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Post by raleighfriar on Feb 11, 2024 12:10:54 GMT -5
Ed did offer Rowan at PC.
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Post by saxagael on Feb 11, 2024 12:12:40 GMT -5
Ed did offer Rowan at PC. I know the only BE team Rowan had interest in was Georgetown. But, good to know there was a relationship set.
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Post by raleighfriar on Feb 11, 2024 12:40:44 GMT -5
Oh yea, even our most optimistic insiders knew there was practically no chance he’d come here. Imagine it was groundwork for portal season
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Feb 11, 2024 16:37:07 GMT -5
What is being described here is likely true of any coach who has been around a while, unlike someone like Ewing who had no contacts with high schools whatsoever coming into the job. As others have said, many of these recruitments begin when these kids are in middle school, and most coaches miss out on most kids they are recruiting. So, I think any coach with any people skills is smart to keep contacts up even with good kids who ultimately choose to go elsewhere in this portal era. I don't think that is unique to Cooley. Obviously, coaches that are better at that part of the recruiting game will do better than those who are not.
But, it makes sense than when Player X goes to a university and feels like it's a bad fit, that he would then turn to some of the other places he liked to begin with, but ultimately chose not to pursue. Does anybody know if Cooley ever recruited this Yale guy a few people are talking about? The one who went to school with Rowan Brumbaugh?
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Post by dense on Feb 11, 2024 21:43:18 GMT -5
What is being described here is likely true of any coach who has been around a while, unlike someone like Ewing who had no contacts with high schools whatsoever coming into the job. As others have said, many of these recruitments begin when these kids are in middle school, and most coaches miss out on most kids they are recruiting. So, I think any coach with any people skills is smart to keep contacts up even with good kids who ultimately choose to go elsewhere in this portal era. I don't think that is unique to Cooley. Obviously, coaches that are better at that part of the recruiting game will do better than those who are not. But, it makes sense than when Player X goes to a university and feels like it's a bad fit, that he would then turn to some of the other places he liked to begin with, but ultimately chose not to pursue. Does anybody know if Cooley ever recruited this Yale guy a few people are talking about? The one who went to school with Rowan Brumbaugh? Danny Wolf wasn't that heavily recruited at all. So I doubt PC offered. According to his 24/7 page he visited Minnesota and DePaul. Everything else was mid-majors and Ivy
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Post by thedragon on Feb 12, 2024 0:24:24 GMT -5
We will see with him. I think he's going to have A LOT of suitors. He didn't even start for his HS team I don't think until end of senior year. Was an afterthough on Yale as a Freshman. And then over the summer the light bulb went off and he blew up playing for Israel in the European U20 Tournament. Almost single handedly led them to a surprise medal. Went from not playing much at Yale to averaging nearly 20 points in an international tournament and NBA scouts asking about him in a matter of 6 months. And he's backed it up in the Ivy as a sophomore. Probably the Player of the Year frontrunner. He hired an NBA skills coach and supposedly has made it widely known he wants to go high major. Academics are important. Defense is a question mark. One to keep an eye on.
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Post by hoyaboya on Feb 12, 2024 13:57:32 GMT -5
"There are many things to complain about from this game. Jayden Epps, once the leading scorer in the BIG EAST, only put up four points as he slid down the rankings to fourth in the conference in points per game. Off the court, it’s become apparent that Georgetown doesn’t have any home-court advantage, as Capital One Arena was once again swarmed by opposing fans and the student section was unable to deafen the loud cheers from the UConn faithful." georgetownvoice.com/2024/02/11/hoyas-suffer-another-home-blowout-to-uconn/
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Post by prhoya on Feb 12, 2024 14:21:53 GMT -5
"There are many things to complain about from this game. Jayden Epps, once the leading scorer in the BIG EAST, only put up four points as he slid down the rankings to fourth in the conference in points per game. Off the court, it’s become apparent that Georgetown doesn’t have any home-court advantage, as Capital One Arena was once again swarmed by opposing fans and the student section was unable to deafen the loud cheers from the UConn faithful." georgetownvoice.com/2024/02/11/hoyas-suffer-another-home-blowout-to-uconn/Cooley talks about his programs' staples: “Discipline is a staple. Toughness, energy, connection, and enthusiasm. Those things will also be staples of our organization,” he said. How about leadership? For at least a decade, GU has lacked leadership on the court. Who's our leader this year? Cooley needs to find one for next year and pay him.
