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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 9, 2024 21:34:30 GMT -5
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Post by thedragon on Mar 9, 2024 22:16:50 GMT -5
I dream about the day we can troll like this. For those that dont know the PC fanbase's go to response online is "Thank you".
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Post by bamahoya11 on Mar 9, 2024 22:59:41 GMT -5
It has been a long season, but ending Providence’s hopes of making a run would be satisfying at some level.
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Post by guru on Mar 10, 2024 0:04:08 GMT -5
I dream about the day we can troll like this. For those that dont know the PC fanbase's go to response online is "Thank you". Why would anyone with a life know that about the Providence fanbase?
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Post by guru on Mar 10, 2024 0:05:39 GMT -5
It has been a long season, but ending Providence’s hopes of making a run would be satisfying at some level. Posted this earlier this week. It would be a tiny cherry on top of this s—- sundae of a season. It would be sweet for sure.
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 10, 2024 6:29:20 GMT -5
Both Providence games were winnable (as were the Xavier games). If anything a tight game late in the 2nd half might get PC to feel the weight of a bubble bursting loss. We have nothing to lose and hope we play that way.
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 10, 2024 7:11:40 GMT -5
I have never looked forward to the end of a season this much.
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Post by prhoya on Mar 10, 2024 7:45:25 GMT -5
Both Providence games were winnable (as were the Xavier games). If anything a tight game late in the 2nd half might get PC to feel the weight of a bubble bursting loss. We have nothing to lose and hope we play that way. Epps with 25 FGAs?
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Post by thedragon on Mar 10, 2024 8:38:53 GMT -5
Both Providence games were winnable (as were the Xavier games). If anything a tight game late in the 2nd half might get PC to feel the weight of a bubble bursting loss. We have nothing to lose and hope we play that way. Epps with 25 FGAs? Epps had over 20 FGA four times this season. American where he single handedly saved us from an L. @ Providence and the two St John's games. In those 4 games he averaged 25 PPG and shot 44% overall. All games we actually had a shot to win down the stretch unlike most others. So yea, much to your chagrin (and mine at times), thats probably our best chance to win with this roster.
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Post by hoyaboya on Mar 10, 2024 8:51:20 GMT -5
Epps had over 20 FGA four times this season. American where he single handedly saved us from an L. @ Providence and the two St John's games. In those 4 games he averaged 25 PPG and shot 44% overall. All games we actually had a shot to win down the stretch unlike most others. So yea, much to your chagrin (and mine at times), thats probably our best chance to win with this roster. We’re 9-22, 2-18. That strategy hasn’t gotten us wins this year. And it’s not building anything other than resentment from teammates and bad habits heading into next year. Very dumb strategy.
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Post by thedragon on Mar 10, 2024 8:52:12 GMT -5
Epps had over 20 FGA four times this season. American where he single handedly saved us from an L. @ Providence and the two St John's games. In those 4 games he averaged 25 PPG and shot 44% overall. All games we actually had a shot to win down the stretch unlike most others. So yea, much to your chagrin (and mine at times), thats probably our best chance to win with this roster. We’re 9-22, 2-18. That strategy hasn’t gotten us wins this year. And it’s not building anything other than resentment from teammates and bad habits heading into next year. Very dumb strategy. What resentment from teammates? Can you point me to that info?
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Post by prhoya on Mar 10, 2024 9:16:03 GMT -5
Epps had over 20 FGA four times this season. American where he single handedly saved us from an L. @ Providence and the two St John's games. In those 4 games he averaged 25 PPG and shot 44% overall. All games we actually had a shot to win down the stretch unlike most others. So yea, much to your chagrin (and mine at times), thats probably our best chance to win with this roster. If only college basketball was a game of 1 v 1… This selfish Primo Epps offensive scheme, and how Cooley and Ewing designed and allowed it, is one of the reasons we only have 4 wins in 3 years of BE play. Will Cooley play it next year with hopefully more talent on board?
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Post by hoyaboya on Mar 10, 2024 9:16:25 GMT -5
We’re 9-22, 2-18. That strategy hasn’t gotten us wins this year. And it’s not building anything other than resentment from teammates and bad habits heading into next year. Very dumb strategy. What resentment from teammates? Can you point me to that info? For example, how do you think Brumbaugh feels when he gets pulled from the game and yelled at by Cooley for making a bad pass, but Epps continuously plays selfishly and never gets reprimanded?
