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Post by ephoya04 on May 29, 2013 7:35:45 GMT -5
No one wants to mention JT3 at the game (appeared to be courtside) looking smooth in his searsucker?!
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Post by ephoya04 on Dec 11, 2012 12:23:29 GMT -5
I, for one, do not believe it. Mikael has not done one thing all season that I would call "athletic." I am not as panicked about him as some people are, and I think he will be fine as our starting center for the rest of the year. But ranking him as one of the eight best athletes and the most athletic big in III's tenure? Absurd. Absurd? Athleticism isn't only sportscenter top plays. I'm talking about coordination, fluidity, body control, balance, nimble feet and other attributes. Watch him run the floor. It's effortless. Which big has been more athletic in JT3's tenure? I'd love to hear it. I would have to chime in with Ewing Jr. Arguably the best athlete (in the NBA sense: explosive, leeping, long etc) of the III era.
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Post by ephoya04 on Oct 23, 2012 7:56:31 GMT -5
When JT3 was in NYC a few weeks back someone asked about the Princeton offense making its way to the NBA (specifically Kobe and the Lakers) and coach asserted it had been there for many years. This article on ESPN pretty clearly articulates JT3's philosophy of not coaching positions but basketball players. espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/15523/it-all-starts-with-lebron-jamesNice to see it catching on. Doesn't hurt to have LeBron as the main cog, but nice to see the philosophy playing out in the NBA. Kind of hard to use it against us as a recruiting tool when LeBron is advocating it.
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Post by ephoya04 on Oct 11, 2012 16:05:41 GMT -5
Had lunch today with someone from the development office. The reason the IAC fundraising is behind the broader campaign frmo a % raised perspective is that the broader $1.5B campaign has been underway since 2006, whereas the IAC just got full zoning approval this year. They did not want to start pushing the fund raising for the IAC without full zoning approval and run the risk that money would come in only to have the project rejected.
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Post by ephoya04 on Mar 17, 2012 10:31:35 GMT -5
"Like everything else...it's LeBron's fault"
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Post by ephoya04 on Jan 19, 2012 12:50:25 GMT -5
Is Big John still on the board at Nike? I'd say a call to the brass at Nike telling them Grey is our color is in order.
PS: Was talking to my friend from 'cuse (i'll reluctantly admit I have one or two) and he said everyone there absolutely hates this grey uni idea.
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Post by ephoya04 on Nov 28, 2011 13:10:48 GMT -5
Didn't want to start a whole new thread for this, but Chad Ford did a similar write up, but it is Insider only...I've pasted the Georgetown portion: Georgetown Otto Porter, F, freshman -- Porter was one of my favorite players in Maui this year. He's a ways away from the NBA right now, but he's got good size as a small forward, is a good athlete who plays hard and has a smooth mid-range game. He needs to add more consistency on his 3-point shot and add some strength, but he's a potential first-round pick someday. Henry Sims, C, senior -- Sims played well against Kansas and Memphis. He is a fluid athlete who runs the floor, can score around the basket and seems to finally, after three seasons playing a backup role at Georgetown, be ready for the spotlight. I'm always leery of older big men who suddenly break out -- especially when your career game is against Memphis' weak interior defense. But when you look at what scouts were saying about him as a high school prospect, he's worth a closer look as a potential second-round prospect if he keeps playing like that. Jason Clark, G, senior -- Clark hasn't really been a strong NBA prospect because he lacks ideal size for the 2 position. He's essentially a 6-foot-2 scoring guard in the body of a point guard. But it's tough to ignore what Clark is doing right now. He's always been known as an aggressive defender and a solid shooter, but the way he's scoring right now, while still giving effort on the defensive end, is impressive. The rest of the article is here: insider.espn.go.com/nba/blog/_/name/nba_draft/id/7278256/scouting-lessons-maui-invitational-cbb
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Post by ephoya04 on Jun 27, 2011 12:10:17 GMT -5
Lunardi did an article on the weakest OOC schedulers but at the bottom included the 10 hardest scheduling schools. insider.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/blog?name=ncbexperts&id=6708588Top 10: SCHOOL (4-year Average Rank) 2011 2010 2009 2008 Tennessee 19.50 3 71 1 3 Georgetown 33.50 2 4 7 121 Arizona 36.75 46 20 77 4 Duke 44.50 47 42 50 39 Michigan State 47.50 17 105 22 46 Connecticut 52.00 38 6 105 59 Syracuse 52.00 126 34 28 20 Michigan 55.75 52 103 53 15 Wisconsin 59.00 111 29 42 54 Pitt (t-10th) 61.50 94 47 15 90 West Virginia 61.50 4 26 60 156 Arizona 36.75 46 20 77 4 Duke 44.50 47 42 50 39 Michigan State 47.50 17 105 22 46 Connecticut 52.00 38 6 105 59 Syracuse 52.00 126 34 28 20 Michigan 55.75 52 103 53 15 Wisconsin 59.00 111 29 42 54 Pitt (t-10th) 61.50 94 47 15 90 West Virginia 61.50 4 26 60 156 If not for 2008 our average would look much different. Shaping up to be another tough OOC year this year again.
