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Post by professorhoya on Feb 25, 2021 18:25:48 GMT -5
I haven't posted on here in a while due to my lack of enthusiasm with this team but check in from time to time. Maybe I saw a different game, but I don't see how the Hoyas had any chance of winning that game. UCONN should have run away but their lack of making shots kept the Hoyas in it. Huskies outhustled and outmuscled the Hoyas for most of the game which should never happen with a Ewing led team. I don't care what talent is on the court, those traits should have passed to the team by now. Failing to convert on Offense, well that takes a different set and this team can't overcome bad shooting nights or teams that play solid defense. Granted I do see progress but this team is not going to the NCAA Tourney so why not start to play the Frosh more in these games. Does being 3rd from the last seed in the BE Tourney vs 2nd or last really mean much this year? This discussion has happened on the board a lot this season, understandably. And it's really a shame it gets framed as such a binary outcome. Finding a few minutes for Berger or Clark or Sibley can be done in a way where you're not throwing away games while getting players some experience and your starters some rest. When you're winning, it's easy to say focus on the present and you're building on something important culturally. When you're losing, it's the obvious question of what benefit do you get for next season. I've advocated for finding a few minutes because I think you learn something about how a player performs in game. Other posters will say Ewing sees all he needs to see to know whether the player can contribute in practice, and I understand that side too. If the Hoyas win, "pLay tHe fResHmen" (did I do that right?) is a joke thrown around, but there's a real cost that will be seen in future years potentially. I also find the disconnect between players improving fascinating. Dante got minutes early in the year, out of necessity, but you're seeing the benefits now. Yes Sibley looked timid against the most aggressive defense we faced this year. But don't you think Sibley would've looked a lot more comfortable had he been getting steady minutes all year? Why would only Dante improve but not Sibley? Nobody's explicitly said that, but by arguing Sibley shouldn't play, that's basically where you end up. It's a little crazy to celebrate Dante's improvement and not contemplate whether any of the other freshmen would've improved with consistent minutes throughout the year. Ewing has made it very clear in press conferences he's focused on the present, and we'll only know whether that hurts the team next season when we get there. Dante was getting substantial minutes before Jalen left. So he was already identified as a freshman who could actually play. If you look at Ewing he has played and developed freshman he thought had potential and could play, even at the cost of games (Blair, Pickett, Mac, Akinjo, LeBlanc, Dante, Q) so that this fiction that he doesn’t play freshman is just that, fantasy.
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Post by rhw485 on Feb 25, 2021 18:42:01 GMT -5
This discussion has happened on the board a lot this season, understandably. And it's really a shame it gets framed as such a binary outcome. Finding a few minutes for Berger or Clark or Sibley can be done in a way where you're not throwing away games while getting players some experience and your starters some rest. When you're winning, it's easy to say focus on the present and you're building on something important culturally. When you're losing, it's the obvious question of what benefit do you get for next season. I've advocated for finding a few minutes because I think you learn something about how a player performs in game. Other posters will say Ewing sees all he needs to see to know whether the player can contribute in practice, and I understand that side too. If the Hoyas win, "pLay tHe fResHmen" (did I do that right?) is a joke thrown around, but there's a real cost that will be seen in future years potentially. I also find the disconnect between players improving fascinating. Dante got minutes early in the year, out of necessity, but you're seeing the benefits now. Yes Sibley looked timid against the most aggressive defense we faced this year. But don't you think Sibley would've looked a lot more comfortable had he been getting steady minutes all year? Why would only Dante improve but not Sibley? Nobody's explicitly said that, but by arguing Sibley shouldn't play, that's basically where you end up. It's a little crazy to celebrate Dante's improvement and not contemplate whether any of the other freshmen would've improved with consistent minutes throughout the year. Ewing has made it very clear in press conferences he's focused on the present, and we'll only know whether that hurts the team next season when we get there. Dante was getting substantial minutes before Jalen left. So he was already identified as a freshman who could actually play. If you look at Ewing he has played and developed freshman he thought had potential and could play, even at the cost of games (Blair, Pickett, Mac, Akinjo, LeBlanc, Dante, Q) so that this fiction that he doesn’t play freshman is just that, fantasy. Yup I didn’t say Ewing never plays freshmen. Also Dante was pretty much necessity day 1 once Beard didn’t come he was the backup PG. The point was, if there was ever a season to try and have an eye towards the future, without tanking the present, this would be it. Ewing doesn’t want to do that, I understand it, we’ll just have to see what happens next year.
