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Post by b52legend on Jan 25, 2010 20:49:44 GMT -5
Simply outplayed tonight, but Syracuse (I hate to say it) is a VERY GOOD team. Its not like we got blown out by St. John's.
Frustrating night for the boys, but you take lumps in the BE an move on. Bring on the next.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 25, 2010 17:52:15 GMT -5
Side note on 3p shooting in BE play. Our guards have been good, and the balance between them in shots taken and made makes us incredibly difficult to guard, as noted by Rutgers coach.
Starting Guards 3 Point Shooting = Ridiculous HAUStin freeman - 18/32 - 57% Jason Clark - 16/35 - 46% Chris Wright - 15/31 - 48%
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Post by b52legend on Jan 25, 2010 17:37:25 GMT -5
The statistics don't support your argument that Georgetown has the edge in 3-point shooting. Cuse shoots 39% as a team and we shoot 38%. Cuse has 4 players who have taken more than 50 3-point attempts, and they each shoot at a 41% clip or higher (Rautins, Johnson, Triche, and Moore). Interestingly, Jardine and Joseph are a combined 8-42 (19%) which brings down their team average significantly. One potential defensive strategy is to lay off Joseph and, especially, Jardine a bit. We could live with these guys shooting a lot of 3s. Especially with the game in the Dome, I think 3-point shooting edge goes to Cuse. I think you are wrong about us being a worse 3 point shooting team. If you look at shooting in the Big East games, we have been much much better than Syracuse. Syracuse BE Games Marquette - 12.5% Notre Dame - 47.1% WVU - 33.3% Rutgers - 40.9% South Florida - 29.4% Seton Hall - 30% Pitt - 7.7% Georgetown BE Games Rutgers - 56.3% Pitt - 70% Nova - 33% Seton Hall - 63.6% Marquette - 33% DePaul - 47% St. John's - 40%
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Post by b52legend on Jan 25, 2010 16:57:44 GMT -5
I generally like to think that games and matchups will boil down to something besides shooting, and therefore fall within the control of our players. Stuff like 'hustle', 'being physical', 'running our sets', 'getting back on D', or 'shutting down Johnson' are all things I would like to say are going to be determinative in this game, and I am sure they will matter to some extent, but this game is going to come down to how well the teams shoot the 3 ball. The only way I see either team having great success on is if they can hit 3s. This is often just an issue of how the ball bounces. I think we have the edge in 3 point shooting generally, but at the Dome, who knows. Hopefully we come out and are able to bury some daggers early. Once that happens, the 3s importance will diminish as we can start to work it inside, but if we miss open looks to start the game, it could be a long night.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 22, 2010 10:22:41 GMT -5
I find it funny that while in high school Benimon said he wanted to be like Kobe Bryant. I wonder if he is still trying to get that type of skill set and pattern his game after Kobe's or if he has had a change of heart and is now trying to pattern his game after Dennis Rodman. Seems like he still has a little Kobe in him, which isn't necissarily a bad thing.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 21, 2010 14:26:57 GMT -5
Yes. I realize. It was included to highlight how bad I feel the other name based nicknames are.
All you need to do is watch some And-1 videos to realize name based nicknames are not what the kids are into these days. Instead people go with the likes of "the professor", "hot sauce", "helicopter", "skip to my lou", etc. I say we just let Benimon play and see what happens. Let it work itself out naturally.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 21, 2010 14:18:20 GMT -5
I don't like the name thing simply b/c it leads to predictable nick names in my opinion. Awesome Freeman, BeniMonster, Dr. Julian ErVaughn - these are all....wait that last one I just came up with is sweet.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 21, 2010 14:06:10 GMT -5
Anything with "Beni" or other name play should be ruled out. Those nicknames are always terrible.
The best nickname I know of is Predator for Jeff Green because of his sweet hair freshman year and his propensity to kill people.
