jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 15, 2019 7:29:24 GMT -5
There is always a lot to work on in advance of the next season.
I am hoping the coaches will look at what worked and what didn’t work and try to figure out how to get create more turnovers. We have too many good players to be so mediocre in causing turnovers. Even our full court press was shocking impotent at creating turnovers. I counted 1 turnover created in our press all year....a couple of games ago by Kaleb. Our full court press was so bad we basically stopped using it.
When we don’t create turnovers, we don’t get the easy points in transition that fill the scoreboard. I don’t know whether they need to start tracking deflections in games and practices and make creating turnovers a priority coaching point.
I think the lack of success creating turnovers is a reasonable criticism of the team this year that we need to improve if we are going to take then next step..
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Post by wponds on Mar 15, 2019 7:44:49 GMT -5
Hoping to have a somewhat legitimate press break next season too. If you're not causing turnovers, you definitely can't afford to give it away. Especially live ball
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Post by NCHoya on Mar 15, 2019 9:40:24 GMT -5
I have high hopes for next season. If we could add a wing or grad transfer shooter, we would be a top BE contender. But even with James, Mac, Josh, Pickett/Jagan and Omer; we should be formidable and better than this season. We may lack the depth we had this season, but I feel like we will be better in the half-court on both sides. I think the group will be more cohesive, these will all be Ewing guys, with the exception of Jagan. However, Jagan's toughness works well with Ewing. We should not allow the Depaul and SHU losses, which were largely a senior problem, make us forget what a big step forward this season was for the program.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 15, 2019 10:06:57 GMT -5
I have high hopes for next season. If we could add a wing or grad transfer shooter, we would be a top BE contender. But even with James, Mac, Josh, Pickett/Jagan and Omer; we should be formidable and better than this season. We may lack the depth we had this season, but I feel like we will be better in the half-court on both sides. I think the group will be more cohesive, these will all be Ewing guys, with the exception of Jagan. However, Jagan's toughness works well with Ewing. We should not allow the Depaul and SHU losses, which were largely a senior problem, make us forget what a big step forward this season was for the program. This. We would have been happy with our results back in October; in the end, we were trying to force together pieces that would never be a great fit. We have more pieces that we need coming in, and will have 7 months of off-season for the young guys to get stronger and work hard on their weaknesses. Next year we will be playing on Friday night of the BET, and very possibly Saturday night as well.
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jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 15, 2019 10:07:10 GMT -5
I hope we can focus on how the current players and known recruits can play/improve vs. a to be determined savior.
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Post by drquigley on Mar 15, 2019 10:07:58 GMT -5
I have high hopes for next season. If we could add a wing or grad transfer shooter, we would be a top BE contender. But even with James, Mac, Josh, Pickett/Jagan and Omer; we should be formidable and better than this season. We may lack the depth we had this season, but I feel like we will be better in the half-court on both sides. I think the group will be more cohesive, these will all be Ewing guys, with the exception of Jagan. However, Jagan's toughness works well with Ewing. We should not allow the Depaul and SHU losses, which were largely a senior problem, make us forget what a big step forward this season was for the program. 100% agree
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Post by aleutianhoya on Mar 15, 2019 10:45:21 GMT -5
I hope we can focus on how the current players and known recruits can play/improve vs. a to be determined savior. Someone else said this elsewhere, but I'd really like to see us work on an effective, aggressive press. A JT Jr. press. A havoc press. A 40 minutes of hell press. Our guards are somewhat short, which makes that a bit difficult, but both Josh and Jamorko are unusually long and athletic for their positions. You put them towards the front and see what happens. I think a good press has to be part of any decent team's arsenal. It's a way to get easy baskets, change the flow of a game, and potentially steal wins. I'm not saying we should actually run it for 40 minutes or anything, but just to change things up and see if the opponent can deal with it. If they can't....more easy hoops. If they can....take it off.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 15, 2019 10:49:52 GMT -5
You have to have an effective presence at the back of the press to really be effective. We did not this year. It is also hard to press with freshmen, all 5 guys have to work and rotate as a unit, which takes a lot of practice. Hopefully more time and rim protectors will allow us to press more next year.
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Post by calhoya on Mar 15, 2019 11:16:55 GMT -5
At this point this team has Mosley, the 4 freshman, Yurtseven and hopefully Pickett and Blair returning. Three new freshmen coming in appear to be backup players at best and in need of varying degrees of seasoning to be able to contribute. The team really needs a couple of outside shooters who can instantly contribute.
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Post by mdtd on Mar 15, 2019 11:24:59 GMT -5
Round of 32/ Sweet 16 is my goal. Putting it here now so I can see how the team does. That is, assuming no significant changes occur.
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Post by tribeninerhoya on Mar 15, 2019 11:27:56 GMT -5
Barring injuries, etc., I expect single digit losses in the regular season next year.
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Post by WhatRocks on Mar 15, 2019 11:35:43 GMT -5
For next year I hope Mackinjo learn to feed the post better and learn to position themselves for three-point shots with both feet behind the line.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 15, 2019 11:47:53 GMT -5
Round of 32/ Sweet 16 is my goal. Putting it here now so I can see how the team does. That is, assuming no significant changes occur. Round of 32 would be a big step. Anything after that would be gravy.
