HOYAPLAYA
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Nov 18, 2019 14:11:58 GMT -5
A good game for Blair to shake off his shooting slump/struggles... Problem with Blair is he can't shoot off the dribble, can't make his own shot, and shoots from the hip. Has to be wide open. And still can't make 30% of his shots. No Blair isn't the answer. Has to be McClung, Akinjo and somebody else. Need at least 3 decent 3 point shooters on the floor at all times, a la Villanova. Except he made 32% of his 3' his freshman year and 34% last year so he does just need to break out of his outside shooting slump. To suggest he isn't the answer to solve our 3 pt shooting woes and then list Mac first on your list of who it has to be is just flat out ridiculous. Mac had a great game last night which makes it 2 out of 4 for him and hopefully the beginning of a hot streak scoring but he's still hitting a terrible percentage from behind the 3 pt line after not showing the ability to hit a high percentage all of last year. If we think that we need more 3's for this team to be successful then I'm putting my money on Blair coming out of the early season slump to give us a boost when he is in the game.
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Post by drquigley on Nov 18, 2019 14:52:20 GMT -5
Problem with Blair is he can't shoot off the dribble, can't make his own shot, and shoots from the hip. Has to be wide open. And still can't make 30% of his shots. No Blair isn't the answer. Has to be McClung, Akinjo and somebody else. Need at least 3 decent 3 point shooters on the floor at all times, a la Villanova. Except he made 32% of his 3' his freshman year and 34% last year so he does just need to break out of his outside shooting slump. To suggest he isn't the answer to solve our 3 pt shooting woes and then list Mac first on your list of who it has to be is just flat out ridiculous. Mac had a great game last night which makes it 2 out of 4 for him and hopefully the beginning of a hot streak scoring but he's still hitting a terrible percentage from behind the 3 pt line after not showing the ability to hit a high percentage all of last year. If we think that we need more 3's for this team to be successful then I'm putting my money on Blair coming out of the early season slump to give us a boost when he is in the game. Can't argue with the percentages but Blair is strictly a bench player whereas Mac and Akinjo are essential parts of our offense. Sure, having Blair come in, play a few minutes and hit a couple of 3s will help but that's all he can do. He will never be more than a sub. Whereas Mac is a key part of this team and must be on the court 25+ minutes. If he can get his 3 point percentage into the mid 30's it will be huge for the Hoya offense. So I stand by my statement that we need Mac and James and another starter to step up from 3.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Nov 18, 2019 15:13:44 GMT -5
Aside from Akinjo (who hasn't been that good so far on threes), we are talking about guys who have never shot three's all that well to begin with before this year - McClung 27%, Blair 34.4%, Pickett (35.7%). Mosely shot pretty well two years ago (38.9%), but on very low usage.
Meanwhile, Omer Yurtseven shot 50% on them two years ago (22-44), and has one attempt through 4 games. Unless Yurtseven's shooting is off because of an injury (he was wearing kinetic tape last night, and has evidence of cupping), there is no excuse for his taking 1 attempt in 4 games. A modern big man who can shoot threes should shoot threes, not be parked in the post all game. It concerns me that the staff seems to be going in the direction of 1985, rather than the modern game.
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Post by professorhoya on Nov 18, 2019 15:48:52 GMT -5
Problem with Blair is he can't shoot off the dribble, can't make his own shot, and shoots from the hip. Has to be wide open. And still can't make 30% of his shots. No Blair isn't the answer. Has to be McClung, Akinjo and somebody else. Need at least 3 decent 3 point shooters on the floor at all times, a la Villanova. Except he made 32% of his 3' his freshman year and 34% last year so he does just need to break out of his outside shooting slump. To suggest he isn't the answer to solve our 3 pt shooting woes and then list Mac first on your list of who it has to be is just flat out ridiculous. Mac had a great game last night which makes it 2 out of 4 for him and hopefully the beginning of a hot streak scoring but he's still hitting a terrible percentage from behind the 3 pt line after not showing the ability to hit a high percentage all of last year. If we think that we need more 3's for this team to be successful then I'm putting my money on Blair coming out of the early season slump to give us a boost when he is in the game. 32%-34% isn’t that good for a 3pt specialist in this era. Malinowski was career 39%. I find Blair’s 3pt shooting to be inconsistent and it doesn’t seem To matter if he is wide open. The broadcaster were taking about it yesterday how Ray Allen says you have to have your feet always aligned properly to be a good 3pt shooter. Blair needs to make that tweak to improve his consistency as his feet are often all over the place.
