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Post by calhoya on Dec 19, 2022 14:19:17 GMT -5
Of course the low hanging fruit was Hurley was "available" at the time Ewing was hired. Although we don't really know if the interest was mutual and I believe at a minimum Hurley used that offseason to get a raise / extension. But for me, I really hope DeGioia looks at UConn and draws a different conclusion, mainly that rebuilds are possible. I can't get over the statement that was basically like "IF anyone can do this", as if Georgetown is in some crazy predicament never contemplated before in the history of college basketball. We're paying big money here, there are examples of rebuilds happening all around you. UConn was in a terrible place in a middling American conference, now they're ranked 2nd in the country today and are a legitimate NCAA title threat 5 years later. Every day we accept the status quo puts us further away from getting on a path toward what UConn has built. And while Tuesday is probably going to show just how far away we are, the only way to get there is to try and change. The clock is ticking. Agree. There is nothing unique going on here. Ewing is facing a difficult task but he is coaching a team in a basketball hotbed for recruiting, playing in one of the best conferences in the nation, on national television for almost every game and paid like a Top 20 program, even though the results would nowhere near warrant the compensation. Not everyone can coach college kids. Watched my wife's school--New Mexico-- last night as part of the continued second year rebuild under younger Pitino. By no means a great coach yet, but still has accomplished a lot in 1+ years with a program that was every bit as bad as the Hoyas a couple of years ago. Jack D needs to govern with his head and not his heart.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Dec 19, 2022 14:27:17 GMT -5
Sanogo V Wahab is going to be special. And by special, I mean and absolute ass kicking. Players should not be allowed to transfer back (especially if they go to Maryland or Cuse). #wahabisdeadtome
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Dec 19, 2022 15:02:36 GMT -5
Of course the low hanging fruit was Hurley was "available" at the time Ewing was hired. Although we don't really know if the interest was mutual and I believe at a minimum Hurley used that offseason to get a raise / extension. But for me, I really hope DeGioia looks at UConn and draws a different conclusion, mainly that rebuilds are possible. I can't get over the statement that was basically like "IF anyone can do this", as if Georgetown is in some crazy predicament never contemplated before in the history of college basketball. We're paying big money here, there are examples of rebuilds happening all around you. UConn was in a terrible place in a middling American conference, now they're ranked 2nd in the country today and are a legitimate NCAA title threat 5 years later. Every day we accept the status quo puts us further away from getting on a path toward what UConn has built. And while Tuesday is probably going to show just how far away we are, the only way to get there is to try and change. The clock is ticking. Agree. There is nothing unique going on here. Ewing is facing a difficult task but he is coaching a team in a basketball hotbed for recruiting, playing in one of the best conferences in the nation, on national television for almost every game and paid like a Top 20 program, even though the results would nowhere near warrant the compensation. Not everyone can coach college kids. Watched my wife's school--New Mexico-- last night as part of the continued second year rebuild under younger Pitino. By no means a great coach yet, but still has accomplished a lot in 1+ years with a program that was every bit as bad as the Hoyas a couple of years ago. Jack D needs to govern with his head and not his heart. Not happening easily. JD, PE and RT all go back 40 years. JD has never set foot outside Healy Gates. It’s a recipe for status quo.
