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Post by beenaround on Feb 13, 2016 13:33:13 GMT -5
MOURNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by beenaround on Feb 9, 2016 17:54:30 GMT -5
Unfortunately for DSR, the team's success over his 4 years was not particularly strong. No BET crown. No Sweet 16 appearances. And we may be headed to the NIT in his senior year. I love his numbers and consistency over 4 years, but I think he necessarily falls below some of the great Hoya guards who were able to post impressive statistical numbers along with team success. As far as guards go, limited to the modern era, I put Derrick Jackson, Duren, Sleepy, Michael Jackson, Wingate, Smitty, and AI comfortably ahead of DSR. I think DSR, Victor Page, Mark Tillmon, Wallace, Freeman, and Wright comprise a second grouping of Hoya guard greats. I like this ranking, However, although he only played two years, I really think Victor Page was a phenomenal talent, and definitely above DSR...especially considering how much tougher the Big East was in those days. I would put Victor in the first tier. My recall of Derrick Jackson is limited to a few memories...my impression is that he would fit well in that second tier of Hoya greats.
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Post by beenaround on Feb 8, 2016 14:43:42 GMT -5
And the Twerps number 2. Really enjoying this CBB season..NOT!
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Post by beenaround on Feb 3, 2016 15:57:27 GMT -5
Next year really scares me as we will be losing at least 25 points a game (DSR and Hayes). If there are any transfers then it gets worse. I do not see a player on the current roster who will take the last second shot like DSR and bail this offense out. We might get better defensively as both DSR and Hayes are not the most fleet of foot. I do not see Mosely coming in and being a super savior. I hope that there is perspective on his abilities for next year. I really think next year could be worse than this year. I had asked in a prior post for someone to cheer me up about next year. This doesn't do it
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Post by beenaround on Feb 3, 2016 12:26:46 GMT -5
My question is this? After losing to Butler, I have finally accepted that this is just a very mediocre, disappointing team that comes along every so often. What concerns me is that I am not sure there is any legitimate reason for optimism NEXT year. We lose our top scorer and top rebounder and replace them with Paul White, a solid, unspectacular all around guy recovering from injury and Agau who disappointed at Louisville and is now rehabbing a serious injury. My knowledge of recruiting is what I read on this Board and occasionally on the ESPN player rankings. It seems we have only one recruit for next year, who is rated 3 stars in the services (I know...ranking stars can be flawed...but generally speaking they do correlate to talent).
So....am I sinking into a morass of negativity for no good reason? If so...cheer me up folks..Pls!
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Post by beenaround on Jan 31, 2016 20:33:03 GMT -5
Ike is simply lacking confidence in his shot. I agree he is doing lots of other good things on the court. His shot is not broken, form is good..once he starts to hit a few, it will make a huge difference in this team.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 31, 2016 15:33:49 GMT -5
For all of the talk of the bad Defense (which has been merited) our offense is really limited due to Ike's complete disappearance from the offense. We really need 13-15 pts per game from him. The good news, in my mind, is that it would appear to be a pure confidence thing. He is still the only guy on the team capable of rising and taking a "good shot" on his own. He has just been taking makeable shots and missing them at an alarming rate. The form still looks good to me...if he can get some easy dunks or layups it might return the confidence and take pressure off DSR.
I'd also like to see Kaleb starting over Campbell. Other than Xavier, he really has not contributed much this year. Kaleb is disruptive on D with his height and is good in transition on offense.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 29, 2016 20:03:19 GMT -5
In worse news, Otto may have suffered a hip flexor tear. Its been hurting him for several games and he left after just a few minutes last night. Hope its not related to the hip flexor injury that had him miss half of his rookie year.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 29, 2016 9:58:07 GMT -5
Just my two little cents. I don't think JT's interruption will have any impact whatsoever on anything...I'm sure plenty of refs have dad's with strong opinions of their own. Just from my standpoint, I do feel that it was a bit out of place, simply because its now JT3's show, not his. Just a minor breach of decorum in my mind, nothing more.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 26, 2016 22:29:42 GMT -5
Thank you HOYAS!!! From Misery to Complete Joy in 5 minutes.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 25, 2016 15:59:11 GMT -5
I don't think this has been a year where it really makes sense to point at particular strategies or lack of strategies we'd like to see from JT3. The team is obviously having the most disappointing REGULAR season since he became head coach. Am I correct that most of us felt this team had the size, talent and depth to certainly finish the season ranked in the Top 15 or so? For me, the broad question is this...is the talent just not nearly as good as we Hoya fanatics believed, or has JT3 just been unable to get them to perform effectively as a TEAM. I'm guessing we won't really figure it out until the season is over. I'm not sure if it's the most disappointing regular season, even if they miss the tournament. And if they make it, well, that's still better than the two post-Final Four teams that missed the NCAAs. Honestly, I think the most disappointing team is probably the 2008-09 team. That roster was pretty stacked. That team had 3 McD AAs (Wright, Freeman and Monroe), the two non-Monroe freshman were the reigning DC Metro POY (Jason Clark) and a top 50 recruit (Henry Sims). They also returned three starters (Sapp, Summers and Freeman) from the team that won the BE regular season and made the BET Finals. Actually, looking at it, there are some major similarities between that year and this year, including the part where the sophomores regressed/didn't get better. Tbird...all you've proven to me is that my memory continues to get shorter!! You are right.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 25, 2016 14:33:59 GMT -5
I don't think this has been a year where it really makes sense to point at particular strategies or lack of strategies we'd like to see from JT3. The team is obviously having the most disappointing REGULAR season since he became head coach. Am I correct that most of us felt this team had the size, talent and depth to certainly finish the season ranked in the Top 15 or so? For me, the broad question is this...is the talent just not nearly as good as we Hoya fanatics believed, or has JT3 just been unable to get them to perform effectively as a TEAM. I'm guessing we won't really figure it out until the season is over.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 25, 2016 14:22:21 GMT -5
Same goes for the Wiz. I will be there rooting Otto on. So nice having him on the local team.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 24, 2016 14:38:22 GMT -5
Ouch! Not much cheerful stuff on HT these days!
