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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 16, 2024 19:57:07 GMT -5
Booooooo! Well, I tried.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 15, 2024 20:02:32 GMT -5
This flat out stinks. What I don't understand is where Styles will go and get as much or more playing time than he got this season, with a greater NIL package. I guess he must think it's out there. I really hate this "everyone is a free agent" system. I'm sorry, but what we had before was far superior to this and better for the game. Hes going to NC state Can't begrudge anyone who decides that he wants to conclude his collegiate career near home, and I wish him the best, but would still have rather seen him stay here.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 15, 2024 19:58:06 GMT -5
Maybe I'm being stupid (wouldn't be the first time), but I don't think we are in this table. Isn't the G team in Tier 3 Gonzaga? I mean good God, two recent national champions and this year's runner up are in Tier 4. How could we possibly be in Tier 3? We're probably in Tier 23. I'll be easy and point out the team logo that says "Gonzaga" on the right side is Gonzaga. The big blue "G" is actually Georgetown. I'm not a big have of charts like this without background. I took this to mean a program that isn't coach dependent. At the moment I don't really know where Georgetown stands, it is better on this front than I expected it to be. But, with Gonzaga, if Mark Few left I don't know how long it would stay at the level it is. Looking at Villanova and it isn't the program Jay Wright built (he could recruit and coach up players like crazy). See, I am stupid, I missed that Gonzaga was in the lower right corner of Tier 3. I don't care what criteria they use, though, we don't currently belong anywhere near this table.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 15, 2024 19:51:13 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 15, 2024 19:48:33 GMT -5
I'm waiting to see if Haley does a similar reversal in order to preserve her political life within a corrupt cult aka the "Republican" Party or whether she adopts a Liz Cheney position. I would lay odds on the former.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 15, 2024 19:45:44 GMT -5
I fervently hope this proves to be true, and we don't get a new and unimproved version called "I Fought the Law and I Won", which we will get even with an 11-1 hung jury. I'M VINDICATED.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 15, 2024 19:37:21 GMT -5
Gotta bump it up a notch... Maybe I'm being stupid (wouldn't be the first time), but I don't think we are in this table. Isn't the G team in Tier 3 Gonzaga? I mean good God, two recent national champions and this year's runner up are in Tier 4. How could we possibly be in Tier 3? We're probably in Tier 23.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 15, 2024 19:15:35 GMT -5
I expect this means Peavy starts at the 3, which is probably his natural position. Assuming we get Mack and my being among those that does not want to see a Mack/Epps starting back court, I would like to see us bring in a taller starting two guard who can shoot and also play d, and a defense minded center as our two biggest priorities. I hope we can pull it off.
Also, in regard to CO, I really only know what I read here. Can anyone compare him to Adem Bona? Bona was defensive player of the year in the Pac this year, has limited but improving offensive skills, and is a foul machine. That said, if CO is comparable to Bona, I would be thrilled to have him.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 15, 2024 18:21:39 GMT -5
This flat out stinks. What I don't understand is where Styles will go and get as much or more playing time than he got this season, with a greater NIL package. I guess he must think it's out there. I really hate this "everyone is a free agent" system. I'm sorry, but what we had before was far superior to this and better for the game.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 14, 2024 18:56:36 GMT -5
Suckers and morons. Small-time investors in Trump’s Truth Social reckon with stock collapse Jerry Dean McLain first bet on former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social two years ago, buying into the Trump company’s planned merger partner, Digital World Acquisition, at $90 a share. Over time, as the price changed, he kept buying, amassing hundreds of shares for $25,000 — pretty much his “whole nest egg,” he said. That nest egg has lost about half its value in the past two weeks as Trump Media & Technology Group’s share price dropped from $66 after its public debut last month to $32 on Friday. But McLain, 71, who owns a tree-removal service outside Oklahoma City, said he’s not worried. If anything, he wants to buy more. “I know good and well it’s in Trump’s hands, and he’s got plans,” he said. “I have no doubt it’s going to explode sometime.” For shareholders like McLain, investing in Truth Social is less a business calculation than a statement of faith in the former president and the business traded under his initials, DJT. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/14/truth-social-investors-faith-trump/Yes, it will explode soon, all over the poor sap.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 14, 2024 18:54:58 GMT -5
Let’s play a game. Without mentioning any other politician or public figure, is Joe Biden an historic liar and plagiarist? He’s absolutely lied about things. But that’s not how this works, ESPECIALLY when the piece you post makes specific reference to the 2024 election and not voting for a liar. How else do you expect me to respond? We don’t live in world devoid of context no matter how much you guys want to divorce yourself from that context. Everyone knows that Trump is more honest than George Washington ever was, so there's no issue here. Biden is a liar and Trump is a saint, sent to us by God.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 12, 2024 19:54:44 GMT -5
Caleb's Mom to Malik Mack's family Caleb's Mom! Caleb's Mom! Caleb's Mom!
