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Post by calhoya on Dec 1, 2020 18:34:13 GMT -5
I know its early but how far behind could Sibley be if he cannot play with this group?
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Post by calhoya on Dec 1, 2020 9:48:33 GMT -5
I don’t care what the wins don’t matter this year crowd says, this is one of the few games this year we can’t afford to lose. We have a decent recruiting class coming in and more importantly the big prize is still out there and deciding soon. One of our biggest competitors in that race steamrolled another BE team yesterday. It becomes very easy to recruit against us if we lose this one. We should be able to beat them like we beat all the scrubs we play, pound the ball inside and take advantage of our massive size advantage. I’m also expecting Jamorko to bounce back and Jalen Harris to actually make a shot. Agree, with the addition that some of us are very much in the wins do matter this year camp. Players do not come to losing programs. Georgetown needs to show definite signs of improvement under this coaching staff and winning games, particularly those you should win, is an important step.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 30, 2020 14:49:45 GMT -5
Was LeBlanc able to get a waiver? You know I don't even know. I was wondering what was going on with LeBlanc. I haven't seen anything on the kid. LeBlanc is on the LSU roster but has not played in either of their first two games. May not have eligibility yet until second semester.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 30, 2020 13:30:54 GMT -5
I think that the problem with that entire class is that Ewing recruited talent, not chemistry and assumed he'd be able to make it fit together. Yet both guards wanted/needed the ball and there is only one ball. The result was a competition between them that ended up hurting the team. Players like Pickett, Govan and Yurtseven were sitting there watching and the offense never flowed but devolved into an isolation game for the two guards. Who really knows how much chemistry was an issue for these two, but you could immediately see the difference when Akinjo left and Blair, Allen and Mosley ran the offense. I am sorry they are gone but not certain Ewing could ever have made it work. Hopefully this year's team has chemistry and talent.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 30, 2020 8:21:35 GMT -5
Bringing it back to Georgetown....during the telecast on ESPN2...McClung is quoted saying that he wanted to play for a coach that would be tough on him and hold him to the highest standards. The inference being that Ewing was not holding him to high standards and coaching him up. That was tough to here. Hard to root for him after hearing that. Interesting, because Mac went out of his way to praise Ewing when asked immediately after announcing he was transferring. I did not see any evidence Ewing wasn't being tough on Mac (or any of his other players) or not holding them to the highest standards. In fact, there were rumbles here that maybe he was being TOO tough and that was the wrong approach for today's kids. I am one who thought that Ewing's leash on McClung was not short enough at times as he allowed him to shoot freely when better options existed. Also worried that Ewing is too rigid and tough with some players while not being hard enough on others. I heard the same comment as blueandgray and assuming that the broadcaster was accurately relaying McClung's statement, it is an unfortunate slap in the face to a coach and program that cooperated so he could play immediately at Tech. Still I support the right of any kid to transfer for whatever reason. While McClung may be an ungrateful prima donna, all the transfers, the off-court issues and the very mediocre record have rightfully raised questions about whether Ewing is the right coach for this job. Now he has a new team, hopefully with the right chemistry and no more distractions, virtually no expectations from most college fans and an opportunity to justify his hire. After what has been an unimaginable year with COVID, the first game showed just how much work there is to be done with this team. The bar could not be set much lower and if Ewing can move this team up the BE rankings into the mid-range comments from transfers will no longer be newsworthy.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 28, 2020 10:46:10 GMT -5
Jamorko is going to have games where he scores 15-18 with 50+ shooting. He is also going to have games where he scores 6-8 and shoots 30% with 2-3 turnovers. If he can maintain his confidence we will see more of the former than the latter. I just want him to get 7-8 boards a game, a couple of blocks, and keep playing improved defense. Agree. Everyone here has a favorite whipping boy-usually someone who has disappointed them. Mine was Josh Smith. Pickett needs to tune it all out when he has a missed shot or TO, and fans need to remember that he is here (not Lubbock, Baton Rouge or Tucson), playing for the Hoyas, and not hopefully giving up on himself when shots don't fall.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 26, 2020 15:39:43 GMT -5
Tim looks like an athletic beast, but someone who is very much still learning the game. Would like to see him develop his offensive game much more and think that is got be a season-long challenge. Still optimistic about his future potential but his minutes this years may ultimately be diminished if the Hoyas go small with Bile in the post.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 26, 2020 8:31:37 GMT -5
I thought McNutt did a pretty good job as a color commentator. Hoya Saxa! I don't really understand the OP... is the claim being made here that Steve Buckhantz is not a "professional play by play announcer???" Because... that's obviously not true, he was the Wizards play-by-play guy for over two decades. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_BuckhantzI respect your opinion and am happy you were not as put off as I was by the announcing team. Don't really care about their credentials (which may be outstanding), but I, along with the 3 others watching with me (including my legally blind uncle) found it virtually impossible to know who was coming in the game, who was making the play and any sense of description of what was going on. For those of you who already know the players it was probably fine. For those of us who don't it was if we were watching a blowout from the start or a preseason scrimmage with a little bit of play by play surrounded by long stretches of stories and anecdotes about the DMV, past Hoya experiences, Big John etc. Just my perspective.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 25, 2020 18:14:58 GMT -5
Not worried about Pickett. His shot will come and his rebounding and defense were decent. Much more concerned about J. Harris, Tim I and Wahab, none of whom impressed me today notwithstanding Wahab’s final numbers. Like Carey, Blair (still streaky) and Clarke. Where is Sibley? Why not more Wilson? Please practice FT shooting. Finally, worst announcing job in some time. How about using a professional play by play announcer next time so we know who is in the game and who is making the play?