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Post by professorhoya on Feb 25, 2021 18:45:55 GMT -5
Dante was getting substantial minutes before Jalen left. So he was already identified as a freshman who could actually play. If you look at Ewing he has played and developed freshman he thought had potential and could play, even at the cost of games (Blair, Pickett, Mac, Akinjo, LeBlanc, Dante, Q) so that this fiction that he doesn’t play freshman is just that, fantasy. Yup I didn’t say Ewing never plays freshmen. Also Dante was pretty much necessity day 1 once Beard didn’t come he was the backup PG. The point was, if there was ever a season to try and have an eye towards the future, without tanking the present, this would be it. Ewing doesn’t want to do that, I understand it, we’ll just have to see what happens next year. Isn’t Berger also a point guard. If it was necessity then Berger would be playing point too.
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Post by rhw485 on Feb 25, 2021 19:10:30 GMT -5
Yup I didn’t say Ewing never plays freshmen. Also Dante was pretty much necessity day 1 once Beard didn’t come he was the backup PG. The point was, if there was ever a season to try and have an eye towards the future, without tanking the present, this would be it. Ewing doesn’t want to do that, I understand it, we’ll just have to see what happens next year. Isn’t Berger also a point guard. If it was necessity then Berger would be playing point too. I think we’re getting further away from my point. We both agree Ewing plays the guys who in the current moment give him the best chance to win the next game, and nobody else. If those guys play 38 minutes so be it. And we’ll politely ignore Mourning over LeBlanc for the first 8 games. The point im trying to make is that, if there ever was a year to loosen that a little, find a few minutes to give some guys run to help them for next year or even properly evaluate them, in short stints surrounded by seniors, that would benefit the program next year without tanking the season and insulting the seniors. Ewing doesnt want to do it, we’ll see who stays and if it matters.
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Post by professorhoya on Feb 25, 2021 19:45:33 GMT -5
Isn’t Berger also a point guard. If it was necessity then Berger would be playing point too. I think we’re getting further away from my point. We both agree Ewing plays the guys who in the current moment give him the best chance to win the next game, and nobody else. If those guys play 38 minutes so be it. And we’ll politely ignore Mourning over LeBlanc for the first 8 games. The point im trying to make is that, if there ever was a year to loosen that a little, find a few minutes to give some guys run to help them for next year or even properly evaluate them, in short stints surrounded by seniors, that would benefit the program next year without tanking the season and insulting the seniors. Ewing doesnt want to do it, we’ll see who stays and if it matters. We do have an example of someone who didn't get PT and is with Texas Arlington now. He sat out a year and this year is getting: 11 min shooting 29% from 3, 1.4 rebs, .3 blocks, 3.5 points a game www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/grayson-carter-1.htmlLooks to me like Ewing was right in his assessment not to give him minutes.
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Post by smokeyjack on Feb 25, 2021 20:05:57 GMT -5
This discussion has happened on the board a lot this season, understandably. And it's really a shame it gets framed as such a binary outcome. Finding a few minutes for Berger or Clark or Sibley can be done in a way where you're not throwing away games while getting players some experience and your starters some rest. When you're winning, it's easy to say focus on the present and you're building on something important culturally. When you're losing, it's the obvious question of what benefit do you get for next season. I've advocated for finding a few minutes because I think you learn something about how a player performs in game. Other posters will say Ewing sees all he needs to see to know whether the player can contribute in practice, and I understand that side too. If the Hoyas win, "pLay tHe fResHmen" (did I do that right?) is a joke thrown around, but there's a real cost that will be seen in future years potentially. I also find the disconnect between players improving fascinating. Dante got minutes early in the year, out of necessity, but you're seeing the benefits now. Yes Sibley looked timid against the most aggressive defense we faced this year. But don't you think Sibley would've looked a lot more comfortable had he been getting steady minutes all year? Why would only Dante improve but not Sibley? Nobody's explicitly said that, but by arguing Sibley shouldn't play, that's basically where you end up. It's a little crazy to celebrate Dante's improvement and not contemplate whether any of the other freshmen would've improved with consistent minutes throughout the year. Ewing has made it very clear in press conferences he's focused on the present, and we'll only know whether that hurts the team next season when we get there. Dante was getting substantial minutes before Jalen left. So he was already identified as a freshman who could actually play. If you look at Ewing he has played and developed freshman he thought had potential and could play, even at the cost of games (Blair, Pickett, Mac, Akinjo, LeBlanc, Dante, Q) so that this fiction that he doesn’t play freshman is just that, fantasy. Bingo. I watched 3/4 of Berger’s HS games. Sorry, but he’s not a high-major D1 player. He’s just not.
