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Post by professorhoya on Feb 10, 2021 10:35:44 GMT -5
That game was hot garbage. One other point, in limited minutes I don't see how Holloway ever sees the floor. He is a undersized wing who seems like a better fit at the 4 but his athleticism will cap any ability to contribute at that spot. I would like any minutes going to Clark or Sibley as at least they have the athleticism to grow into spots. I would also have liked to see us go small last night since we clearly weren't getting anything from our bigs. The Sibley, Pickett, Bile front line is fine in terms of size. And another thing, Bile returned to my dog house after a two game reprieve. The guy just lacks any awareness of what he is good at and what he clearly is not. You can kind of see why Holloway never sees the floor. Below the rim player that is kind of heavy, slow and not that tall or long.
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Post by bornhoya on Feb 10, 2021 10:36:48 GMT -5
I agree with this, although if I'm Ewing I'm getting run out of McD after that Blair offensive foul to prove a point for future league games. Can't miss one that badly. I won't disagree that the offensive on Blair was a questionable call and a call that is not often made in a Big East game. He did hook him a little and extended his arm to ward him off, but far from an obvious foul. I will also give you the perspective of a basketball referee if Ewing decided to go off about that call, at that point of the game, in a game that his team was getting blown out. Most officials know they are going to have coaches advocating and arguing for calls for their team all game and for the most part referees try to block it out and just call the game. If Ewing goes crazy about that call, at that point, the officials all look at him and think "your screaming at us about that call? Don't blame us because your team is playing awful". Ewing would lose some creditability with officials in that case. In a close game where a call like that might have an impact on who wins the game, the officials almost expect a reaction and are more tolerant because of the intense nature of the situation. My point is that coaches need to pick their spots to go off on referees, if you want it to have any real impact in that game or other conference games. You do it more for your players showing them you have their back and if a ref said that to me you might as well walk me to the parking lot
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Post by RockawayHoya on Feb 10, 2021 10:37:22 GMT -5
I agree with this, although if I'm Ewing I'm getting run out of McD after that Blair offensive foul to prove a point for future league games. Can't miss one that badly. I won't disagree that the offensive on Blair was a questionable call and a call that is not often made in a Big East game. He did hook him a little and extended his arm to ward him off, but far from an obvious foul. I will also give you the perspective of a basketball referee if Ewing decided to go off about that call, at that point of the game, in a game that his team was getting blown out. Most officials know they are going to have coaches advocating and arguing for calls for their team all game and for the most part referees try to block it out and just call the game. If Ewing goes crazy about that call, at that point, the officials all look at him and think "your screaming at us about that call? Don't blame us because your team is playing awful". Ewing would lose some creditability with officials in that case. In a close game where a call like that might have an impact on who wins the game, the officials almost expect a reaction and are more tolerant because of the intense nature of the situation. My point is that coaches need to pick their spots to go off on referees, if you want it to have any real impact in that game or other conference games. Fair points. If Ewing goes ballistic after say, the Blair intentional on Sunday (which WAS that close game where a call of that magnitude certainly has an impact to decide the game) and makes a big scene, are we avoiding a call like Blair's offensive last night? Understand it's different crews, but overall Ewing's done little to change the perception that if calls start to go en masse against the Hoyas in conference games, he'll do something about it. So what is that credibility he should be fearful of losing? Not sure he has much to begin with at this point. For the record, I'm OK with all of the hacking and slapping Creighton pulled last night to get the majority of their steals, because for the most part the refs let both teams play and embarrassingly enough, we lost the physicality battle against Creighton... not Xavier, not Seton Hall... Creighton. So we deserved to get pasted because we weren't strong enough.