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Post by ephoya04 on Dec 27, 2010 23:12:30 GMT -5
Watched that whole game and now I understand what the talent evaluators mean when they say Walker lacks the understanding of how to play the game that NBA points have. He's definitely NBA quick, but he relies too much on that spin in the lane, fade away move and doesn't find open teammates well. He's stuck in Kober gunner mode from a few seasons ago.
Pitt on the other hand is a solid team that plays the game the right way. No way UConn should be ranked ahead of Pitt.
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Post by ephoya04 on Nov 4, 2010 11:26:29 GMT -5
Anyone notice that 4 of the top 11 are Big East schools, including Rutgers and St Johns?! There is so much talent in the tri-state area that if these 2 programs get their acts together...well, watch out. This league just doesn't get any easier.
Overall 7 of 25 are Big East schools.
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Post by ephoya04 on May 28, 2010 11:30:34 GMT -5
There was talk of Favor passing Turner before the combine anyway...
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Post by ephoya04 on May 28, 2010 10:55:12 GMT -5
Chad Ford reports the results from the combine. insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2010/insider/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=Draftchart-100526It's Insider, but here are some highlights: The numbers listed, in order, are no step vert, max vert, bench press reps (185 lb), lane agility and 3/4 court sprint Greg was: 25.0 29.0 15 12.1 3.4 Other relevant people: Aldrich: 23.0 28.0 10 11.48 3.35 Aminu: 27.0 33.5 13 11.3 3.3 Cousins: 23.5 27.5 NA 11.4 3.5 (not sure what N/A is) Davis: 31.0 36.0 NA 11.7 3.2 Favors: 31.5 35.5 14 11.7 3.3 Orton: 24.0 30.5 13 12.3 3.4 Udoh: 31.0 33.5 10 11.2 3.3 Some commentary: Five top players really took a hit in the testing. Al-Farouq Aminu gets the rep as an off-the-charts athlete, but he didn't really show it here. His 33.5-inch vertical was disappointing and so were his speed numbers. DeMarcus Cousins really struggled in all of the athletic drills. He's huge (he measured a 7-foot-6 wingspan) but NBA teams can't be thrilled with his numbers at the camp. Cousins had just a 27.5-inch vertical and didn't blow anyone away in either of the speed drills. If it's any consolation, Brook Lopez tested as the worst athlete in the 2008 draft and he did just fine. This wasn't a great testing ground for centers. Cole Aldrich, Greg Monroe, Daniel Orton and, shockingly, Hassan Whiteside didn't do so well, either. Aldrich managed to jump just 28 inches. Monroe got to 29, Orton to 30.5 and Whiteside to just 31.5 inches. Aldrich was the best in the speed drills. Monroe and Orton were slaughtered in the agility test, posting poor scores of 12.1 seconds and 12.3 seconds, respectively. ... Of all the big men, Solomon Alabi was hit the hardest. But there's a caveat with Alabi: He's coming off a recent ankle injury and was just cleared to play right before the draft combine. That likely contributed to his poor scores.
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Post by ephoya04 on Feb 10, 2010 18:23:06 GMT -5
sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=4902362"The roster includes: Minnesota's Al Jefferson and Kevin Love; Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo of Memphis; Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala; Boston's Kendrick Perkins; Indiana's Danny Granger; New York's David Lee; New Jersey center Brook Lopez; Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook; Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge; Charlotte's Gerald Wallace; and Clippers guard Eric Gordon." Kind of surprised to see Jeff dropped from the pool, considering it sounded like he had played well in the past. Now granted none of them will be on the final 12 man roster, but I can't see how AI, Lee or Alridge are better international competition candidates.