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Post by hoyaboya on Dec 19, 2022 15:18:17 GMT -5
Of course the low hanging fruit was Hurley was "available" at the time Ewing was hired. Although we don't really know if the interest was mutual and I believe at a minimum Hurley used that offseason to get a raise / extension. But for me, I really hope DeGioia looks at UConn and draws a different conclusion, mainly that rebuilds are possible. I can't get over the statement that was basically like "IF anyone can do this", as if Georgetown is in some crazy predicament never contemplated before in the history of college basketball. We're paying big money here, there are examples of rebuilds happening all around you. UConn was in a terrible place in a middling American conference, now they're ranked 2nd in the country today and are a legitimate NCAA title threat 5 years later. Every day we accept the status quo puts us further away from getting on a path toward what UConn has built. And while Tuesday is probably going to show just how far away we are, the only way to get there is to try and change. The clock is ticking. I have heard from well-placed sources that Danny Hurley was very interested in the Georgetown opening. Remember that he was at Rhode Island at the time, so Georgetown would have been a major step up. He took the UCONN job in 2018 which seems like a no-brainer move now, but at the time UCONN was reeling from the Kevin Ollie saga and a member of the middling American Athletic Conference. Bob Hurley, Sr. was no great friend of JT2, however, so of course a Hurley never was considered in 2017. Hurley and JT2 butted heads over the treatment of former St. Anthony's McD's AA Anthony Perry in the late-1990s. Some will point to Jagan Mosely playing for JT3 as a thawing of the relationship, but Mosely was not a hotshot recruit and didn't have appreciably better offers than Georgetown - plus academics were important to Mosely and his family.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Dec 19, 2022 15:23:26 GMT -5
Of course the low hanging fruit was Hurley was "available" at the time Ewing was hired. Although we don't really know if the interest was mutual and I believe at a minimum Hurley used that offseason to get a raise / extension. But for me, I really hope DeGioia looks at UConn and draws a different conclusion, mainly that rebuilds are possible. I can't get over the statement that was basically like "IF anyone can do this", as if Georgetown is in some crazy predicament never contemplated before in the history of college basketball. We're paying big money here, there are examples of rebuilds happening all around you. UConn was in a terrible place in a middling American conference, now they're ranked 2nd in the country today and are a legitimate NCAA title threat 5 years later. Every day we accept the status quo puts us further away from getting on a path toward what UConn has built. And while Tuesday is probably going to show just how far away we are, the only way to get there is to try and change. The clock is ticking. I have heard from well-placed sources that Danny Hurley was very interested in the Georgetown opening. Remember that he was at Rhode Island at the time, so Georgetown would have been a major step up. He took the UCONN job in 2018 which seems like a no-brainer move now, but at the time UCONN was reeling from the Kevin Ollie saga and a member of the middling American Athletic Conference. Bob Hurley, Sr. was no great friend of JT2, however, so of course a Hurley never was considered in 2017. Hurley and JT2 butted heads over the treatment of former St. Anthony's McD's AA Anthony Perry in the late-1990s. Some will point to Jagan Mosely playing for JT3 as a thawing of the relationship, but Mosely was not a hotshot recruit and didn't have appreciably better offers than Georgetown - plus academics were important to Mosely and his family. Can’t blame JT2 for AP’s shortcomings and massive hype. The kid was ranked #5 or so coming out of high school and just couldn’t live up to his billing.
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Post by guru on Dec 19, 2022 15:28:31 GMT -5
Of course the low hanging fruit was Hurley was "available" at the time Ewing was hired. Although we don't really know if the interest was mutual and I believe at a minimum Hurley used that offseason to get a raise / extension. But for me, I really hope DeGioia looks at UConn and draws a different conclusion, mainly that rebuilds are possible. I can't get over the statement that was basically like "IF anyone can do this", as if Georgetown is in some crazy predicament never contemplated before in the history of college basketball. We're paying big money here, there are examples of rebuilds happening all around you. UConn was in a terrible place in a middling American conference, now they're ranked 2nd in the country today and are a legitimate NCAA title threat 5 years later. Every day we accept the status quo puts us further away from getting on a path toward what UConn has built. And while Tuesday is probably going to show just how far away we are, the only way to get there is to try and change. The clock is ticking. I have heard from well-placed sources that Danny Hurley was very interested in the Georgetown opening. Remember that he was at Rhode Island at the time, so Georgetown would have been a major step up. He took the UCONN job in 2018 which seems like a no-brainer move now, but at the time UCONN was reeling from the Kevin Ollie saga and a member of the middling American Athletic Conference. Bob Hurley, Sr. was no great friend of JT2, however, so of course a Hurley never was considered in 2017. Hurley and JT2 butted heads over the treatment of former St. Anthony's McD's AA Anthony Perry in the late-1990s. Some will point to Jagan Mosely playing for JT3 as a thawing of the relationship, but Mosely was not a hotshot recruit and didn't have appreciably better offers than Georgetown - plus academics were important to Mosely and his family. No one buys that you have any “well-placed sources.” You lost that ploy when you guaranteed Ewing would be gone by last March 13. LOL.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Dec 19, 2022 15:36:45 GMT -5
Can’t blame JT2 for AP’s shortcomings and massive hype. The kid was ranked #5 or so coming out of high school and just couldn’t live up to his billing. Perry lost a year to the NCAA Clearinghouse due to what today would have been a waiver. Averaged 14 points as a sophomore but injured his ankle as a junior and never really recovered.
