DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 21, 2018 10:17:59 GMT -5
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Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jan 21, 2018 15:24:54 GMT -5
Wish I could be there. They should give four free tickets to retired feds.   |
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 21, 2018 19:27:54 GMT -5
Turnovers dammit!
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drquigley
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Post by drquigley on Jan 21, 2018 22:04:56 GMT -5
The last of our four "can win" games. I expect another game like Saturday's, i.e. an ugly win.
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Jan 22, 2018 8:36:56 GMT -5
I will take a win any way we can get it!!! Play hard and smart for forty minutes and we ought to get there.
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Post by bostonfan on Jan 22, 2018 9:09:50 GMT -5
Need another big game from Kaleb defending the Straus kid from Depaul. If they can contain him then Depaul will struggle to score, which should put the Hoyas in a good position.
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NCHoya
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Post by NCHoya on Jan 22, 2018 10:06:13 GMT -5
For the first Big East game this season, I expect to win. Nothing is guaranteed, but for the first time in the conference season, I would be disappointed with a loss.
I think we are starting to find some successful player rotations, I especially liked what I saw from Mosely/Blair against SJ. Limit turnovers and just play our game, we should win.
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drquigley
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Post by drquigley on Jan 22, 2018 10:08:29 GMT -5
Need another big game from Kaleb defending the Straus kid from Depaul. If they can contain him then Depaul will struggle to score, which should put the Hoyas in a good position. Exactly. Control Struzz and we win. I also expect Laeto to keep us in the game with his terrible coaching. |
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on Jan 22, 2018 10:16:34 GMT -5
The last of our four "should win" games. I expect another game like Saturday's, i.e. an ugly win. FIFY |
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Jan 22, 2018 11:15:24 GMT -5
Need another big game from Kaleb defending the Straus kid from Depaul. If they can contain him then Depaul will struggle to score, which should put the Hoyas in a good position. Exactly. Control Struzz and we win. I also expect Laeto to keep us in the game with his terrible coaching. Leitao is far from a terrible coach. Other than the technical at the end, was there something during the first game that made you feel that way? |
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 22, 2018 11:27:25 GMT -5
Leitao's technical in the last game cost DePaul significantly, and then he had DePaul start fouling us way too early, which basically handed us the win as long as we kept making our free throws (and we are 8th best nationally at free throws). While we may have won the game anyway, Leitao's strategy/tactical selections in the last game helped us a lot.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 22, 2018 11:36:18 GMT -5
The last of our four "should win" games. I expect another game like Saturday's, i.e. an ugly win. FIFY THIS! I am certain that Dr. Q did not mean to suggest that we have zero chance of any wins after tomorrow - right Dr.? |
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bamahoya11
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Post by bamahoya11 on Jan 22, 2018 12:07:03 GMT -5
Another winnable game for us, and I hope we capitalize. With this team, going 4-0 against DePaul and St. John's would be an accomplishment. Over time, I've thought the best way to measure Ewing's success in his first year is to look at how he does in games where we match up equally/roughly equally with our competition. Ewing has won pretty much all of those games so far (you could argue that we match up fairly equally with Syracuse and Butler, but I think they're ahead of us right now).
The rest of the season beyond this game is going to be a major challenge. I certainly won't say I expect us to lose the remaining games, but I wouldn't really expect more than 2-3 wins against the rest of the schedule. And each of those wins would probably be some degree of an upset. That makes this a pivotal game to build some momentum heading into a really tough road trip.
Hope we get it done, and love the promotions for this game.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 22, 2018 13:19:04 GMT -5
For what it’s worth the games remaining we are most favored in on KenPom are:
- DePaul (63%)
- Providence (44%)
- Seton Hall (37%)
- Marquette (37%)
- Xavier (24%)
These are all home games which makes sense. On the flip side, we are 2% against Villanova away.
KenPom projects us as 6-12. Personally, I think 6 may be a reach but it’s certainly possible.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Jan 22, 2018 13:30:59 GMT -5
6 would be fantastic. Maybe I am still dealing with PTSD from the Nova game. Win this week, split with Provy and win either Marquette or Butler. Anything else is simply gravy or maybe the freshman become consistent and we cut down on turnovers. That alone would get us 2 more games.
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NCHoya
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Post by NCHoya on Jan 22, 2018 14:40:42 GMT -5
There will likely be a team that falls off the NCAA bubble among (Butler, MU, PC) and starts to tank - we will win that game at home. Other than that the going looks tough. 5 wins would meet my expectations for the seasons and sweeping DePaul and SJ would be satisfying.
But first, take care of business against DePaul. Being the favorite is a foreign feeling for this team, they need to handle it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 14:57:58 GMT -5
Win this one and we're playing the remainder of the season with house money.
Odds are we'd stay out of the bottom two, and just 1 win in our final 9 would guarantee us a pre-BET regular season over .500
That might not mean much to diehard college bball fans who'll remember our non-conf SOS, but it'll be a lot more attractive to the average Joe than 12-17 (or what might've been).
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CTHoya08
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Post by CTHoya08 on Jan 22, 2018 15:19:46 GMT -5
There will likely be a team that falls off the NCAA bubble among (Butler, MU, PC) and starts to tank - we will win that game at home. Other than that the going looks tough. 5 wins would meet my expectations for the seasons and sweeping DePaul and SJ would be satisfying. But first, take care of business against DePaul. Being the favorite is a foreign feeling for this team, they need to handle it. How quickly we've forgotten the non-league schedule. |
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Filo
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Post by Filo on Jan 22, 2018 15:26:52 GMT -5
There will likely be a team that falls off the NCAA bubble among (Butler, MU, PC) and starts to tank - we will win that game at home. Other than that the going looks tough. 5 wins would meet my expectations for the seasons and sweeping DePaul and SJ would be satisfying. But first, take care of business against DePaul. Being the favorite is a foreign feeling for this team, they need to handle it. How quickly we've forgotten the non-league schedule. Don't make fun. Memory suppression in connection with traumatic events is incontrovertible science. |
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NCHoya
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Post by NCHoya on Jan 22, 2018 17:15:08 GMT -5
There will likely be a team that falls off the NCAA bubble among (Butler, MU, PC) and starts to tank - we will win that game at home. Other than that the going looks tough. 5 wins would meet my expectations for the seasons and sweeping DePaul and SJ would be satisfying. But first, take care of business against DePaul. Being the favorite is a foreign feeling for this team, they need to handle it. How quickly we've forgotten the non-league schedule. Honestly, I ignored nearly the entire preseason. Had no interest in those "games". For me, the season started with the Big East schedule. And being an underdog in 8 straight leaue games seems significant for this program. |
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