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HOYAPLAYA
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Nov 18, 2019 16:19:55 GMT -5
Except he made 32% of his 3' his freshman year and 34% last year so he does just need to break out of his outside shooting slump. To suggest he isn't the answer to solve our 3 pt shooting woes and then list Mac first on your list of who it has to be is just flat out ridiculous. Mac had a great game last night which makes it 2 out of 4 for him and hopefully the beginning of a hot streak scoring but he's still hitting a terrible percentage from behind the 3 pt line after not showing the ability to hit a high percentage all of last year. If we think that we need more 3's for this team to be successful then I'm putting my money on Blair coming out of the early season slump to give us a boost when he is in the game. 32%-34% isn’t that good for a 3pt specialist in this era. Malinowski was career 39%. I find Blair’s 3pt shooting to be inconsistent and it doesn’t seem To matter if he is wide open. The broadcaster were taking about it yesterday how Ray Allen says you have to have your feet always aligned properly to be a good 3pt shooter. Blair needs to make that tweak to improve his consistency as his feet are often all over the place. Never said it was good, but if you asked me if I want more 3 pts from the guy that has shot 32 then 34% or more from the guy that shot 27% and currently sits at 23%, then I know who I want to get their stroke in line and fire up more.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Nov 18, 2019 16:35:44 GMT -5
For all the dumping on Blair I bet he single handedly wins us a game this year. I see a Tre Campbell Xavier game (W), a Reggie Cameron Xavier game (L), or a Malinowski Butler game (W) at some point. Kid just needs to pick his spots and figure it out.
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jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Nov 18, 2019 16:37:22 GMT -5
Here is my breakdown of Texas:
According to Hooplens,
Top 3 Team Strengths: offense 2FG%, opponent 2FG%, opponent TO%. Top 3 Team Weaknesses: offense TO%, offense 3FG%, offense 3FGA/FGA.
Here are the players likely to see a lot of minutes:
Jase Febres 6’5” SF 85% of minutes played season to date Matt Coleman 6’2” PG - 84% of minutes played season to date Courtney Ramey 6’3”- 78% of minutes played season to date Andrew Jones 6’4” G - 64% of minutes played season to date Jericho Sims 6’9” C - 54% of minutes played season to date
The high usage players are Andrew Jones and Courtney Ramey.
Andrew Jones doesn’t appear to start but he plays a lot and has the highest usage with 24.8% of possessions. He has a decent ORTG @ 109. It looks like he scores in transition, inside and from behind the arc (39%)
Courtney Ramey has the 2nd highest usage at 21 and a ORTG of only 81 so he is not the most efficient player. He is 1 for 13 behind the arc which is even worse than Blair’s 3FG%. When he is on, he is scoring at the rim in transition.
Interestingly, Jase Febres plays the most minutes but only has modest usage - 13.8% ORtg is only 95. It looks he does most of his damage from the free throw line. From looking at the various stats, it is difficult to determine what super power he has that leads to having the most minutes. Nothing stands out from his statistics It must be defense though his steals % is modest. Defensive PPP on vs. off the court is .74 vs. .87.
Matt Coleman logs the most minutes and serves as the PG. He is most effective from behind the arc (58% - 7 of 12). This produces a ORtg of 129.0 on the season. Coleman is the primary facilitator on the team assisting over 25%.
Jericho Sims is the center. He has a nice ORtg at 129, but his usage is only 18%. As expected, he rebounds well and does well blocking shots. He also achieves a steal %o better than almost anyone on the team.
Despite Shaka’s reputation for chaotic play, Texas only averages 69 possessions per game. So we will likely prefer a faster pace than they will.
Texas is not good at getting to the free throw line and when they do they shoot 72%.