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Post by TC on Dec 19, 2022 15:47:58 GMT -5
Of course the low hanging fruit was Hurley was "available" at the time Ewing was hired. Although we don't really know if the interest was mutual and I believe at a minimum Hurley used that offseason to get a raise / extension. But for me, I really hope DeGioia looks at UConn and draws a different conclusion, mainly that rebuilds are possible. I can't get over the statement that was basically like "IF anyone can do this", as if Georgetown is in some crazy predicament never contemplated before in the history of college basketball. We're paying big money here, there are examples of rebuilds happening all around you. UConn was in a terrible place in a middling American conference, now they're ranked 2nd in the country today and are a legitimate NCAA title threat 5 years later. Every day we accept the status quo puts us further away from getting on a path toward what UConn has built. And while Tuesday is probably going to show just how far away we are, the only way to get there is to try and change. The clock is ticking. I have heard from well-placed sources that Danny Hurley was very interested in the Georgetown opening. Remember that he was at Rhode Island at the time, so Georgetown would have been a major step up. I heard the same thing from URI insiders.
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Post by hoyaroc on Dec 19, 2022 18:51:00 GMT -5
Of course the low hanging fruit was Hurley was "available" at the time Ewing was hired. Although we don't really know if the interest was mutual and I believe at a minimum Hurley used that offseason to get a raise / extension. But for me, I really hope DeGioia looks at UConn and draws a different conclusion, mainly that rebuilds are possible. I can't get over the statement that was basically like "IF anyone can do this", as if Georgetown is in some crazy predicament never contemplated before in the history of college basketball. We're paying big money here, there are examples of rebuilds happening all around you. UConn was in a terrible place in a middling American conference, now they're ranked 2nd in the country today and are a legitimate NCAA title threat 5 years later. Every day we accept the status quo puts us further away from getting on a path toward what UConn has built. And while Tuesday is probably going to show just how far away we are, the only way to get there is to try and change. The clock is ticking. I have heard from well-placed sources that Danny Hurley was very interested in the Georgetown opening. Remember that he was at Rhode Island at the time, so Georgetown would have been a major step up. He took the UCONN job in 2018 which seems like a no-brainer move now, but at the time UCONN was reeling from the Kevin Ollie saga and a member of the middling American Athletic Conference. Bob Hurley, Sr. was no great friend of JT2, however, so of course a Hurley never was considered in 2017. Hurley and JT2 butted heads over the treatment of former St. Anthony's McD's AA Anthony Perry in the late-1990s. Some will point to Jagan Mosely playing for JT3 as a thawing of the relationship, but Mosely was not a hotshot recruit and didn't have appreciably better offers than Georgetown - plus academics were important to Mosely and his family. I guess this is the only time we can trust your sources you have been unreliable in the past. 👀
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 19, 2022 18:52:05 GMT -5
This Is a gigantic team. 6-9 Sanogo 6-8 Karaban
But then their 3 guards are 6-5, 6-5, 6-6 Also a 7 foot backup No wonder they dominate the boards
Primo and Heath will be undersized at 6-3 and 6-3 and aren’t good rebounders to begin with.
They have length to cover the 3 and size to rebound. I can see why they are undefeated
Getting Sanogo in foul trouble and attacking Karaban might be the best way to win.
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 19, 2022 18:53:34 GMT -5
I have heard from well-placed sources that Danny Hurley was very interested in the Georgetown opening. Remember that he was at Rhode Island at the time, so Georgetown would have been a major step up. He took the UCONN job in 2018 which seems like a no-brainer move now, but at the time UCONN was reeling from the Kevin Ollie saga and a member of the middling American Athletic Conference. Bob Hurley, Sr. was no great friend of JT2, however, so of course a Hurley never was considered in 2017. Hurley and JT2 butted heads over the treatment of former St. Anthony's McD's AA Anthony Perry in the late-1990s. Some will point to Jagan Mosely playing for JT3 as a thawing of the relationship, but Mosely was not a hotshot recruit and didn't have appreciably better offers than Georgetown - plus academics were important to Mosely and his family. No one buys that you have any “well-placed sources.” You lost that ploy when you guaranteed Ewing would be gone by last March 13. LOL. boya announced that? Did he ever comment on why his well placed sources were wrong?
