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Post by FrazierFanatic on May 25, 2018 19:38:33 GMT -5
Antwan seemed a little lost with the schemes at time last year, but looked more comfortable toward the end, and started to contribute. He can definitely earn minutes next season.
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 25, 2018 19:43:11 GMT -5
PG: Akinjo 25 , McClung 15 SG: Blair 20, McClung 10, Mosley 10, SF: Pickett 15, Johnson 10, Malinowski 10, Mosley 5 PF: Leblanc 15, Walker 15, Pickett 10 Center: Govan 30, Mourning 15, Carter 5 numbers rounded to make numbers neat, perhaps giving too much run to malinowski if he's not actually a contributor at this level thent hose extra 10 go to leblanc, Johnson, and walker. Starting line up: Akinjo, McClung, Pickett, Leblanc, Govan. The rotation is too big. Between the freshmen (Akinjo, Carter, Leblanc, McClung), Walker, Malinowski and Mourning, someone is simply not likely to be good as advertised. I think you have 13 players getting at least five minutes, and that's just not likely to happen. I suspect the rotation is more likely to be something like this: PG: Akinjo, Moseley and McClung SG: Moseley, McClung, Blair ... and maybe Malinowski? One of these four will not see as much time as we suspect. SF: Pickett, Johnson with some minutes for 3 guard and Leblanc PF: Two of Johnson, Leblanc, Carter, Walker ... and maybe some smallball with Pickett if Leblanc and Carter are not ready. (Yes, I know Leblanc is not big, but he's physically more ready to play PF than Pickett defensively). C: Govan and pray. Will Carter or Walker or Mourning really be able to provide 10+ minutes?
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Post by DFW HOYA on May 25, 2018 20:18:05 GMT -5
A popular off-season topic, but there's nothing to suggest a wider rotation than in 2017-18:
Govan: 32 min in 2018, same in 2019 Pickett: 27 min in 2018, round it up to 30 Johnson still stays around 25 Akinjo picks up Mulmore's minutes (23) Blair and Mosely each hover at 20 Derrickson's 32 minutes are split between Walker and Carter, 16 each McClung takes Dickerson's minutes (14) Malinowski picks up Walker's spot on the minutes from last year (8) LeBlanc gets 6 Mourning gets 6 Muresan: 2 min Walk on to named later: 2 min
Starters : Mosely, Blair, Johnson, Pickett, Govan
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2018 20:37:38 GMT -5
A popular off-season topic, but there's nothing to suggest a wider rotation than in 2017-18: Govan: 32 min in 2018, same in 2019 Pickett: 27 min in 2018, round it up to 30 Johnson still stays around 25 Akinjo picks up Mulmore's minutes (23) Blair and Mosely each hover at 20 Derrickson's 32 minutes are split between Walker and Carter, 16 each McClung takes Dickerson's minutes (14) Malinowski picks up Walker's spot on the minutes from last year (8) LeBlanc gets 6 Mourning gets 6 Muresan: 2 min Walk on to named later: 2 min Starters : Mosely, Blair, Johnson, Pickett, Govan Agree with this except I'd switch Carter with Leblanc...
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Post by FrazierFanatic on May 25, 2018 20:55:31 GMT -5
Kaleb better step up his game if he wants 25 minutes. 2017-18 Kaleb gets maybe 12-15 tops on this roster.
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on May 25, 2018 22:18:57 GMT -5
PG: Akinjo 25 , McClung 15 SG: Blair 20, McClung 10, Mosley 10, SF: Pickett 15, Johnson 10, Malinowski 10, Mosley 5 PF: Leblanc 15, Walker 15, Pickett 10 Center: Govan 30, Mourning 15, Carter 5 numbers rounded to make numbers neat, perhaps giving too much run to malinowski if he's not actually a contributor at this level thent hose extra 10 go to leblanc, Johnson, and walker. Starting line up: Akinjo, McClung, Pickett, Leblanc, Govan. The rotation is too big. Between the freshmen (Akinjo, Carter, Leblanc, McClung), Walker, Malinowski and Mourning, someone is simply not likely to be good as advertised. I think you have 13 players getting at least five minutes, and that's just not likely to happen. I suspect the rotation is more likely to be something like this: PG: Akinjo, Moseley and McClung SG: Moseley, McClung, Blair ... and maybe Malinowski? One of these four will not see as much time as we suspect. SF: Pickett, Johnson with some minutes for 3 guard and Leblanc PF: Two of Johnson, Leblanc, Carter, Walker ... and maybe some smallball with Pickett if Leblanc and Carter are not ready. (Yes, I know Leblanc is not big, but he's physically more ready to play PF than Pickett defensively). C: Govan and pray. Will Carter or Walker or Mourning really be able to provide 10+ minutes? Agreed. Think we're overthinking this. We have 4 guards who will split time in fairly even 15-25 minute increments. Pickett and Govan are locks for 30 minutes. Back-up 3, 4 and back-up 5? May the best men win. We have options. Who wants it?