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Post by bostonfan on Feb 10, 2021 10:44:37 GMT -5
I won't disagree that the offensive on Blair was a questionable call and a call that is not often made in a Big East game. He did hook him a little and extended his arm to ward him off, but far from an obvious foul. I will also give you the perspective of a basketball referee if Ewing decided to go off about that call, at that point of the game, in a game that his team was getting blown out. Most officials know they are going to have coaches advocating and arguing for calls for their team all game and for the most part referees try to block it out and just call the game. If Ewing goes crazy about that call, at that point, the officials all look at him and think "your screaming at us about that call? Don't blame us because your team is playing awful". Ewing would lose some creditability with officials in that case. In a close game where a call like that might have an impact on who wins the game, the officials almost expect a reaction and are more tolerant because of the intense nature of the situation. My point is that coaches need to pick their spots to go off on referees, if you want it to have any real impact in that game or other conference games. You do it more for your players showing them you have their back and if a ref said that to me you might as well walk me to the parking lot The refs would not say that to the coach during a game, but trust me, the refs are thinking that and talking about it among themselves after that game, and the next time they talk to the other Big East officials that they work with. I think Ewing could be more aggressive toward the officials at some points during the games, but he does seem to have an ongoing dialogue with the officials most games as it is, and it is hard to tell how heated he is getting with the mask covering his mouth/face.
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Post by professorhoya on Feb 10, 2021 10:47:21 GMT -5
I agree with this, although if I'm Ewing I'm getting run out of McD after that Blair offensive foul to prove a point for future league games. Can't miss one that badly. I won't disagree that the offensive on Blair was a questionable call and a call that is not often made in a Big East game. He did hook him a little and extended his arm to ward him off, but far from an obvious foul. I will also give you the perspective of a basketball referee if Ewing decided to go off about that call, at that point of the game, in a game that his team was getting blown out. Most officials know they are going to have coaches advocating and arguing for calls for their team all game and for the most part referees try to block it out and just call the game. If Ewing goes crazy about that call, at that point, the officials all look at him and think "your screaming at us about that call? Don't blame us because your team is playing awful". Ewing would lose some creditability with officials in that case. In a close game where a call like that might have an impact on who wins the game, the officials almost expect a reaction and are more tolerant because of the intense nature of the situation. My point is that coaches need to pick their spots to go off on referees, if you want it to have any real impact in that game or other conference games. Also if Ewing did what Chris Beard did he would be called a violent, thug showing hostility and being menacing and threating to the referee. Ewing is well aware that he has to act with class and has to be careful about losing his emotions or temper. Chris Beard can get away with that and he'll be called fiery and passionate, but Ewing can't.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 10:49:34 GMT -5
I am not able to catch this game because it is on CBS. Keep me posted with scores and everything! Hulu Live 7 day free trial includes CBS Sports Network. Also televising Butler game on Saturday. DallasHoya, thank you soooooo much! I actually was able to get my mother in law to give me her username and password to her cable service. She has CBSSN with her network. I was able to logon online to CBSSN and put in her credentials to watch the game on my cellphone. But guess what happen after I did that? After about the first ten minutes of the first half, I fell asleep and could not wake up. When I finally was able to wake up, Berger, Colin and Sibley were on the court and the clock read 43.5 seconds left to go in the game. So I missed damn near the whole game but I know it wasn't a good game and the guys were flat. Thank you so much for looking out!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 10:50:13 GMT -5
saxagael, thank you soooooo much! I actually was able to get my mother in law to give me her username and password to her cable service. She has CBSSN with her network. I was able to logon online to CBSSN and put in her credentials to watch the game on my cellphone. But guess what happen after I did that? After about the first ten minutes of the first half, I fell asleep and could not wake up. When I finally was able to wake up, Berger, Colin and Sibley were on the court and the clock read 43.5 seconds left to go in the game. So I missed damn near the whole game but I know it wasn't a good game and the guys were flat. Thank you so much for looking out!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 10:51:13 GMT -5
I am not able to catch this game because it is on CBS. Keep me posted with scores and everything! HFSEsquared, You should cut the cord and get Youtube TV. $65 a month and almost all the channels. Professor, thank you soooooo much! I actually was able to get my mother in law to give me her username and password to her cable service. She has CBSSN with her network. I was able to logon online to CBSSN and put in her credentials to watch the game on my cellphone. But guess what happen after I did that? After about the first ten minutes of the first half, I fell asleep and could not wake up. When I finally was able to wake up, Berger, Colin and Sibley were on the court and the clock read 43.5 seconds left to go in the game. So I missed damn near the whole game but I know it wasn't a good game and the guys were flat. Thank you so much for looking out!
