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Post by 95hoya on Nov 29, 2023 22:35:06 GMT -5
Rowan can’t guard low major guards. What will he do in the Big East?
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Post by 95hoya on Nov 29, 2023 22:18:24 GMT -5
This is embarrassing. In this day and age where metrics are more important than empty win-loss records, escaping games against American and Merrimack are not a step in the right direction.
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Post by 95hoya on May 4, 2023 10:42:00 GMT -5
Wow he committed 2 weeks ago and kept it silent. Usually there are leaks somewhere. He kept it under wraps. I don’t think he screwed over any of the schools by stringing them along. They were going to move their 5 men to play out of position at the 4 to accommodate a top center. I don’t think they would shuffle their lineups for a lesser player. Are you just assuming he committed when he visited Kansas? Is there some evidence that that video was shot two weeks ago? Is it not possible he flew there yesterday or today and met Self. Never mind, there was a video of him committing to Kansas, but apparently it was recorded yesterday.
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Post by 95hoya on May 4, 2023 10:02:51 GMT -5
. All things equal he would choose MD. He’d be coming home and playing with a former teammate and coach he thinks he can win a lot with. But they are not offering as much NIL. Kentucky is offering a lot more and Calipari can convince any kid he can make them an NBA player. But that roster is very young and playing with a couples OADs who want to showcase themselves is a concern. Someone I know says it’s those two schools. You were totally off. I was, so was everyone. Nobody had a clue where he was going except HD and the Kansas staff. “Insiders” at every school were in the dark.
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Post by 95hoya on May 4, 2023 10:00:42 GMT -5
Wow he committed 2 weeks ago and kept it silent. Usually there are leaks somewhere. He kept it under wraps.
I don’t think he screwed over any of the schools by stringing them along. They were going to move their 5 men to play out of position at the 4 to accommodate a top center. I don’t think they would shuffle their lineups for a lesser player.
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Post by 95hoya on May 3, 2023 22:04:11 GMT -5
Dude, what are you talking about. Moore needs another year of rehab to help himself get into the NBA. They have just received commitments from Hakim Hart and Bamba . In the hunt for Dickinson because of NIL and Moore's friendship from DeMatha. Nova was bad? They finished 17-17 in a down year for them. The Hoyas would have killed for that. I know everyone wants to celebrate Nova's 'down year', but give me a break, they've carried the Big East for the last 10 years. Are you watching the NBA Playoffs- last night Brunson and Hart led the Knicks over Kyle Lowry and the Heat. DiVincenzo has played big minutes this year for the Warriors. Mikal Bridges was they key stud in the KD trade from the Suns to the Nets. Where are the Hoyas? What does any of that have to do with Kyle Neptune? It’s a new era, Jay Wright is not coaching anymore. There’s a lot of early red flags is all I am saying.
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Post by 95hoya on May 3, 2023 13:01:06 GMT -5
Also Nova might be in trouble with Neptune. Moore was set to leave until they dropped a big bag. They are rumored to have offered Dickinson the biggest bag. Their recruiting isn’t so hot, they were bad last year. And Wright is still very active in the program. Seems like a bit of desperation and lack on confidence in Neptune to steer the ship himself.
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Post by 95hoya on May 3, 2023 12:37:51 GMT -5
Hunter wasn’t interested in Georgetown. Timing didn’t work out. He respects Cooley but did not want to rebuild. All things equal he would choose MD. He’d be coming home and playing with a former teammate and coach he thinks he can win a lot with. But they are not offering as much NIL. Kentucky is offering a lot more and Calipari can convince any kid he can make them an NBA player. But that roster is very young and playing with a couples OADs who want to showcase themselves is a concern. Someone I know says it’s those two schools.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 26, 2023 10:23:11 GMT -5
Sorber is a stud. Hope the buzz on him is true and we are positioned well. I like Abraham a lot more than McKenna. I’ve never been impressed with McKenna.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 26, 2023 10:20:56 GMT -5
They aren’t. They are probably the favorites, and if not in the top 2.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 20, 2023 21:42:56 GMT -5
Kentucky was always in the picture. They aren’t at the top of his list.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 20, 2023 18:50:22 GMT -5
Dickinson was back on Maryland’s campus again today. Don’t know if he’s going there but he’s much likelier to go there than here.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 19, 2023 13:44:19 GMT -5
Aren’t you the same guy who said even early last season that Ewing was a great coach and was going to turn it around and disputed all of the numbers stating otherwise. I guess the numbers make sense.
