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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Mar 19, 2019 6:25:47 GMT -5
We need a wing who can create his own shot and take it to the hoop. Not sure I put all my chips on Pickett. Need backup plan. Too important a position for future success.
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Post by johnnysnowplow on Mar 19, 2019 7:20:15 GMT -5
We need a wing who can create his own shot and take it to the hoop. Not sure I put all my chips on Pickett. Need backup plan. Too important a position for future success. Myron Gardner, come on down 🤞🏻
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calhoya
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Post by calhoya on Mar 19, 2019 7:29:09 GMT -5
Since this fits with the original topic. Do you think Jamorko would be looked down upon like he is here if he played in Nova's system instead of Pat's? I feel like Jay Wright would figure out how to use the 6'8 wing that is a 36% 3 point shooter that has become a solid defender and nobody would complain. Don't get me wrong I don't think he had a great year, although I don't think he regressed like many here. I just think maybe this isn't the fit for him going forward although we all seem to want a wing shooter than can play D. I feel like the same could be said for Jessie but obviously we don't have to worry about him going forward. I don’t know what the off-court issues were, but whatever that was seems to be to be the bigger issue than any problem with system fit or Ewing not using him correctly. Well it's Georgetown so if Pickett had off-court issues we will never hear about from the school--nor should we. I hope that this kid stays and believe that the negative view of his season is misplaced. Was I expecting more? Of course. Was I disappointed with the benchings? Yes. But statistically considering he went from a team without any quality guard play to a team with 2 ball-dominant guards, perhaps it was to be expected that this adjustment would impact his game more than most. His numbers on the offensive side of the ball did not improve as many hoped, but his defense was much better. Actually coming off a decent freshman year his 2 pt% improved (37% to 39%), his 3 pt% remained the same (36%), his rebounds were slightly better (3.7 per game to 3.8), turnovers were down significantly (from 73 to 51), blocks up (from 17 to 31) and steals up (12 to 23) all while playing about 4-5 minutes less per game. I am not trying to convince anyone that Pickett is an All- American, but the view on this kid seems to be incredibly negative and maybe it's time to take another look. If he decided to leave this program it will not be a step in the right direction for the coach or the team.
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Post by KHoyaNYC on Mar 19, 2019 7:58:14 GMT -5
I don’t know what the off-court issues were, but whatever that was seems to be to be the bigger issue than any problem with system fit or Ewing not using him correctly. Well it's Georgetown so if Pickett had off-court issues we will never hear about from the school--nor should we. I hope that this kid stays and believe that the negative view of his season is misplaced. Was I expecting more? Of course. Was I disappointed with the benchings? Yes. But statistically considering he went from a team without any quality guard play to a team with 2 ball-dominant guards, perhaps it was to be expected that this adjustment would impact his game more than most. His numbers on the offensive side of the ball did not improve as many hoped, but his defense was much better. Actually coming off a decent freshman year his 2 pt% improved (37% to 39%), his 3 pt% remained the same (36%), his rebounds were slightly better (3.7 per game to 3.8), turnovers were down significantly (from 73 to 51), blocks up (from 17 to 31) and steals up (12 to 23) all while playing about 4-5 minutes less per game. I am not trying to convince anyone that Pickett is an All- American, but the view on this kid seems to be incredibly negative and maybe it's time to take another look. If he decided to leave this program it will not be a step in the right direction for the coach or the team. The expectations for Pickett were very high. Some on here (including me) were hoping for an Otto Porter type sophomore break out. It didn’t happen. But I still believe there is great talent there.
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 19, 2019 8:26:46 GMT -5
. I am not trying to convince anyone that Pickett is an All- American, but the view on this kid seems to be incredibly negative and maybe it's time to take another look. If he decided to leave this program it will not be a step in the right direction for the coach or the team. The expectations for Pickett were very high. Some on here (including me) were hoping for an Otto Porter type sophomore break out. It didn’t happen. But I still believe there is great talent there. To be honest, I have been expecting an Otto Porter type break out for many of the posters on this board including myself, and the result has been even more disappointing.
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drquigley
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Post by drquigley on Mar 19, 2019 10:39:29 GMT -5
No way Pickett would thrive under Wright. Wright expects everyone on the court to be a complete player. Jamorko's ball handling and passing deficiencies would never be accepted by Wright. Plus Jamorko can't shoot off the dribble and that would definitely doom him at Nova.
