lichoya68
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Post by lichoya68 on May 28, 2018 19:04:01 GMT -5
Ok lets get it started my prediction preseason we will BEAT ILLINOIS out there we will win ALL games in Jamaica and then FINISH AT LEAST THIRD IN THE BIG EAST and make the NCAAs yup that's it..... we will see..... lots of great pieces.... hustle for forty minutes or MORE to win...  THOUGHTS> |
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paranoia2
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Post by paranoia2 on May 29, 2018 5:36:13 GMT -5
My thoughts? If I am Patrick and see some dude named Fizdale get the Knicks job after alienating his best player (Gasol) I come into the season with guns blazing.
At it’s heyday Georgetown was a piece of society...it meant something. I believe James Akinjo will help begin building a new “Georgetown way” with an attitude that we are going to fight for every possession.
Coach Ewing did not come back to the Hill Top to max and relax...this man is going to right a lot of wrongs.
The thirst for a title is perhaps the greatest strength anyone can have. The Hoyas are going to ball hard next year....sweet 16... finish 3rd or 4th BE.
By the end of n cr season they will be the team “nobody want to face”
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on May 29, 2018 9:33:28 GMT -5
My prediction:
We will demolish the field in Jamaica. We will come back psyched and confident, finish third in the conference, become the talk of the NCAA's tournament.
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DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on May 29, 2018 11:56:33 GMT -5
My prediction: We will demolish the field in Jamaica. We will come back psyched and confident, finish third in the conference, become the talk of the NCAA's tournament. Appreciate the optimism, but to finish third means Georgetown will leapfrog over five teams that own a combined record of 24-6 versus Georgetown over the past three seasons. Fans closer to Washington saw signs of improvement from 16-17 to 17-18, but it didn't materialize in the standings. JT III won 14 games and finished 5-13 in the Big East in 16-17. With a much softer schedule, Patrick Ewing won 15 games and finished...5-13. Let's try first to get out of playing St. John's on a Wednesday at the Garden and then worry about being the talk of the NCAA's. |
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skunk
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Post by skunk on May 29, 2018 15:10:01 GMT -5
The big east will be much more wide open than the past few years. Butler, seton hall, Villanova, and creighton all lost a ton. We were one of the few teams to get one of our guys on the fence of the NBA draft back and add a very good recruiting class. Not to mention the addition of mourning back and Malinowski if they can contribute.
Having yurtseven to practice against our bigs even if he cannot play is huge. How many guys get to compete against that in practice? I’m optimistic for the first time in awhile.
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smokeyjack
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Post by smokeyjack on May 30, 2018 7:19:37 GMT -5
If Akinjo stays healthy, this is a top 4 team in the Big East without a doubt. Leaps from JP and Blair, finally have a lead guard (sorry to those who served, but frosh Akinjo is exponentionally better than out PG combo of last year). Plus LeBlanc, McClung, Malinowski and Grayson? Wow, that’s easily biggest improvement in league in personnel if Yurt doesn’t play.
