|
Post by dungeon ball on Feb 13, 2015 15:18:27 GMT -5
I keep finding myself comparing Ike to Jeff and figuring out who looked better their freshman year. Then I realized that maybe Ike is actually more like Summers, with more of a perimeter/slashing game, than Jeff who could post up better and maybe pass better. Ike's actually more of the Summers we all wished Summers would be with the ability to rebound. Anyone else care to weigh in?
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Feb 13, 2015 11:22:07 GMT -5
Apparently we're planning to make the Johnnies feel right at home! I can't wait for the "Dress Like Your Favorite Blue Pirate" theme when we host Seton Hall!
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Feb 4, 2015 13:37:48 GMT -5
It's been said before, but what's most impressive me to me is that he's not getting lost amidst all the other talent on the team. Their coach must be pretty good to keep all that balanced.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Feb 4, 2015 12:36:51 GMT -5
Looking lean and mean!! Kid has put in a lot of hard work....will pay dividends on the hilltop! Did he make it though?
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Feb 4, 2015 9:57:50 GMT -5
Another way to look at it: through 2012, only one team received an at large berth with 17 wins and that was Alabama in 2006. This reminds me, aren't we playing less games this season than most teams? Could this in anyway hurt our stock if it comes to it?
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Feb 3, 2015 9:30:22 GMT -5
J walls 3 vs unc Every play especially the last one vs duke with hard cuts and decisive passes. I hope he can get guys to buy in the same way in the future, because that clip reel was ANYTHING but "dungeon ball" -- it was a high-flying disembowelment. My handle takes exception with your comment. Seriously, though, Duke was (and maybe still is) the perfect opponent for our style of play. They seriously overplayed on man defense, and weren't as athletic or big. So yeah, those players were maybe better fitted for that style of play, but Duke also helped our cause quite a bit. Also, Hibbert only played 12 minutes in that game, which totally opened up the inside for cuts too.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Feb 2, 2015 21:10:25 GMT -5
Demetrius Hunter's dunk on Eddie Griffin.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Feb 2, 2015 20:54:41 GMT -5
Demetrius Hunter's dunk on Eddie Griffin.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 27, 2015 11:23:08 GMT -5
Md sure is getting their fair share of guards. Trimble, Nickens, Wiley, Cowan with Cowan and Wiley being two that we clearly wanted. I think their game day environment is about all they have on us but I can understand a kid wanting that. I dunno, I've been to a couple games with a co-worker, including the Syracuse game last year. Nothing that special. And Verizon > Comcast, big time.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 26, 2015 11:03:36 GMT -5
I bet until the Butler/Nova games most of us shared most if not all of those beliefs. You saw it in the posts and in the sense of impending doom after the Providence game. I think we were all suffering from a 2014 team hangover and couldn't see that this new Hoya team is light years ahead of last year's. It is worth noting that we're a couple of inches or shots away from being 4-4 in the Big East. I think this team is getting better everyday, and better than last year. But if Tre misses that shot against Butler or any one of a number of things happen against Marquette, we're not nearly as happy right now. I agree, and I keep telling myself that. And then I remember back to 2008, where it seemed like we should've lost so many games then too (last second foul in both Marquette and Nova, no goaltending call in WVU, which really could've gone either way). As cliche as it sounds, it seems like good teams tend to find ways to win and execute. On the flip side, it struck me on Saturday, that Marquette is like our team last year. A couple guys who need to go off in order to win.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 26, 2015 9:45:04 GMT -5
Fleetwood Mac is booked there on the 28th and are already in town so Wednesday isn't an option. So you're saying the Friars won't be seeing their reflection in the snow covered hills?
