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May 20, 2022 23:03:42 GMT -5
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Post by DownTownJoeyBrown on May 20, 2022 23:03:42 GMT -5
More info (rumors) please. I’m all for second chances and I’d personally welcome him back at this point in the game. A better stretch shooting, pick and roll defender would have been great, but Q provides skill and needed depth at the 5 and I think makes us a legit tourney threat. Would have been nice to see more small ball though. You would have to figure with Ryan and Q on the team a true five is on the court for 35 mins a game. A legit tourney threat? I'm more inclined to think that adding Doncic and Jokic MIGHT make us a legit tourney threat. Sorry - let me restate. I was going for - a legit threat to make the tourney
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Post by hoyarooter on May 23, 2022 18:01:53 GMT -5
A legit tourney threat? I'm more inclined to think that adding Doncic and Jokic MIGHT make us a legit tourney threat. Sorry - let me restate. I was going for - a legit threat to make the tourney Actually, I read it that way.
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May 23, 2022 19:06:17 GMT -5
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Post by dense on May 23, 2022 19:06:17 GMT -5
Well they just announced Qudus is back
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May 23, 2022 19:06:32 GMT -5
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Post by thedragon on May 23, 2022 19:06:32 GMT -5
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May 23, 2022 19:15:50 GMT -5
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Post by hoyaroc on May 23, 2022 19:15:50 GMT -5
It’s official now Wahab is back. Let’s go Hoyas!
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May 23, 2022 19:37:23 GMT -5
Post by EasyEd on May 23, 2022 19:37:23 GMT -5
Welcome home Mr. Wahab. We are starting to look like an improved team.
Now we are one over the scholarship limit.
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May 23, 2022 19:39:57 GMT -5
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on May 23, 2022 19:39:57 GMT -5
I’m all for it. Welcome back Q.
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May 23, 2022 19:48:51 GMT -5
Post by wsdhoya on May 23, 2022 19:48:51 GMT -5
He's limited but we were more limited without him, and when he was here he was productive. Not your modern skilled big man but there's nothing wrong with a bruiser who can grab boards and be a bully on offense. The roster for next year is more of a Big East roster than last year by a wide margin. Last year just wasn't even close. I still don't see more than 6ish conference wins due primarily to the lack of depth and still a talent gap with the top or even middle of the league, but it's a step in the right direction. The big questions to me revolve around who plays on the wing (small forward if you like) and if we can rely yet again on freshmen to play a much bigger role in the Big East than they should have to. We're going to need Anglin and Bass to play at least 10 minutes a game each and it's just so rare in college basketball, especially with the covid year and portal, to have recruits outside of the top 30-40ish that can play a lot of minutes on a good major conference team.
Big East caliber for each position, in my OPINION:
PG: none (unless Anglin is way ahead of where most guards his age would be. He'll be an awesome player for us down the line though) SG: Murray, Heath? SF: none PF: Akok Akok C: Qudus
I think Mozone is a massive reach and I would so much rather Ewing pursue guys transferring from high majors that average 5 a game than guys from borderline division 1 conferences who light it up, because it's so much more of a known commodity. I do think he can help us but relying on him for as big a role as we will be is not something you would ever catch UCONN, Provvy, Nova, etc. doing. Feels like a DePaul type get which we've had way too many of. We also just seem to be continuing our habit of recruiting consistently inefficient transfers and then expecting to have an efficient offense. Spears was incredibly inefficient last year, and Heath wasn't great either, offering little outside of modest scoring on a modest shooting average.
