble penetrates gets caught in the air where he can't finish, and can't pass. So it's basically a turnover. If we are trying to win then the best way is to bench Dickerson which leads to a taller, longer lineup as well as less turnovers/bad shots and better defense. If we are trying to develop for next year then you sit Dickerson because he won't be here next year.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 13, 2018 18:30:41 GMT -5
I don't really think it is, today's game wasn't close.. You seem to have quite a few critiques of the coach but getting out to a 20-11 lead is a sign of good coaching as it shows the team was well prepared and our gameplan was sound. Seton Hall leveled up and we couldn't match. That was the game. Whenever they ratcheted up their intensity, they wen't on a run, and they controlled the game for the last 30 minutes of play. We're not close to a final four or championship team so I don't see how that's relevant. To do that with a team that has legit title aspirations, or even NCAA aspirations is fine, but even if coach dished out minutes and strategized exactly how you want him to what do you think this teams ceiling is? For what it’s worth, I really have no strong opinion on Ewing at the moment. There is plenty that I’ve seen that I like, especially devotion to recruiting. Ultimately, that’s what’s going to make or break him, so it’s good that they are hitting the recruiting trail hard. What I was trying to do was analyze why Seton Hall “leveled up” but I will leave it there. Our bench (and really everybody outside Kaleb, Derrickson, and Mulmore) played really badly today. That’s on them and it’s not Ewing’s fault that Mosley turned it over 4 times or that Govan was only 4-15 from two. That’s on the players and in part reflects our lack of talent. Aside from the cupcake schedule, which is still my biggest criticism of Ewing, I really think it’s up in the air. He’s coached 6 Big East games. It’s really too early to say anything definitive one way or the other. I’ve praised his ability to get our defense to not foul (a big JT3 problem) and recognized his role in Govan’s improvement. And I do think at times we have shown some nice flashes on both offense and defense. The talent issue is not Ewing’s fault - that’s on JT3. Until he has a chance to assemble his own roster, it’s premature to say anything. That said I think it’s fair to make comments on tactics/strategy, which is all this was meant to be. I think I’ve been more than fair to Ewing and I sure hope he succeeds. Nothing I’ve said is unique or hasn’t been echoed by other posters. I am not going to be blindly optimistic though - if things like my position on Pickett’s playing time constitute “quite a few criticisms” so be it.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 13, 2018 18:33:04 GMT -5
The biggest problem with Jagan is the hair-tearing turnovers every game from lazy/showboat passes. Get rid of those and he is a bigger force.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Jan 13, 2018 18:40:37 GMT -5
Please stop reminding us about Waters.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 18:41:20 GMT -5
I don't really think it is, today's game wasn't close.. You seem to have quite a few critiques of the coach but getting out to a 20-11 lead is a sign of good coaching as it shows the team was well prepared and our gameplan was sound. Seton Hall leveled up and we couldn't match. That was the game. Whenever they ratcheted up their intensity, they wen't on a run, and they controlled the game for the last 30 minutes of play. We're not close to a final four or championship team so I don't see how that's relevant. To do that with a team that has legit title aspirations, or even NCAA aspirations is fine, but even if coach dished out minutes and strategized exactly how you want him to what do you think this teams ceiling is? For what it’s worth, I really have no strong opinion on Ewing at the moment. There is plenty that I’ve seen that I like, especially devotion to recruiting. Ultimately, that’s what’s going to make or break him, so it’s good that they are hitting the recruiting trail hard. What I was trying to do was analyze why Seton Hall “leveled up” but I will leave it there. Our bench (and really everybody outside Kaleb, Derrickson, and Mulmore) played really badly today. That’s on them and it’s not Ewing’s fault that Mosley turned it over 4 times or that Govan was only 4-15 from two. That’s on the players and in part reflects our lack of talent. Aside from the cupcake schedule, which is still my biggest criticism of Ewing, I really think it’s up in the air. He’s coached 6 Big East games. It’s really too early to say anything definitive one way or the other. I’ve praised his ability to get our defense to not foul (a big JT3 problem) and recognized his role in Govan’s improvement. And I do think at times we have shown some nice flashes on both offense and defense. The talent issue is not Ewing’s fault - that’s on JT3. Until he has a chance to assemble his own roster, it’s premature to say anything. That said I think it’s fair to make comments on tactics/strategy, which is all this was meant to be. I think I’ve been more than fair to Ewing and I sure hope he succeeds. Nothing I’ve said is unique or hasn’t been echoed by other posters. I am not going to be blindly optimistic though - if things like my position on Pickett’s playing time constitute “quite a few criticisms” so be it. Meh...C'mon man, you've had more criticism than Picketts minutes. It's not that important though, you're not obligated to like everything the coach does just pointing out the fact that's good coaching. Seton Hall came out flat. When they decided to start playing they showed they were the more talented and complete team. It's like when you play in the back yard vs your older brother. He lets you get a couple hoops but when he decides to play he quickly shows he's better. That's what it looked like to me, the other side was just better. The solution you're looking for doesn't exist on our current roster. If coach dished out minutes and strategized exactly how you want him to, what do you think this teams ceiling is?