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Post by jwp91 on Feb 12, 2024 14:50:25 GMT -5
Well, he thought that leader would be Massoud and paid him, but he missed.
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Post by prhoya on Feb 12, 2024 14:58:41 GMT -5
Well, he thought that leader would be Massoud and paid him, but he missed. True. Lesson learned. Have back-up.
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Post by dariantownesvanzandt on Feb 12, 2024 15:00:20 GMT -5
Well, he thought that leader would be Massoud and paid him, but he missed. Yes. Massoud & Heath. It's not the worst idea to have your two 5th-year guys be the team leaders - especially when they seem very well-liked. They (and everybody) just had really rough years on the court -- and that's obviously not a great combination. Makes you wonder who from the potential returning contributors (Cook, Styles, Epps, Bristol) might be able to fill that role.
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Post by hoyaboya on Feb 12, 2024 15:08:44 GMT -5
Well, he thought that leader would be Massoud and paid him, but he missed. Yes. Massoud & Heath. It's not the worst idea to have your two 5th-year guys be the team leaders - especially when they seem very well-liked. They (and everybody) just had really rough years on the court -- and that's obviously not a great combination. Makes you wonder who from the potential returning contributors (Cook, Styles, Epps, Bristol) might be able to fill that role. Of that group, Cook would be the most likely, although I think Brumbaugh could be if he got more playing time opportunities (curious why you didn't include him in your list of 4, but did include 5th year senior Bristol). Sorber will be a lead by example type and Mulready has some leadership skills as well, but they will obviously only be freshmen.
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Post by EtomicB on Feb 12, 2024 15:52:37 GMT -5
Well, he thought that leader would be Massoud and paid him, but he missed. True. Lesson learned. Have back-up. Cooley repeated his mantra in the presser that the 3 people on the team who can never have a bad day are the Coach, PG & best player. Neither Heath nor Massoud meet these criteria so it's easy to see why the team is so disjointed & inconsistent. I've been & still am a big supporter of Cooley but he's had a lot of bad days this year..
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Post by guru on Feb 12, 2024 16:15:02 GMT -5
True. Lesson learned. Have back-up. Cooley repeated his mantra in the presser that the 3 people on the team who can never have a bad day are the Coach, PG & best player. Neither Heath nor Massoud meet these criteria so it's easy to see why the team is so disjointed & inconsistent. I've been & still am a big supporter of Cooley but he's had a lot of bad days this year.. I still think the hire could work out eventually but he had been abjectly terrible in year one.
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Post by prhoya on Feb 12, 2024 16:17:25 GMT -5
True. Lesson learned. Have back-up. Cooley repeated his mantra in the presser that the 3 people on the team who can never have a bad day are the Coach, PG & best player. Neither Heath nor Massoud meet these criteria so it's easy to see why the team is so disjointed & inconsistent. I've been & still am a big supporter of Cooley but he's had a lot of bad days this year.. It’s even worse when the PG and the best player are the same person.
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Post by professorhoya on Feb 12, 2024 23:39:21 GMT -5
Well, he thought that leader would be Massoud and paid him, but he missed. You can’t be a leader if you are subpar on the court. Both Massoud and Brumbaugh are quietly vocal on the court and always pointing and directing teammates. But when they are no good then after awhile players will tune that out. Don Carey had that same problem. You can’t lead when you are making constant mistakes or are just overmatched. Other then that there are no vocal personalities with leadership qualities on the team currently.
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