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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 9, 2019 21:23:49 GMT -5
No time like the next game to start a winning streak.
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Post by vv83 on Feb 9, 2019 22:30:26 GMT -5
Happy that Seton Hall pulled out their game against Creighton - always better to play against a team that is a little less desperate! Powell really seems to be the only consistent offensive threat for Seton Hall, but he is very good. Seton Hall is scrappy and physical, but if we can keep Powell from completely going off - we should have a decent chance. It will be interesting to see how Govan fairs against their 7' freshman center, Romero Gill. He is a good defender, but not much of an offensive threat. He only plays 10-20 minutes most games, but there are not many true centers in the big east this year. I would guess he'll be on the higher end of his playing time range against Govan.
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Post by mdtd on Feb 10, 2019 0:02:28 GMT -5
Must win game. Need 2 out of the next 3 and this one is needed to start this streak. I'm interested to see who guards Powell and Cale, the two Myles's. They are the guys I'm most afraid of and I like this matchup for the guys on our team. Powell isn't a great defender, Jessie should have a good matchup and we should be able to run them. But, they also will dominate us from deep. Expecting a very high scoring game, and I have no idea who I think takes this one as of now, seems like a 50/50ish game. DePaul laid out the path to beat them, just have to exploit that. Make them defend all game and this one is p for the taking. Hold onto third and the tourney chances with this one!
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Post by blueandgray on Feb 10, 2019 1:09:38 GMT -5
Mosely may get some decent run this game because of his ability to defend bigger guards.
Akinjo and Govan are going to have to bring it this game if we hope to win.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 10, 2019 8:03:32 GMT -5
Mosely may get some decent run this game because of his ability to defend bigger guards. Akinjo and Govan are going to have to bring it this game if we hope to win. Jiggy will need to get it under control. I can live with the missed jumpers, but the senseless turnovers yesterday were killers.
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Post by sweetness on Feb 10, 2019 8:12:02 GMT -5
Do we know whether Mac re-injured the same ankle or the other one? I'm guessing we don't know. Anyway with a week between Seton Hall game and Nova, I wouldn't be opposed to sitting him for this one if that's what it takes to get him healthy again. We need him down the home stretch to finish strong.
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Post by jwp91 on Feb 10, 2019 8:14:59 GMT -5
5 teams tied for 3rd place.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Feb 10, 2019 9:29:05 GMT -5
5 teams tied for 3rd place. It's a 2-bid league right now. Will 1-2 teams string together some wins and separate from the pack? We are right there, but need a 3 out of 4 or 4 out of 5 stretch. Need some better consistency out of Govan and, man, Akinjo has got to find some 2PFG scoring. His efficiency from 2 the last few games has been epically low.
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Post by johnnysnowplow on Feb 10, 2019 9:50:50 GMT -5
Mosely may get some decent run this game because of his ability to defend bigger guards. Akinjo and Govan are going to have to bring it this game if we hope to win. Jiggy will need to get it under control. I can live with the missed jumpers, but the senseless turnovers yesterday were killers. Agreed. He also didn’t defend at his normal level yesterday. Not a good game for him all around. Hopefully he bounces back. Personally I’d like to see Pickett on Powell to start the game a la Diallo in the Providence game. His length gave Diallo fits early on before foul trouble, I think he could do the same to Powell. The rest of the Seton Hall lineup is fairly meh.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 13:01:11 GMT -5
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Post by gatormcclusky on Feb 10, 2019 13:15:24 GMT -5
Do we know whether Mac re-injured the same ankle or the other one? I'm guessing we don't know. Anyway with a week between Seton Hall game and Nova, I wouldn't be opposed to sitting him for this one if that's what it takes to get him healthy again. We need him down the home stretch to finish strong. I watched the press conference with him and Jamorko yesterday - he got asked about the ankle and said it hurt really bad after the foul but that he "knows how to walk it off" and would be fine.
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Post by mdtd on Feb 10, 2019 14:12:11 GMT -5
5 teams tied for 3rd place. It's a 2-bid league right now. Will 1-2 teams string together some wins and separate from the pack? We are right there, but need a 3 out of 4 or 4 out of 5 stretch. Need some better consistency out of Govan and, man, Akinjo has got to find some 2PFG scoring. His efficiency from 2 the last few games has been epically low. It's not a 2 bid league right now. 2 teams are locks, and there are teams who need to take advantage of opportunities. St. John's is comfortably in as of now, they beat a top 15 team twice. One of Georgetown, Seton Hall, Butler and Creighton should make it maybe 2 but that's a stretch. Seton Hall has the best resume as of now. Again, the bubble sucks this year.
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Post by EtomicB on Feb 10, 2019 19:18:11 GMT -5
Again after a loss PE and the players are referencing urgency issues & not the "best" practices, hopefully, they can get this cleaned up sooner than later...
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 10, 2019 22:46:07 GMT -5
Gotta learn to follow a win with even tougher, more focused practices. Killer instinct.
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Post by beenaround on Feb 10, 2019 23:30:55 GMT -5
Do we know whether Mac re-injured the same ankle or the other one? I'm guessing we don't know. Anyway with a week between Seton Hall game and Nova, I wouldn't be opposed to sitting him for this one if that's what it takes to get him healthy again. We need him down the home stretch to finish strong. I watched the press conference with him and Jamorko yesterday - he got asked about the ankle and said it hurt really bad after the foul but that he "knows how to walk it off" and would be fine. Unfortunately, as most of us who play sports know...the ankle hurts a lot more the next day when you wake up!