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 13, 2018 18:50:45 GMT -5
For what it’s worth, I really have no strong opinion on Ewing at the moment. There is plenty that I’ve seen that I like, especially devotion to recruiting. Ultimately, that’s what’s going to make or break him, so it’s good that they are hitting the recruiting trail hard. What I was trying to do was analyze why Seton Hall “leveled up” but I will leave it there. Our bench (and really everybody outside Kaleb, Derrickson, and Mulmore) played really badly today. That’s on them and it’s not Ewing’s fault that Mosley turned it over 4 times or that Govan was only 4-15 from two. That’s on the players and in part reflects our lack of talent. Aside from the cupcake schedule, which is still my biggest criticism of Ewing, I really think it’s up in the air. He’s coached 6 Big East games. It’s really too early to say anything definitive one way or the other. I’ve praised his ability to get our defense to not foul (a big JT3 problem) and recognized his role in Govan’s improvement. And I do think at times we have shown some nice flashes on both offense and defense. The talent issue is not Ewing’s fault - that’s on JT3. Until he has a chance to assemble his own roster, it’s premature to say anything. That said I think it’s fair to make comments on tactics/strategy, which is all this was meant to be. I think I’ve been more than fair to Ewing and I sure hope he succeeds. Nothing I’ve said is unique or hasn’t been echoed by other posters. I am not going to be blindly optimistic though - if things like my position on Pickett’s playing time constitute “quite a few criticisms” so be it. Meh...C'mon man, you've had more criticism than Picketts minutes. It's not that important though, whatever Seton Hall came out flat. When they decided to start playing they showed they were the more talented and complete team. It's like when you play in the back yard vs your older brother. He lets you get a couple hoops but when he decides to play he quickly shows he's better. That's what it looked like to me, the other side was just better. If coach dished out minutes and strategized exactly how you want him to, what do you think this teams ceiling is? My main criticisms have been Pickett, Dickerson, and the schedule. And Ewing has reduced Pickett’s minutes a lot. So if that continues that’s not a point of concern anymore. Yes, at times I’ve noted that it seems like we are aimless on offense, but I find it hard to believe the players are doing what he wants either (I was at both the St. John’s and today’s game, and Ewing clearly was frustrated at times with what we were doing). As I’ve said before, this group was bad last year, and it lost its best two players and didn’t replace them with comparable ones. So I’ve never expected this to be a good team. Please keep in mind that at times when I might say we aren’t playing good defense, etc., it’s not meant as a criticism of Ewing. I think the best defensive coach on the planet could coach this group and they probably wouldn’t be very good. Ewing doesn’t tell the guys to turn the ball over or to be out of position. That’s on them. Ceiling? I think I’ve already said this. Realistically I think 5 wins is probably the best we can do, maybe 6 or 7 with some unlikely upsets. But I would say 5. But, I want to avoid something like 2-14 or 3-13, which is very much a possibility. And I don’t want to lose winnable games like Syracuse or Butler. By now, it’s obvious we aren’t going to the tournament (and I never thought it was likely), but I still want to maximize our odds of winning games. For me, the fact that we have a low ceiling doesn’t equal not caring about trying to win them.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 13, 2018 18:56:28 GMT -5
2003 - Kaleb? Really? You do realize he had a pretty poor game until he poured in some garbage time points, right?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 19:02:03 GMT -5
Meh...C'mon man, you've had more criticism than Picketts minutes. It's not that important though, whatever Seton Hall came out flat. When they decided to start playing they showed they were the more talented and complete team. It's like when you play in the back yard vs your older brother. He lets you get a couple hoops but when he decides to play he quickly shows he's better. That's what it looked like to me, the other side was just better. If coach dished out minutes and strategized exactly how you want him to, what do you think this teams ceiling is? My main criticisms have been Pickett, Dickerson, and the schedule. And Ewing has reduced Pickett’s minutes a lot. So if that continues that’s not a point of concern anymore. Yes, at times I’ve noted that it seems like we are aimless on offense, but I find it hard to believe the players are doing what he wants either (I was at both the St. John’s and today’s game, and Ewing clearly was frustrated at times with what we were doing). As I’ve said before, this group was bad last year, and it lost its best two players and didn’t replace them with comparable ones. So I’ve never expected this to be a good team. Please keep in mind that at times when I might say we aren’t playing good defense, etc., it’s not meant as a criticism of Ewing. I think the best defensive coach on the planet could coach this group and they probably wouldn’t be very good. Ewing doesn’t tell the guys to turn the ball over or to be out of position. That’s on them. Ceiling? I think I’ve already said this. Realistically I think 5 wins is probably the best we can do, maybe 6 or 7 with some unlikely upsets. But I would say 5. But, I want to avoid something like 2-14 or 3-13, which is very much a possibility. And I don’t want to lose winnable games like Syracuse or Butler. By now, it’s obvious we aren’t going to the tournament (and I never thought it was likely), but I still want to maximize our odds of winning games. For me, the fact that we have a low ceiling doesn’t equal not caring about trying to win them. If 5 wins is our ceiling than I would be letting ALL of my young guys get minutes... I personally don't think it's worth benching a talented kid and I think we could get that anyways... I'd want my young guys to grow and develop as much as possible. I think that's a bit shortsighted and it's bigger than just this year to me...