Miami was a good team that got hot. They weren’t some elite team. Of course you can poke holes in numbers, Houston isn’t beating Miami 81/100 times but they didn’t need to, upsets are a part of the tournament.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 18, 2023 19:59:48 GMT -5
I am not a "slave" to KenPom, it's just a useful way to rank all 300+ Division 1 teams. You cannot use the Top 25 or other metrics to do it. There are plenty of other ones, Bart Torvik, Haslemetrics. While I am sure the details would be slightly different, I bet those show very similar things. I say this all the time, but a single elimination tournament is NOT a good way to choose the "best" team in basketball. This is, in part, why the NBA, MLB, and the NHL do not use single elimination tournaments, but rather have multi-game playoffs. Football is single elimination, but that's in part because in football you just cannot play that many games. Now, in this instance, UConn was a very good team and underseeded. Going into the tournament, KenPom had UConn at 4th overall (i.e., a 1 seed). So, while you make fun of KenPom, KenPom actually put UConn as being much better than its record. Again, it's single elimination so you can only make so many conclusions, though I do think the fact that UConn steamrolled its way through the tournament did show they were legitimately very good. If basketball had best of 5 series, etc., the Cinderella type stories would all but disappear. Fairleigh Dickinson (or anyone else) can get lucky and win a game or two. But, you're not going to do that against superior times if you play multiple games against much better teams. That's why the tournament is fun. The single-elimination format adds a lot of variance, and makes it fun. But that's also why it's silly to use the tournament to evaluate these teams. Put differently: The Big East plays 110 conference games, with each team playing 20 games. You can learn a lot more about a team as a whole over those games than in a handful of games in a single elimination format. That's why we play the regular season. You said "by any measure" the Big 12 had the best conference last year, and while it is true single elimination tourneys don't prove things beyond a doubt, they are better than KenPom, wouldn't you say? Uhh no. Look at the Final Four. Only one of those teams could be considered among the best teams in the country.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 18, 2023 10:34:22 GMT -5
There’s plenty of metrics that say the Big East is not the best conference, those metrics are far more important to the committee and the reason why the Big East did not have more NCAAT. What teams with losing records belonged in the tournament?
This just looks like a Fansided article and it’s not really born out of facts. Also, fans should not be tweeting at recruits.
Kenpom, Torvik and other metric sites are best for determining conference strength. Not random things like conference win pct that completely ignores context.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 17, 2023 10:56:28 GMT -5
It’s a shame that even Shaheen can’t retain his guys. Shaheen may have been a 1-year wonder at St. Peter's. He plays an ugly brand of basketball and Seton Hall is not an easy place to recruit to - bad combination. Seems at this point that going from Willard to Holloway was a downgrade for the conference last offseason, though not quite as bad as Villanova going from Wright to Neptune. Pain to play against sure. But that style will always cap your ceilings. It’s harder to recruit to.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 17, 2023 9:50:56 GMT -5
I mean you could say Georgetown has no brand either now, plays in a weaker conference, plays in a high school gym or an empty NBA arena and that’s not turning around on year one. I’m sure that’s what other fanbases say. I’m hearing it’s MD or KU. He loves the idea of coming home and playing in front of family. Iwillard has the advantage being in year 2 over Cooley. Maryland has no brand. Never have had. How many times do you see actors or musicians wearing the Maryland hat or shirt in movies or music. It’s a vanilla brand that can’t stand up to the blue bloods or Georgetown. You are stuck in the 80s. CBB is completely irrelevant in pop culture. This is a cringe worthy post. Nobody is coming here because someone wore a Hoyas jacket 30 years ago in a music video. You were probably a big supporter of hiring Ewing and keeping the Thompson legacy going. That legacy is dead and thank god. Georgetown is entering a completely new chapter and all that history is long gone and needed to be buried. Funny how you think winning, media presence, and fan support matter less than rap videos from 30+ years ago.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 16, 2023 20:00:12 GMT -5
Seems like a courtesy visit. Maryland has the weakest brand. Not a historic brand and really doesn’t stand for much. Willard is okay coach but not great or charismatic. And it has to be kind of weird playing for your high school Coach in college. Unless the Under Armour nil money is way above everyone else I don’t see Hunter going here. He would probably go back to Michigan over Maryland. Kansas is the bigger threat. I mean you could say Georgetown has no brand either now, plays in a weaker conference, plays in a high school gym or an empty NBA arena and that’s not turning around on year one. I’m sure that’s what other fanbases say. I’m hearing it’s MD or KU. He loves the idea of coming home and playing in front of family. Iwillard has the advantage being in year 2 over Cooley.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 16, 2023 12:16:17 GMT -5
If “brand” is really what HD is looking for, he’s not coming here where there’s virtually no media presence.
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Post by 95hoya on Apr 14, 2023 14:33:00 GMT -5
Dickinson says winning a title is #1 factor. I think that rules the Hoyas out. I think it’s Kansas or Maryland and am betting on Kansas. Maryland has no brand so you can rule them out There’s like 3 brands in CBB. CBB has become irrelevant in the sports world. I think Maryland/Georgetown fit his “brand” because he can stay relevant in the area after his college career ends. I think he realizes he’s not an NBA player.
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