EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on Jan 19, 2024 15:42:19 GMT -5
"College basketball fans of a certain vintage - i.e., your author - remember Georgetown as a brand in the game... Even under John Thompson III, the team was a national power, right up until the Dunk City Florida Gulf Coast team obliterated them on national TV. It has been more than a decade since that game. In that time, Georgetown has won 1 NCAA tournament game. If the next one is going to come under Ed Cooley, it doesn’t appear that it’s going to be this year. The Hoyas are 0-8 in the top two quads and are carrying a Q4 loss against Holy Cross. They have one Big East win in six tries, and that was their home game against DePaul. They played Seton Hall tough before allowing an 8-0 run late to give the game away, but they’ve been otherwise uncompetitive in conference play... Is Ed Cooley a good coach? If you love the flex offense, the answer is probably yes. The Hoays play exceptionally slowly, boasting the lowest tempo in the league. I’d be in no hurry to get a shot up in their position either; they’re last in the league with a dreadful 44.4% EFG% in conference games, and they also turn the ball over fairly frequently. They’ve been good on the offensive glass and in getting to the line, where they’re shooting a respectable 76.7% in league play. It all adds up to the #10 offense in the league, which used to be the worst you could do in the Big East, but no longer! The defense is also 10th. They force a lot of turnovers, second in the league with an 18.9% TO rate. Everything else is bad. They’re 10th in defensive EFG%, 10th in DReb%, and 8th in FT rate. They don’t chase teams off the arc or defend the paint well. Aside from forcing turnovers, they’re a complete train wreck on the defensive end. I’ll bet they thank God every night that DePaul is in the league so they’re not last in everything." www.bannersontheparkway.com/2024/1/19/24043429/xavier-v-georgetown-preview-matchups-keys-to-the-game-big-east-basketballI'd like to see much more of the flex offense, it'll give the players much more movement(both ball & body) than they're getting now.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 19, 2024 17:31:48 GMT -5
"College basketball fans of a certain vintage - i.e., your author - remember Georgetown as a brand in the game... Even under John Thompson III, the team was a national power, right up until the Dunk City Florida Gulf Coast team obliterated them on national TV. It has been more than a decade since that game. In that time, Georgetown has won 1 NCAA tournament game. If the next one is going to come under Ed Cooley, it doesn’t appear that it’s going to be this year. The Hoyas are 0-8 in the top two quads and are carrying a Q4 loss against Holy Cross. They have one Big East win in six tries, and that was their home game against DePaul. They played Seton Hall tough before allowing an 8-0 run late to give the game away, but they’ve been otherwise uncompetitive in conference play... Is Ed Cooley a good coach? If you love the flex offense, the answer is probably yes. The Hoays play exceptionally slowly, boasting the lowest tempo in the league. I’d be in no hurry to get a shot up in their position either; they’re last in the league with a dreadful 44.4% EFG% in conference games, and they also turn the ball over fairly frequently. They’ve been good on the offensive glass and in getting to the line, where they’re shooting a respectable 76.7% in league play. It all adds up to the #10 offense in the league, which used to be the worst you could do in the Big East, but no longer! The defense is also 10th. They force a lot of turnovers, second in the league with an 18.9% TO rate. Everything else is bad. They’re 10th in defensive EFG%, 10th in DReb%, and 8th in FT rate. They don’t chase teams off the arc or defend the paint well. Aside from forcing turnovers, they’re a complete train wreck on the defensive end. I’ll bet they thank God every night that DePaul is in the league so they’re not last in everything." www.bannersontheparkway.com/2024/1/19/24043429/xavier-v-georgetown-preview-matchups-keys-to-the-game-big-east-basketballI'd like to see much more of the flex offense, it'll give the players much more movement(both ball & body) than they're getting now. I don't think they've run flex much at all this year.
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Omega
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Post by Omega on Jan 19, 2024 18:07:42 GMT -5
I'd like to see much more of the flex offense, it'll give the players much more movement(both ball & body) than they're getting now. I don't think they've run flex much at all this year. Fair enough, but you can't run any offense if you don't have ball handlers...
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kettlehill
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Post by kettlehill on Jan 19, 2024 18:29:53 GMT -5
I don't sense a lot of optimism around here about tonites game: fair enough, we have not given much reason for hope. Thing is, I think these kids have bought in ( finally ) and they really seem to care. Enough psycobable- I think we win tonight.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 19, 2024 18:35:51 GMT -5
Is it really as bright in there as it looks on TV?
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miracles87
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Post by miracles87 on Jan 19, 2024 18:38:07 GMT -5
LETS GO HOYAS!!
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saxagael
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Post by saxagael on Jan 19, 2024 18:38:53 GMT -5
Cook, nice steal and goes the distance for a rock'n 2
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Jan 19, 2024 18:39:48 GMT -5
Best start to a game in a while. Not chasing for a change.
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SDHoya
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Post by SDHoya on Jan 19, 2024 18:40:21 GMT -5
Epps looking good on D!
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Jan 19, 2024 18:40:32 GMT -5
Great start!
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Massholya
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Post by Massholya on Jan 19, 2024 18:40:51 GMT -5
Nice start.
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cthoya16
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Post by cthoya16 on Jan 19, 2024 18:40:53 GMT -5
Nice start hoyas
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 19, 2024 18:41:50 GMT -5
Good start. Some nice defense from Epps there. Massoud is still largely clueless on defense—I’ve been watching him. He consistently overhelps when others are already helping. This leaves someone on Xavier wide open, they’re just not finding the person.
But overall strong play especially from Epps. A really good way to start.
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saxagael
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Post by saxagael on Jan 19, 2024 18:41:58 GMT -5
Hoyas up 10 - 3. and Hoyas looking really solid early. I wasn't expecting this.
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saxagael
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Post by saxagael on Jan 19, 2024 18:42:26 GMT -5
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thedragon
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Post by thedragon on Jan 19, 2024 18:42:29 GMT -5
Best 5 minutes of Defense they played all season
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miracles87
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Post by miracles87 on Jan 19, 2024 18:44:19 GMT -5
Keep shooting, Ish! Nice! Need you!
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saxagael
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Post by saxagael on Jan 19, 2024 18:46:09 GMT -5
My steam is really lagging.
Really nice 3 from Ish again. Really good rhythm on this two shots.
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 19, 2024 18:46:16 GMT -5
Would love for this to be a hot Massoud game
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Massholya
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Post by Massholya on Jan 19, 2024 18:48:00 GMT -5
Communication on defense seems much improved. Also like the pass fakes from Heath. Felt like we have not used fakes as much as we should. Game is slowing down for the guys.
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