DanMcQ
Moderator 
Posts: 30,518
|
Post by DanMcQ on Dec 27, 2020 15:38:44 GMT -5
2021 cannot come soon enough.
7:30
CBSSN
TheTeam980
|
|
DudeSlade
Golden Hoya (over 1000 posts)
I got through the Esherick years. I can get through anything.
Posts: 1,209
|
Post by DudeSlade on Dec 28, 2020 18:29:37 GMT -5
How’s Marquette this year? What do our chances look like without Markus Howard going for like 50 whenever he wants? And lastly, does Wojo still have the most punchable face in the Big East?
|
|
rhw485
Silver Hoya (over 500 posts)
Posts: 742
|
Post by rhw485 on Dec 29, 2020 8:16:06 GMT -5
Marquette's year has been....interesting. Wins against Wisconsin and Creighton carry a ton of weight. At the same time, 5-5 and off to 1-3 start in the conference.
You would've thought Marquette without Howard would transition into a more defensive focused team...and that has not been remotely the case. They're still an elite offense that is much more well rounded. They shoot the 3 really well (39.6%, 25th in country), grab a ton of offensive rebounds, and live at the free throw line.
The defense...well its currently 94th in D Efficiency per Bart Torvik, 87th KenPom. Some of these things are going to sound familiar...they don't turn teams over (14.8% TO rate, 315th in country), allow teams to shoot 34.6% from 3 (215th) and allow teams to take a ton of 3s (3pr of 41.8, 265th). In Big East games they've allowed over an average of 12 made 3s per game. Basically the only thing they do well is defend 2s, although even those numbers look a little inflated from their first two games. But Theo John is a solid interior defender so that does make sense.
Garcia as a freshman already looks like what we hoped Pickett would become. Really looking forward to hearing about Justin Lewis returning home after playing HS at Baltimore Poly.
I haven't been able to watch them much so I'm not sure what they really do when John is off the court, although from the minutes distribution it almost looks like they play Lewis and Garcia together. Curious to see if we go small and match or stay w more traditional lineups.
|
|
calhoya
Diamond Hoya (over 2500 posts)
Posts: 4,351
Member is Online
|
Post by calhoya on Dec 29, 2020 8:39:41 GMT -5
Would like to see small ball or move Wahab out a little and let him try to take 8-10 foot jumper (which I believe he did a few times last year and can hit if given the opportunity). It would force John to come out. Without Govan and Yurtseven, Ewing is playing offense only using his posts down low--back to the basket, no kick out, baby hooks. Even McClung and Akinjo would find it impossible to drive the lane with this approach. Alternatively, go small at times and use Bile (cue outrage), Sibley or Clarke to help with rebounding. Just a thought.
|
|
|
|
Post by professorhoya on Dec 29, 2020 8:44:02 GMT -5
10 days between games is too much
|
|
3xhoya
Golden Hoya (over 1000 posts)
Posts: 1,170
|
Post by 3xhoya on Dec 29, 2020 10:09:42 GMT -5
10 days between games is too much What happened to the Creighton game? Why did the Big East reschedule it? |
|
prhoya
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
Posts: 23,271
|
Post by prhoya on Dec 29, 2020 10:11:56 GMT -5
10 days between games is too much It’s perfect for coaches who want to teach execution in the middle of a season. No excuses... |
|
hoya73
Golden Hoya (over 1000 posts)
Posts: 1,222
|
Post by hoya73 on Dec 29, 2020 10:40:37 GMT -5
Every year, there's some guy who evokes a reaction of: He's still there? Hasn't it been like 6 or 7 years? You look it up and it's only the fourth year. This year's guy, to me, is Theo John.
He's still there?
|
|
hoyasaxa2003
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 9,822
Member is Online
|
Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Dec 30, 2020 14:36:01 GMT -5
10 days between games is too much What happened to the Creighton game? Why did the Big East reschedule it? I am not sure a reason was ever officially given, but I assume it has to do with the schedule shuffling that occurred because of the COVID problems at Connecticut and DePaul. |
|
blueandgray
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 6,749 
|
Post by blueandgray on Jan 2, 2021 0:45:15 GMT -5
Hoyas +4.5...surprisingly small spread.
|
|
Bigs"R"Us
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 6,642
|
Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 2, 2021 7:06:22 GMT -5
Playing in McDonough helps.
|
|
daveg023
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 5,333
|
Post by daveg023 on Jan 2, 2021 8:10:46 GMT -5
Playing in McDonough helps. Will we see another battle of the halves? In most games so far at McD one basket has been a lot kinder than the other for both teams. |
|
|
|
Post by HometownHoya on Jan 2, 2021 10:13:07 GMT -5
GAMEDAY!!