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Post by professorhoya on Feb 10, 2021 10:53:23 GMT -5
Hulu Live 7 day free trial includes CBS Sports Network. Also televising Butler game on Saturday. DallasHoya, thank you soooooo much! I actually was able to get my mother in law to give me her username and password to her cable service. She has CBSSN with her network. I was able to logon online to CBSSN and put in her credentials to watch the game on my cellphone. But guess what happen after I did that? After about the first ten minutes of the first half, I fell asleep and could not wake up. When I finally was able to wake up, Berger, Colin and Sibley were on the court and the clock read 43.5 seconds left to go in the game. So I missed damn near the whole game but I know it wasn't a good game and the guys were flat. Thank you so much for looking out! So the morale of this story is that if you stay up and Double97 falls asleep during the hoyas game then Hoyas win. We have to find a way to get you energy drinks and get Double97 sleeping pills on gameday.
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Post by bostonfan on Feb 10, 2021 10:55:32 GMT -5
I won't disagree that the offensive on Blair was a questionable call and a call that is not often made in a Big East game. He did hook him a little and extended his arm to ward him off, but far from an obvious foul. I will also give you the perspective of a basketball referee if Ewing decided to go off about that call, at that point of the game, in a game that his team was getting blown out. Most officials know they are going to have coaches advocating and arguing for calls for their team all game and for the most part referees try to block it out and just call the game. If Ewing goes crazy about that call, at that point, the officials all look at him and think "your screaming at us about that call? Don't blame us because your team is playing awful". Ewing would lose some creditability with officials in that case. In a close game where a call like that might have an impact on who wins the game, the officials almost expect a reaction and are more tolerant because of the intense nature of the situation. My point is that coaches need to pick their spots to go off on referees, if you want it to have any real impact in that game or other conference games. Fair points. If Ewing goes ballistic after say, the Blair intentional on Sunday (which WAS that close game where a call of that magnitude certainly has an impact to decide the game) and makes a big scene, are we avoiding a call like Blair's offensive last night? Understand it's different crews, but overall Ewing's done little to change the perception that if calls start to go en masse against the Hoyas in conference games, he'll do something about it. So what is that credibility he should be fearful of losing? Not sure he has much to begin with at this point. For the record, I'm OK with all of the hacking and slapping Creighton pulled last night to get the majority of their steals, because for the most part the refs let both teams play and embarrassingly enough, we lost the physicality battle against Creighton... not Xavier, not Seton Hall... Creighton. So we deserved to get pasted because we weren't strong enough. The call on Blair against Nova for the intentional foul was a call that warranted Ewing being more upset. That is not a call that is made during a close game in the Big East and I think most of the other Big East officials would have thought that way also. By the letter of the rule the official is correct, if the defender does not make a "basketball" play on the ball, and is clearly "intentionally" fouling just to stop the clock, then it is technically an intentional foul. You see that call made that way often in high school games, but even in high school games we normally tell the players to "go for the ball next time" before calling the intentional. Giving the other team 2 shots and the ball can be a huge swing and decide who wins a game. At the college level the objective should be to not get any players injured when the defensive team is trying to foul to stop the clock, and Blair was trying to foul without making a dangerous play. The official should not have made that call at that point. if I was Ewing there I would have lost my cool and told the official that the next time we need to foul we will go for the ball and make a much more aggressive foul and hope no one gets hurt. My guess is that even Coach Wright from Nova thought that was a bad call.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Feb 10, 2021 10:56:42 GMT -5