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Post by daytonahoya31 on May 23, 2022 20:03:05 GMT -5
He's limited but we were more limited without him, and when he was here he was productive. Not your modern skilled big man but there's nothing wrong with a bruiser who can grab boards and be a bully on offense. The roster for next year is more of a Big East roster than last year by a wide margin. Last year just wasn't even close. I still don't see more than 6ish conference wins due primarily to the lack of depth and still a talent gap with the top or even middle of the league, but it's a step in the right direction. The big questions to me revolve around who plays on the wing (small forward if you like) and if we can rely yet again on freshmen to play a much bigger role in the Big East than they should have to. We're going to need Anglin and Bass to play at least 10 minutes a game each and it's just so rare in college basketball, especially with the covid year and portal, to have recruits outside of the top 30-40ish that can play a lot of minutes on a good major conference team. Big East caliber for each position, in my OPINION: PG: none (unless Anglin is way ahead of where most guards his age would be. He'll be an awesome player for us down the line though) SG: Murray, Heath? SF: none PF: Akok Akok C: Qudus I think Mozone is a massive reach and I would so much rather Ewing pursue guys transferring from high majors that average 5 a game than guys from borderline division 1 conferences who light it up, because it's so much more of a known commodity. I do think he can help us but relying on him for as big a role as we will be is not something you would ever catch UCONN, Provvy, Nova, etc. doing. Feels like a DePaul type get which we've had way too many of. We also just seem to be continuing our habit of recruiting consistently inefficient transfers and then expecting to have an efficient offense. Spears was incredibly inefficient last year, and Heath wasn't great either, offering little outside of modest scoring on a modest shooting average. Cmon now. I understand being pessimistic but this is wild…. No idea how the talent gels and there are a ton of things that have to happen But strictly talent level, this will be easily the most talented Georgetown team since 2013….easily….now that doesn’t guarantee wins at all…but the talent level is absolutely there
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Post by njhoya78 on May 23, 2022 20:04:52 GMT -5
Heraclitus said, "You cannot step into the same river twice, for other waters are continually flowing on." Heraclitus never went winless in conference play.
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Post by guru on May 23, 2022 20:07:05 GMT -5
He's limited but we were more limited without him, and when he was here he was productive. Not your modern skilled big man but there's nothing wrong with a bruiser who can grab boards and be a bully on offense. The roster for next year is more of a Big East roster than last year by a wide margin. Last year just wasn't even close. I still don't see more than 6ish conference wins due primarily to the lack of depth and still a talent gap with the top or even middle of the league, but it's a step in the right direction. The big questions to me revolve around who plays on the wing (small forward if you like) and if we can rely yet again on freshmen to play a much bigger role in the Big East than they should have to. We're going to need Anglin and Bass to play at least 10 minutes a game each and it's just so rare in college basketball, especially with the covid year and portal, to have recruits outside of the top 30-40ish that can play a lot of minutes on a good major conference team. Big East caliber for each position, in my OPINION: PG: none (unless Anglin is way ahead of where most guards his age would be. He'll be an awesome player for us down the line though) SG: Murray, Heath? SF: none PF: Akok Akok C: Qudus I think Mozone is a massive reach and I would so much rather Ewing pursue guys transferring from high majors that average 5 a game than guys from borderline division 1 conferences who light it up, because it's so much more of a known commodity. I do think he can help us but relying on him for as big a role as we will be is not something you would ever catch UCONN, Provvy, Nova, etc. doing. Feels like a DePaul type get which we've had way too many of. We also just seem to be continuing our habit of recruiting consistently inefficient transfers and then expecting to have an efficient offense. Spears was incredibly inefficient last year, and Heath wasn't great either, offering little outside of modest scoring on a modest shooting average. Cmon now. I understand being pessimistic but this is wild…. No idea how the talent gels and there are a ton of things that have to happen But strictly talent level, this will be easily the most talented Georgetown team since 2013….easily….now that doesn’t guarantee wins at all…but the talent level is absolutely there Really? I mean, that seems really optimistic. Seems like most of our new faces are either mostly unknown to us and/or mostly unproven. And we know they won’t get coached up. I’m not sure it’s pessimism. It’s just reality after five years. I hope they all end up being great, but anyone who says they have a bead on this roster is kidding themselves, and Ewing needs to prove he’s not as bad as he has looked for 90 percent of his tenure. It’s a lot to ask. Who knows?
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May 23, 2022 20:08:52 GMT -5
Post by Lethal_Interjection on May 23, 2022 20:08:52 GMT -5
I guess Duval Simmonds will supports the Hoyas again?
