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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Jan 5, 2024 13:17:46 GMT -5
If you have ever coached, or led young people at any level, you come to realize what a humbling experience it is. Things just don’t often go as you planned them! It can be most frustrating! And yes, sometimes, it does take time! What makes this situation so horrendous is that the powers that be allowed it to go on as long as it did. And yes, it looks a lot like de ja vous! Rebuilding usually does!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Jan 4, 2024 14:19:57 GMT -5
At the risk of offending some on this Board, I still maintain there is much fun watching this developing story we have going on with this team! Sometimes you just have to learn to enjoy the process!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Jan 4, 2024 13:13:44 GMT -5
That's where I am. In addition to being pretty baffled by the degree of impatience somewhat in evidence here. I think part of the problem is that not only did we have several bad years under Ewing, but there was absolutely no hope because he was a horrible coach. So when people see our team doing poorly this year, everyone thinks it's more of the same and won't get better. I realize that some people on here do not like Cooley. I realize many of us wanted Rick Pitino. BUT, the flip side of that is that Ed Cooley has consistently had MUCH better teams in the Big East over a decade. There is no reason to think that Cooley won't improve, in contrast to Ewing, who seemed to get worse by the year. We also have talented freshman coming in, and I think even with a poor season, Cooley will have an easier time recruiting in the portal this year. Last year, he was basically marketing joining Georgetown in what would be a rebuilding year. Next year, he can sell it as "this is the next step," bolstered by our incoming freshman, and hopefully guys like Epps, Styles, etc. will stick around. I am very confident things will get better, even if nobody is happy with where we are right now. Perfecto! Well said! Need not say anymore! Great job!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Jan 4, 2024 13:08:59 GMT -5
The journey back to prominence is sometimes long and painful. I am reminded of the plane that flew over Giants Stadium in 1979. “15 Years of Lousy Football, We’ve Had Enough” In short order, George Young was in place and respectability and success followed. I hope Ed Cooley is our George Young. As an aside, someone should clear a flight plan over MetLife as the Giants have basically sucked since Super Bowl 46. From the look that I see on Cooley’ face on the sidelines, it must be excruciatingly painful. After all, who loves losing? Who loves to see the team you coached the last several years do as well as Providence is doing—while you are losing! Then you glance over there, and St Johns is having some success. It must be tough. Hopefully, Cooley, this year will learn the lesson that Ewing didn’t. If you are coming to play in the BE, you had better packed your lunch—and some! No body is going to have mercy or pity on you.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Jan 4, 2024 6:41:43 GMT -5
The journey back to prominence is sometimes long and painful.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 22, 2023 22:24:39 GMT -5
This is really not going well so far. It’s not losing these games - it’s the way we are losing them. No fire, barely competitive at all. It’s a very very disappointing start for this new coaching regime, and may signal that the rot in this program remains and runs far deeper than we feared. Just ugly. I think this is way too pessimistic! This is our first year with a whole cadre of new players. Our players are good, they just don’t have that cohesion yet. Patience, friends!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 22, 2023 22:16:00 GMT -5
Just another note again, threes are the key variable. We were 5/25 and we can’t beat much of anybody like that. Rebounding was acceptable, but interior D and 19 turnovers continued to kill. The thing is Marquette is good and that has a lot to do with struggling to get shots. Guys, I have been saying this for years, now. The exceptional teams in today’s college game, they are not playing for the two point shots. The two point shot is more of a coy. In today’s game, and when it comes to shooting, we need to not have not just one or two weapons; we need to have a team of weaponize players! You just can’t pass up that shot!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 22, 2023 21:55:16 GMT -5
That was painful to watch. The question is how much more room we have to grow?
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 20, 2023 14:34:52 GMT -5
Thought Cook and Stiles played really well, last night! They did a great job taking away the 3 point shot.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 19, 2023 22:16:31 GMT -5
Too much Butler! We need Epps healthy!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 19, 2023 10:08:27 GMT -5
I just had to pause and extend my voice, and how we should applaud this true Georgetown hero. I believe we should applaud anyone doing anything legal for 50 years!
Radio: 1067 The Fan, Sirius XM 383 (The legendary Rich Chvotkin/50th season)
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 17, 2023 15:04:54 GMT -5
Notre Dame is not an awful team! As a matter of fact, I would say we are evenly matched, in the same place as far as development goes. With the coaching—both coaches seem like excellent coaches—I believe both teams can make a run this year. Notre Dame’ coach was definitely disappointed in his team’s performance. Which tells me he has very high expectations for this year.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 16, 2023 17:02:15 GMT -5
It seems that Heath is being plagued by some type of nagging injury.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 16, 2023 17:00:55 GMT -5
The play of the day: Supreme Cook skying to get a piece of that ball! Supreme performance: Fielder off the bench to lead us! Get the feeling this young man has a bright future on the Hill! MSG Supreme shouldn't get play of the day after all the bunnies he missed just because he blocked a 3ptr from a player that was 1-5 from 3 for the season before that shot...maybe it goes in maybe it doesn't....Ish's 3 is more deserving🤷🏾♂️ Yes, but you have to take into consideration at what point of the game that magnificent play came. Just how high he got up alone to block that shot is worthy of consideration!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 16, 2023 16:57:39 GMT -5
Who said this game was not pretty? I guess pretty is in the eye of the beholder! I’ll take it any day!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 16, 2023 16:48:04 GMT -5
The play of the day: Supreme Cook skying to get a piece of that ball!
Supreme performance: Fielder off the bench to lead us! Get the feeling this young man has a bright future on the Hill!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 12, 2023 22:25:28 GMT -5
Brumbaugh had a solid game.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 12, 2023 22:23:15 GMT -5
Not a thing of beauty, but a win nonetheless. We have to get better!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 9, 2023 14:46:10 GMT -5
No denying it, Syracuse just outplayed us today. Right now, they are the better team. We need that one more piece. You’ll know who we are talking about!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Dec 7, 2023 20:04:37 GMT -5
Could be the missing piece we need to get us into the tournament.
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