I apologize for my venom toward other posters last night. That game literally drove me to drink. Maybe the worst display of basketball I’ve witnessed from a GU team in my lifetime - I’ve seen pretty much every game dating back to 1987, so that’s a considerable feat. Pat blaming the players is comical. We aren’t very talented, so he doesn’t have the best raw materials. But Pat has now demonstrably proven that he is an abysmal leader on top of being an atrocious game coach and player developer. So exactly what does he do again? At what point is Pat accountable for this hot mess masquerading as basketball? My apologies as well Smokeyjack, I was in the same boat this game felt like and brought me to rock bottom last night. In regards to the Freshman, despite us arguing last night I do agree with your sentiment that if they are not seeing time on the floor on this team will they ever? It's a fair point. Some of it admittedly is I don't fully trust Ewing knows what he has in some of those guys and is simply playing what he feels comfortable w/regardless of their obvious shortcomings but I can admit maybe I am hoping there is something on that bench talent wise that is just not there. My patience is wearing thin w/Ewing, feels like one step forward two steps back a lot of the time. I think I am so hopeful of next year's class and the talent level that I just so badly want to get into next season and hope talent takes away some of Ewing's deficiencies. I actually think he has a good eye for talent but his in game management, his defensive schemes and substitutions just simply baffle me at times. You look at St. Johns this year (and despite a tough loss last night) Anderson has almost turned around a team in 2 years that was just as void of talent that Ewing inherited and we are 4+ years into this experiment. He is 54-56 as a head coach at the end of the day that is all that matters and has to improve. If he played Clark more we would be closer to turning it around (kidding smokey!)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 11:37:33 GMT -5
DallasHoya, thank you soooooo much! I actually was able to get my mother in law to give me her username and password to her cable service. She has CBSSN with her network. I was able to logon online to CBSSN and put in her credentials to watch the game on my cellphone. But guess what happen after I did that? After about the first ten minutes of the first half, I fell asleep and could not wake up. When I finally was able to wake up, Berger, Colin and Sibley were on the court and the clock read 43.5 seconds left to go in the game. So I missed damn near the whole game but I know it wasn't a good game and the guys were flat. Thank you so much for looking out! So the morale of this story is that if you stay up and Double97 falls asleep during the hoyas game then Hoyas win. We have to find a way to get you energy drinks and get Double97 sleeping pills on gameday. Hahahahaha Ahahahahaha! Man you're funny! I'm in tears!!
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Post by madgesiq92 on Feb 10, 2021 11:40:26 GMT -5
I apologize for my venom toward other posters last night. That game literally drove me to drink. Maybe the worst display of basketball I’ve witnessed from a GU team in my lifetime - I’ve seen pretty much every game dating back to 1987, so that’s a considerable feat. Pat blaming the players is comical. We aren’t very talented, so he doesn’t have the best raw materials. But Pat has now demonstrably proven that he is an abysmal leader on top of being an atrocious game coach and player developer. So exactly what does he do again? At what point is Pat accountable for this hot mess masquerading as basketball? One takeaway from JT2s book I Came As a Shadow was his philosophy that he refused to blame the players and instead would take the blame for the players as the head of the program. This certainly was not instilled in Ewing.
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Post by smokeyjack on Feb 10, 2021 11:50:22 GMT -5
I apologize for my venom toward other posters last night. That game literally drove me to drink. Maybe the worst display of basketball I’ve witnessed from a GU team in my lifetime - I’ve seen pretty much every game dating back to 1987, so that’s a considerable feat. Pat blaming the players is comical. We aren’t very talented, so he doesn’t have the best raw materials. But Pat has now demonstrably proven that he is an abysmal leader on top of being an atrocious game coach and player developer. So exactly what does he do again? At what point is Pat accountable for this hot mess masquerading as basketball? My apologies as well Smokeyjack, I was in the same boat this game felt like and brought me to rock bottom last night. In regards to the Freshman, despite us arguing last night I do agree with your sentiment that if they are not seeing time on the floor on this team will they ever? It's a fair point. Some of it admittedly is I don't fully trust Ewing knows what he has in some of those guys and is simply playing what he feels comfortable w/regardless of their obvious shortcomings but I can admit maybe I am hoping there is something on that bench talent wise that is just not there. My patience is wearing thin w/Ewing, feels like one step forward two steps back a lot of the time. I think I am so hopeful of next year's class and the talent level that I just so badly want to get into next season and hope talent takes away some of Ewing's deficiencies. I actually think he has a good eye for talent but his in game