For Benimon I propose socks b/c of his sweet black legwarmers/ankle braces and because he is smooth on the court.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 21, 2010 12:47:47 GMT -5
Anaysts on our game: Goodman: - Pittsburgh was the biggest surprise for the first half of the season, but the Panthers aren’t a legitimate Top 10 team yet and that was clear over the last two games – an overtime win against Louisville at home and a loss to Georgetown at home last night. Don’t get me wrong, Pittsburgh is still a good team – but not an elite one. This is terrible analysis by Goodman. I don't know how beating Louisville and then losing to G'Town in a tight one shows you are not a "legitimate Top 10 team." By his logic, every time you lose you show you are not a "legitimate Top 10 team." Why not apply this insightful analysis to Duke, Kansas, Texas.... What his analysis should have said is that Pitt showed they were not a Top 10 team when they got thrashed by Indiana. They sure look like a quality team now, and I didn't see anything in the Louisville or G'Town games to convince me otherwise.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 21, 2010 9:01:26 GMT -5
I don't think this is a trap game. I think our players expected to beat Pitt, so they are not riding any type of high. We are mature in the way we approach games this year. I was worried about the Seton Hall game, but after seeing the way we handled our business after a highly emotional win against UConn, trap game is no longer in my vocabulary with reference to this team.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 21, 2010 8:36:03 GMT -5
What is Markel's shooting range? 35ft? The shots in that video are ridiculously deep and he was 6-7 from 3....thats amazing.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 21, 2010 8:25:02 GMT -5
My Thoughts:
1. No TV coverage for me so I listened to the game online. Rick is the best play by play radio announcer I have ever heard. Have to love an announcer who does play by play, analysis, and color all exceptionally well.
2. We need bench production at some point this season if we are going to have a realistic shot at the Final 4 and a BE Title. Foul trouble will be an issue in enough games, so that the bench will have to play minutes. Their production doesn't necessarily have to be on the offensive end but they need to be able to do two things - 1. Be a threat to make an open shot and 2. Play competent defense. Hollis used to be able to do both, and I am not worried about him getting back his stroke. Benimon isn't really much of a shooter now, but he knows what he is doing on the offensive end and plays great on D and the boards to make up for it. Henry shows flashes, but we need him to show more consistency and play within himself. I have not seen enough of Vee to know where he is at. I would like these guys to be able to contribute 40 minutes a game combined, and be able to give more if need be. I'm optimistic, but we need continued development.
3. Very happy about the work around the rim. We shot the 3 ball well, but we only took 10. Often times when they start to fall, a team gets 3 happy and loses focus on the offense and easy buckets. This team exploited the early hot shooting to get it inside and to blow by defenders for easy lay ups. Our offense is much more efficient when we shoot a low number of three point hoops.
4. Rebounding and turnovers. JT III can coach and the players can improve. Rebounding has improved dramatically from last year. GM, Vaughn, Clark, and Benimon are all very good on the glass. Our biggest weakness from last year is gone. Turnovers - our biggest weakness to start the year - has also improved dramatically. As we continue to face tougher defenses - UConn, Nova, Pitt - our turnovers have dropped. This can only be explained by the players playing within themselves as well as increased confidence and aggressiveness. We are not always looking for the back door pass or difficult cross court play - which results in a high number of TOs. Now we are utilizing dribble drive and isolation to let our players talent get hoops. Great work improving.
5. Composure. I was rattled listening to the game over the computer. Very impressive how this team keeps its cool. Anyone who has ever been to the PEC can tell you it is an intimidating place. This win bodes well for tournament time.