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Post by zxhoya on May 25, 2018 23:48:23 GMT -5
A popular off-season topic, but there's nothing to suggest a wider rotation than in 2017-18: Govan: 32 min in 2018, same in 2019 Pickett: 27 min in 2018, round it up to 30 Johnson still stays around 25 Akinjo picks up Mulmore's minutes (23) Blair and Mosely each hover at 20 Derrickson's 32 minutes are split between Walker and Carter, 16 each McClung takes Dickerson's minutes (14) Malinowski picks up Walker's spot on the minutes from last year (8) LeBlanc gets 6 Mourning gets 6 Muresan: 2 min Walk on to named later: 2 min Starters : Mosely, Blair, Johnson, Pickett, Govan Agree with this except I'd switch Carter with Leblanc... Johnson would have to have improved a great deal for him to get 25 minutes and LeBlanc only get 6. I believe LeBlanc is the most ready incoming freshman and is everything we'd hoped Johnson would have been. I hope Keleb surprises me and really takes a giant step next season. It's going to be interesting, the competition for Derrickson's minutes and I hope that Walker steps up next season and seizes the position with Carter pushing him. I think coach Ewing will play the players who give the team the best chance to win regardless of experience. So excited for next season!
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Post by miracles87 on May 26, 2018 0:27:51 GMT -5
I think Coach wants to play 94 feet for 40 minutes, I really do. Full court press, traps, lots of subs to keep fresh. Everyone will have a role.
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Post by paranoia2 on May 26, 2018 0:57:43 GMT -5
I don’t Think Akinjo is off the floor too much. I hope the Hoyas press and rotate players.
With Govan’s return the front court is deep. I like the backcourt as well.
The team is on the rise.
Thank you to the coaching staff!
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Post by MCIGuy on May 26, 2018 3:45:29 GMT -5
A popular off-season topic, but there's nothing to suggest a wider rotation than in 2017-18: Govan: 32 min in 2018, same in 2019 Pickett: 27 min in 2018, round it up to 30 Johnson still stays around 25 Akinjo picks up Mulmore's minutes (23) Blair and Mosely each hover at 20 Derrickson's 32 minutes are split between Walker and Carter, 16 each McClung takes Dickerson's minutes (14) Malinowski picks up Walker's spot on the minutes from last year (8) LeBlanc gets 6 Mourning gets 6 Muresan: 2 min Walk on to named later: 2 min Starters : Mosely, Blair, Johnson, Pickett, Govan Nuts. I'm a huge fan of Blair's but if you start him and Mosely you might as well forfeit the season. Blair is a great sniper that ca come off the bench and score quickly. He is not an ideal starter because of his lack of a handle. His best scenario for starting is if the Hoyas went small and put him in the SF spot. The emphasis on more ballhandlers on the court at the same time is spreading at all levels of basketball. In college where fullcourt pressure is still a defensive tool, you want to have at least two guys who can handle it. I would put Pickett in that backcourt before I would put Blair because I think Pickett might have a better handle at this point (he is also much taller which means he could see over defenses). Blair can create in the halfcourt and on the fast break, but he hasn't proven he's the type of guy who can break a press. Mosely is the type of solid, experienced off-the-bench guard that this program has so often lacked. He can do a handful of things well but he has yet proven to me he can give sustained effort and heady play over the course of a game let alone a season. He had his chance last year and SHOULD have won the starting job considering the alternatives the Hoyas ended up being stuck with. He couldn't do it though. Now is it possible for him to make major improvement? Yes, both him and Blair can do that. But I can't count on that. It's amazing that a couple of months ago folks here were panicky about who would be the Hoyas' point guard for next season. Who knew that all this time some of you weren't sweating it because you were comfortable with the idea that Mosely would take over. Ewing went out of his way to bring in dynamic ballhandlers who have both creativity and a chip on their shoulders. And you want him to go with a backcourt that possesses none of that with Blair and Mosely? Granted Akinjo and McClung are unknown commodities so far as what they can do at the next level but roll the dice and see what they are made of. If they falter badly they can always sit and learn. But I want them to get that chance because of the intangibles and dynamism they bring to the table, the speed and athleticism, the excitement and creativity. People need to stop basing McClung's minutes off of his ranking and they need to open their eyes about how Akinjo is the type of lead guard that could change the tone of the team. Start them booth. I don't care if they would be a bit small---this is college basketball where teams can still get away with that. Let them deal with their growing pains because potentially by late January they could be trouble for the rest of the Big East. I have to ask why would Johnson still be in the starting lineup? He squandered any right to that after last season. If Ewing was crazy enough to put Pickett a the four, then that would be an opening for LeBlanc to get the starting nod at the three. I don't even need proof of his play at the college level to know that LeBlanc would be a better contributor at that spot than Johnson.