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Post by calhoya on Nov 25, 2020 16:36:44 GMT -5
THIS IS NOT A SCRIMMAGE!! Please get announcers who will call the game and stop with stories.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 25, 2020 7:51:03 GMT -5
Hoping that this year's team can make the perimeter shot and defend it. Both would be significant steps forward.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 24, 2020 12:52:38 GMT -5
Pretty bleak outlook from Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports: "There are more than 40 programs of the 357 in Division I that are either on pause or not playing this season. Those on pause include teams from Florida to Creighton and Syracuse to Denver. No level or geographic area has been spared issues. The virus has spiked so precipitously around the country that it’s beginning to look negligent to send teams criss-crossing the country – many flying commercial – against the recent recommendations of the Centers For Disease Control. “At this point, I’m not sure why we’re trying,” said a major conference official. “I wonder if in like 10 to 14 days it will be shut down.” The core issue with college basketball is that these non-conference games aren’t worth the risk. Sure, they fill many programming hours, mandatory contract inventory and make programs a bit of money. And we’d all love the distraction of college basketball to fill these quiet nights amid the pandemic. But the potential of issues in college basketball’s early season are risking what really matters in the long term – the viability of the conference season and the NCAA tournament." sports.yahoo.com/can-college-basketballs-leaders-save-the-season-its-going-to-be-a-disaster-204412040.htmlIt should be all conference games and all conference games should be played in a bubble and they all need to be accelerated games (meaning played over the weekend and each team playing two to three games over each weekend). The bubble should be situated central to whatever city is "center" to all the schools geographically. For the Big East, it would be NYC or maybe Chicago. The Mountain West has adopted an approach where teams will face each other twice within three days in empty arenas. Each team will have 5 road trips and 5 home weekends and get 20 games played. If the arenas are empty it minimizes the home court advantage even if playing the same team twice on its court. This could be modified for the BE as well. I think holding the season is important, even with multiple cancellations. Truthfully, the colleges need the revenues, the players need the opportunity to play,particularly those who plan to move on after this year and the sports nation can use some distractions. If the schools are responsible, the players and staff can be kept as safe--and probably much safer--than would be the case if the season was cancelled and players and staff dispersed along with the rest of the student/faculty population. No one has to witness a scene with thousands of Notre Dame fans storming a field after a victory, but that incident could not occur if agreement was reached to play in empty arenas.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 20, 2020 14:51:23 GMT -5
Howard is allergic to defense and Powell is a undersized 2g with very little athleticism. Neither are true PGs and unless you have a big PG already on your roster its not worth the offense gain to take on the defensive liability. Akinjo has a better chance because he can run an offense and he plays really good on ball D. Akinjo is a little small but Howard and Powell are small plus get blown by often. I really like Akinjo. I said it before and I will say it again, if I were Coach Patrick, I would have let him shoot the ball more. That would have taken so much pressure off of Mac and made us a better team. We would have had the best back court in the Big East had both guys stayed this year. I like Akinjo too but I don't think that he was shackled by Ewing. I think he shot frequently--at times too frequently. We had two lead guards who wanted the ball and both had shoot first mentalities. If only one had stayed I would have preferred Akinjo because he had more natural PG skills and was a better defender. Neither did and I wish them well elsewhere. In reality the best guard the Hoyas had on the team last year was Allen.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 16, 2020 8:12:36 GMT -5
Hate to be a naysayer but unless either has improved their outside shot, I think a twin towers lineup makes the team less effective on offense. On defense I would rather see a quicker lineup and have the luxury of 10 fouls at the post position.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 9, 2020 15:26:56 GMT -5
Not on Twitter so limited knowledge - but it looks like Dikembe is the one who tweeted it out - including @georgetownhoops and @georgetownathletics. So maybe your beef is with Dikembe? Let me know how that works out😉😁 No, my beef is with the creepy old posters here who obsess over athletes as if they’re specimens in a museum... Rock, please define "old".
