HometownHoya
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Post by HometownHoya on Dec 2, 2019 19:20:11 GMT -5
Its Macs team now. He's going to have over 75% usage.
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Post by wponds on Dec 2, 2019 19:31:03 GMT -5
Last man standing from that 2018 recruiting class
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Post by rlo24 on Dec 2, 2019 19:33:22 GMT -5
This team is about to do something special. That's my personal prediction with Mac running the show
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Post by Massholya on Dec 2, 2019 19:36:29 GMT -5
This team is about to do something special. That's my personal prediction with Mac running the show He will need to stay out of foul trouble. That’s for sure.
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Post by rlo24 on Dec 2, 2019 19:44:55 GMT -5
Just read the lyrics to "Middle Child." My goodness, I am the other generation. I'll leave it to others to opine as to whether or not the quoting of this song is a positive sign from McClung. I have no idea. Now, get off of my lawn.... Don't read too much into the lyrics...he's using the only language he can from that song to basically say "he's loaded and ready to go". He knows he can't use a gun reference these days. This wasn't a personal message to James or Josh. Just letting the world know we are about to see Mac unleashed and nobody has seen that in college yet
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Dec 2, 2019 22:44:38 GMT -5
Mac time!
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Post by hoyaboya on Dec 2, 2019 23:16:54 GMT -5
This team is about to do something special. That's my personal prediction with Mac running the show My prediction is Allen will be running the show and slot into the starting PG role. Mac will have the green light to score 20+, though.
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Post by bostonfan on Dec 3, 2019 8:33:18 GMT -5
This team is about to do something special. That's my personal prediction with Mac running the show My prediction is Allen will be running the show and slot into the starting PG role. Mac will have the green light to score 20+, though. Mac, and Pickett, are going to get a lot of offensive opportunities now, but this roster is now poorly constructed and lacks any type of depth. Some of these guys may have some big games individually, but the team is going to struggle.
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Post by bigelephant on Dec 3, 2019 8:46:21 GMT -5
I have noticed that the point guard and the shooting guard didn't seem to be on the same page for the last few games. The point guard didn't seem to want to pass it to the shooting guard. What was going on?
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Dec 3, 2019 9:23:44 GMT -5
PG can’t shoot, finish at the rim or distribute the basketball. Tenacious, but selfish.
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 3, 2019 9:35:39 GMT -5
I have noticed that the point guard and the shooting guard didn't seem to be on the same page for the last few games. The point guard didn't seem to want to pass it to the shooting guard. What was going on? I always felt that Akinjo would leave after this year (likely for the pros) I never felt like he was going to be here all 4 years or be able to coexist with Mac.
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Post by gojeffgoroyunder7 on Dec 3, 2019 10:07:22 GMT -5
I have noticed that the point guard and the shooting guard didn't seem to be on the same page for the last few games. The point guard didn't seem to want to pass it to the shooting guard. What was going on? I noticed the same thing. Last game, there was one sequence in the second half where James was dribbling at the top of the key (going nowhere) and Mac was calling for the ball as he was wide open. James ignored him, and Mac sort of gestured with his arms in frustration -- sort of like "I give up" I was a big James Akinjo fan, but we can't have this. You want to transfer - fine. You don't like coach - fine. But to act the way he did at points during this season is unacceptable. He was not a leader, indeed, far from it. We need to move on, and from what I've seen and what we know, it's for the best.
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Post by calhoya on Dec 3, 2019 10:14:18 GMT -5
Actually never liked Ewing's pairing of two ball dominant guards (particularly small guards) in the lineup and thought that McClung was at his best when controlling the flow--rather than as a shooting guard. The surviving team is going to struggle to shoot, but then neither Akinjo or LeBlanc were outside threats this year. If Gardner survives this fiasco, he could become the big guard that this team needs. Mosley has to shoot now and Blair must find his range.
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 3, 2019 10:21:19 GMT -5
Actually never liked Ewing's pairing of two ball dominant guards (particularly small guards) in the lineup and thought that McClung was at his best when controlling the flow--rather than as a shooting guard. The surviving team is going to struggle to shoot, but then neither Akinjo or LeBlanc were outside threats this year. If Gardner survives this fiasco, he could become the big guard that this team needs. Mosley has to shoot now and Blair must find his range. It’s like Kyrie Irving and LeBron. Two ball dominated guards except LeBron is 6-8. They couldn’t coexist which is why Kyrie left.
