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Post by b52legend on Dec 9, 2009 11:34:46 GMT -5
I hate to be the wet blanket here, but does anyone honestly disagree with the scouts that greg is fairly unathletic for such a good player? I do. I don't know if I'd consider Tim Duncan 'explosive' in the sense I'm getting from the board, but I'm sure Greg would be happy to have a career in the ballpark of Duncan's. Was thinking the exact same thing while reading this whole thread. I'll take smarts and ball skills over explosive jumping every day. Lots of ways to score and effect a ball game. Certainly I would love for GM to slam a few down, had the some gripe about Roy, but its ultimately all about getting the job done. Will GM be Dwight Howard. No, but who can be. Could he develop into a damn fine player. He already is.
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Post by b52legend on Dec 9, 2009 9:55:15 GMT -5
I thought the defense really looked great last night. There has obviously been a lot of work on the interior defese (compare to the second half against Temple, where we got thrashed) and it showed. We gave them some open perimiter looks, but IMO that is preferable to wide open layups. They hit at a decent clip from beyond the arc, 37%, so its not like we got lucky and they were cold. All in all, very impressed at the "tenacity" (love meaningless words like that) we showed.
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Post by b52legend on Dec 8, 2009 23:04:56 GMT -5
gotta disagree - a 4 assist, 6 TO is pathetic for a major college PG, and should move you out of the starting lineup - it's inexcusable. CW needs a wakeup call prior to the BE schedule. And one game decides a career... It was a bad game, get over it. IMO Chris Wright, was our best player for long stretches of last year, and has been playing very solid this year. He is the PG. He handles the rock a lot, so there are going to be some games where he has a lot of turnovers. Looking at this season, he has only committed more than 2 TOs in two games. He doesn't get a ton of assists, but the PG in the Princeton doesn't. JWall usually took a backseat to Green in terms of assists. What Chris brings is a skill set that lets this team play different styles, and that is why I think he is so valuable. He played a bad game...still a great player.
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Post by b52legend on Nov 18, 2009 21:42:29 GMT -5
Can someone please cite statistics from the last 2 seasons that indicate that yesterday's game was not an isolated example of the same recurring problems? If anything "perspective" would mean looking at the team's body of work and assessing whether there are consistent flaws. "Perspective" is not picking out two random games and saying "Look, we did ok after the first one, so no need to worry!" "isolated example of the same recurring problems" - - What does this even mean. If the problems are "the same" and "recurring" then how can this be an "isolated example"? Secondly, I didn't know that perspective = statistical analysis. I think that perspective can be offered by looking at a roughly analgous situation and then following that through to see what happened. I don't think that some internet poster looking for statistical evidence of deep seeded flaws in an entire basketball philosiphy, and then linking that to one games performance would really provide perspective. Especially when said system has proven to be successful (see final four, BE tourney title, 2 BE regular season titles).
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Post by b52legend on Nov 18, 2009 20:44:39 GMT -5
Old Dominion 75 - Georgetown 62
Georgetown gets hammered at home by a far inferior team. They look sloppy committing 14 turnovers and also get beat on the boards. After beating two pansies, Georgetown loses games to Oregon and Duke, leaving the Hoyas at 4-3 with no quality wins, and little hope for the season ahead......
Of course a Big East title and Final Four appearance lie ahead for that 2006 team.
I am as disappointed as anyone in our performance in the Temple game. We looked awful. But it was one game, and extrapolating deep insights about the season ahead, or the off-season growth of this team is akin to reading Tarot cards. We got a W against a pretty good team, even while playing poorly. That can't be said for the team in 2006 and things turned out decent for that squad.
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Post by b52legend on May 5, 2009 16:33:29 GMT -5
Here is the scoop.
Latavious is going to FIU first for an "unexpected" visit. I have no idea where this is coming from. May hint that he isn't real confident about his grades and is possibly trying to get a connection with a smaller school in case he is unable to play ball this year. Also could be that he wants a free trip to Florida.
Then he is taking an OFFICIAL VISIT to Georgetown on Thursday. He says he wants to evaluate everything before he decides.
