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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Apr 27, 2019 12:17:35 GMT -5
Always helps to have the number 1 player in a class.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Apr 27, 2019 12:35:22 GMT -5
In my opinion, those big time recruits are over-rated, for the most part. What makes what Ewing is doing is that it fits perfectly the mold of championship teams that have persevered in tournament play in the last couple of years. Who would have thought that Duke, loaded with five star recruits, would go down the way they did. Give me five team-oriented, tough-minded, athletic, confident studs any day. Am I dreaming or does the talent on this roster remind anyone else of the teams of the late 80's when the squad was deep in every position? I know, I know, I am excited every off season, but I haven't been this excited in quite some time. I really pinched myself today. I think that's overexuberance. But I do actually think that this team will likely be deeper than we've seen in a long time. That requires a decent number of the newcomers to come in ready, so perhaps it won't come true, but I'm excited that it feels like we have brought in two consecutive good classes in a row. I know the rankings aren't there for this one, but in terms of athleticism, defense, and upside, I think the class is better than its rating. Add in two quality transfers to supplement the small group of upperclassmen, and the team, if the freshmen are pretty good, should be a tourney team next year. And then the junior and hopefully senior year for the Mac/Akinjo/LeBlanc class could be incredibly special (though asking everyone to stay is asking a lot).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2019 21:17:43 GMT -5
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Apr 30, 2019 15:27:40 GMT -5
Allen is so important. If Akinjo were to get injured or in foul trouble, we would have had problems.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Apr 30, 2019 15:31:52 GMT -5
Allen is so important. If Akinjo were to get injured or in foul trouble, we would have had problems. Yes, and even in a situation like McClung had last year with the injury, it would come in handy. There are a lot of reasons why you'd need a backup and it's good we have one, especially one as good and experienced as Allen.
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Post by jwp91 on Apr 30, 2019 15:37:33 GMT -5
Allen is so important. If Akinjo were to get injured or in foul trouble, we would have had problems. So tell me more about last year when we had Mac and Jagan?
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Apr 30, 2019 17:01:34 GMT -5
We lost Mac for a stretch, but not James. You could’ve argued that Akinjo was the least replaceable player.
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Post by lichoya68 on May 1, 2019 10:57:35 GMT -5
and this guy leader on a good team and POINT GUARD 4.3 assits and led the team in STEALS meanarywayup yup
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Post by wponds on May 2, 2019 14:12:05 GMT -5
Pretty good company on defense
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on May 2, 2019 15:33:05 GMT -5
Wow, I knew he was touted as a defender, but that is pretty impressive. I am looking forward to seeing him on the court. If he's that good a defender, he's going to play a lot of minutes.
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Post by bostonfan on May 2, 2019 15:39:34 GMT -5
Wow, I knew he was touted as a defender, but that is pretty impressive. I am looking forward to seeing him on the court. If he's that good a defender, he's going to play a lot of minutes. Maybe he is that guy who comes in and can shut down a Howard or a Powell when they start going off. I thought Jagan worked hard at that last year but when those guys got hot last year it seemed the Hoyas could not stop them
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Post by EtomicB on May 2, 2019 17:06:17 GMT -5
Wow, I knew he was touted as a defender, but that is pretty impressive. I am looking forward to seeing him on the court. If he's that good a defender, he's going to play a lot of minutes. Maybe he is that guy who comes in and can shut down a Howard or a Powell when they start going off. I thought Jagan worked hard at that last year but when those guys got hot last year it seemed the Hoyas could not stop them He won't be able to do it alone, not even close in my view... All the players Allen is listed with above played on very good defensive teams...
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Post by jwp91 on May 2, 2019 17:45:55 GMT -5
When I look at Allen’s stats, except the starts, they look a lot like Jagan’s. It can only help to add another senior leader at guard, but I hope we can get more production than Jagan X 2.
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Post by dense on May 2, 2019 18:23:44 GMT -5
Those numbers are helped by the fact he had a 7'7 eraser behind him.
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Post by hoyainla on May 2, 2019 18:32:04 GMT -5
Those numbers are helped by the fact he had a 7'7 eraser behind him. In that case you look to how he compared to his teammates since they all had the 7 footer.
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Post by dense on May 2, 2019 18:39:17 GMT -5
Those numbers are helped by the fact he had a 7'7 eraser behind him. In that case you look to how he compared to his teammates since they all had the 7 footer. I am not saying he is not a good defender just saying there is a big reason he can play aggressive.
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Post by LCPolo18 on May 3, 2019 16:31:41 GMT -5
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Post by LCPolo18 on Jun 24, 2019 9:33:51 GMT -5
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Post by professorhoya on Jun 24, 2019 10:25:42 GMT -5
I totally forgot about this guy. Can he play this year? We are stacked!
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Post by LCPolo18 on Jun 24, 2019 11:01:56 GMT -5
I totally forgot about this guy. Can he play this year? We are stacked! Yes, he's a grad transfer so he's immediately eligible for this season.
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