Nearly 46% of their attempts are from behind the arc, but as a team they make a lower percentage than we do by 2%.
The optimist in me tells me this is a winnable game....especially with our depth.
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lichoya68
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Post by lichoya68 on Nov 18, 2019 17:08:11 GMT -5
MEANARYWAYUP UP \hustle for forty minutes OR MORE or get blown out BE AWAKE its the GARDEN our second home go hoyas EAT THE BANANANANNA
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Post by lichoya68 on Nov 18, 2019 17:09:33 GMT -5
cut off the head of the snake STOP COLEMAN AND STOP SHAKA AND COMPANY imo. go hoyas
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Post by ewingitrust on Nov 18, 2019 17:45:37 GMT -5
My gut tells me the team's been eagerly anticipating the matchup with Texas and the potential of playing Duke all along. I suspect we will see a completely different team Thursday...focused and motivated.
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Nov 18, 2019 21:16:37 GMT -5
A good game for Blair to shake off his shooting slump/struggles... Problem with Blair is he can't shoot off the dribble, can't make his own shot, and shoots from the hip. Has to be wide open. And still can't make 30% of his shots. No Blair isn't the answer. Has to be McClung, Akinjo and somebody else. Need at least 3 decent 3 point shooters on the floor at all times, a la Villanova. Never said he was the answer. But he can be a solid contributor from time to time. Just stated it's a good time for him to come out of his funk. Sometimes something as little as getting away, playing on a different court can open the door to a better shooting game. Ohh and Blair can/does score a little of the bounce via his floater in the past.
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Post by s4hoyas on Nov 19, 2019 0:00:40 GMT -5
Correct on the floater, and if he'll move without the ball, he'll get open looks coming off screens, etc...he shot very well in the summer and in the Bahammas...I think he's going to be a solid/overlooked contributor who hits some key shots for us...and he's working harder on D...when he's squared up, he's a 40% 3 pt shooter imo...
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Post by lichoya68 on Nov 19, 2019 8:57:47 GMT -5
if ALL the hoyas play their A+ GAME and hustle for forty minutes OR MORE we can get texas yup but thatsgotta be everyone every sub every stater NO OFF NIGHTS that means javon better hit threes and floaters. GO HOYAS MEANARYWAYUP yup eat the bannananna on the big state our second home THE GARDEN the worlds most famous arena LETS GO HOYAS yup win one by one by at LEAST one.
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Post by bearsandbulls on Nov 19, 2019 9:04:01 GMT -5
So the Madison Square Garden event is set up very reasonably as an early year mini tourney.....#1 (Duke) vs. #4 (Cal), along with #2/3 G'town vs. Texas (very even on the seed). Go Hoyas, go Bears (bearsandbulls). Hope we meet in the finals and not the consolation. Should be a good early season test for us all.
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Post by wponds on Nov 19, 2019 9:05:15 GMT -5
Texas ranked #22 in poll released yesterday. Let's take advantage of this opportunity
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Post by jwp91 on Nov 19, 2019 9:21:12 GMT -5
I expect the team has been looking past a few of these games with the goal of playing Duke. Hopefully, they come out focused and ready to attack.
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Post by dchoya72 on Nov 19, 2019 10:12:22 GMT -5
I believe we can beat Texas!! Yes, it is time for "A"games from everybody! It's prime time, national exposure!
Go Hoyas!!!
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Post by SirSaxa on Nov 19, 2019 10:15:32 GMT -5
I believe we can beat Texas!! Yes, it is time for "A"games from everybody! It's prime time, national exposure! Go Hoyas!!! And... LET'S START FAST - with our BEST GUYS! START LEBLANC!Need his size, D and boarding.
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Post by petabdoubleg on Nov 19, 2019 11:11:31 GMT -5
There's a podcast called 'Big Game Pod' that features a preview between Georgetown and Texas, based on the team concepts offensively and defensively. It's about an hour long, and while it's not very favorable towards our team or Ewing as a coach, it's interesting to listen to some of the different approaches that each team can take.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2019 11:54:19 GMT -5
Does Texas have a basketball thread? I’ve been trying to find one & see what they think about the matchup but all I see is football post.
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