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Post by rhw485 on Feb 25, 2021 20:08:17 GMT -5
[/quote]We do have an example of someone who didn't get PT and is with Texas Arlington now. He sat out a year and this year is getting: 11 min shooting 29% from 3, 1.4 rebs, .3 blocks, 3.5 points a game www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/grayson-carter-1.htmlLooks to me like Ewing was right in his assessment not to give him minutes. [/quote] If you’re arguing 3 out of the 5 freshmen will not be BE contributors ever, then maybe that’s not the best use of scholarships? I realize Ewing had to sign guys late but that wasn’t his only option. He could’ve locked in transfers for next year or left one open to grab a mid year transfer who’d be eligible 2nd semester next year. But you’re determined to argue w me when I really don’t think we disagree that much, so I’ll stop for now. Have a good evening
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Post by DFW HOYA on Feb 25, 2021 20:17:48 GMT -5
We do have an example of someone who didn't get PT and is with Texas Arlington now. He sat out a year and this year is getting: 11 min shooting 29% from 3, 1.4 rebs, .3 blocks, 3.5 points a game www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/grayson-carter-1.htmlLooks to me like Ewing was right in his assessment not to give him minutes. Maybe, or maybe he's a poor fit on UTA, too. Here's the rundown as of this week of the Georgetown transfers. Most are doing well, a few are not. Mac McClung: Leads Texas tech in scoring (16.9 ppg), 42% FG, 33% from three. Myron Gardner: Leads South Plains CC in scoring (14.8 ppg). 48% FG, 47% from three. James Akinjo: Leads Arizona in scoring (14.8 ppg), 37% FG, 38% from three. Galen Alexander: 3rd in scoring at Texas Southern (11.9 ppg): 47% FG, 36% from three. Antwan Walker: 4th in scoring at URI (9.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg). 58% FG, 28% from three. Josh LeBlanc: 9th in scoring at LSU (3.3 ppg). Only shoots at short distance (70%), 0% from three. Chris Sodom: 14th in scoring at Delaware State (1.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) At 7-3. On a 2-12 team. McClung is probably where he wants to be right now--a "name" player who is on prime time ESPN nearly every week. He's got a real shot at a 2nd round pickup. Akinjo's numbers are about where they were with GU but he doesn't get the same attention owing to Arizona's lack of TV time on the networks. The LeBlanc falloff is he most noticeable but he's got a son now and perhaps that's his priority right now. It does put into question whether he is a legitimate candidate to play overseas at all, where he was trending to be quite a player at Georgetown. Sodom was a mistake to recruit, plain and simple.