Sounds like we are still certainly in contention.
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Post by b52legend on Apr 25, 2008 16:29:58 GMT -5
The difference in a player backing out of his commitment to a school and a school backing out of its commitment to a player comes down to one thing...stakes.
If a school backs out of a commitment to a player it is signaling that in its view, W-L are more important than doing right by its word.
If a player backs out of a commitment to a school he is signaling that his future/happiness is more important than doing right by his word.
I'm not sure either is applaudable, but it seems clear that the player backing out has more legitimate reasons. If a student is unhappy at a college or does not see the college as the right environment for them to achieve their goals, they should have the right to transfer. The same goes for players.
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Post by b52legend on Feb 19, 2008 9:52:28 GMT -5
Completely agree. Anyone within 12 ft of the hoop and a look should be thinking shot with the obvious exception being when a man is standing wide open under the glass. We couldnt break the zone against cuse because no one wanted to take a midrange shot or put it up in traffic. We were looking for nothing but dunks and layups that simply were not there. Start making some midrange shots and suddenly those opportunities will present themselves.
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Post by b52legend on Feb 19, 2008 9:36:04 GMT -5
I have been yelling this at the television screen since the second half of the louisville game, until, miraculously, in the second half guys started to fire.
Our guards have been so tentative about shooting when they get looks, they don't get into a rhythem and teams are able to sag and recover because they know we wont catch and fire. In the second half yesterday something clicked. We stopped pump faking threes only to drive and make a bad pass/get stripped as we did pretty much every possession against Syracuse, and fired if given the chance. Tyler started it with his three, and then Rivers three over a man lunging at him almost made me cry. If this team is going to succeed our guards have to be confident in shooting the three if given a look. This opens up the inside and offensive rebounding opportunities.
Great game, and I hope our guards continue to fire if given the chance.
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Post by b52legend on Jan 18, 2008 12:06:21 GMT -5
Watching the Pitt game, I often times felt that DaJuan needed to be more aggressive in his play. He is a good, but not great, jump shooter who often settles for difficult jumpers. My question is, with a usual 2" height advantage, should he be looking to play inside more and/or attack the rim? I think he would be able to get into a better rythem and we need him to be more assertive. It seems like to many of his shots are difficult contested jumpers.
Thoughts?
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Post by b52legend on Sept 7, 2007 13:08:17 GMT -5
I am a huge Arkansas football fan and am hearing rumblings that Long is interviewing today to replace Frank Broyles as AD at Arkansas. This would be a big blow to Pitt as I think he has done a very good job in his 2.5 year term with both the football and basketball programs. Nothing is finalized, but this appears to be a definite possibility.
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Post by b52legend on May 29, 2007 16:11:07 GMT -5
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Post by b52legend on May 29, 2007 11:08:52 GMT -5
Being from Arkansas, they are my second favorite team, i have watched closely Darien. First, he is not seeking a release or leaving the team. He will be around next year to finish off his career at Arkansas. Second, his skills have developed some at Arkansas, but his aggressiveness and fire have not. He has never seemed to develop into a true team player. The difference in development between Hibbert and Townes all boils down to hard work and desire. Townes has twice the athleticism of Hibbert but a fourth the passion and work effort. From what I hear he has been out of shape and rarely in the gym. I think he needed a change to motivate him and hope for big things from him this year. He has the talent to be a first round pick.
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Post by b52legend on Apr 5, 2007 12:30:19 GMT -5
Guys...the shoes keithhoyasaxa is talking about are at the very bottom of the first link he posted. Not the Joe Johnson shoes at the top. I think this is what he is talking about..and they look obsurdly hot.
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Post by b52legend on Sept 7, 2007 13:08:17 GMT -5
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Post by b52legend on Apr 4, 2007 7:57:39 GMT -5
Didnt know if anyone had news concerning a renegotiation of "the chosen ones" contract. I am sure he is using this opportunity as leverage for some facilities upgrades. It will be interesting to see what all he can squeeze out of the hill.
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