A 10 day break is way too long as a fan but I'm glad the guys were able to enjoy their holidays. Hopefully they hit the gym hard and have cleaned up a lot of the mistakes and have worked on playing as a team. Play physical, aggressive, and hit the boards hard. This is a new year and about the time that we would normally start BE play...lets come out ready to go.
Hope to see more Kobe now that he's had plenty of time to recover. No news on Jalen so hope Date, Blair, Clark, and Berger can take care of the ball, put their teammates in good positions, and score when given the opportunity. I'd love to see Qudus and Timmy get the ball downlow, go up hard, and draw fouls on Marquette. Then I hope we get good Pickett and good (and limited) Bile.
Go Hoyas!!!
|
|
daveg023
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 5,333
|
Post by daveg023 on Jan 2, 2021 11:18:12 GMT -5
GAMEDAY!! A 10 day break is way too long as a fan but I'm glad the guys were able to enjoy their holidays. Hopefully they hit the gym hard and have cleaned up a lot of the mistakes and have worked on playing as a team. Play physical, aggressive, and hit the boards hard. This is a new year and about the time that we would normally start BE play...lets come out ready to go. Hope to see more Kobe now that he's had plenty of time to recover. No news on Jalen so hope Date, Blair, Clark, and Berger can take care of the ball, put their teammates in good positions, and score when given the opportunity. I'd love to see Qudus and Timmy get the ball downlow, go up hard, and draw fouls on Marquette. Then I hope we get good Pickett and good (and limited) Bile. Go Hoyas!!! FYI - Ewing was quoted as saying Jalen is still home. They’ve exchanged texts but it appears a return in the near term is not expected and it seems returning at all is a question. |
|
drquigley
Diamond Hoya (over 2500 posts)
Posts: 3,378
|
Post by drquigley on Jan 2, 2021 12:19:04 GMT -5
Was at the Marquette game last year. I don't care what happens as long as we don't have to endure another 42 point embarrassment by Marcus Howard.
|
|
hoyainla
Diamond Hoya (over 2500 posts)
Suspended
Posts: 4,719
|
Post by hoyainla on Jan 2, 2021 12:56:03 GMT -5
Hoyas +4.5...surprisingly small spread. You get roughly 3 points for HCA. That means if this game was on a neutral court it would be 7.5 and at Marquette 10.5. Being that big of an underdog to a mid to bottom level is a lot. I’m old enough to remember when we were never a home dog. |
|
hoyainla
Diamond Hoya (over 2500 posts)
Suspended
Posts: 4,719
|
Post by hoyainla on Jan 2, 2021 12:56:58 GMT -5
Was at the Marquette game last year. I don't care what happens as long as we don't have to endure another 42 point embarrassment by Marcus Howard. I’m going to go out on a limb and say Marcus Howard won’t score 42 today. |
|
DanMcQ
Moderator
Posts: 30,518
|
Post by DanMcQ on Jan 2, 2021 13:27:46 GMT -5
Was at the Marquette game last year. I don't care what happens as long as we don't have to endure another 42 point embarrassment by Marcus Howard. I’m going to go out on a limb and say Marcus Howard won’t score 42 today. Not in McDonough, at least.  |
|
mdtd
Golden Hoya (over 1000 posts)
Posts: 1,567
|
Post by mdtd on Jan 2, 2021 16:20:49 GMT -5
This game is winnable. Marquette is very good at going through long stretches of just not scoring for whatever reason and we are going to have to take advantage of that. Also, don't let them shoot it 40+% from three and we have a good chance. Pounding it inside to Q is a very bad idea when John is in, so... don't do that. That's a recipe for disaster.
|
|
|
|
Post by marco715 on Jan 2, 2021 19:19:58 GMT -5
Hearing Blair isn't starting from twitter
|
|