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Post by professorhoya on Feb 25, 2021 21:33:08 GMT -5
We do have an example of someone who didn't get PT and is with Texas Arlington now. He sat out a year and this year is getting: 11 min shooting 29% from 3, 1.4 rebs, .3 blocks, 3.5 points a game www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/grayson-carter-1.htmlLooks to me like Ewing was right in his assessment not to give him minutes. Maybe, or maybe he's a poor fit on UTA, too. Here's the rundown as of this week of the Georgetown transfers. Most are doing well, a few are not. Mac McClung: Leads Texas tech in scoring (16.9 ppg), 42% FG, 33% from three. Myron Gardner: Leads South Plains CC in scoring (14.8 ppg). 48% FG, 47% from three. James Akinjo: Leads Arizona in scoring (14.8 ppg), 37% FG, 38% from three. Galen Alexander: 3rd in scoring at Texas Southern (11.9 ppg): 47% FG, 36% from three. Antwan Walker: 4th in scoring at URI (9.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg). 58% FG, 28% from three. Josh LeBlanc: 9th in scoring at LSU (3.3 ppg). Only shoots at short distance (70%), 0% from three. Chris Sodom: 14th in scoring at Delaware State (1.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) At 7-3. On a 2-12 team. McClung is probably where he wants to be right now--a "name" player who is on prime time ESPN nearly every week. He's got a real shot at a 2nd round pickup. Akinjo's numbers are about where they were with GU but he doesn't get the same attention owing to Arizona's lack of TV time on the networks. The LeBlanc falloff is he most noticeable but he's got a son now and perhaps that's his priority right now. It does put into question whether he is a legitimate candidate to play overseas at all, where he was trending to be quite a player at Georgetown. Sodom was a mistake to recruit, plain and simple. From a purely career move (disregarding anything that may or may not have happened at Georgetown) it was the best move possible for Mac. Allowed to do more youtube, social media exposure. Town with nothing in it so the sports teams own the town. Low scoring defensive team that needs his scoring. Big 12 is best conference this year so alot of TV exposure. If Texas Tech can make a deep run it's all set up for him.
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Post by hoyaboya on Feb 25, 2021 21:35:22 GMT -5
We do have an example of someone who didn't get PT and is with Texas Arlington now. He sat out a year and this year is getting: 11 min shooting 29% from 3, 1.4 rebs, .3 blocks, 3.5 points a game www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/grayson-carter-1.htmlLooks to me like Ewing was right in his assessment not to give him minutes. Maybe, or maybe he's a poor fit on UTA, too. Here's the rundown as of this week of the Georgetown transfers. Most are doing well, a few are not. Mac McClung: Leads Texas tech in scoring (16.9 ppg), 42% FG, 33% from three. Myron Gardner: Leads South Plains CC in scoring (14.8 ppg). 48% FG, 47% from three. James Akinjo: Leads Arizona in scoring (14.8 ppg), 37% FG, 38% from three. Galen Alexander: 3rd in scoring at Texas Southern (11.9 ppg): 47% FG, 36% from three. Antwan Walker: 4th in scoring at URI (9.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg). 58% FG, 28% from three. Josh LeBlanc: 9th in scoring at LSU (3.3 ppg). Only shoots at short distance (70%), 0% from three. Chris Sodom: 14th in scoring at Delaware State (1.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) At 7-3. On a 2-12 team. McClung is probably where he wants to be right now--a "name" player who is on prime time ESPN nearly every week. He's got a real shot at a 2nd round pickup. Akinjo's numbers are about where they were with GU but he doesn't get the same attention owing to Arizona's lack of TV time on the networks. The LeBlanc falloff is he most noticeable but he's got a son now and perhaps that's his priority right now. It does put into question whether he is a legitimate candidate to play overseas at all, where he was trending to be quite a player at Georgetown. Sodom was a mistake to recruit, plain and simple. Grayson Carter was a mistake to recruit as well. He was a reach from Day 1. There have been others during the Ewing regime, some still on the roster.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Feb 25, 2021 22:03:12 GMT -5