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Post by wponds on Mar 15, 2019 12:14:57 GMT -5
What I'd Like to See Developed:
James - Finishing, keep getting comfortable running O Mac - Shooting, D, knowing when to shoot vs creating for others LeBlanc - Strength, shooting Carter - Strength, Court awareness... Saw so little of him it's kinda hard to tell
Blair - Shooting (be an assassin. Take that 35% and turn it into 40+), and D Pickett - Strength, Handles, Consistent energy
Jagan - Leadership, glue-guy... Showed it at end of year, just keep buying into role Omer - Just want some solid D to go along with his already versatile O
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 15, 2019 12:26:52 GMT -5
For a team that hasn’t been in the tournament in 5 years, I will be more than happy in the round of 32.
I think the conference will be much tougher next year. Villanova is arguably bringing in 2 one-and-done players, assuming Howard returns Marquette will be just as tough, PC returns everyone, Xavier’s core is in tact.
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Post by NCHoya on Mar 15, 2019 12:42:54 GMT -5
For a team that hasn’t been in the tournament in 5 years, I will be more than happy in the round of 32. I think the conference will be much tougher next year. Villanova is arguably bringing in 2 one-and-done players, assuming Howard returns Marquette will be just as tough, PC returns everyone, Xavier’s core is in tact. SHU brings everyone back as well. Powell is great but he is still a 6'2" shooting guard, he may leave, but not for the NBA. For as medicore as the conference was this year, it will be much better next season. We could be a much improved team and still finish 9-9, but on the flip side our metrics will benefit from a much stronger conference.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 15, 2019 12:54:47 GMT -5
We could be a much improved team and still finish 9-9, but on the flip side our metrics will benefit from a much stronger conference. Yes, and with an improved OOC schedule and winning some good games, 9-9 may well be enough to get into the tournament.
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 15, 2019 13:14:51 GMT -5
We could be a much improved team and still finish 9-9, but on the flip side our metrics will benefit from a much stronger conference. Yes, and with an improved OOC schedule and winning some good games, 9-9 may well be enough to get into the tournament. Yeah, metrics aside, we beat 5 tourney teams - SJU, Marquette, Seton Hall, Liberty and Nova. 2 on the road. It's a step forward.
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Post by tribeninerhoya on Mar 15, 2019 15:20:06 GMT -5
iowa80: My point is that this is a historically weak Big East and any objective discussions about record or improvements should at least consider that. It's probably why the metrics are unfriendly. But I recognize that showing signs of improvement is very important, particularly on the recruiting trail. The point made above about perceptions is an excellent one. Tribeninerhoya: I've seen that argument several times, but I actually think any objective discussion should acknowledge that it was a particularly difficult year in the Big East. Rather than being so top heavy, EVERY team was a difficult out (including us and DePaul). It is the first 10+ team conference in history to have every single team finish above .500. So, unlike the ACC, where you can chalk up losses to the top but plan on beating up the bottom, you actually had to go to battle every time you were on the court. That makes winning a lot of games infinitely harder. Just look at NCSU. They didn't beat Virginia, Duke, Chapel Hill, Virginia Tech, Florida State, or Louisville, but they finished 9-9 in the ACC. I firmly believe this year's Hoya squad playing last year's conference opponents would have swept DePaul and SJU, taken 3 of 4 from MU and Butler, at least split with Providence and Creighton, and still gotten the one win against SHU. That's 10ish wins while going 1-5 against the top three teams and only 3-7 against the top five. This team is definitely making strides. All teams with as much youth as we're starting are mercurial. We started 3 freshmen, a sophomore, and a senior. That's 4 total years of playing coming into the season for our starters. Other BEast teams' starters: Georgetown: 1 SR, 1 SO, 3 FR; 4 years Villanova: 2 SRs, 2 SOs, 1 FR; 8 years Marquette: 3 JRs, 1 SO, 1 FR; 7 years Seton Hall: 1 SR, 2 JRs, 2 SOs; 9 years Creighton: 2 JRs, 2 SOs, 1 FR; 6 years (this is counting Zegarowski as a starting Freshman, even though Jefferson started more games) Xavier: 1 SR, 2 JRs, 2 SOs; 9 years St. John's: 1 SR, 3 JRs, 1 SO; 10 years Providence: 1 SR, 1 JR, 1 SO, 2 FR; 6 years (a little muddy because of injuries, so I went with Jackson as the fifth starter because 2nd most in minutes played) Butler: 2 SRs, 2 JRs, 1 SO; 11 years (also muddy because of shifting around for a formula - went with Baldwin, McDermott, Thompson, Jorgensen, and Fowler) DePaul: 3 SRs, 2 SOs; 11 years Given our 3rd place finish while having the least experienced starting lineup, I think we've positioned ourselves well for the next few years, ceteris paribus. just moving this over from the Seton Hall thread.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Mar 15, 2019 15:48:44 GMT -5
My goals/expectations for next 12 months are pretty basic.
1) Continued recruiting momentum/success with an impact wing signing who is eligible to play the full 2019-20 season; 2) 10-8 or better in conference play; and 3) NCAA tournament invitation.
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