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Post by sleepy on Mar 19, 2019 13:17:55 GMT -5
I don’t know what the off-court issues were, but whatever that was seems to be to be the bigger issue than any problem with system fit or Ewing not using him correctly. Well it's Georgetown so if Pickett had off-court issues we will never hear about from the school--nor should we. I hope that this kid stays and believe that the negative view of his season is misplaced. Was I expecting more? Of course. Was I disappointed with the benchings? Yes. But statistically considering he went from a team without any quality guard play to a team with 2 ball-dominant guards, perhaps it was to be expected that this adjustment would impact his game more than most. His numbers on the offensive side of the ball did not improve as many hoped, but his defense was much better. Actually coming off a decent freshman year his 2 pt% improved (37% to 39%), his 3 pt% remained the same (36%), his rebounds were slightly better (3.7 per game to 3.8), turnovers were down significantly (from 73 to 51), blocks up (from 17 to 31) and steals up (12 to 23) all while playing about 4-5 minutes less per game. I am not trying to convince anyone that Pickett is an All- American, but the view on this kid seems to be incredibly negative and maybe it's time to take another look. If he decided to leave this program it will not be a step in the right direction for the coach or the team. Pickett really recruited as a long long shot to come in and play a 2-3 his freshman year and a three this year. It's very tough when when you played 4-5 in high school and at prep school recruiting did a so so job in evaluating where and how he could contribute maybe we will see it next year.actually would have liked to have seen him post up smaller defenders but when he did earlier he had some success but never looked comfortable to make a quick move before help would come
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Post by drquigley on Mar 19, 2019 21:02:56 GMT -5
Looks like Galen Alexander takes Jamorko's role. Could be the missing link for next year.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Mar 20, 2019 10:02:54 GMT -5
Looks like Galen Alexander takes Jamorko's role. Could be the missing link for next year. Ewing is not going to hand Galen Jamorko's role. He's going to have to earn it. And he'll either take minutes from Morko, or Morko will improve and fight off Galen to keep his own minutes. There is very little downside here. Positional competition is a very good thing. Of note, Galen's 8+ rebounds/game are pretty impressive for his 24 minutes/game. I hope this indicates strength, aggression, and good positional defense.
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Post by drquigley on Mar 20, 2019 10:10:14 GMT -5
Looks like Galen Alexander takes Jamorko's role. Could be the missing link for next year. Ewing is not going to hand Galen Jamorko's role. He's going to have to earn it. And he'll either take minutes from Morko, or Morko will improve and fight off Galen to keep his own minutes. There is very little downside here. Positional competition is a very good thing. Of note, Galen's 8+ rebounds/game are pretty impressive for his 24 minutes/game. I hope this indicates strength, aggression, and good positional defense. Hey I'm not saying that it will be automatic but either Galen is being overhyped or Jamorko has a lot of catching up to do. Let's put it this way. I (and I bet many on this Board) feel a lot better about next year than we did a day ago.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Mar 20, 2019 10:13:10 GMT -5
Ewing is not going to hand Galen Jamorko's role. He's going to have to earn it. And he'll either take minutes from Morko, or Morko will improve and fight off Galen to keep his own minutes. There is very little downside here. Positional competition is a very good thing. Of note, Galen's 8+ rebounds/game are pretty impressive for his 24 minutes/game. I hope this indicates strength, aggression, and good positional defense. Hey I'm not saying that it will be automatic but either Galen is being overhyped or Jamorko has a lot of catching up to do. Let's put it this way. I (and I bet many on this Board) feel a lot better about next year than we did a day ago. 100% agreed. This is a great pick-up that should improve the quality and depth of our talent next season. Also helps in the event of any unexpected departures.