If he does, this is a ranked team all season.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on May 30, 2018 8:49:11 GMT -5
The big east will be much more wide open than the past few years. Butler, seton hall, Villanova, and creighton all lost a ton. We were one of the few teams to get one of our guys on the fence of the NBA draft back and add a very good recruiting class. Not to mention the addition of mourning back and Malinowski if they can contribute. Having yurtseven to practice against our bigs even if he cannot play is huge. How many guys get to compete against that in practice? I’m optimistic for the first time in awhile. Please tell that to DFW. He seems to think that my optimism is based on unreality. |
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on May 30, 2018 9:41:55 GMT -5
If Akinjo stays healthy, this is a top 4 team in the Big East without a doubt. Leaps from JP and Blair, finally have a lead guard (sorry to those who served, but frosh Akinjo is exponentionally better than out PG combo of last year). Plus LeBlanc, McClung, Malinowski and Grayson? Wow, that’s easily biggest improvement in league in personnel if Yurt doesn’t play. If he does, this is a ranked team all season. I think you're putting too much pressure on Akinjo.. The only backcourt they'll face in the BE that I'm not worried about is DePaul.. Every other program will have a pretty good to great backcourt coming back next season.. |
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Post by ewingitrust on May 30, 2018 10:03:55 GMT -5
Top-half of conference...at worst an nit berth.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on May 30, 2018 14:05:51 GMT -5
If Akinjo stays healthy, this is a top 4 team in the Big East without a doubt. Leaps from JP and Blair, finally have a lead guard (sorry to those who served, but frosh Akinjo is exponentionally better than out PG combo of last year). Plus LeBlanc, McClung, Malinowski and Grayson? Wow, that’s easily biggest improvement in league in personnel if Yurt doesn’t play. If he does, this is a ranked team all season. I think you're putting too much pressure on Akinjo.. The only backcourt they'll face in the BE that I'm not worried about is DePaul.. Every other program will have a pretty good to great backcourt coming back next season.. Butler? Seton Hall? |
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on May 30, 2018 14:14:26 GMT -5
I think you're putting too much pressure on Akinjo.. The only backcourt they'll face in the BE that I'm not worried about is DePaul.. Every other program will have a pretty good to great backcourt coming back next season.. Butler? Seton Hall? Kamar Baldwin & Jorgensen are a good backcourt.. Same for Powell & Myles Cale.. Also SH will get the McKnight kid eligible, he averaged over 18 a game at Sacred Heart his soph year.. |
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on May 30, 2018 14:17:25 GMT -5
Kamar Baldwin & Jorgensen are a good backcourt.. Same for Powell & Myles Cake.. Also SH will get the McKnight kid eligible, he averaged over 18 a game at Sacred Heart his soph year.. forgot baldwin was still there honestly, but rest of their guards are meh and same thing with Seton Hall Powell's good, but the rest is meh. |
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on May 30, 2018 14:49:14 GMT -5
Kamar Baldwin & Jorgensen are a good backcourt.. Same for Powell & Myles Cake.. Also SH will get the McKnight kid eligible, he averaged over 18 a game at Sacred Heart his soph year.. forgot baldwin was still there honestly, but rest of their guards are meh and same thing with Seton Hall Powell's good, but the rest is meh. Baldwin was just a Soph this past season, more than likely he'll be around 2 more years.. That's the reason I wrote "pretty good to great" in my 1st post.. Neither of those teams will get walked over in the backcourt imo.. |
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on May 30, 2018 17:47:14 GMT -5
forgot baldwin was still there honestly, but rest of their guards are meh and same thing with Seton Hall Powell's good, but the rest is meh. Baldwin was just a Soph this past season, more than likely he'll be around 2 more years.. That's the reason I wrote "pretty good to great" in my 1st post.. Neither of those teams will get walked over in the backcourt imo.. Well you said the only one you're not worried about is DePaul. In my mind that sounds like you're afraid all the other back courts will dominate us. That's how that read to me. I'm not worried about any of the opposing back courts honestly. |
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Hoyas4Ever
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on May 30, 2018 18:09:20 GMT -5
If Akinjo stays healthy, this is a top 4 team in the Big East without a doubt. Leaps from JP and Blair, finally have a lead guard (sorry to those who served, but frosh Akinjo is exponentionally better than out PG combo of last year). Plus LeBlanc, McClung, Malinowski and Grayson? Wow, that’s easily biggest improvement in league in personnel if Yurt doesn’t play. If he does, this is a ranked team all season. The only backcourt they'll face in the BE that I'm not worried about is DePaul.. Every other program will have a pretty good to great backcourt coming back next season.. Ding Ding DING....Etomic you nailed it right there. I think way to many people on here are expecting way too much from Akinjo as a freshman. I get that this is a fan base STARVING for consistent high level PG play but the expectations that many have on here for Akinjo are only going to lead to frustration and disappointment. Akinjo is very talented but the