DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Dec 15, 2019 22:18:54 GMT -5
Keep sharing the ball.
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joey0403p
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Post by joey0403p on Dec 15, 2019 22:30:31 GMT -5
Can’t come soon enough.
UMBC was tourney team last year - are they still good?
After the last three - anything but W will be huge let down.
Let’s GOOOOOOOOOO!
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Dec 15, 2019 22:31:11 GMT -5
Another sign this team is “new and improved” will be cleanly taking care of opponents we should beat. First chance (of 3) to show this starts Tuesday.
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Post by petabdoubleg on Dec 16, 2019 9:01:01 GMT -5
Another sign this team is “new and improved” will be cleanly taking care of opponents we should beat. First chance (of 3) to show this starts Tuesday. Exactly. Also important that it's going to be at home during the holidays aka no crowd energy whatsoever, compared to 2 hostile road environments and Syracuse. I feel much more confident with Jagan and Allen as our veteran leaders. Credit to Ewing too, he seems to have these guys composed and ready the last few games. |
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 16, 2019 9:15:43 GMT -5
We Not Me, Me, Me!
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Dec 16, 2019 9:18:21 GMT -5
TRAP TRAP TRAP
Beware!
Worried about this one but hope Hoyas will be okay.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Dec 16, 2019 9:32:51 GMT -5
I get what you are saying 4ever...I wouldn't necessarily say a trap but I do agree that we have had a tendency under Ewing to play up to the competition and down to the competition and I am worried about that.
Let's see how the "new look" Hoyas handle the situation...
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 16, 2019 9:39:11 GMT -5
I get what you are saying 4ever...I wouldn't necessarily say a trap but I do agree that we have had a tendency under Ewing to play up to the competition and down to the competition and I am worried about that. Let's see how the "new look" Hoyas handle the situation... I don't see how it can be called a trap game when #16 UMBC upset #1 UVA in the tourney. Everyone is aware how good a program they have. It wouldn't be a trap or surprise if they won since they are good, not some unknown, mediocre commodity. |
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Post by bigelephant on Dec 16, 2019 9:53:11 GMT -5
Still have confidence in the "new look" Hoyas. We are going to win because we have to win
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 16, 2019 9:58:03 GMT -5
No let up. THE MURESAN ERA HAS BEGUN!!!
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calhoya
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Post by calhoya on Dec 16, 2019 10:05:08 GMT -5
Now is when this suddenly veteran team's maturity should come through. Following the Syracuse game, even though it is a Tuesday night, it would be nice to see a significant uptick in attendance for these kids. UMBC is relatively local and there are still students around, even if in finals.
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on Dec 16, 2019 10:36:15 GMT -5
Can’t come soon enough. UMBC was tourney team last year - are they still good? After the last three - anything but W will be huge let down. Let’s GOOOOOOOOOO! Based off their wins and losses its really hard to tell...they got beat badly by most teams that are somewhat recognizable...they did handle MSM pretty easily but I think this version of GU would do the same...to clear my thoughts up, I think they are nothing close to the team that beat UVA and we should win easily if we don't look past them.... |
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Post by prhoya on Dec 16, 2019 10:50:03 GMT -5
Since JT3's last few years, we have been consistently inconsistent. During Pat's time, we have consistently played down or up to the competition. Let this be the team that changes those traditions. But, it's Finals Week, so this might be the classic trap game. Play smart, focused and as a team, and we should win by our post-Akinjo double-digit average.
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HOYAPLAYA
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IT'S TIME FOR A RUNNNNNNN!!!!!!
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Dec 16, 2019 11:11:15 GMT -5
Time to test our defense against that mid major small guard attack. Leading scorer is 5'2!
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Post by wponds on Dec 16, 2019 11:15:25 GMT -5
Time to test our defense against that mid major small guard attack. Leading scorer is 5'2! Wow. Literally 5'2 That'll be interesting to watch |
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mdtd
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Post by mdtd on Dec 16, 2019 13:20:17 GMT -5
I'm interested to see how the rotation works for this one... again. Does Ewing turn to the walk-ons again? How quickly does he if the Hoyas are up by quite a bit? Also, yes their best player is Darnell Rogers who is 5'2". It's pretty incredible to see.
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Dec 16, 2019 13:28:48 GMT -5
It seems likely that at least one of Malcolm and Tim is going to get minutes this season, and that the staff needs to be looking at ways to have multiple bigs on court at the same time, given our limited roster options. I'm curious to see which of the two (or both) hits the court against UMBC and our next two opponents. I would have guessed Malcolm as the more likely redshirt, at the beginning of the season. But given his speed, I'm wondering if they'd be looking at him as an emergency 4 now that they need someone to guard Pickett in practice!
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rhw485
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Post by rhw485 on Dec 16, 2019 14:26:29 GMT -5
I did a quick look at the metrics to see if there was anything super interesting. The only thing I really saw that they did at an above average rate was draw free throws.....and they pair that with an atrocious free throw percentage.
The most interesting question for the rotation will continue to be: when Pickett is out, what do lineups look like? Do we go 4 guards, twin towers (either Wahab or one of Malcolm / TI), or Muresean? We saw a little of all three on Saturday.
Would be great if we could get a comfortable win that helps computer metrics (ie cover the spread) and keep everyone's minutes in a reasonable range
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jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Dec 16, 2019 14:27:35 GMT -5
I did a quick look at the metrics to see if there was anything super interesting. The only thing I really saw that they did at an above average rate was draw free throws.....and they pair that with an atrocious free throw percentage. The most interesting question for the rotation will continue to be: when Pickett is out, what do lineups look like? Do we go 4 guards, twin towers (either Wahab or one of Malcolm / TI), or Muresean? We saw a little of all three on Saturday. Would be great if we could get a comfortable win that helps computer metrics (ie cover the spread) and keep everyone's minutes in a reasonable range I think we will see all 3 approaches to covering for Pickett. It will be interesting to see if we test a 4th option. |
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on Dec 16, 2019 14:44:50 GMT -5
I did a quick look at the metrics to see if there was anything super interesting. The only thing I really saw that they did at an above average rate was draw free throws.....and they pair that with an atrocious free throw percentage. The most interesting question for the rotation will continue to be: when Pickett is out, what do lineups look like? Do we go 4 guards, twin towers (either Wahab or one of Malcolm / TI), or Muresean? We saw a little of all three on Saturday. Would be great if we could get a comfortable win that helps computer metrics (ie cover the spread) and keep everyone's minutes in a reasonable range I'd continue to play Muresan right now, he's a better fit than Tim I or Wilson on paper... He didn't look lost on either end, I'd give him a nice audition over the game or two |
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