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Post by guru on Jan 13, 2018 19:05:24 GMT -5
I don't really think it is, today's game wasn't close.. You seem to have quite a few critiques of the coach but getting out to a 20-11 lead is a sign of good coaching as it shows the team was well prepared and our gameplan was sound. Seton Hall leveled up and we couldn't match. That was the game. Whenever they ratcheted up their intensity, they wen't on a run, and they controlled the game for the last 30 minutes of play. We're not close to a final four or championship team so I don't see how that's relevant. To do that with a team that has legit title aspirations, or even NCAA aspirations is fine, but even if coach dished out minutes and strategized exactly how you want him to what do you think this teams ceiling is? For what it’s worth, I really have no strong opinion on Ewing at the moment. There is plenty that I’ve seen that I like, especially devotion to recruiting. Ultimately, that’s what’s going to make or break him, so it’s good that they are hitting the recruiting trail hard. What I was trying to do was analyze why Seton Hall “leveled up” but I will leave it there. Our bench (and really everybody outside Kaleb, Derrickson, and Mulmore) played really badly today. That’s on them and it’s not Ewing’s fault that Mosley turned it over 4 times or that Govan was only 4-15 from two. That’s on the players and in part reflects our lack of talent. Aside from the cupcake schedule, which is still my biggest criticism of Ewing, I really think it’s up in the air. He’s coached 6 Big East games. It’s really too early to say anything definitive one way or the other. I’ve praised his ability to get our defense to not foul (a big JT3 problem) and recognized his role in Govan’s improvement. And I do think at times we have shown some nice flashes on both offense and defense. The talent issue is not Ewing’s fault - that’s on JT3. Until he has a chance to assemble his own roster, it’s premature to say anything. That said I think it’s fair to make comments on tactics/strategy, which is all this was meant to be. I think I’ve been more than fair to Ewing and I sure hope he succeeds. Nothing I’ve said is unique or hasn’t been echoed by other posters. I am not going to be blindly optimistic though - if things like my position on Pickett’s playing time constitute “quite a few criticisms” so be it. Biggest JT3 apologist on the board. Ever notice how most of your posts are trying to clarify points you’ve tried to make in your previous posts? Hmmm
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 13, 2018 19:20:53 GMT -5
For what it’s worth, I really have no strong opinion on Ewing at the moment. There is plenty that I’ve seen that I like, especially devotion to recruiting. Ultimately, that’s what’s going to make or break him, so it’s good that they are hitting the recruiting trail hard. What I was trying to do was analyze why Seton Hall “leveled up” but I will leave it there. Our bench (and really everybody outside Kaleb, Derrickson, and Mulmore) played really badly today. That’s on them and it’s not Ewing’s fault that Mosley turned it over 4 times or that Govan was only 4-15 from two. That’s on the players and in part reflects our lack of talent. Aside from the cupcake schedule, which is still my biggest criticism of Ewing, I really think it’s up in the air. He’s coached 6 Big East games. It’s really too early to say anything definitive one way or the other. I’ve praised his ability to get our defense to not foul (a big JT3 problem) and recognized his role in Govan’s improvement. And I do think at times we have shown some nice flashes on both offense and defense. The talent issue is not Ewing’s fault - that’s on JT3. Until he has a chance to assemble his own roster, it’s premature to say anything. That said I think it’s fair to make comments on tactics/strategy, which is all this was meant to be. I think I’ve been more than fair to Ewing and I sure hope he succeeds. Nothing I’ve said is unique or hasn’t been echoed by other posters. I am not going to be blindly optimistic though - if things like my position on Pickett’s playing time constitute “quite a few criticisms” so be it. Biggest JT3 apologist on the board. Ever notice how most of your posts are trying to clarify points you’ve tried to make in your previous posts? Hmmm Again, nothing I’ve said is some crazy opinion. SFHoya99 has made a lot of the same points. So I’m not sure what your problem is. In fact, you’ve made some of the same points, like on Dickerson earlier today. And no my posts don’t require constant clarification but your insights are always welcomed. What is the relevance of JT3 here? I supported him more than most, yes, but he’s gone now and I want the program and Ewing to succeed. I am a Georgetown fan most and that means I want anybody who’s a coach here to succeed.