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Post by beenaround on Jan 23, 2016 14:18:16 GMT -5
I do not blame the refs or JT3 for this one. Its still played by the players and they melted down the stretch. Yes, some fouls were "ticky tack" but those are created by good ballhandlers who can get by a defender and create contact. They have some guys who can do that...we really don't. As noted by some earlier, we did get some open looks from 3 and missed them. The charge by Kaleb on a 3 on 2 break was a killer, but how often do the Hoyas ever run a smooth fast break ending with a pass? The turnovers by the big men were bad, but that is what big men do, unless you are a first rd NBA draft pick, which Hayes and Govan (now) are not.
Overall we are just not that good at passing, ballhandling, and stopping penetration. Unless we shoot great, there will be lots of losses. That said, I still love this team, root hard and hope for the best.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 23, 2016 14:04:13 GMT -5
You saved my life with this! Got to watch the second half. Thanks!
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Post by beenaround on Jan 20, 2016 11:26:41 GMT -5
Wright and Freeman won a NCAA game in 2008 (against UMBC in the first round). I'd still take DSR over them, and over Wallace, whose legacy benefited significantly from playing on Roy and Jeff's teams. There's no doubt in my mind that DSR's teams would have been a lot worse with Wallace on them, but I don't think that's true if DSR replaces Wallace. Those teams may have even been better because DSR is a much more complete offense player than Wallace ever was. I think Starks is underrated here, at least as an upperclassman. He had a very complete game, especially from a pure PG perspective, something we haven't had much of.. Much more consistent 3 than Wright/controlled drives, awesome stepback, great passer. As a combo DSR comes out ahead. Wallace was just onions and was a smart player who really knew how to play. What was most impressive was he did early and was so consistent. Agree with you completely on Markel. Maybe because he underperformed somewhat in his first two years. By senior year, Markel could handle, dish and shoot as well as anyone we've had under JT3. Not saying he is better, but surprised he does not get in the conversation.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 20, 2016 0:25:41 GMT -5
Just nervously watched the tape of the game, with expectations of a blowout...cannot believe the guys whupped this very physical, skilled, well coached team on their home court. Obviously the Tre played out of his mind, DSR was the closer we've expected him to be, the two centers shined, and LJ got some big rebounds down the stretch. Thrilled to see little Zo make that great pass....I guess he is third string for a reason, but every time he plays, he does some of the little things that show he is a smart player. Loved the D, including the press in the final minutes. Only negatives...we still have trouble with the press, as only DSR really wants to handle the ball at that time. Not sure why Cameron was getting it at that time..he cannot handle the rock under pressure. Finally, Ike....where oh where have you gone?
We will find out shortly if this is a one game fluke, or if we have grown as a TEAM.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 18, 2016 15:00:27 GMT -5
This is precisely why we don't advance in the tournament and lose to mid-major teams. We foul on defense and don't have the personelle to draw fouls on offense. Need to recruit a pure point guard. To be fair, we have actually drawn fouls fairly well this year, at least compared to the past. The stat that measures this is Free Throw Attempts/Field Goal Attempts. This year, we are ranked 32 nationally in the stat. That's actually quite good. Here are our rankings in that stat: 2005: 302 2006: 277 2007: 164 2008: 237 2009: 41 2010: 184 2011: 281 2012: 102 2013: 146 2014: 63 2015: 30 2016: 32 Since the new rules, we have actually been among the better teams at drawing fouls. Now, some of that is likely the rules, but I think some of it also demonstrates a concerted effort to get to the line, which is definitely a positive adjustment that has been made. It also demonstrates that the offensive schemes used in 2005-2008ish are not the same as those used today. Interesting statistics. Much appreciated.
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Post by beenaround on Jan 9, 2016 17:18:36 GMT -5
I think it's time Jessie started for us at the five. If anything for Bradley's sake, just cause I think he might actually do better coming off the bench like LJ did. At the very least try it out. Jessie is obviously playing better and is just beginning his career. But it might be a help for him to come off the bench at this point, and let Hayes pick up the early fouls instead of him.
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