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Post by prhoya on Dec 19, 2022 19:39:53 GMT -5
This Is a gigantic team. 6-9 Sanogo 6-8 Karaban But then their 3 guards are 6-5, 6-5, 6-6 Also a 7 foot backup No wonder they dominate the boards Primo and Heath will be undersized at 6-3 and 6-3 and aren’t good rebounders to begin with. They have length to cover the 3 and size to rebound. I can see why they are undefeated Getting Sanogo in foul trouble and attacking Karaban might be the best way to win. What are you talking about?! This year’s starting five is the talllest starting five under Pat. This is his worst rebounding team because the 38 mpg starters are dead tired or in foul trouble by the second half, and because Pat has them playing free-for-all basketball on offense and defense without a sound strategy to put his players in a position to box-out and rebound. I see that that’s not the first time you’re trying to portray our team as unable to rebound because of size. The question is why doesn’t the coach try to figure out how to put his team in a position to rebound and win. While he’s at it, he should figure out how to use his three best rebounders in Jordan, Bristol and Bass in a game. If only they could get pt. But, since Pat thinks the only way to win is a race to 100 points, he wants to use his gunners.
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Post by Elvado on Dec 19, 2022 19:47:04 GMT -5
Playing the rented mule will be Georgetown…
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 19, 2022 19:49:40 GMT -5
UConn - 23, O/U 146.5
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 19, 2022 20:51:29 GMT -5
This Is a gigantic team. 6-9 Sanogo 6-8 Karaban But then their 3 guards are 6-5, 6-5, 6-6 Also a 7 foot backup No wonder they dominate the boards Primo and Heath will be undersized at 6-3 and 6-3 and aren’t good rebounders to begin with. They have length to cover the 3 and size to rebound. I can see why they are undefeated Getting Sanogo in foul trouble and attacking Karaban might be the best way to win. What are you talking about?! This year’s starting five is the talllest starting five under Pat. This is his worst rebounding team because the 38 mpg starters are dead tired or in foul trouble by the second half, and because Pat has them playing free-for-all basketball on offense and defense without a sound strategy to put his players in a position to box-out and rebound. I see that that’s not the first time you’re trying to portray our team as unable to rebound because of size. The question is why doesn’t the coach try to figure out how to put his team in a position to rebound and win. While he’s at it, he should figure out how to use his three best rebounders in Jordan, Bristol and Bass in a game. If only they could get pt. But, since Pat thinks the only way to win is a race to 100 points, he wants to use his gunners. We are smaller overall because we play 3 small guards not sure why you can’t see this. And are making ourselves small at the key small forward spot. The Big East Tournament championship team had: 6-11 Q 6-8 (7-3 wingspan)senior JaMorko (probably the best rebounder in the Big East) 6-7 Bile 6-5 Carey 6-0 Dante (plus rebounder at his position) Then 6-4 Blair was backup point guard This years 1, 2, 3 spots: Murray at 6-5 Heath 6-3 Spears 6-2 Murray and Heath both are giving up size to Bile and Carey That’s the area where we are hurt by size/length Ideally Murray should be at shooting guard And we have a 6-5 to 6-7 small forward That helps with length and rebounding You look at our best teams: 7-2 Hibbert 6-9 Jeff Green 6-9 Summers/6-9 Ewing 6-3 sapp 6-0 Wallace At the key spot (small forward we had great size and length) When we had the undersized 3 guard offense (6-3 Freeman, 6-2 Clark, 6-1 Chris Wright) over the long haul that team struggled cause they were undersized especially at small forward.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Dec 19, 2022 21:26:22 GMT -5
Of course the low hanging fruit was Hurley was "available" at the time Ewing was hired. Although we don't really know if the interest was mutual and I believe at a minimum Hurley used that offseason to get a raise / extension. But for me, I really hope DeGioia looks at UConn and draws a different conclusion, mainly that rebuilds are possible. I can't get over the statement that was basically like "IF anyone can do this", as if Georgetown is in some crazy predicament never contemplated before in the history of college basketball. We're paying big money here, there are examples of rebuilds happening all around you. UConn was in a terrible place in a middling American conference, now they're ranked 2nd in the country today and