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Post by calhoya on Nov 6, 2020 8:04:58 GMT -5
Don't know how anyone can predict this year particularly since teams won't have a pre-conference schedule to speak of and use to develop a cohesive team. T he quality of the Hoya team on December 11th may be very different than it will be at the end of February given the number of new players and the lack of practice time. I realize this year is different because of the odd COVID situation, including lack of substantial OOC, but we have heard the above almost every year. Sometimes it is true, others it is not. We do have a young team, so I think it's very possible this year, though. But with regard to the KenPom ranking (different issue entirely) - every year Ewing has been coach we've ended the season ranked lower than where we started. Of course, that doesn't meant the team hasn't improved over the season, rather it means the model rated us better than expected. Fair comments and you are right that it is possible the Hoyas may not be better in February than now, but unless Ewing simply cannot coach it's hard for me to see how this team will not be better (not necessarily good) as the season progresses. Even in the context of the turmoil that was last season, the circumstances around this season seem extraordinary. Aside from COVID which has played hell with all teams, the Hoyas must contend with a very minimal out of conference schedule, a late arrival and limited practice time, an overwhelmingly negative perception of the program both within and outside of the conference, 3 unheralded transfers from mid-level schools and 5 freshmen, most of whom arrive as relative question marks. Throw in a redshirt sophomore who has yet to see the court, a backup post who played very limited minutes last year and only 3 players who saw significant Big East playing time prior to this season. No one can be certain whether Ewing has uncovered hidden gems, long term projects with potential or some combination of both. I realize that questions about Ewing the coach remain outstanding as they do about his staff, but it's hard to imagine that several months of practice and games will not lead to improvement.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 4, 2020 12:37:13 GMT -5
Don't know how anyone can predict this year particularly since teams won't have a pre-conference schedule to speak of and use to develop a cohesive team. The quality of the Hoya team on December 11th may be very different than it will be at the end of February given the number of new players and the lack of practice time.
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Post by calhoya on Oct 30, 2020 15:59:43 GMT -5
I don't disagree, but maybe he has grown. He says the light has been turned on! We have recruited some transfers that are experienced and they will help. I think it is right for coach to lean on him for leadership, and for him to step up to the plate. I disagree with B&G's take. The way I see it Morko didn't have a confidence issue until soph year. That issue continued into his junior year until around midseason. What happened 1/3 of the way through his junior season? The 2 alphas left the team for various reasons. Believe it or not but some personalities don't mesh and it can affect your game. I'm not going to bash JA because he was one of my fave Hoyas but I know I couldn't play with him.... Last season was a disaster on so many levels, but I agree that one benefit of the departures was watching Allen and Mosley get the entire team involved. At least until the stress of a short rotation wore down the remaining players, we saw the best ball movement of the Ewing era and decent defense without having to endure the ongoing competition that JA and MM seemed to engage in throughout their brief careers here. I often think that if only one had left this year the other would develop into a complete guard and a leader of the team.
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Post by calhoya on Oct 30, 2020 11:47:46 GMT -5
I don't understand, a NIT game was aired from McDonough two years ago. They'll work it out because content is needed and there's money to be made. Don't understand why people continue to bring this up. I have roughly a dozen games in my video collection of Gtown games played at McD. Obviously those games were televised, nationally televised to be specific. Several Lady Hoya games have been televised.
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Post by calhoya on Oct 29, 2020 12:25:13 GMT -5
Defense has definitely been an embarrassment for 3 years, but my hope is that the press may be more effective with a backstop that consists of Tim, Wahab and hopefully some Wilson. Agree that there were flashes last year of an effective press, even at the end of the season when we were playing with a 5-6 man rotation. Never felt that either Govan or Yurtseven were natural defenders and in both instances there was a need to keep them on the floor and out of foul trouble. While Wahab is going to be a critical part of the team this year, maybe the experience of Tim plus the additions of some other bigs will help ease the concern about foul trouble.
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