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Post by MCIGuy on May 26, 2018 4:13:38 GMT -5
Antwan Walker is an athletic, quick forward with versatility to defend and play both on the outside and in the paint. He had a rough start to some extent last season and that shouldn't be a complete surprise. He wasn't ready which is something Ewing pretty much said before the season began. But when he got into the game he often did some nice things. He could sky for rebounds better than anyone on this past season's team (a very good rebounding team I might add). He had a solid, albeit pedestrian go-to post up move in the paint that involved the use of the glass. He has quick lift off the floor and finished with flushes. He appears to have a pretty solid outside shot already. His 40% from three can be discounted because of the small sample size but the kid has good shooting form nonetheless. Just look at his 93% shooting from the FT line. Again small sample (14 of 15 made free throws) but one can see the foundation is there. He is perfect for Ewing's more pro offense because he can run the floor. For those who spent the past few months whining about Derrickson's lack of athleticism, you should be overjoyed with Walker. He has a great frame and long arms and he could end up being an excellent defender. Most encouraging of all he finished the season strong by playing his best during the final weeks.
Let's not forget that Walker was a two time POY in DC and led his team to the DC/area title. But perhaps what sells me on him the most is that Virginia Tech was his runner-up choice. The Hokies REALLY wanted him. Say what you want about Buzz Williams but there isn't a coach out there I respect more at finding diamonds in the roughs whom he turns into great basketball players. If Buzz wanted Walker that's all I need to know. Hell, at the very least it demonstrates that Buzz thought he was capable of fitting in with the aggressive, tough, take-no-prisoners tone that his team plays with.
I think the opening with Derrickson's departure is Walker's spot to lose and he'll get the season to prove that. If he stumbles and can't get it done he will be bypassed by LeBlanc, Carter or some other guy Ewing will bring in for 2019-2020.
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Post by MCIGuy on May 26, 2018 4:18:40 GMT -5
C: Govan and pray. Will Carter or Walker or Mourning really be able to provide 10+ minutes? Easily. It's college. Back up college bigs aren't bruisers. Besides how many years have Mourning been on this team? Sixteen? He has the experience and the physical maturity to handle that role. And if there is any truth to the rumor by lic (based upon what was said at the Basketball Banquet) that they are looking into having Mounring play for two more seasons that would suggest that the coaching staff like what they are seeing to even consider that.
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Post by calhoya on May 26, 2018 7:24:56 GMT -5
Of course the development over the summer can change everything, but based upon last year it would be difficult to play Mosley and Kaleb together for long periods of time because it would hurt the offense too much. With MD gone the reliability of the outside shooting is really an unknown at this point with the hoped for improvement pinned upon two freshmen, a transfer from a mid-major, two sophomores who shot below 35% from deep last year and Govan, who Ewing does not seem to want to play outside much. I am expecting a leap from Pickett and Blair, particularly with competent PG play to help spacing and setting up more opportunities. That said, it still seems too limiting to have two players who basically won't take the outside shot playing together.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on May 26, 2018 9:23:22 GMT -5
PG: Akinjo 25 , McClung 15 SG: Blair 20, McClung 10, Mosley 10, SF: Pickett 15, Johnson 10, Malinowski 10, Mosley 5 PF: Leblanc 15, Walker 15, Pickett 10 Center: Govan 30, Mourning 15, Carter 5 numbers rounded to make numbers neat, perhaps giving too much run to malinowski if he's not actually a contributor at this level thent hose extra 10 go to leblanc, Johnson, and walker. Starting line up: Akinjo, McClung, Pickett, Leblanc, Govan. The rotation is too big. Between the freshmen (Akinjo, Carter, Leblanc, McClung), Walker, Malinowski and Mourning, someone is simply not likely to be good as advertised. I think you have 13 players getting at least five minutes, and that's just not likely to happen. I suspect the rotation is more likely to be something like this: PG: Akinjo, Moseley and McClung SG: Moseley, McClung, Blair ... and maybe Malinowski? One of these four will not see as much time as we suspect. SF: Pickett, Johnson with some minutes for 3 guard and Leblanc PF: Two of Johnson, Leblanc, Carter, Walker ... and maybe some smallball with Pickett if Leblanc and Carter are not ready. (Yes, I know Leblanc is not big, but he's physically more ready to play PF than Pickett defensively). C: Govan and pray. Will Carter or Walker or Mourning really be able to provide 10+ minutes? Perhaps a bit over zealous, but we played 9/9 scholarship players last year. 7/9 played over 20 minutes a game with 8 playing 13 and 9 playing 7. It's possible with more players available we'll play more players. We have no track record to base off of.