are a legitimate NCAA title threat 5 years later. Every day we accept the status quo puts us further away from getting on a path toward what UConn has built. And while Tuesday is probably going to show just how far away we are, the only way to get there is to try and change. The clock is ticking. I have heard from well-placed sources that Danny Hurley was very interested in the Georgetown opening. Remember that he was at Rhode Island at the time, so Georgetown would have been a major step up. He took the UCONN job in 2018 which seems like a no-brainer move now, but at the time UCONN was reeling from the Kevin Ollie saga and a member of the middling American Athletic Conference. Bob Hurley, Sr. was no great friend of JT2, however, so of course a Hurley never was considered in 2017. Hurley and JT2 butted heads over the treatment of former St. Anthony's McD's AA Anthony Perry in the late-1990s. Some will point to Jagan Mosely playing for JT3 as a thawing of the relationship, but Mosely was not a hotshot recruit and didn't have appreciably better offers than Georgetown - plus academics were important to Mosely and his family. To me, the startling thing is that as far as we know, Hurley wasn't even interviewed, and he was clearly one of the top "up and comer" names at the time. I would never fault anybody for considering Ewing in 2017. Why not? He should have been one of many people considered, but instead John Thompson made his preference clear, that's all DeGioia needed, and here we are. It's disfunctional. Connecticut is a really good progam, so it'll be interesting to see them. They do so many things so well - the opposite of us. Keep in mind that in Kevin Ollie's last year, Connecticut was ranked 179 - not very different from our current status. Hurley instantly improved them, with teams ranked 98, 52, 21, 22, and now 1. Rebuilds and turnarounds are very possible, and Connecticut is a great example of one. They went from the bottom to an NCAA bid in 3 seasons. The only reason this cannot happen at Georgetown is if the man at the top of the program isn't good enough to do it. It's not NIL, it's not trying circumstances or Georgetown's "strict" adherence to rules. It's a will to do what's needed, even if it breaks from tradition.
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Post by prhoya on Dec 19, 2022 21:34:04 GMT -5
What are you talking about?! This year’s starting five is the talllest starting five under Pat. This is his worst rebounding team because the 38 mpg starters are dead tired or in foul trouble by the second half, and because Pat has them playing free-for-all basketball on offense and defense without a sound strategy to put his players in a position to box-out and rebound. I see that that’s not the first time you’re trying to portray our team as unable to rebound because of size. The question is why doesn’t the coach try to figure out how to put his team in a position to rebound and win. While he’s at it, he should figure out how to use his three best rebounders in Jordan, Bristol and Bass in a game. If only they could get pt. But, since Pat thinks the only way to win is a race to 100 points, he wants to use his gunners. We are smaller overall because we play 3 small guards not sure why you can’t see this. And are making ourselves small at the key small forward spot. That’s Pat’s fault because he never gives run to 6’6” Bristol or 6’7” Bass. We have enough scorers to not need 4 one-on-one gunners. We could use the rebounding and defensive help from these two players.The Big East Tournament championship team had: 6-11 Q 6-8 (7-3 wingspan)senior JaMorko (probably the best rebounder in the Big East) Akok is 6’10” and with what looks like great reach, but I couldn’t find those stats.6-7 Bile 6-5 Carey 6-0 Dante (plus rebounder at his position) Then 6-4 Blair was backup point guard This years 1, 2, 3 spots: Murray at 6-5 Heath 6-3 Spears 6-2Primo is 6’3”.Murray and Heath both are giving up size to Bile and Carey That’s the area where we are hurt by size/length We are hurt because Bile had warrior cojones and was all over the court.Ideally Murray should be at shooting guard And we have a 6-5 to 6-7 small forward We have two on the bench, but Pat wants to use his gunners at the same time.That helps with length and rebounding You look at our best teams: 7-2 Hibbert 6-9 Jeff Green 6-9Summers/ 6-9Ewing Both were 6’8” and DaJuan always has been allergic to rebounds.[/] 6-3 sapp 6-0 Wallace
At the key spot (small forward we had great size and length)
When we had the undersized 3 guard offense (6-36-4 Freeman, 6-2 Clark, 6-1 Chris Wright) over the long haul that team struggled cause they were undersized especially at small forward.