We do have an example of someone who didn't get PT and is with Texas Arlington now. He sat out a year and this year is getting: 11 min shooting 29% from 3, 1.4 rebs, .3 blocks, 3.5 points a game www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/grayson-carter-1.htmlLooks to me like Ewing was right in his assessment not to give him minutes. Maybe, or maybe he's a poor fit on UTA, too. Here's the rundown as of this week of the Georgetown transfers. Most are doing well, a few are not. Mac McClung: Leads Texas tech in scoring (16.9 ppg), 42% FG, 33% from three. Myron Gardner: Leads South Plains CC in scoring (14.8 ppg). 48% FG, 47% from three. James Akinjo: Leads Arizona in scoring (14.8 ppg), 37% FG, 38% from three. Galen Alexander: 3rd in scoring at Texas Southern (11.9 ppg): 47% FG, 36% from three. Antwan Walker: 4th in scoring at URI (9.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg). 58% FG, 28% from three. Josh LeBlanc: 9th in scoring at LSU (3.3 ppg). Only shoots at short distance (70%), 0% from three. Chris Sodom: 14th in scoring at Delaware State (1.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) At 7-3. On a 2-12 team. McClung is probably where he wants to be right now--a "name" player who is on prime time ESPN nearly every week. He's got a real shot at a 2nd round pickup. Akinjo's numbers are about where they were with GU but he doesn't get the same attention owing to Arizona's lack of TV time on the networks. The LeBlanc falloff is he most noticeable but he's got a son now and perhaps that's his priority right now. It does put into question whether he is a legitimate candidate to play overseas at all, where he was trending to be quite a player at Georgetown. Sodom was a mistake to recruit, plain and simple. Ewing never met a center he didn’t like 🙂
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Post by hoyaboya on Feb 25, 2021 23:01:37 GMT -5
Maybe, or maybe he's a poor fit on UTA, too. Here's the rundown as of this week of the Georgetown transfers. Most are doing well, a few are not. Mac McClung: Leads Texas tech in scoring (16.9 ppg), 42% FG, 33% from three. Myron Gardner: Leads South Plains CC in scoring (14.8 ppg). 48% FG, 47% from three. James Akinjo: Leads Arizona in scoring (14.8 ppg), 37% FG, 38% from three. Galen Alexander: 3rd in scoring at Texas Southern (11.9 ppg): 47% FG, 36% from three. Antwan Walker: 4th in scoring at URI (9.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg). 58% FG, 28% from three. Josh LeBlanc: 9th in scoring at LSU (3.3 ppg). Only shoots at short distance (70%), 0% from three. Chris Sodom: 14th in scoring at Delaware State (1.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) At 7-3. On a 2-12 team. McClung is probably where he wants to be right now--a "name" player who is on prime time ESPN nearly every week. He's got a real shot at a 2nd round pickup. Akinjo's numbers are about where they were with GU but he doesn't get the same attention owing to Arizona's lack of TV time on the networks. The LeBlanc falloff is he most noticeable but he's got a son now and perhaps that's his priority right now. It does put into question whether he is a legitimate candidate to play overseas at all, where he was trending to be quite a player at Georgetown. Sodom was a mistake to recruit, plain and simple. Ewing never met a center he didn’t like 🙂 Ewing is zigging and all the other coaches are zagging. Ewing is a chess player, most coaches are playing checkers...
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Feb 26, 2021 10:48:25 GMT -5
We do have an example of someone who didn't get PT and is with Texas Arlington now. He sat out a year and this year is getting: 11 min shooting 29% from 3, 1.4 rebs, .3 blocks, 3.5 points a game www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/grayson-carter-1.htmlLooks to me like Ewing was right in his assessment not to give him minutes. Maybe, or maybe he's a poor fit on UTA, too. Here's the rundown as of this week of the Georgetown transfers. Most are doing well, a few are not. Mac McClung: Leads Texas tech in scoring (16.9 ppg), 42% FG, 33% from three. Myron Gardner: Leads South Plains CC in scoring (14.8 ppg). 48% FG, 47% from three. James Akinjo: Leads Arizona in scoring (14.8 ppg), 37% FG, 38% from three. Galen Alexander: 3rd in scoring at Texas Southern (11.9 ppg): 47% FG, 36% from three. Antwan Walker: 4th in scoring at URI (9.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg). 58% FG, 28% from three. Josh LeBlanc: 9th in scoring at LSU (3.3 ppg). Only shoots at short distance (70%), 0% from three. Chris Sodom: 14th in scoring at Delaware State (1.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) At 7-3. On a 2-12 team. McClung is probably where he wants to be right now--a "name" player who is on prime time ESPN nearly every week. He's got a real shot at a 2nd round pickup. Akinjo's numbers are about where they were with GU but he doesn't get the same attention owing to Arizona's lack of TV time on the networks. The LeBlanc falloff is he most noticeable but he's got a son now and perhaps that's his priority right now. It does put into question whether he is a legitimate candidate to play overseas at all, where he was trending to be quite a player at Georgetown. Sodom was a mistake to recruit, plain and simple. The Josh LeBlanc situation is sad. I really thought he had a chance at the NBA. At the very least, he has more than enough ability to make money playing ball somewhere. I hope that he turns things around soon.