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 11, 2024 19:25:06 GMT -5
We can count on there not being a single truthful word spoken at this event. Perfect for the Fake News Network and its spawn.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 11, 2024 19:22:59 GMT -5
Morons. MAGA GOPers at their finest display of moronicism. The farcical saga of an impeachment trial no one wants to convene In impeaching Mayorkas, Republicans have turned the most powerful constitutional duty that Congress has — removing executive branch officials for “high crimes and misdemeanors” — into a farcical journey of blunder and mismanagement. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/11/mayorkas-impeachment-senate-trial/How is this in any way surprising? Also, did you invent a new word there?
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 11, 2024 19:04:33 GMT -5
Perhaps he can find the real killer as he crosses the River Styx… I have a slightly different take here. The Colombian hit men can finally rest easy.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 10, 2024 18:29:08 GMT -5
Three strikes, Grifter. Trump tries and fails to delay N.Y. criminal trial for a third this week NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers Wednesday failed to persuade an appeals court judge to delay the former president’s New York criminal trial scheduled to begin next week by saying the presiding judge was not qualified to oversee the proceedings and that a postponement was necessary. Appeals court Judge Ellen Gesmer denied Trump’s request shortly after it was filed. It was the Trump lawyers’ third attempt this week to delay his trial for allegedly falsifying business documents to help cover up an affair before the 2016 election. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/10/trump-new-york-criminal-trial-merchan/I expect more BS motions to come. Doesn't Trump get 15 strikes? Those are his rules, right?
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 10, 2024 18:22:06 GMT -5
No, it's not just you. As social media posts are offered, it's encouraged to offer some comment or thoughts to add to the conversation, where appropriate. Do you really want me to post a Tweet about Seton Hall's schedule in the Big East thread and say "I find this interesting because by Seton Hall playing this quality opponent, it should help our computer rankings which are used in NCAA Tournament selection"? I mean, it's pretty self-evident if you're participating on this board why certain pieces of news are relevant. Also, Admin, if this applies to more than me, why are you calling me out specifically in your post that is responding to the Casual Hoya tweet I linked? Because if you're going to constantly act like Debbie Downer, you have to expect to be treated like Debbie Downer.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 10, 2024 18:10:25 GMT -5
I did not know that Othella is a coach for the Knicks. Good stuff.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 10, 2024 18:09:11 GMT -5
Johnny "they're calling it the other way" Most is rolling over in his grave.
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 9, 2024 19:42:01 GMT -5
But UCONN only made 6 threes. So it's not like Purdue was trading 2s for 3s. That's why people need to watch the games and not just look at statistics. UCONN had a phenomenal gameplan. They decided to not let anybody but Edey beat them, knowing they could use Clingan and Johnson to wear down Edey over 40 minutes and that by not allowing 3s, it would be next to impossible for Edey to win the game by himself. And UCONN was correct. I was surprised not to see Painter adjust more, and he's an excellent coach. He just kept dumping it down to Edey, seemed like he fell in love with the idea of Clingan/Johnson getting into foul trouble. But the problem for Painter was, by the time those two UCONN centers got into foul trouble, the game was already over. But Purdue only made 1 three. Maybe "people" should look at the math before they start criticizing. Purdue was 1-7 from three point range. They scored 3 points from three point range. Connecticut went 6-22. They scored 18 points from three point range. 18 minus 3 is 15. In this instance, that happens to be Connecticut's winning margin. You think it mattered, perhaps? I realize that part of the 1-7 was Connecticut's strategy and great defense, of course. Purdue had to counteract that strategy, but they did not. Perhaps they couldn't because Connecticut is too good. But, instead, Purdue chose to shoot mostly twos, even though they are one of the best three point shooting teams in the country. Connecticut shutting that down essentially turned them into a two-point only team. It's hard to win that way--which was my point. I really don't think this argument holds water. First, they said on the broadcast that Purdue was the best three point shooting team in the country, probably because teams attempted to neutralize Edey and left the shooters open. UConn refused to do that and played great defense, but the reason I question your argument is that UConn attempted 15 more 3's than Purdue. Sure they made five more, but if Purdue (other than Edey) could have made any shots inside the arc (and I presume they must have taken more 2's than UConn), it would have been a much closer game. UConn is just a great defensive team and deserves full credit. But just suppose that for the 15 3's Purdue didn't take, they had made six more 2's. We have a very different game.
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