management, his defensive schemes and substitutions just simply baffle me at times. You look at St. Johns this year (and despite a tough loss last night) Anderson has almost turned around a team in 2 years that was just as void of talent that Ewing inherited and we are 4+ years into this experiment. He is 54-56 as a head coach at the end of the day that is all that matters and has to improve. If he played Clark more we would be closer to turning it around (kidding smokey!) Agree on all fronts. Really hope I’m wrong about Ewing and current frosh other than Harris (I don’t think even Sibs will ever climb higher than his current slot of 7 or 8 in our rotation). But there are red flags absolutely everywhere re Pat - from little technical stuff like our posts’ lack of defensive improvement and offensive awareness to more macro issues like his lack of personal accountability after performances like last night and unwillingness to aggressively advocate for his players with refs to a much more troubling pattern of clashes with star players (Derrickson-Akinjo-Mac). Frankly, I don’t see much other than red flags. Next season’s incoming recruits represent his last chance to prove he can coexist with a superstar and successfully develop a program. I actually think his years in the NBA trained him to sustain something that was already largely a working engine. I am hugely skeptical that he can build that engine from scratch. And I’m completely convinced he will never give us an edge on the sideline. Is that the best we can do?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 11:57:58 GMT -5
I apologize for my venom toward other posters last night. That game literally drove me to drink. Maybe the worst display of basketball I’ve witnessed from a GU team in my lifetime - I’ve seen pretty much every game dating back to 1987, so that’s a considerable feat. Pat blaming the players is comical. We aren’t very talented, so he doesn’t have the best raw materials. But Pat has now demonstrably proven that he is an abysmal leader on top of being an atrocious game coach and player developer. So exactly what does he do again? At what point is Pat accountable for this hot mess masquerading as basketball? One takeaway from JT2s book I Came As a Shadow was his philosophy that he refused to blame the players and instead would take the blame for the players as the head of the program. This certainly was not instilled in Ewing. I was just about to create a post asking coach not to do that. It is okay for us fans to criticize players but it is better for the coach to say that "we came out flat for this game", "we just didn't have it", "my kids were tired and this just wasn't their game or day". I am a big Ewing fan, I told coach that awhile back before he became the coach and after he had retired from basketball. I don't criticize coach out in the open and I defend him vehemently in these feeds. He is one of my favorite persons in history for what he (Big John and Georgetown University) has done for the African American community. I was an African American teenager back when Ewing was playing for Georgetown. He, the team and Big John gave us pride and Big John gave us manhood. Anyways, enough about that. I want coach to know not to criticize the kids and try to steer away from blaming the kids (although it really is the kids who are playing the game and making the decisions that leading to the bad shots and turnovers) for the losses in front of the media. However, he should tell them what they did wrong behind closed doors. If there is need for blame, it should be done in the locker room between the coaches and the kids and not with the media.
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Post by rhw485 on Feb 10, 2021 12:24:37 GMT -5
That game was hot garbage. One other point, in limited minutes I don't see how Holloway ever sees the floor. He is a undersized wing who seems like a better fit at the 4 but his athleticism will cap any ability to contribute at that spot. I would like any minutes going to Clark or Sibley as at least they have the athleticism to grow into spots. I would also have liked to see us go small last night since we clearly weren't getting anything from our bigs. The Sibley, Pickett, Bile front line is fine in terms of size. And another thing, Bile returned to my dog house after a two game reprieve. The guy just lacks any awareness of what he is good at and what he clearly is not. You can kind of see why Holloway never sees the floor. Below the rim player that is kind of heavy, slow and not that tall or long. So I have to ask, it stuck in my mind only because it was one of the few posts I've made that got really negative feedback from someone else. hoyatalk2.proboards.com/post/905552What's changed in your opinion since I said the same thing after the Cuse game and you disagreed? This was the first time he played since then. Or are you still long term bullish on Holloway and think he just shouldn't play this year? You're also absolutely allowed to change your opinion, I'm just curious more than anything else.