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Post by thedragon on Mar 10, 2024 9:23:08 GMT -5
What resentment from teammates? Can you point me to that info? For example, how do you think Brumbaugh feels when he gets pulled from the game and yelled at by Cooley for making a bad pass, but Epps continuously plays selfishly and never gets reprimanded? I dont know and neither do you. You're the one that said it was building resentment in teammates. You ask people for sources all the time. I'd be shocked if you'd post a statement like that without a source considering...
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Post by Elvado on Mar 10, 2024 9:23:21 GMT -5
What resentment from teammates? Can you point me to that info? For example, how do you think Brumbaugh feels when he gets pulled from the game and yelled at by Cooley for making a bad pass, but Epps continuously plays selfishly and never gets reprimanded? Maybe Cooley had hopes he can correct Brumbaugh and already knows Epps is a lost cause.
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Post by hoyajmw on Mar 10, 2024 10:13:47 GMT -5
Our Wednesday game is at 6:30, not 4:30 as typo on front page says (as of 11:10am Sunday anyway) . The bracket linked to that story has correct times. Pointing this out only as may have bearing on travel plans to be made…
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Post by DFW HOYA on Mar 10, 2024 10:23:03 GMT -5
Our Wednesday game is at 6:30, not 4:30 as typo on front page says (as of 11:10am Sunday anyway) . The bracket linked to that story has correct times. Pointing this out only as may have bearing on travel plans to be made… The Central time zone has played havoc with some recent game times on the site. It’s a correctable error and will be addressed this afternoon.
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Post by TC on Mar 10, 2024 10:30:23 GMT -5
What resentment from teammates? Can you point me to that info? For example, how do you think Brumbaugh feels when he gets pulled from the game and yelled at by Cooley for making a bad pass, but Epps continuously plays selfishly and never gets reprimanded? Apparently it's okay to wildly speculate and root for internal dissension based on absolutely nothing.
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Post by thedragon on Mar 10, 2024 11:44:41 GMT -5
Epps had over 20 FGA four times this season. American where he single handedly saved us from an L. @ Providence and the two St John's games. In those 4 games he averaged 25 PPG and shot 44% overall. All games we actually had a shot to win down the stretch unlike most others. So yea, much to your chagrin (and mine at times), thats probably our best chance to win with this roster. If only college basketball was a game of 1 v 1… This selfish Primo Epps offensive scheme, and how Cooley and Ewing designed and allowed it, is one of the reasons we only have 4 wins in 3 years of BE play. Will Cooley play it next year with hopefully more talent on board? I think this is a good question but it has zero to do with my response related to this year, tomorrow's game and "this roster". And as was asked elsewhere in this thread, no, I don't think our record of 9-22, 2-18 would be better if Epps was shooting less. The roster from a necessary talent perspective was a failure by the staff year 1, purposeful or not - whether one gives them a pass for that or not based on circumstances (which i do), that fact remains. As Cooley said in the presser yesterday, offense isn't the pressing issue. In the last six weeks we scored over 75 points 5 times (won once). 3 of those were 85+. Lost all 3. If we had 5 wins with those 3 (2 against Xavier 1 against St Johns) the narrative around here would be vastly different. As for next year, I'd certainly hope we'll have enough talent to not need to rely so heavily on Epps trying to play hero ball.
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Post by guru on Mar 10, 2024 11:52:57 GMT -5
If only college basketball was a game of 1 v 1… This selfish Primo Epps offensive scheme, and how Cooley and Ewing designed and allowed it, is one of the reasons we only have 4 wins in 3 years of BE play. Will Cooley play it next year with hopefully more talent on board? I think this is a good question but it has zero to do with my response related to this year, tomorrow's game and "this roster". And as was asked elsewhere in this thread, no, I don't think our record of 9-22, 2-18 would be better if Epps was shooting less. The roster from a necessary talent perspective was a failure by the staff year 1, purposeful or not - whether one gives them a pass for that or not based on circumstances (which i do), that fact remains. As Cooley said in the presser yesterday, offense isn't the pressing issue. In the last six weeks we scored over 75 points 5 times (won once). 3 of those were 85+. Lost all 3. If we had 5 wins with those 3 (2 against Xavier 1 against St Johns) the narrative around here would be vastly different. As for next year, I'd certainly hope we'll have enough talent to not need to rely so heavily on Epps trying to play hero ball. A “purposeful” failure is not a concept that I understand. And if it was somehow purposeful, I wish they had informed us of that before I put down a few thousand bucks for season tickets.
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