BIG EAST is an unrelenting conference that has eaten up way better freshman PG's than Akinjo. Ashton-Langford at Providence last season is a perfect and most recent example. Fans on here build players up only to tear them down when they don't live up to their own ridiculous expectations. Akinjo's talented and will be a major help to the program...down the road. Unfortunately he's not going to have the early season impact against major competition that Waters had last seasonat LSU. Even Waters had several games where he struggled. It's the nature of high major college basketball. Duval who was the consensus number 1 PG in the country from the 2017 class struggled more than he shined and he had HIGHLY ELITE talent next to him at every position. I love the freshman class and think the staff did an outstanding job of identifying the right players for the culture that Coach Ewing is trying to develop. I think all 4 will be impactful at different times this season but consistency will be the bugaboo that all freshman battle. That's why I believe that improvements by returning players will be the key to this team's success. I'm afraid for many people on here are expecting us to contend and make the tournament solely on Akinjo's or McClung's back, your going to very very disappointed. |
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on May 30, 2018 19:52:20 GMT -5
Baldwin was just a Soph this past season, more than likely he'll be around 2 more years.. That's the reason I wrote "pretty good to great" in my 1st post.. Neither of those teams will get walked over in the backcourt imo.. Well you said the only one you're not worried about is DePaul. In my mind that sounds like you're afraid all the other back courts will dominate us. That's how that read to me. I'm not worried about any of the opposing back courts honestly. My point was that there won't be many cakewalks in the league for Gtown's young backcourt next season.. |
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on May 30, 2018 21:20:55 GMT -5
I think you're putting too much pressure on Akinjo..The only backcourt they'll face in the BE that I'm not worried about is DePaul.. Every other program will have a pretty good to great backcourt coming back next season.. Ding Ding DING....Etomic you nailed it right there. I think way to many people on here are expecting way too much from Akinjo as a freshman. I get that this is a fan base STARVING for consistent high level PG play but the expectations that many have on here for Akinjo are only going to lead to frustration and disappointment. Akinjo is very talented but the BIG EAST is an unrelenting conference that has eaten up way better freshman PG's than Akinjo. Ashton-Langford at Providence last season is a perfect and most recent example. Fans on here build players up only to tear them down when they don't live up to their own ridiculous expectations. Akinjo's talented and will be a major help to the program...down the road. Unfortunately he's not going to have the early season impact against major competition that Waters had last seasonat LSU. Even Waters had several games where he struggled. It's the nature of high major college basketball. Duval who was the consensus number 1 PG in the country from the 2017 class struggled more than he shined and he had HIGHLY ELITE talent next to him at every position. I love the freshman class and think the staff did an outstanding job of identifying the right players for the culture that Coach Ewing is trying to develop. I think all 4 will be impactful at different times this season but consistency will be the bugaboo that all freshman battle. That's why I believe that improvements by returning players will be the key to this team's success. I'm afraid for many people on here are expecting us to contend and make the tournament solely on Akinjo's or McClung's back, your going to very very disappointed. Waters struggled because he was asked to do too much at LSU. Akinjo will not be required to do everything at GTown because of Morko and Jesse. He just has to run the show....I do think the Ashton-Langford comparison is spot on because I expected more from him. |
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wnyhoya
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Post by wnyhoya on May 30, 2018 22:23:19 GMT -5
How much opportunity did Ashton-Langford really have though playing behind Cartwright? Not like he was expected to start from day one...
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on May 30, 2018 22:35:46 GMT -5
How much opportunity did Ashton-Langford really have though playing behind Cartwright? Not like he was expected to start from day one... I dont know what happened to MAL but I expected him to be in the rotation and he really wasn't....I just saw a few videos so I dont know how his game compares to Akinjo. MAL seemed highly skilled but im not sure if he had that "dog" that Akinjo plays with....I would be really shocked if Akinjo is strapped to the bench when conference play starts.... |
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 30, 2018 22:37:14 GMT -5
It's a really interesting question.
This team lost a lot of close games that an improved backcourt probably would have won.
But Derrickson going off was pretty much the only way we won BE games last year at all, and he's gone.
I think the backcourt will be better this year; the sophomores will be better and the defense will be better. Derrickson is not a loss you can't overcome ... but finishing as a BE contender means that Akinjo and/or Mac are very good, and that's tough to rely on.
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