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Post by daytonahoya31 on May 23, 2022 20:12:39 GMT -5
Cmon now. I understand being pessimistic but this is wild…. No idea how the talent gels and there are a ton of things that have to happen But strictly talent level, this will be easily the most talented Georgetown team since 2013….easily….now that doesn’t guarantee wins at all…but the talent level is absolutely there Really? I mean, that seems really optimistic. Seems like most of our new faces are either mostly unknown to us and/or mostly unproven. And we know they won’t get coached up. I’m not sure it’s pessimism. It’s just reality after five years. I hope they all end up being great, but anyone who says they have a bead on this roster is kidding themselves, and Ewing needs to prove he’s not as bad as he has looked for 90 percent of his tenure. It’s a lot to ask. Who knows? Spears, Heath, Murray and Q are all double digit scorers on the major college level. Harris is a BE tournament MVP…that’s five legit guys, not including Akok, who was terrific before the Achilles… Obviously the criticism of Ewing is fair. Obviously it’s fair to wonder if the talent will be coached up, so actually winning isn’t a given… But the talent is there. If we can’t at least acknowledge that, then we aren’t being objective
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May 23, 2022 20:14:02 GMT -5
Post by SSHoya on May 23, 2022 20:14:02 GMT -5
Heraclitus said, "You cannot step into the same river twice, for other waters are continually flowing on." Heraclitus never went winless in conference play. Heraclitus on hope and winning: "If you do not hope, you will not win that which is not hoped for, since it is unattainable and inaccessible."
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May 23, 2022 20:17:12 GMT -5
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Post by hoyaroc on May 23, 2022 20:17:12 GMT -5
"It's good to come home to a fanbase and a system that I am familiar and comfortable with. There will be a lot of new faces on the team and coaching staff that I have built a good relationship with recently, which makes this transition easier. I am excited to play with and work with my new Hoya team. I think coming back to the Hilltop will prepare me even more for my ultimate goal of playing in the NBA." - Qudus Wahab
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Post by KennaHoya on May 23, 2022 20:18:03 GMT -5
The Heraclitus quote is more commonly stated:
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.”
Glad to see Q apparently returning. Now that Q apparently is returning, whatever the result, this version of Heraclitus’ thought strikes me as most appropriate. Especially if he shows the ability to pass out of the pivot when the double team approaches.
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Post by DFW HOYA on May 23, 2022 20:18:42 GMT -5
"It's good to come home to a fanbase and a system that I am familiar and comfortable with. There will be a lot of new faces on the team and coaching staff that I have built a good relationship with recently, which makes this transition easier. I am excited to play with and work with my new Hoya team. I think coming back to the Hilltop will prepare me even more for my ultimate goal of a Georgetown degree and playing in the NBA."
These are the optics which John Thompson was careful to point out that Patrick either doesn't care, is told by his general manager not to care, or just ignores. If you take academics out of the equation, a coach will lose his base of support at Georgetown. Any quote orchestrated by the basketball office that pays short or no shrift to education is part of a longer term problem.
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Post by professorhoya on May 23, 2022 20:28:22 GMT -5
Heraclitus said, "You cannot step into the same river twice, for other waters are continually flowing on." Heraclitus never went winless in conference play. Heraclitus just signed an nil deal with Miami.
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May 23, 2022 20:32:41 GMT -5
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Post by biggmanu on May 23, 2022 20:32:41 GMT -5
Just when you thought you’ve seen it all. I am excited to see what this group can do. I am sure this Q news will fuel some epic and bizarre battles this board could really use more of. LFG!!
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May 23, 2022 21:14:25 GMT -5
Post by hsaxon on May 23, 2022 21:14:25 GMT -5
Just when you thought you’ve seen it all. I am excited to see what this group can do. I am sure this Q news will fuel some epic and bizarre battles this board could really use more of. LFG!! Is Q eligible immediately? I thought the new transfer rule only applied to one's first transfer?
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