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Post by mapei on Dec 1, 2010 14:43:43 GMT -5
Very impressed that we actually went 10 deep, and we really needed minutes from all 10. Chris and Austin are both playing the best ball of their career, and that's saying plenty.
Very impressed with Mizzou, too. That's a good team on both ends of the court. Everybody in their lineup can play. Also thought the crowd's M-I-Z! Z-O-U! call-and response chant was cool.
On the fouls, I think most of the ones called against us were legit, but I also agree that Mizzou got away with stuff when we were on offense. I do think it became more even in the second half, and I can think of at least three big calls that went our way: the clock violation at the end of the 1st; a definite foul by Jason, uncalled, on a 3-point shooter than ended up being an airball; and then Jason's attempt to foul at the end.
That said, our poise at the line was astounding. Can't ask for more than perfection.
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 21:58:26 GMT -5
I think they can change a 3 to 2, but not take one away. Hope I'm right.
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 21:47:38 GMT -5
3s and fouls keeping mu alive
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 21:29:01 GMT -5
damn we look good so far
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 21:28:12 GMT -5
Our bench is playing better than any bench in the JTIII era, including the PE Jr years, b/c as a whole everyone can contribute. agree!
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 21:22:32 GMT -5
we do look winded early
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 21:21:47 GMT -5
Austin! Love the way we're subbing.
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 21:16:29 GMT -5
damn more fouls . . .
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 21:13:49 GMT -5
looking good so far except for fouls and that one bad TO
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 20:00:18 GMT -5
I love these conversations. My list:
Patrick Sleepy Zo/Reggie (tie) Jeff
I'm relegating AI to the bench because he was only here for two years, and really less than that since he checked out mentally as soon as his sophomore season was done and IIRC started driving around town in a Mercedes. Awesome athlete, but not a great representative of the University in my opinion.
If I were to rank only on ability and performance-per-game, AI would move up to #3. If I discounted everything other than basketball and ranked on overall contribution to the hoops program, he slips behind a number of additional players, including Roy, Jon, Austin, Charles and maybe Deke.
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 19:40:58 GMT -5
This is really annoying. The "conference" is becoming more and more meaningless in that we have nothing in common with some of these schools (USF?).
BTW, I don't want to drop Notre Dame from the BE. Georgetown and ND are the two best Catholic schools in America, and both have good basketball programs. We've had epic games against them. Why would we want to give that up?
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Post by mapei on Nov 30, 2010 19:27:41 GMT -5
When they do get turnovers against us, and they will occasionally, we have to have the discipline not to foul. I agree that keeping our best in the game will be important.
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Post by mapei on Nov 29, 2010 13:45:43 GMT -5
I view this as a "nothing to lose, really" game. We won't be favored and, if we lose, it won't be the worst thing in the world and could even help us identify some things to work on. If we win, it will be a nice trophy for a while but it won't make the BE season any easier. I think it's a great early-season context and I'm glad we got it.
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Post by mapei on Nov 27, 2010 22:21:06 GMT -5
wow - very cool!
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Post by mapei on Nov 27, 2010 15:54:00 GMT -5
Just back from game and lunch @ Fado. Game ball to Austin, obviously. That was as good a shooting performance as I have seen from a Hoya maybe ever. In recent years, only Jeff's epic night against Notre Dame comes close.
I agree that some turnovers probably charged to Chris weren't his fault. The team seem intent today on making the extra pass underneath - not just Chris - and the intended targets weren't ready repeatedly. Some of those possessions might have been better with the last pass omitted.
Good solid game from Julian, with a lot of second efforts.
Henry still looks improved from last year, though he did manage to get called for five fouls in limited minutes. While I disagree with at least one of those calls, he needs to get that under control.
I liked Bowen's foul, too, although I think it should have been a flagrant/intentional. It seemed to me like payback for the foul that was not called when Hollis got decked, just before. In general, the game got needlessly chippy toward the end, with too many players ending up on the floor. The refs called tons of ticky-tack stuff but not enough of the rough ones IMHO.
Austin hurt his shoulder a little on that beautiful long outlet pass to Julian that went 3/4 of the court. He started holding his throwing shoulder just after.
Vee looked really good, a tad better than Markel, who was OK but unimpressive. Bowen looked awful, but he needs the experience. Nate showed well in moments, looked like a freshman in others. He hit all his FTs with nothing but net.
I'm glad JT3 put the starters back in at the end. We weren't very good for quite a stretch, UNCA using 3-pointers to close the gap while we missed on our possessions.
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Post by mapei on Nov 26, 2010 21:51:03 GMT -5
UNCA is a sentimental favorite for me since I grew up there, played HS tennis on their courts, watched our HS basketball team play in their gym, studied in their library in the summers, etc. It will be weird to be rooting for their opponent, but this should be a game that we dominate and I hope we do.
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Post by mapei on Nov 21, 2010 23:48:00 GMT -5
FWIW, I'm going to defend the Ambassador - Chris did have a subpar stretch in there for 2-3 minutes when I thought he looked a little fatigued: missing the two front ends, getting beat a time or two on D, rushing at least one very long jumper. But it was only those 2-3 minutes. I agree with everything good that people are saying about him: his court/team awareness, sense of timing, protecting the ball, running the team really well. Jason was our best player the first couple of games, but since then it's been Chris, who just looks like a much more mature and polished player now. He's been fantastic.
Austin was a little off tonight by the standards we have come to expect of him. Reminds me of those occasional quiet games we would have from Jeff. But Henry, JV, Hollis and the bench were all great. I'm surprised that Markel is getting PT over Vee, and Jerrelle over Nate, but those aren't really complaints since what we're doing is successful.
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Post by mapei on Nov 21, 2010 21:59:49 GMT -5
It felt like we rebounded well - looking forward to the stats.
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Post by mapei on Nov 21, 2010 21:57:32 GMT -5
Hoyas win! Hoyas win!
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Post by mapei on Nov 21, 2010 21:55:50 GMT -5
definitely Chris for MVP.
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