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Post by EasyEd on Jan 13, 2018 19:49:17 GMT -5
We are past the mid point of our schedule, enough time to draw some conclusions.
Kudos to Ewing for replacing Pickett with Blair in the starting lineup. That starting five is the best we can assemble this year and each should play upwards of 30 minutes a game.
Derrickson and Govan are much improved over last year and are carrying this team. Both are legitimate All Big East candidates.
By far the biggest surprise is Blair. He is an unconventional player who doesn't look like he belongs on the court but is savvy and finds ways to put the ball in the basket. Not a great handle and not a great passer, but passable at each. I think the sky's the limit in his four years.
Johnson is my favorite player but has been a disappointment. He does lots of good things: fighting for rebounds, scrambling on the floor for the ball, moderately good on defense. But his handle is not good and he is too passive on offense.
Mulmore is, by far, our best option at the point. Only one I am comfortable with bringing the ball up court. Good handle, usually makes good passes. But he is very limited offensively though he has been moderately successful from deep.
Pickett is by far the biggest disappointment. I keep hearing he has the most upside. I don't see it. Awful ball handling, too prone to turnovers, doesn't rebound much, and his deep shots are not falling. I have no optimism he will ever be the truly productive player we hoped for.
Mosely is hot and cold. Pretty good on defense but his offense goes from "yeah" to "what the heck". Too many turnovers, handle needs work. Only guard with any capability for driving to the hoop. Tough as nails. By far he should be the first off the bench.
Dickerson should never be on the court except in the case where Mulmore and Mosely are not available.
Walker: too little playing time to know but I love his willingness to fight for rebounds.
Last comment: watching several cases of Ewing talking to Pickett, looks like a father talking to his son while the son pays attention to the father like you wish your teenage son had paid attention to you. Would love to have Pickett visit me. Seems like an outstanding kid. Likewise for Johnson.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 13, 2018 20:48:13 GMT -5
We are past the mid point of our schedule, enough time to draw some conclusions. Kudos to Ewing for replacing Pickett with Blair in the starting lineup. That starting five is the best we can assemble this year and each should play upwards of 30 minutes a game. Derrickson and Govan are much improved over last year and are carrying this team. Both are legitimate All Big East candidates. By far the biggest surprise is Blair. He is an unconventional player who doesn't look like he belongs on the court but is savvy and finds ways to put the ball in the basket. Not a great handle and not a great passer, but passable at each. I think the sky's the limit in his four years. Johnson is my favorite player but has been a disappointment. He does lots of good things: fighting for rebounds, scrambling on the floor for the ball, moderately good on defense. But his handle is not good and he is too passive on offense. Mulmore is, by far, our best option at the point. Only one I am comfortable with bringing the ball up court. Good handle, usually makes good passes. But he is very limited offensively though he has been moderately successful from deep. Pickett is by far the biggest disappointment. I keep hearing he has the most upside. I don't see it. Awful ball handling, too prone to turnovers, doesn't rebound much, and his deep shots are not falling. I have no optimism he will ever be the truly productive player we hoped for. Mosely is hot and cold. Pretty good on defense but his offense goes from "yeah" to "what the heck". Too many turnovers, handle needs work. Only guard with any capability for driving to the hoop. Tough as nails. By far he should be the first off the bench. Dickerson should never be on the court except in the case where Mulmore and Mosely are not available. Walker: too little playing time to know but I love his willingness to fight for rebounds. Last comment: watching several cases of Ewing talking to Pickett, looks like a father talking to his son while the son pays attention to the father like you wish your teenage son had paid attention to you. Would love to have Pickett visit me. Seems like an outstanding kid. Likewise for Johnson. Good post. I agree 100%.
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Post by dchoya72 on Jan 13, 2018 21:26:12 GMT -5
Times are tough and coach Ewing predicted this. I hope that the young guys will grow/develop, and that we pick up an additional couple of competent young players for next year- a center and a point guard or point forward....a coach on the floor who is multitalented anbd can bail us out of constant crisis.
I am perplexed by Pickett, I thought he would be further along by now. He was more highly ranked than anyone else, and looked competent in the Kenner League. His shot has deserted him and shaken his confidence. I would love to see if he could operate down low. The rest of this year will be an experiment in developing players and trying to win.
I think coach Ewing is going through an exercise in patience and compassion.
Go Hoyas!
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