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Post by ephoya04 on Nov 14, 2009 23:14:09 GMT -5
First post in a loooong while... But this has been covered ad nauseum...the newspaper industry is a business. They need to sell papers. Simply put, there are more Maryland alums than Georgetown...that's all. No need to be incensed. Again that's a stupid argument. The Post can show the Terps love and still do a much better job covering the other local schools. The newspapers are dying and need EVERY last cent of they can get from potential consumers. In elections most candidates don't just settle for trying to entice the largest demographic. They go after other smaller demographics as well to help put them over the top. The WPost should consider this strategy. With that being said I don't think the WPost did anything wrong this time out. As a person who has a subscription I have noticed that because of the cutbacks the Post no longer even have scores at the back of its sports sections for late games. And if the Wiz or the Caps or even ::gasp:: the Redskins have a late night game that does not end before a certain deadline, there is no story or even a mention of the score in the early editions of the newspaper (the ones dropped off at homes of folks like me). This is a difference compared to the old days during which when a local team had a late game in another time zone the sports page would still have some type of article to chronicle the results. In my Saturday edition the Liz Clarke story wasn't even included. If it wasn't for me coming across her article online sometime around 1 AM I would have guessed she never wrote one at all. Hell, I'm surprised she even took the trip to New Orleans. Was Bruce Springsteen performing in the Super Dome or something? (an inside joke for those of you who listen to the Tony Kornheiser show). Maryland, on the other hand, played a game that started two hours earlier and they played it of course in their home arena. So of course they were going to get the big spread. The coverage of that game was sent in much earlier. Sure if Gtown had played the Tulane game at 7 pm at the Verizon Center, the Terps probably would have still gotten the priority, but the fact that Le Hoyas played a late game in New Orleans makes it all moot anyway. Frankly I was more ticked off at the DC area Comcast sports show not showing any highlights of the Gtown game or even mentioning a score. Two local DC stations with far less resources for sports showed highlights during their sports segment but Comcast (which is pretty good with showing Hoya stuff although having much stronger ties to Maryland) didn't even put in an effort even though it had a half hour to fill for its broadcast. Not disagreeing about better coverage...I was speaking more to the fact that Maryland got the front page...it just shouldn't be surprising at this point
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Post by ephoya04 on Nov 14, 2009 12:17:06 GMT -5
First post in a loooong while...
But this has been covered ad nauseum...the newspaper industry is a business. They need to sell papers. Simply put, there are more Maryland alums than Georgetown...that's all. No need to be incensed.
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Post by ephoya04 on Jun 23, 2009 13:48:28 GMT -5
For those of you who haven't had the good fortune of working closely with Dan, I think you will quickly find that informative, articulate communication is the norm, rather than the exception.
Personal anecdote: Dan wrote my business school recommendations and the head of admission at University of Chicago called to ask who Dan Porterfield was, because it was one of the best letters of recommendation they had ever read.
From personal experience, I am confident that Dan will do a great job, however long he holds this post for.
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Post by ephoya04 on Jan 18, 2009 21:28:53 GMT -5
I've said it before and I'll say it again...the persecution mentality on this board is staggering
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Post by ephoya04 on Jan 16, 2009 17:27:27 GMT -5
When Google can't find something, it asks Greg Monroe for help
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Post by ephoya04 on Jan 15, 2009 9:52:55 GMT -5
Nope, he made it.
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Post by ephoya04 on Jan 15, 2009 9:52:30 GMT -5
So we've got a slightly smaller sample size for Dajuan, but its a third of the way through DS's junior year and I was wondering where everyone thinks his game stacks up vs. Jeff Green's game during his junior year.
My impression is that Dajuan is a better offensive force, his outside shot is better, he's smoother with the handle. However, Jeff was a better passer and rebounder.
I am not sure how you compare their respective defensive games as Jeff tended to guard more down low on the block whereas Dajuan more often guards out on the wings.
Curious to hear what everyone else thinks.
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