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Post by bostonfan on Feb 26, 2021 11:22:58 GMT -5
Maybe, or maybe he's a poor fit on UTA, too. Here's the rundown as of this week of the Georgetown transfers. Most are doing well, a few are not. Mac McClung: Leads Texas tech in scoring (16.9 ppg), 42% FG, 33% from three. Myron Gardner: Leads South Plains CC in scoring (14.8 ppg). 48% FG, 47% from three. James Akinjo: Leads Arizona in scoring (14.8 ppg), 37% FG, 38% from three. Galen Alexander: 3rd in scoring at Texas Southern (11.9 ppg): 47% FG, 36% from three. Antwan Walker: 4th in scoring at URI (9.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg). 58% FG, 28% from three. Josh LeBlanc: 9th in scoring at LSU (3.3 ppg). Only shoots at short distance (70%), 0% from three. Chris Sodom: 14th in scoring at Delaware State (1.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) At 7-3. On a 2-12 team. McClung is probably where he wants to be right now--a "name" player who is on prime time ESPN nearly every week. He's got a real shot at a 2nd round pickup. Akinjo's numbers are about where they were with GU but he doesn't get the same attention owing to Arizona's lack of TV time on the networks. The LeBlanc falloff is he most noticeable but he's got a son now and perhaps that's his priority right now. It does put into question whether he is a legitimate candidate to play overseas at all, where he was trending to be quite a player at Georgetown. Sodom was a mistake to recruit, plain and simple. The Josh LeBlanc situation is sad. I really thought he had a chance at the NBA. At the very least, he has more than enough ability to make money playing ball somewhere. I hope that he turns things around soon. I am not sure what happened to Josh. He was one of my favorite players his freshman year and I thought he had a bright future in front of him. It was really refreshing to see someone play the way he did. The team never really ran any type of plays for him but his constant hustle and pursuit of rebounds and loose balls allowed him to make big plays every game. He was a really explosive athlete who had that quick twitch ability and he seemed to be a great fit next to Akinjo and McClung, cleaning up their misses. I am not sure if someone got in his ear and convinced him that he needed/deserved more offensive opportunities and maybe that changed his outlook on how he played the game. Clearly the issues with the girl on campus played a big part in him leaving Georgetown, but it also seemed like his game changed and that might have contributed to him falling out of favor with the staff. I don't know anything specifically and maybe I am wrong, but it certainly seemed like something was different from when he was a freshman and Coach Ewing constantly complimented his game and effort, to his sophomore season. I thought that he would be very successful at LSU if he payed the way he did as a freshman with the Hoyas. They are a program that has quite a few aggressive offensive players and if he reverted back to being the guy who did all the dirty work, he would pick up 10-12 points a game just on offensive rebounds and steals. That has not really translated for him this season. In watching some of his games he does get a decent amount of minutes but he does not play with the same endless energy that he used to and is not very productive with LSU. He is still a young man and I am sue he has a lot of things going on in his life but I think if he can find away to go to playing the way he did as a freshman he will be more successful and set up himself up for a professional career.