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Post by bostonfan on Feb 11, 2019 9:43:31 GMT -5
Again after a loss PE and the players are referencing urgency issues & not the "best" practices, hopefully, they can get this cleaned up sooner than later... The "not best practices" thing has been brought up a few times this season and is a concern at this point. That is as much a program culture thing as anything else. I am sure that having the young guys (freshman/sophomores) understand the level of intensity and focus that is needed everyday in practice at this level is very different from what they experienced in high school, but you would hope by this time in the season they would have adapted better to the expectations of the staff. It needs to become a habit and expectation for everyone that effort and focus are not things the guys can do sometimes, and that if they want to be really successful they need to bring that everyday. These guys are still kids to a big degree but D1 college basketball is a business and they need to treat practice as part of the job everyday. Hope they can raise that intensity level even more as the season goes on. It needs to start with the leadership from the upperclassmen showing the work habits on a daily basis.
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Post by bigelephant on Feb 11, 2019 9:49:26 GMT -5
I presume it is the same ankle. I agree about being sore the next day. But hopefully the injury was not severe as PE let him play the entire game (well almost). If he has to sit SH that would be a blow to us but if makes him more healthy then I say give it a try. You can always call on him for spot duty.
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Post by RockawayHoya on Feb 11, 2019 12:58:56 GMT -5
Very disappointed by Saturday's loss, but luckily the guys won't have to wait too long for their next chance at a big win. A couple of observations I had re: Saturday that I would like to see addressed against SHU:
1) Not letting the officials dictate the game to us. That's 3 games in a row where we've gotten by far the short end of the stick as far as whistles go. We got on JTIII for years (and deservedly so) for not standing up to the refs and backing his players when the situation was warranted. Ewing's got to put his foot down on Wed. even it it means an early T; we cannot survive another lopsidedly officiated game on the road against a quality opponent. And we certainly can't allow the refs to continue allowing other teams to manhandle us without paying a price; I believe the Mac injury on Saturday was a direct result of the officials unevenness in calling fouls on both ends.
2) Pickett's aggressiveness. If we could bottle the first 7-8 minutes of Jamorko's game against Butler and sustain it for 40 minutes (or even a half), he'd be an all-BE player. He asserted himself as a factor on both ends, hit the glass hard and made plays on offense without the ball. We're going to need more of that if this team is going to make a run down the stretch in conference play.
3) Limiting hero ball from guys who aren't heroes. This isn't mean to be piling on, but when the problems persist they need to be brought up again and again until they are addressed. We are not going to survive Trey continuing to go iso and forcing up shots every time he touches the ball on offense. The percentage of positive plays he makes trying to make 1 on 1 post moves (or worse, forcing his way through double teams) starting more than 5 feet from the basket is exceedingly low. It sounds insane, but if senior Trey could just play with the mindset of freshman Josh (don't force anything, take what comes to you, and just be hyper aggressive without the ball), we would be far better off. I get that Jessie doesn't have the stamina to go hard for 40 minutes, but Ewing's insistence on spelling Jessie using Trey instead of Carter despite these mistakes is hard to understand.
As an extra side note, this is an opportunity for our staff to demonstrate they understand the use of scouting reports and how to exploit another team's weakness. There better not be anyone helping off of Powell and Cale (esp. from 3), and there are guys on SHU that they can expect to leave open on the perimeter without fear. This not a team that can hurt us from outside at 4-5 spots. Knowing who and when to double/hedge on will be critical for this game; I hope we come out prepared and ready to execute.
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Post by prhoya on Feb 11, 2019 13:04:27 GMT -5
Again after a loss PE and the players are referencing urgency issues & not the "best" practices, hopefully, they can get this cleaned up sooner than later... The "not best practices" thing has been brought up a few times this season and is a concern at this point. That is as much a program culture thing as anything else. I am sure that having the young guys (freshman/sophomores) understand the level of intensity and focus that is needed everyday in practice at this level is very different from what they experienced in high school, but you would hope by this time in the season they would have adapted better to the expectations of the staff. It needs to become a habit and expectation for everyone that effort and focus are not things the guys can do sometimes, and that if they want to be really successful they need to bring that everyday. These guys are still kids to a big degree but D1 college basketball is a business and they need to treat practice as part of the job everyday. Hope they can raise that intensity level even more as the season goes on. It needs to start with the leadership from the upperclassmen showing the work habits on a daily basis. The "not best practice" might refer to Ewing chewing on the upperclassmen and sophomres, not the freshmen. I don't think the frosh need pushing and he's repeating something Pat has said. If you listen to Mac, his answers are very deliberate. He always gives props to his teammates.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Feb 11, 2019 18:09:58 GMT -5
It's a 2-bid league right now. Will 1-2 teams string together some wins and separate from the pack? We are right there, but need a 3 out of 4 or 4 out of 5 stretch. Need some better consistency out of Govan and, man, Akinjo has got to find some 2PFG scoring. His efficiency from 2 the last few games has been epically low. It's not a 2 bid league right now. 2 teams are locks, and there are teams who need to take advantage of opportunities. St. John's is comfortably in as of now, they beat a top 15 team twice. One of Georgetown, Seton Hall, Butler and Creighton should make it maybe 2 but that's a stretch. Seton Hall has the best resume as of now. Again, the bubble sucks this year. I think we were almost saying the same thing. The only disagreement is that I don't feel that SJU is "comfortably" in as of now. I believe the Big East has 2 teams that get bids right now, no matter what happens the rest of the way. Hence, my 2-bid league statement. The rest of the teams are all in danger of not making it. The flip side that is that any team that reels off a 4 out 5 game winning stretch, they immediately separate themselves from the pack and make a stronger case. And I believe there is a possible (although unlikely) scenario where only 2 teams make it. For example, if 5 teams end up in third place at 8-10, and none of those teams advance past the BET semis (Nova v. Quette final).
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