6. Hate to look ahead, but this nucleus of players is impressive. Perhaps the potential for next year will be enough to bring Monroe back. Personally, I hope we win the title this year and he goes pro.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 21, 2010 7:19:02 GMT -5
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Post by b52legend on Jan 15, 2010 11:26:22 GMT -5
I have been saying all year that CW is in fact the key player on this team. The reasons primarily are two fold:
1. He enables us to play essentially two different styles of basketball. Run you out of the gym ball --> see Harvard and Seton Hall, or patient JT3 ball. Loved wallace, but his lack of athleticism at the point position didn't allow us to run and gun. Wright allows Freeman, Monroe, Vaughn, Clark, and Hollis to show off their gifts in the open floor by being able to push the ball at lightning speed.
2. He is able to create his own shot at any time. I have no idea what the above poster is talking about that "he can't create his own shot." Have you watched him play, ever? The two buckets at the end of the half against Uconn were completely CW created. They may be a little circus at times, but he can get the shots, and when the team is falling apart, see Uconn, this ability is a huge asset.
I love Chris, always have. His only real weakness, excessive TO at time, is not due to his lack of handle, which is stellar, but to poor decisions. Over the last 5 games, he has cleaned this up considerably. Will he still have some, sure, its called trying to make plays, what a PG should do, but I can live with that because of what he brings to the team.
As for the final quality you want a PG to have, leadership, I think Chris has always been a leader. He was in a tough position last year, because of team chemistry issues, but he always played with fire. If anyone questioned his passion and leadership, see UConn. When we got it down to 11, he pumped up the crowd on his way to the time out and jumped around trying to keep the teammates in the game. When we cut it to 5, a glance at the TV revealed him yelling "lets go, lets f*%&ing go" while chest bumping teammates. This guy plays with passion and heart.
Future NBA role seems almost certain to me.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 12, 2010 14:31:45 GMT -5
Statement Time
Hoyas 80 SH 62
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Post by b52legend on Dec 19, 2009 21:31:38 GMT -5
Thoughts about the game (which I only heard on the radio):
- There is no "silver lining" to this one, just beat down by an inferior team because of unfocused and poor play
- Have to remember what the goal is - get the ball in the hole. I am all for passing, but the guys need to focus on every possession and only make high % passes. Unless the pass will result in a dunk, there is no reason to make a pass that you are not 95% sure you will complete. I don't know if the team isn't getting a good look in scrimmage from the scout D, but there is no excuse for lazy perimeter passes when you have the ball skills our backcourt does.
- Someone has to step up with fire to correct the lack of focus before we are down 14. I would like to see Greg or Chris become a vocal and passionate leader for this team, but I think Austin is the most ready to take that role. He seems like he could get emotional while still controlling his game.
- Finally - it's basketball. Losses are par for the course, but you have to put them behind and move on. We couldn't do that last year. I'm done with this game and on to Harvard, hopefully the team is too, and comes out an plays like we have seen they can.
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Post by b52legend on Dec 19, 2009 21:22:22 GMT -5
Exams as an excuse always makes me laugh...yeah "we are georgetown", but I was there for academics and rarely opened the books. Lets not act like these guys were burning the midnight oil at the library. We just came out and thought we would dominate. We were wrong. Hopefully its a lesson for the boys (like they need any more lessons after last year), and at least the final score is not an complete embarassment. Yeah... you were there for academics and didn't have to put in all of the time in the gym. Have a little respect for how hard these guys have to work to do both. I hear you, but ODU had tests too. It was a non-factor in this game.
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Post by b52legend on Dec 19, 2009 20:58:53 GMT -5
Exams as an excuse always makes me laugh...yeah "we are georgetown", but I was there for academics and rarely opened the books. Lets not act like these guys were burning the midnight oil at the library.
We just came out and thought we would dominate. We were wrong. Hopefully its a lesson for the boys (like they need any more lessons after last year), and at least the final score is not an complete embarassment.
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Post by b52legend on Dec 19, 2009 20:53:50 GMT -5
Whew...now we can put all that undefeated talk to rest. Now lets just go win the super bowl.
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Post by b52legend on Dec 19, 2009 20:45:41 GMT -5
May be playing like crap but HEART
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