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Post by hoyazeke on Feb 26, 2021 12:18:58 GMT -5
We do have an example of someone who didn't get PT and is with Texas Arlington now. He sat out a year and this year is getting: 11 min shooting 29% from 3, 1.4 rebs, .3 blocks, 3.5 points a game www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/grayson-carter-1.htmlLooks to me like Ewing was right in his assessment not to give him minutes. Maybe, or maybe he's a poor fit on UTA, too. Here's the rundown as of this week of the Georgetown transfers. Most are doing well, a few are not. Mac McClung: Leads Texas tech in scoring (16.9 ppg), 42% FG, 33% from three. Myron Gardner: Leads South Plains CC in scoring (14.8 ppg). 48% FG, 47% from three. James Akinjo: Leads Arizona in scoring (14.8 ppg), 37% FG, 38% from three. Galen Alexander: 3rd in scoring at Texas Southern (11.9 ppg): 47% FG, 36% from three. Antwan Walker: 4th in scoring at URI (9.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg). 58% FG, 28% from three. Josh LeBlanc: 9th in scoring at LSU (3.3 ppg). Only shoots at short distance (70%), 0% from three. Chris Sodom: 14th in scoring at Delaware State (1.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) At 7-3. On a 2-12 team. McClung is probably where he wants to be right now--a "name" player who is on prime time ESPN nearly every week. He's got a real shot at a 2nd round pickup. Akinjo's numbers are about where they were with GU but he doesn't get the same attention owing to Arizona's lack of TV time on the networks. The LeBlanc falloff is he most noticeable but he's got a son now and perhaps that's his priority right now. It does put into question whether he is a legitimate candidate to play overseas at all, where he was trending to be quite a player at Georgetown. Sodom was a mistake to recruit, plain and simple. I would have liked to see Sodom play with a PG like Akinjo. I believe he would have been decent with JA as a PNR center. But he flamed out before we got halfway through Ewing's 1st season.
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Post by DownTownJoeyBrown on Feb 26, 2021 12:31:05 GMT -5
The Josh LeBlanc situation is sad. I really thought he had a chance at the NBA. At the very least, he has more than enough ability to make money playing ball somewhere. I hope that he turns things around soon. I am not sure what happened to Josh. He was one of my favorite players his freshman year and I thought he had a bright future in front of him. It was really refreshing to see someone play the way he did. The team never really ran any type of plays for him but his constant hustle and pursuit of rebounds and loose balls allowed him to make big plays every game. He was a really explosive athlete who had that quick twitch ability and he seemed to be a great fit next to Akinjo and McClung, cleaning up their misses. I am not sure if someone got in his ear and convinced him that he needed/deserved more offensive opportunities and maybe that changed his outlook on how he played the game. Clearly the issues with the girl on campus played a big part in him leaving Georgetown, but it also seemed like his game changed and that might have contributed to him falling out of favor with the staff. I don't know anything specifically and maybe I am wrong, but it certainly seemed like something was different from when he was a freshman and Coach Ewing constantly complimented his game and effort, to his sophomore season. I thought that he would be very successful at LSU if he payed the way he did as a freshman with the Hoyas. They are a program that has quite a few aggressive offensive players and if he reverted back to being the guy who did all the dirty work, he would pick up 10-12 points a game just on offensive rebounds and steals. That has not really translated for him this season. In watching some of his games he does get a decent amount of minutes but he does not play with the same endless energy that he used to and is not very productive with LSU. He is still a young man and I am sue he has a lot of things going on in his life but I think if he can find away to go to playing the way he did as a freshman he will be more successful and set up himself up for a professional career. Agree. Josh was not only my favorite player last year but I thought Josh he was also the highest upside player on the whole team. His loss stung the most and I'm pretty shocked to see his lack of production at LSU. It definitely softens the sting of his departure but I really wish him the best and hope he gets back on track.
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TC
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Post by TC on Feb 26, 2021 12:39:20 GMT -5
Sodom was a mistake to recruit, plain and simple. I would have liked to see Sodom play with a PG like Akinjo. I believe he would have been decent with JA as a PNR center. But he flamed out before we got halfway through Ewing's 1st season. I mean, aside from Chris Sodom not being able to pick, roll, rebound, score, or stay in school, sure!
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Post by prhoya on Feb 26, 2021 15:34:22 GMT -5
Agree. Josh was not only my favorite player last year but I thought Josh he was also the highest upside player on the whole team. His loss stung the most and I'm pretty shocked to see his lack of production at LSU. It definitely softens the sting of his departure but I really wish him the best and hope he gets back on track. His freshman year, around February, there were transfer rumors regarding one of the underclassmen rotation players. I was surprised and sad to hear that it was Josh, who thought he deserved more pt and was unhappy. Looking at how he's doing at LSU, maybe he's not happy with his current situation. Time will tell.
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