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Post by drquigley on Mar 20, 2019 10:18:46 GMT -5
Looks like Galen Alexander takes Jamorko's role. Could be the missing link for next year. Ewing is not going to hand Galen Jamorko's role. He's going to have to earn it. And he'll either take minutes from Morko, or Morko will improve and fight off Galen to keep his own minutes. There is very little downside here. Positional competition is a very good thing. Of note, Galen's 8+ rebounds/game are pretty impressive for his 24 minutes/game. I hope this indicates strength, aggression, and good positional defense. Hey I'm not saying that it will be automatic but either Galen is being overhyped or Jamorko has a lot of catching up to do. Let's put it this way. I (and I bet many on this Board) feel a lot better about next year than we did a day ago.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Mar 20, 2019 10:18:47 GMT -5
Ewing is not going to hand Galen Jamorko's role. He's going to have to earn it. And he'll either take minutes from Morko, or Morko will improve and fight off Galen to keep his own minutes. There is very little downside here. Positional competition is a very good thing. Of note, Galen's 8+ rebounds/game are pretty impressive for his 24 minutes/game. I hope this indicates strength, aggression, and good positional defense. Hey I'm not saying that it will be automatic but either Galen is being overhyped or Jamorko has a lot of catching up to do. Let's put it this way. I (and I bet many on this Board) feel a lot better about next year than we did a day ago. I think you're overlooking that there was no replacement for Kaleb/Malinowski on next year's roster as a backup wing player. Galen can fill that role.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Mar 20, 2019 10:25:20 GMT -5
Hey I'm not saying that it will be automatic but either Galen is being overhyped or Jamorko has a lot of catching up to do. Let's put it this way. I (and I bet many on this Board) feel a lot better about next year than we did a day ago. I think you're overlooking that there was no replacement for Kaleb/Malinowski on next year's roster as a backup wing player. Galen can fill that role. I'm still hopeful that Coach Pat can sign a pure shooter to fill Malinowski's role next year. But agreed on Kaleb. Would think, at a minimum, Galen takes Kaleb's minutes, plus whatever else he can earn from existing players with good, value-add play.
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Post by lichoya68 on Mar 20, 2019 10:42:57 GMT -5
We need a wing who can create his own shot and take it to the hoop. Not sure I put all my chips on Pickett. Need backup plan. Too important a position for future success. WELL THAT WAS TIMELY welcome louisiana jr co YUP thanks AGAIN DJ OWENS wowowowoowowowwo
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Mar 20, 2019 10:51:23 GMT -5
Perhaps we should all just slow down in handing Pickett's role over to Galen. It's not like he was lighting it up at LSU before leaving the team. We place these best case scenario expectations on all newcomers and then wonder why we get disappointed when they come in and have parts of their game to work on.
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Post by lichoya68 on Mar 20, 2019 10:54:28 GMT -5
YUP GOOD STUFF COMING WEREEEEEEEE BACCCCKK and meanarywillbe WAY up go hoyas beat harvard one by one by at least one and have some FUN.
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 20, 2019 12:03:15 GMT -5
You called Jessie a waste of a scholarship. Aside from the fact that he ended up a 2x all conference player, that's a ridiculous thing to write about one of our players on a personal level. You think and write like a mercurial six year-old, and just because you wrote it two seasons ago doesn't mean everyone else shouldn't remember - even if you can't. You should be embarrassed, but something tells me you won't be. Either way I'm done with you. Again classic troll. Still waiting for the 4 BE game prediction or the Akinjo is a dud comment. So you make outrageous claims guaranteeing things or “mark my words” self proclaiming that you are usually right. But then in the case you are inevitably wrong you just cry “troll” instead of owning up to your mistake.
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Post by guru on Mar 20, 2019 13:14:51 GMT -5
Tournament appearances in the new Big East6 Villlanova (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014) 5 Providence (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014) 5 Xavier (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014) 4 Butler (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015) 4 Seton Hall (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016) 3 Creighton (2018, 2017, 2014) 2 Marquette (2019, 2017) 2 St. John's (2019, 2015) 1 Georgetown (2015)0 DePaul The good news is that the conference has had broad success: 32 bids in 60 team seasons. It's just too bad that the Hoyas haven't really been part of it. This is a truly disgusting/infuriating statistic. God did we waste an opportunity in the formative years of this new Big East.
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Post by drquigley on Mar 20, 2019 13:39:54 GMT -5
Again classic troll. Still waiting for the 4 BE game prediction or the Akinjo is a dud comment. So you make outrageous claims guaranteeing things or “mark my words” self proclaiming that you are usually right. But then in the case you are inevitably wrong you just cry “troll” instead of owning up to your mistake. NCHoya94, just to be a d*@k, said I made three ridiculous claims. As you can tell from his lack of response, two of those claims were false (we'd only win 4 BE games and Akinjo was a dud). As for the Govan quote he went back 3 years! to find a comment I made about Govan and despite being named first team BE I stand by that comment. Don't agree? Fine. But 3 years from now, after we've had big men who can actually move their feet, play defense, and control the boards, in other words after we are reminded of what a good big man is really like Jesse Govan (as a GU basketball player not a student or person) will be a distant, bad, memory. And going after me the way NCHoya 94 did was classic trolling.
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