Read my bold comments.
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 19, 2022 21:40:14 GMT -5
We are smaller overall because we play 3 small guards not sure why you can’t see this. And are making ourselves small at the key small forward spot. That’s Pat’s fault because he never gives run to 6’6” Bristol or 6’7” Bass. We have enough scorers to not need 4 one-on-one gunners. We could use the rebounding and defensive help fron these two players.The Big East Tournament championship team had: 6-11 Q 6-8 (7-3 wingspan)senior JaMorko (probably the best rebounder in the Big East) Akok is 6’10” and with what looks like great reach, but I couldn’t find those stats.6-7 Bile 6-5 Carey 6-0 Dante (plus rebounder at his position) Then 6-4 Blair was backup point guard This years 1, 2, 3 spots: Murray at 6-5 Heath 6-3 Spears 6-2Primo is 6’3”.Murray and Heath both are giving up size to Bile and Carey That’s the area where we are hurt by size/length We are hurt because Bile had warrior cojones and was all over the court.Ideally Murray should be at shooting guard And we have a 6-5 to 6-7 small forward We have two on the bench, but Pat wants to use his gunners at the same time.That helps with length and rebounding You look at our best teams: 7-2 Hibbert 6-9 Jeff Green 6-9Summers/ 6-9Ewing Both were 6’8” and DaJuan always has been allergic to rebounds.[/] 6-3 sapp 6-0 Wallace
At the key spot (small forward we had great size and length)
When we had the undersized 3 guard offense (6-36-4 Freeman, 6-2 Clark, 6-1 Chris Wright) over the long haul that team struggled cause they were undersized especially at small forward.
Read my bold comments. I agree with the top comment. This game in particular the size at small forward from Bristol and Mozone Would really help as well as the athleticism of Riley. But a lot of finding the space for that to happen is to have Heath as the backup point guard which i have been advocating for since Kenner. If primo and Heath both play at the same time then Heath is average size for a college shooting guard and it pushes Murray to small forward where he is average to undersized for a college small forward.
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Post by prhoya on Dec 19, 2022 21:50:36 GMT -5
I agree with the top comment. This game in particular the size at small forward from Bristol and Mozone Would really help as well as the athleticism of Riley. But a lot of finding the space for that to happen is to have Heath as the backup point guard which i have been advocating for since Kenner. If primo and Heath both play at the same time then Heath is average size for a college shooting guard and it pushes Murray to small forward where he is average to undersized for a college small forward. I disagree with all the size issues at the guard positions in college because we have seen colleges win championships with small guards in the same starting lineups throughout the years. The key is to play good team defense and for the small guards to have big cojones and be warriors, i.e., T. Allen. Our Freeman-Clark-Wright lineup would have been more successful if Freeman cared to defend. He was by far the worst defender we had seen until Blair. Freeman’s matador defense is the reason I don’t want him to be on our coaching staff. We need coaches who can coach and care about defense.
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 19, 2022 22:03:34 GMT -5
I agree with the top comment. This game in particular the size at small forward from Bristol and Mozone Would really help as well as the athleticism of Riley. But a lot of finding the space for that to happen is to have Heath as the backup point guard which i have been advocating for since Kenner. If primo and Heath both play at the same time then Heath is average size for a college shooting guard and it pushes Murray to small forward where he is average to undersized for a college small forward. I disagree with all the size issues at the guard positions in college because we have seen colleges win championships with small guards in the same starting lineups throughout the years. The key is to play good team defense and for the small guards to have big cojones and be warriors, i.e., T. Allen. Our Freeman-Clark-Wright lineup would have been more successful if Freeman cared to defend. He was by far the worst defender we had seen up to Blair. Freeman’s matador defense is the reason I don’t want him to be on our coaching staff. We need coaches who can coach and care about defense. I don’t know if you are talking about the UConn small point guard but that is always complemented by a tall lengthy athletic 3pt shooting wing guard (6-4 to 6-7 and a long tall small forward (in the 6-7 to 6-9 range). I think it’s very hard to go far if you are small at the 2 and 3 position. Kansas last year had 6-5 Obgji and 6-6 Christian Braun at the 2-3 spots. Wisconsin the year they played Duke in the national championship Had 6-9 Sam Dekker at small forward.
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