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Post by smokeyjack on Feb 10, 2021 12:27:45 GMT -5
One takeaway from JT2s book I Came As a Shadow was his philosophy that he refused to blame the players and instead would take the blame for the players as the head of the program. This certainly was not instilled in Ewing. I was just about to create a post asking coach not to do that. It is okay for us fans to criticize players but it is better for the coach to say that "we came out flat for this game", "we just didn't have it", "my kids were tired and this just wasn't their game or day". I am a big Ewing fan, I told coach that awhile back before he became the coach and after he had retired from basketball. I don't criticize coach out in the open and I defend him vehemently in these feeds. He is one of my favorite persons in history for what he (Big John and Georgetown University) has done for the African American community. I was an African American teenager back when Ewing was playing for Georgetown. He, the team and Big John gave us pride and Big John gave us manhood. Anyways, enough about that. I want coach to know not to criticize the kids and try to steer away from blaming the kids (although it really is the kids who are playing the game and making the decisions that leading to the bad shots and turnovers) for the losses in front of the media. However, he should tell them what they did wrong behind closed doors. If there is need for blame, it should be done in the locker room between the coaches and the kids and not with the media. Yep, of all the red flags on Pat, his decision to throw his guys under the bus while accepting zero personal accountability is likely the largest one in the eyes of GU admin. I promise that did not go unnoticed. That IS NOT the way things are done at Georgetown.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 12:31:36 GMT -5
I was just about to create a post asking coach not to do that. It is okay for us fans to criticize players but it is better for the coach to say that "we came out flat for this game", "we just didn't have it", "my kids were tired and this just wasn't their game or day". I am a big Ewing fan, I told coach that awhile back before he became the coach and after he had retired from basketball. I don't criticize coach out in the open and I defend him vehemently in these feeds. He is one of my favorite persons in history for what he (Big John and Georgetown University) has done for the African American community. I was an African American teenager back when Ewing was playing for Georgetown. He, the team and Big John gave us pride and Big John gave us manhood. Anyways, enough about that. I want coach to know not to criticize the kids and try to steer away from blaming the kids (although it really is the kids who are playing the game and making the decisions that leading to the bad shots and turnovers) for the losses in front of the media. However, he should tell them what they did wrong behind closed doors. If there is need for blame, it should be done in the locker room between the coaches and the kids and not with the media. Yep, of all the red flags on Pat, his decision to throw his guys under the bus while accepting zero personal accountability is likely the largest one in the eyes of GU admin. I promise that did not go unnoticed. That IS NOT the way things are done at Georgetown. Well hold on there now smokeyjack! I know you're not going to go snitchin', are you? Look, the guy is learning about how to communicate and be tactful with the things he does and says. Give coach a break and it ain't that serious for you to go stirring up trouble. It is just a game. It isn't life or death so calm down.
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Post by hoya9797 on Feb 10, 2021 12:35:09 GMT -5
Yep, of all the red flags on Pat, his decision to throw his guys under the bus while accepting zero personal accountability is likely the largest one in the eyes of GU admin. I promise that did not go unnoticed. That IS NOT the way things are done at Georgetown. Well hold on there now smokeyjack! I know you're not going to go snitchin', are you? Look, the guy is learning about how to communicate and be tactful with the things he does and says. Give coach a break and it ain't that serious for you to go stirring up trouble. It is just a game. It isn't life or death so calm down. Yet another thing that he has to learn on the job. Seems like hiring a guy who had some of the basic coaching and leadership skills already developed would have been a better idea.
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Post by TC on Feb 10, 2021 12:38:20 GMT -5
That game was hot garbage. One other point, in limited minutes I don't see how Holloway ever sees the floor. He is a undersized wing who seems like a better fit at the 4 but his athleticism will cap any ability to contribute at that spot. I would like any minutes going to Clark or Sibley as at least they have the athleticism to grow into spots. I would also have liked to see us go small last night since we clearly weren't getting anything from our bigs. The Sibley, Pickett, Bile front line is fine in terms of size. Holloway has played 18 minutes total this season. I don't understand how we as fans, or Ewing as a coach has enough data there to make a judgement on his future at this point. Even if you are right, this game was completely out of hand with 10 minutes to go, and Pickett/Carey/Blair/Harris still racked up tons of garbage minutes. Why not turn the point over to Berger? Why not stick Wilson in for longer? Why not play Holloway? Why not exclusively play Ighoefe over Wahab? Reading people flipping back and forth between last week's "oh my god this team won a game at Creighton, Georgetown is back, screw all you haters" and this week's "this team is hot garbage" is ridiculous. This was a non-competitive team from Game 1 of this season, and we're completely wasting the opportunity to improve next year by not auditioning these freshmen. Even if Ewing intends to force some of them out and retain Pickett or Blair or Carey or Bile, you still should be playing the freshmen so you know what you're losing. I don't think he's played any of them enough to know what he has.
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