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Post by prhoya on May 26, 2018 9:32:20 GMT -5
Kaleb better step up his game if he wants 25 minutes. "2017-18 BE season" Kaleb gets maybe 12-15 tops on this roster. Corrected that for you. "2017-18 OOC" Kaleb was a third-scoring option who could play defense. A good two-way player has been a rarity around these parts.
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Post by prhoya on May 26, 2018 9:35:08 GMT -5
Perhaps a bit over zealous, but we played 9/9 scholarship players last year. 7/9 played over 20 minutes a game with 8 playing 13 and 9 playing 7. It's possible with more players available we'll play more players. We have no track record to base off of. True, and some players were run to the ground out of necessity. That's why, no matter if he's in the best shape of his life, I don't want Govan to pass the 30-min mark.
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Post by prhoya on May 26, 2018 10:08:32 GMT -5
Mosely is the type of solid, experienced off-the-bench guard that this program has so often lacked. He can do a handful of things well but he has yet proven to me he can give sustained effort and heady play over the course of a game let alone a season. He had his chance last year and SHOULD have won the starting job considering the alternatives the Hoyas ended up being stuck with. He couldn't do it though. Now is it possible for him to make major improvement? Yes, both him and Blair can do that. But I can't count on that. It's amazing that a couple of months ago folks here were panicky about who would be the Hoyas' point guard for next season. Who knew that all this time some of you weren't sweating it because you were comfortable with the idea that Mosely would take over. I think Malinowski will be competing with Mosely and Johnson for the "taller, gritty guard" minutes. Greg is 6'5" 215, Kaleb is 6'6" 205 and Jagan is 6'3" 205. Of course, we need to see how Greg's game translates to the BE, but Kaleb and Jagan haven't played consistently at more than the W&M level. Greg is a tough, experienced player, with a shooter's reputation, who has the IQ and handles to take it to the hoop. Who wants those minutes the most? How about a tall zone protecting Govan from foul trouble, with Akinjo as the lone, short creator? I could see Kaleb, Trey, Pickett, Walker or LeBlanc at the two. It could be a good defensive and rebounding alternative. And we have to try something creative to stop Villanova, right? I don't think Mosely can play PG and the team be at its best. Yes, he can bring up the ball when the other team is not pressuring the ball and start the offense, but not much more than that. He makes too many mental mistakes with the ball.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on May 26, 2018 10:13:42 GMT -5
Kaleb better step up his game if he wants 25 minutes. "2017-18 BE season" Kaleb gets maybe 12-15 tops on this roster. Corrected that for you. "2017-18 OOC" Kaleb was a third-scoring option who could play defense. A good two-way player has been a rarity around these parts. Fair point, and of course I would love to see Kaleb get his outside shot back, that enhances his offensive game significantly. If KJ is getting 25 minutes he is having a good season, which makes us that much more dangerous.
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Post by hoyazeke on May 26, 2018 11:13:01 GMT -5
If Akinjo isn't starting at PG the season is probably going to go badly. There is a small chance that Jagan improves his handle to the point of being worthy of starting but I believe he aides the team better as a secondary handler. As other have stated, Juggy should be the offensive leader of the second unit....
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Post by bicentennial on May 26, 2018 11:57:27 GMT -5
I would like to see Akinjo and Mosely on one team and McClung and Blair on a team together for Kenner.
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