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Post by the_way on May 7, 2024 18:27:00 GMT -5
Ed really is trying hard to pull off this look. Didn’t he wear the same thing at the Final 4? Good to see the engagement though. Just rock a suit, Ed. Probably has a stylist that told him to wear it. He'd fit right in at the Met Gala. Anything goes there.
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Post by the_way on May 7, 2024 11:56:12 GMT -5
I totally thought he'd be at Nova next year - his game fits their system almost perfectly and developmentally they could help him a lot with strength/conditioning. My guess on the reason he's not at a high major is playing time - I think there's an unwillingness to accept the roles that were presented to him. Nova may regret not going after him after Armstrong is staying in the draft. Nobody will regret not taking Rowan at a HM. It's like folks didnt watch our games. No, they watched the games. Just hard to let go.
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Post by the_way on May 2, 2024 22:22:43 GMT -5
I am trying to stay positive, but I expected a little more in getting some better players in the transfer portal. It seems the job is a lot harder hear than people thought, I knew it was going to be tough getting good players to come to Georgetown. I thought with Cooley success at providence it would been easier, but it is hard to get players that are really good to come here. Anyone know why? Other than all the loosing and really bad teams over past 10 years. I guess with that, it is extremely hard to get good players. I thought if cook and styles had stayed with what we had coming in Hoyas would been a lot better team this season. Now I don’t see a whole lot more improvement. We have 1 starter back, with unproven young guys coming in. If freshman aren’t producing this team will be a lot like last season. As of now maybe 4-5 more wins. That’s not what I thought Cooley would bring to the table. And with transfer portal this could be almost impossible to turn around here. I hope I am wrong but it seems bleak right now. Cooley had success at....Providence. Unless your team plays in the Big East or are from the Providence area, the school isn't on most kids radar. Cooley is charismatic, but it isn't like he won a National title at Providence either. Not a knock on Cooley or Providence, but that is a reality. We have had not been a consistent winner since the III days. Long time ago. In an offense that most kids didn't want to play. III's Final Four was 17 years ago. Got beat by a guy name Steph Curry the following year. Curry is getting close to retirement in a few years. So really think back to when many (not just 1 or 2) top kids were just wanting to come to G-town? Really long time ago. Now throw NIL into the mix. There are kids that want to get paid and have visibility. More visibility equal more money and opportunities. If you don't win, there will be less visibility. But it isn't bleak. Doesn't mean we can't get good players. You can't get worse than what we were this year. We were bad. However, given Cooley's track record, he has built a program into a consistent winner at a place that wasn't a blue blood. That is what Cooley brings to the table. That is what we need at the moment. This year was a wash. Let's see what next year brings.
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Post by the_way on Mar 28, 2024 0:42:40 GMT -5
The correct decision.
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Post by the_way on Mar 3, 2024 12:33:34 GMT -5
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Post by the_way on Feb 28, 2024 22:00:25 GMT -5
Cooley probably thought he could get more out of this crew despite knowing that we were far from elite.
Don't think he thought we'd be this bad.
Hopefully this season will humble him.
This is a new era for all coaches and fans. The pre-NIL days are gone for good.
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Post by the_way on Feb 24, 2024 20:29:07 GMT -5
We won.
Go Hoyas!
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Post by the_way on Feb 19, 2024 20:26:07 GMT -5
I guess Ron Artest is not walking through that door.
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Post by the_way on Feb 17, 2024 22:10:16 GMT -5
This is the worst team we've had in a long time, personnel-wise. Ewing's last 2 teams were better in talent. Cooley would have those teams looking respectable. Cooley was just in the sweet 16 2 years ago. It is not like he forgot how to coach the minute he left Providence. III's last team was better. Same with Esh's last team. Don't fault the players. They are doing the best they can. You don't have to watch the game to predict the outcome. No need for extensive analysis of "why?". We just aren't good. We don't pass the eye test. Look around league. Look around college basketball, and then look at us. You can't blame Cooley except for how he assembled the team, maybe. He was going to get a pass because it is his first year anyway. We've heard that story before how the new recruits are going to fix everything. I hope so this time. We gotta fight and scrap the rest of the way, maybe squeeze out a win or 2 for morale sake for the players. Do you believe the team of Aminu, Carey, Dante, Rice, Riley, Holloway, Billingsley, Wilson, Tim I., Clark & Mutombo was more talented than Gtown's current team? If so I have to disagree great
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Post by the_way on Feb 17, 2024 20:43:40 GMT -5
This is the worst team we've had in a long time, personnel-wise.
Ewing's last 2 teams were better in talent. Cooley would have those teams looking respectable. Cooley was just in the sweet 16 2 years ago. It is not like he forgot how to coach the minute he left Providence.
III's last team was better. Same with Esh's last team.
Don't fault the players. They are doing the best they can.
You don't have to watch the game to predict the outcome. No need for extensive analysis of "why?".
We just aren't good. We don't pass the eye test. Look around league. Look around college basketball, and then look at us.
You can't blame Cooley except for how he assembled the team, maybe. He was going to get a pass because it is his first year anyway.
