DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 26, 2021 3:17:17 GMT -5
Going to be a bumpy season. Better shooting please.
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Post by professorhoya on Nov 26, 2021 7:56:13 GMT -5
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 26, 2021 7:59:43 GMT -5
Moving back to the thread topic, I’d like a repeat of the last meeting of these 2 teams, a Hoya win at the Palestra led by Jeff Bullis, Craig Shelton and John Duren at the Palestra in 1980.
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jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Nov 26, 2021 8:23:24 GMT -5
Moving back to the thread topic, I’d like a repeat of the last meeting of these 2 teams, a Hoya win at the Palestra led by Jeff Bullis, Craig Shelton and John Duren at the Palestra in 1989. Must have been 79.. Fat thumb on iPhone typo. Fixed - it was 1980. Thanks - DanMcQ |
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Post by augustusfinknottle on Nov 26, 2021 8:32:11 GMT -5
With that trio it’s a lock.
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calhoya
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Post by calhoya on Nov 26, 2021 8:48:38 GMT -5
As a team with little margin for error even against relatively poor teams, the Hoyas have got to improve their FT shooting above the 66% range. Aminu could add 3-4 points per game just by improving his shot.
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Nov 26, 2021 10:05:49 GMT -5
As my daughter is now a freshman on Hawk Hill, a win would be much appreciated.
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hoyas212
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Post by hoyas212 on Nov 26, 2021 10:23:49 GMT -5
Reggie Cameron is their video coordinator. Would like to see more Mutombo/Holloway as a small ball 5 instead of Wilson minutes. And finding a way to get Beard more than 4 minutes.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 26, 2021 10:47:54 GMT -5
I'd like to see more offensive rebounds and made shots.
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95hoya
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Post by 95hoya on Nov 26, 2021 11:49:53 GMT -5
Will Ewing ever field a good team here?
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hoya9797
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Post by hoya9797 on Nov 26, 2021 12:03:09 GMT -5
Will Ewing ever field a good team here? I guess it depends on what you mean by good. If you are talking about the traditional standard of GU basketball, there is very little chance he’ll have a good team. But, if finishing a bit over .500 and the middle of the Big East is good (which seems like all anyone can hope for with this coach), then yes every now and then it may happpen. |
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95hoya
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Post by 95hoya on Nov 26, 2021 12:38:24 GMT -5
Will Ewing ever field a good team here? I guess it depends on what you mean by good. If you are talking about the traditional standard of GU basketball, there is very little chance he’ll have a good team. But, if finishing a bit over .500 and the middle of the Big East is good (which seems like all anyone can hope for with this coach), then yes every now and then it may happpen. That's depressing. |
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DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 26, 2021 13:43:16 GMT -5
Will Ewing ever field a good team here? The paradox of the Ewing era is that, personalities aside, Georgetown has a 15 year NBA assistant who is still coaching like it's the NBA, not the college game. The NBA game is less a strategy game and more a means of simply outrunning your opponent. Rookies do not learn in games, but practices. You go with the veterans. Player turnover is part of the game. And so, instead of developing Dante Harris into a player that can adjust his game to opponents, he's a zero-to sixty player who is going to hit a wall against Big East defenses. Instead of getting 20 minutes out of the future (Riley, Billingsley, Holloway, maybe Beard and Clark), it's all-in with Carey and Rice. You can certainly out run-and gun a St. Joe's and a Longwood. Patient teams can and will adjust. By contrast, Georgetown is not a patient team. |
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Nov 26, 2021 13:51:36 GMT -5
Will Ewing ever field a good team here? The paradox of the Ewing era is that, personalities aside, Georgetown has a 15 year NBA assistant who is still coaching like it's the NBA, not the college game. The NBA game is less a strategy game and more a means of simply outrunning your opponent. Rookies do not learn in games, but practices. You go with the veterans. Player turnover is part of the game. And so, instead of developing Dante Harris into a player that can adjust his game to opponents, he's a zero-to sixty player who is going to hit a wall against Big East defenses. Instead of getting 20 minutes out of the future (Riley, Billingsley, Holloway, maybe Beard and Clark), it's all-in with Carey and Rice. You can certainly out run-and gun a St. Joe's and a Longwood. Patient teams can and will adjust. By contrast, Georgetown is not a patient team. Dante Harris seems to be developing just fine… |
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Post by Elvado on Nov 26, 2021 14:31:52 GMT -5
Will Ewing ever field a good team here? The paradox of the Ewing era is that, personalities aside, Georgetown has a 15 year NBA assistant who is still coaching like it's the NBA, not the college game. The NBA game is less a strategy game and more a means of simply outrunning your opponent. Rookies do not learn in games, but practices. You go with the veterans. Player turnover is part of the game. And so, instead of developing Dante Harris into a player that can adjust his game to opponents, he's a zero-to sixty player who is going to hit a wall against Big East defenses. Instead of getting 20 minutes out of the future (Riley, Billingsley, Holloway, maybe Beard and Clark), it's all-in with Carey and Rice. You can certainly out run-and gun a St. Joe's and a Longwood. Patient teams can and will adjust. By contrast, Georgetown is not a patient team. I agree wholeheartedly with DFW here. I think we all know that this is going to be a long and, results-wise, unsuccessful season. I am not sure why we need to watch so much Don Carey and Kaiden Rice, who will be gone next year. We got smoked again last night by a pedestrian SDSU team. We could have lost just as badly or perhaps even worse by playing the kids, but at least they would be gaining experience. Sadly, Ewing appears to be coaching this season like a man in fear of his job, which in this case just perpetuates the vicious cycle of program regression. |
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SFOHoya
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Post by SFOHoya on Nov 26, 2021 14:38:33 GMT -5
Anyone going to the game tonight?
I find myself in the greater LA metroplex for thanksgiving and for some crazy reason I’m considering driving 2 hours each way to go to the game tonight. Neither my wife nor daughter consider this an appealing proposition so I’d be heading solo.
Anyone know where Hoya fans are sitting? Any pregame event or watering hole where fellow Hoyas are gathering?
Thanks!
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Post by professorhoya on Nov 26, 2021 14:57:15 GMT -5
Lol
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Post by Lethal_Interjection on Nov 26, 2021 15:01:34 GMT -5
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Post by HometownHoya on Nov 26, 2021 15:02:20 GMT -5
Lucky we have another game right away to forget about the end of last night. Regroup, get some rest, have some redbull on hand for the second half.
This team will grow, last night was more down then up. Tonight should be more up then down but hopefully it's because of improvement and not overmatched opponents.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Nov 26, 2021 15:42:44 GMT -5
I was at that 37-36 upset loss in McDonough playing in the pep band. St. Joe's was coached by Jim Lynam, who had coached at AU, and later in the NBA for the 76ers and Bullets. St. Joe's had nearly upset the Terps with its 4-corners offense that season. McD was pretty silent, and I yelled at Lynam, "Hey coach, this is better than Sominex!" Lynam turned around and burst out laughing. Good times (except for the loss)! There will be no upset tonight. HOYA SAXA! |
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