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Post by McBricks on Dec 3, 2019 10:33:32 GMT -5
Actually never liked Ewing's pairing of two ball dominant guards (particularly small guards) in the lineup and thought that McClung was at his best when controlling the flow--rather than as a shooting guard. The surviving team is going to struggle to shoot, but then neither Akinjo or LeBlanc were outside threats this year. If Gardner survives this fiasco, he could become the big guard that this team needs. Mosley has to shoot now and Blair must find his range. It’s like Kyrie Irving and LeBron. Two ball dominated guards except LeBron is 6-8. They couldn’t coexist which is why Kyrie left. Are you comparing a player on this team to LeBron?
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Post by swhoya on Dec 3, 2019 10:51:49 GMT -5
It’s like Kyrie Irving and LeBron. Two ball dominated guards except LeBron is 6-8. They couldn’t coexist which is why Kyrie left. Are you comparing a player on this team to LeBron? Good grief. No, he's not. He's talking about a situation with two players that wanted to dominate the ball. Not saying that JA and MM are remotely comparable to LeBron and Kyrie in terms of talent. No where in what he said is that even implied. Any fair reading is that he was talking about a situation, not that the players are comparable. Can we ever have a discussion that involves great players without making this ridiculous leap? With everything going on in the program right now, I don't know whether to be annoyed by this nonsense, or happy that people have these ridiculous reactions so that we are distracted.
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Post by hoyainla on Dec 3, 2019 11:15:49 GMT -5
I have noticed that the point guard and the shooting guard didn't seem to be on the same page for the last few games. The point guard didn't seem to want to pass it to the shooting guard. What was going on? I brought this up at the beginning of the year. James has clearly iced Mac out. He would give it to him a few times early and if Mac missed that was it. He knew that Mac was an inefficient ball hog but he combatted it by becoming an inefficient ball hog himself. That is a recipe for disaster. Pat did nothing to fix that and here we are. I joked last year I wanted to smack whoever came up with the term Mackinjo because it made it so Pat all but had to play that pairing together. It was clear to anyone that had 2 eyes that it was an awful combinations of skill sets/attitudes. They were two shoot first guards that were too small to defend legit backcourts. At least Pat has realized the err of his ways and recruited Dante Harris who’s wait for it........another tiny score first non defensive guard! Shoot me now!
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Post by gatormcclusky on Dec 3, 2019 11:16:14 GMT -5
I have noticed that the point guard and the shooting guard didn't seem to be on the same page for the last few games. The point guard didn't seem to want to pass it to the shooting guard. What was going on? I noticed the same thing. Last game, there was one sequence in the second half where James was dribbling at the top of the key (going nowhere) and Mac was calling for the ball as he was wide open. James ignored him, and Mac sort of gestured with his arms in frustration -- sort of like "I give up" I was a big James Akinjo fan, but we can't have this. You want to transfer - fine. You don't like coach - fine. But to act the way he did at points during this season is unacceptable. He was not a leader, indeed, far from it. We need to move on, and from what I've seen and what we know, it's for the best. 100% agreed. To be fair to James, he's still really young for a college sophomore and has had to overcome a lot in his life. I hope that he finds the right situation for him and things work out for him eventually. But bottom line is he quit on the Hoyas in the middle of a big season rather than taking on the responsibility of leading the team, so it's time to move on and try to win with the guys that want to be here.
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Post by hoyainla on Dec 3, 2019 11:25:44 GMT -5
I noticed the same thing. Last game, there was one sequence in the second half where James was dribbling at the top of the key (going nowhere) and Mac was calling for the ball as he was wide open. James ignored him, and Mac sort of gestured with his arms in frustration -- sort of like "I give up" I was a big James Akinjo fan, but we can't have this. You want to transfer - fine. You don't like coach - fine. But to act the way he did at points during this season is unacceptable. He was not a leader, indeed, far from it. We need to move on, and from what I've seen and what we know, it's for the best. 100% agreed. To be fair to James, he's still really young for a college sophomore and has had to overcome a lot in his life. I hope that he finds the right situation for him and things work out for him eventually. But bottom line is he quit on the Hoyas in the middle of a big season rather than taking on the responsibility of leading the team, so it's time to move on and try to win with the guys that want to be here. Right or wrong James could have the attitude that Pat quit on the season by not playing his best player and trying to win. James then took the attitude of ill just try to do this myself. That turned out to be a terrible decision but maybe not as bad as Pat’s.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Dec 3, 2019 13:25:37 GMT -5
Mac & Yurt are our offense now. I would run zone to keep Yurt out of foul trouble and tell each of them to get up 15 shots minimum per game.
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