We've heard that story before how the new recruits are going to fix everything. I hope so this time.
We gotta fight and scrap the rest of the way, maybe squeeze out a win or 2 for morale sake for the players.
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Post by the_way on Feb 10, 2024 21:37:10 GMT -5
Austin Freeman was a 5-star McD and one of the worst defenders of the past 20 years. It’s obvious that defense is fix #1. If defense is Cooley’s priority, then he cannot take a player like him because he hasn’t been able to turn this group into good defenders. Cooley has to start with good defenders. Of course we'd love to land another Monroe who also was a 5 * - ranked #1 power forward in the nation and #6 overall. Monroe was not a defender as well. He was a big man known for his passing ability. We missed the NCAA tournament his freshmen year with Freeman and got bounced by Ohio the next year. Despite all of that, I'd take Freeman and Monroe right now. I'd take those days of when we used to complain about those squads to what we have right now.
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Post by the_way on Feb 10, 2024 17:06:24 GMT -5
Planning for the future is from days in the past, unfortunately. With the portal, NIL,etc. the future is now. Yes and no. Most top teams have their core they recruit and hold on to, to get them to the NBA (or will as one or two long term players through the portal). Looking at the tournament the last 2 or 3 years the sweet 16 has 8 to 10 teams that are mature teams that grew together. Many of the long time top teams who lose players to the pros or a few to transfers struggle to get a team to gel and have top end success. But, many of the programs doing well from the big 5 and BE are recruiting 2 or 3 and pick up from the portal 2 or 3. Many times the portal pick-ups are players they initially recruited. The transfer portal and NIL changed things, but seems to have destabilized top end teams from their usual high end success (as losing top players to pros and transfer portal), but the levels below them have seemed to maintain some stability and are getting to the tournament. The top 50 talent is thinner in NCAA due to G-League Ignite, other pro leagues aimed at high school and recent grads. The top end talent that gets to the NBA is a smaller pool from the NCAA. Maximizing NIL may drive things more for players that don't have an NBA avenue and other looking to get exposure through the portal have a difficult time as teams getting exposure are only picking up one or two players. The world changed quite a bit, but also stayed somewhat the same. Recruiting still matters a lot, whether for new college recruit or second team to transfer to. The coaches who recruit well and have deep books with relationships will continue to do well, but in a different way. I get what you are saying, but 2 or 3 years ago is a lifetime ago given how things have changed and continue to change. It is hard to not look through the lens of what we've used previously.
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Post by the_way on Feb 10, 2024 16:06:15 GMT -5
Planning for the future is from days in the past, unfortunately.
With the portal, NIL,etc. the future is now.
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Post by the_way on Feb 10, 2024 15:37:58 GMT -5
There’s not much point talking about the game itself. But I will say this: If we’re really talking about Cooley building “culture”, then Heath and Massoud would be on the bench and Rowan and either Bristol or Fielder should start. Rowan and Fielder aren’t perfect, but they’re at least trying. Effort has to be the table stakes to play for Gtown. Effort is not only the table stakes to play for Gtown. Effort and talent are the table stakes. Not only to play for Gtown, but to compete in the Big East. We are not just losing, but we are not competitive in the league.
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Post by the_way on Feb 10, 2024 15:08:57 GMT -5
lol
Go Hoyas!
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Post by the_way on Feb 10, 2024 13:49:06 GMT -5
Current state.
The old regime is gone.
So are the old days of college basketball.
Move on. lol
Those days are gone.
Transfer portal has change everything, especially assembling a team.
Hopefully Cooley is recruiting his tail off because we can't keeping going to gunfights with knives.
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Post by the_way on Jan 6, 2024 18:41:21 GMT -5
We won.
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Post by the_way on Jan 4, 2024 14:32:04 GMT -5
The reason we need 2-3 high quality transfers is to let the young guys continue to develop at a normal pace without crushing their confidence. We’ve got great depth next year if the lineup looks something like: Starters - Epps, transfer, Styles, Transfer, Cook (or Sorber) Bench - Rowan, Fielder, Sorber, Mulready, McKenna I think this is a perspective you could have before the portal. I am not sure it applies to today. This right here. The landscape has changed for College Basketball (and Football). You don't know who is going to stay or leave anymore.
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Post by the_way on Jan 4, 2024 14:18:04 GMT -5
This is the one of the weaker G-town team we've had in a while.
Cooley is a good coach and with a proven track record. However, he is bringing a knife to a gun fight on just about every night in the big east, personnel wise. He has to recruit and recruit well.
It is his first year. He has to do more than just coach. Especially at G-town. Has a lot of fighting against him.
In the era of the portal, a rebuilding year might be hard for fans to comprehend.
Change can be painful. Regime change was desired. We have it now.
Let's back the coach while he is starting to get the program up and running.
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Post by the_way on Dec 22, 2023 20:14:07 GMT -5
We need to junk this game up and get open 3s. If teams want to push out on our shooters then get it to Cook. This team is desperately missing a Wahab to dump the ball into and get easy buckets or get to the line (24 mins and counting without shooting a FT). Can't trade 2 for 3's though. Gotta shoot from the 3 reliably.
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