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 24, 2015 14:47:16 GMT -5
Anyone else think it's no longer a no brainer to go zone out of inbounds plays? Keep getting burned from 3.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 21, 2015 12:33:03 GMT -5
Perhaps Hoya fans have low standards for offense if they think last season's team displayed any offense that could truly be considered good. But considering we were without Smith and Whittington I can't fault the team much for struggling on that end. Oh and one correction from your post: last season the Hoyas were often playing 3 on 5 because both Lubick and Hopkins were in the starting lineup. One dude was efficient by basically taking the few easy shots that became available for him at the rim over the course of the game and the other dude was...well....Hopkins. Neither was a scoring threat. Heck, to be real last season's team was often playing 2 on 5. After Smith was declared ineligible the tea lacked a somewhat reliable third option until Trawick came back from his injury. As for Marquette....the game at the Verizon center was close because for about 12 minutes the Hoyas went without a field goal. That has less to do with Marquette's defense than it does with the Hoyas' inadequate execution, a problem that has plagued the team most of this season. I won't give them a pass because unlike last year this time around they have more than enough weapons, more than enough options (including a Trawick who is pretty good from deep when left open). The phrasing used was "wasn't as bad as people thought." Not quite sure how that translates to good. The offense ranked 44th, once you adjust for the defenses we played. 44th of 350 is good in general, but it's not good for Georgetown, since I think even the easiest grader of us expects to be a Top 25 team. What Sleepy was mentioning is that it was surprisingly comparable to Georgetown offenses from Chris and Austin's senior year, the Sims year and actually better than Porter's sophomore year. And this is true. For all the handicaps put on the team, people also don't remember that DSR and Markel were very good -- basically a decent analogue for Chris and Austin their senior year. Trawick was pretty good. It wasn't a pretty offense, but it was decent. I think that Austin/Chris/Hollis team was better on offense but by less than most think. I think we have more weapons this year, so hopefully we start scoring better and get back to an offense that was truly strong -- 2010 was the last one. Statistically, the players that are holding us back are a regression from Hopkins and some mediocrity from Peak. (In BE play, White and Bowen have also come down a bit). If Peak can progress and Hopkins can just get back to last year, the offense will be pretty good. Markel was pulling off such amazing moves towards the end of his time here, I think it kind of gets overlooked sometimes because of how disappointing last season was. He had me wondering at times if he was the best guard at creating his own shot that JTIII has ever had here. Granted, kind of a low bar, and Wright and Freeman had more scoring options on the team, but Markel's crossover, and ability to get to the rim were pretty damn good. That crossover, and jumper against Louisville his junior year...... yikes.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 20, 2015 11:28:23 GMT -5
Hey, it's the "why-do-we-always-play-zone-out-of-under-the-basket-out-of-bounds-plays" guy here. Looks like we stuck to man last night and it seemed much more effective. I wonder if it was Villanova driven because they are great outside shooters, or if JTIII felt like the zone was burning us too much. Small part of the game, but I'll be curious to see if it's the same versus Marquette.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 20, 2015 11:10:35 GMT -5
I felt like it was a "Dwayne Wade-sian" type play. Out of frustration, lets his body go, not knowing exactly what he'll hit, but seeking to cause some kind of disruption or harm.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 18, 2015 12:37:41 GMT -5
Maybe this has been mentioned, but this was one game where I thought Jabril's trash talking paid dividends. In the stretch after he and Crabaszc got into it a little bit, Crabaszc made a bunch of bad decisions trying to show Jabril up. An ill advised 3, the weak flop, another turnover, all because he was trying to play hero ball.
Not that I like a ton of trash talking, but thought it was worth noting
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 16, 2015 17:04:34 GMT -5
Boys' Basketball @pvihoops 1h1 hour ago Tonight's game vs Oak Hill will be on CBS Sports at 9 pm eastern time. If your provider does not have that channel follow here for updates! Do we have any targets on PVI anymore? Such a change from a year ago
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 15, 2015 12:47:46 GMT -5
So could be a personnel or a position thing I guess, although after 4 years with Hopkins and Trawick, it definitely feels like something that could've been coached better. It seems like the mantra is "no easy shots," which I get, but sometimes it's just better to play good position D and if they make a shot, tip your hat. That said, whenever Hop or Josh foul on a shot and go to the bench, it always seems like Othella is telling them, "just keep your hands up." There was one possession against DePaul where DSR got caught on a switch down low, and just kept his arms up, and the player missed the shot. Even though the miss was probably just fortunate, I wish our big men could execute that better, even if it meant giving up a couple buckets a game. Especially Smith.
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 15, 2015 12:37:01 GMT -5
Have to think Lavin may have another shot at Briscoe too in the spring cause I doubt any of the Kentucky guards are leaving for the NBA.. Really? Even if they win a championship?
|
|
|
Post by dungeon ball on Jan 14, 2015 15:12:04 GMT -5
I posted a question in a thread a while ago re: always going zone out of under the basket in bounds. This is starting to drive me crazy. Without in depth study, I counted two times that going zone in this situation burnt us. One was an open 3, and the other was when Copeland fouled on the 3 point shot. I really wish JTIII would at least go man a few times just to see what happens. This is the most inflexible aspect of his coaching, and while it may seem small, it costs us points, and they all add up. Coaches go zone on out of bounds plays to protect the basket.. If you go man than the possibilty of someone backscreening, down screening or simply losing your man increases in their eyes. That’s basically the thinking. For instance it hasn’t happened a lot this year but we used to score a lot off inbound plays under the basket off a backscreen. The guard (Markel) flashes to the top of the key like the pass is going out then the big set a backscreen on Markels man, Kel’s cuts to the basket and gets uncontested layup. FWIW I’ve also seen that play wk against zone though haha I get the philosophy behind it, but it just seems to be burning us this year. Except, instead of it burning us on layups off of screens, it's burning us for 3's. It's probably just me getting frustrated on all the open 3's we're giving up in general, but I'd almost welcome seeing us get burnt on a man-defended inbounds play just so I know it doesn't work. That's just me being selfish, though. Also, if the zone defense tactic was so ironclad, wouldn't everyone do it? And not everyone does, right?
|
|