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Post by JohnnyJones on Apr 19, 2024 18:28:08 GMT -5
As explained warlier by Dan McQ, DFW is likely attending the John Carroll Weekend in Ireland and it's basically a one man operation courtesy of DFW's hard work. I knew there would be an excuse. But like I said, if it was bad news, trust me he would have found his way to the Internet in Ireland. And I've been on the Board since 1999 (predecessor board until 2004), so I fully understand all that DFW does and have noted dozens of time over the years my thanks and appreciation for his work making this site available to all of us. But we can be honest about his negativity.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Apr 19, 2024 18:25:35 GMT -5
Its weird the front page hasn't been updated with the Mack news. If it was an outbound transfer it would have been up in minutes in 50 font. As explained warlier by Dan McQ, DFW is likely attending the John Carroll Weekend in Ireland and it's basically a one man operation courtesy of DFW's hard work. I knew there would be an excuse. But like I said, if it was bad news, trust me he would have found his way to the Internet in Ireland.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Apr 19, 2024 18:20:28 GMT -5
Its weird the front page hasn't been updated with the Mack news. If it was an outbound transfer it would have been up in minutes in 50 font.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Apr 17, 2024 12:45:44 GMT -5
I was fearing a hoyaboyaish thread title. Malik Mack commits . . . to Providence Lumping me in with Boya is a low blow We probably wont hear much from him today. He doesn't come around on "good news" days.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Apr 15, 2024 19:49:28 GMT -5
Maybe I'm being stupid (wouldn't be the first time), but I don't think we are in this table. Isn't the G team in Tier 3 Gonzaga? I mean good God, two recent national champions and this year's runner up are in Tier 4. How could we possibly be in Tier 3? We're probably in Tier 23. I thought for sure this post was a joke considering the logo posted just below your Board name (and on edit I now realize it must be the default logo because I have it too!!)
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 31, 2024 23:37:20 GMT -5
He did not include us in the aborted VA move ... Just curious - what evidence do you have of this? I know a lot of people on here said this repeatedly (presumably because we werent mentioned in the early press releases on the move), but what evidence is there that we were not planning to move to Alexandria? I thought later public statements included us in the list of tenants in VA.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 30, 2024 19:44:03 GMT -5
The blue print has been written. It has bothered me for a while why Ewing and Cooley have not embraced JT2 bball philosophy. Tough, physical play. Both Marquette and Creighton got punked, out muscled and pushed around by more physical teams. When building a program from where GU is, getting that 5 star AA ain't gonna happen. As such, u have to get players whose game may no be as refined, but plays a tough brand of bball. That alone will get GU back to the top half of the BE, then once some respectable is back, then u r in better position to go get the more skilled players to balance the roster. Let's see what happens with UConn and a physical Illinois. Seemed to go ok for UConn.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 9, 2024 15:44:52 GMT -5
Too bad the username dense is already taken... Please explain - are you intimating that Fielder wasn’t allowed to improve last summer? I think what every normal fan of Georgetown is thinking is that after the last few games Drews future is an exciting positive. Yet you have looked for a negative in it - that it is a failure by him and/or the coaching staff that this didn’t happen sooner? It’s just such a weird take, but expected from a troll who just has an agenda on certain coaches and players and is not a fan of the program wishing for good things.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 9, 2024 15:21:22 GMT -5
Can't wait for Drew to get a summer under his belt. He could be unstoppable next year. He didn’t have a summer last year? Went straight from spring to fall? You can’t even be excited about Fielder at this point? Such a troll. Lucky for you the guy who runs this board is also a troll - the weirdest thing in the history of the Internet. You guys are perfect for each other.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 5, 2024 21:09:59 GMT -5
Carter got hacked twice. Definitely won’t be any complaints about the officiating tonight. Ever since you started posting I suspected who you were. The last few games your comments about us getting the benefit of the whistles has sealed it. Welcome back. Why did you change your name? Did you get kicked off the board last year?
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 2, 2024 10:33:50 GMT -5
Kelvin Sampson’s first year at Houston wasn’t exactly an F-, but he only won 4 conference games. The next year they were in the NIT and by year 4 the NCAAs. Not a perfect comparison given Sampson’s checkered past compared to Cooley, but he was around Cooley’s age when he arrived at Houston. I'd feel a lot better if Cooley had anywhere near the pre Houston Sampson resume. I assume you are referring to the wins and not the violations, trail of probations and show cause orders. It is an impressive resume either way.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Jan 9, 2024 21:33:11 GMT -5
Don’t act like fouling was an obvious mistake. Not even close. Down 3 with 37.8 seconds I foul and extend the game every time. Best case by playing that out you gave the ball under your own basket down 3 with 5 seconds left. There are arguments both ways but it was not a coaching mistake to foul and extend the game. I know you and Coach Esh don’t agree. Actually, your best case scenario is incorrect. There was about a 7 second differential on the shot clock. A few things: (1) Seton Hall does not handle the ball well and had been turning it over all night. If you defend there, there's a chance Seton Hall throws the ball out of bounds, bobbles it, and then we have 20+ seconds to work for a three. By fouling, we automatically put ourselves at a 4-5 deficit, especially since we fouled a 93% free throw shooter. (2) Teams in this situation almost never let the clock run down to 0 because of the risk of a shot clock violation. Odds are that Seton Hall would have taken the shot with 10-ish seconds (and maybe even more time) left. They are also a very bad three point shooting team. So, good odds we can get the ball back and have a chance to tie with a three. What you are ignoring is that when you're down three and foul, you turn it from a 1 possession game to a 2 possession game, at which point you're essentially relying on luck to win. Sure, you "extend" the game, but you extend a game under cirucmstances you're likely to lose. The stats bear this out; fouling in that situation is not the easy call you think it is. Not luck. Just hoping for a missed free throw or two and some made shots. In your scenario, they make the shot - game over. Offensive rebound - game over. We end up eventually fouling - game likely over. We can agree to disagree on this - I would extend the game after not getting a steal right off the bat. Based on your reasoning I assume you also agreed with Esh v UConn.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Jan 9, 2024 20:56:56 GMT -5
Massoud is an absolute disaster for this team, particularly when he’s playing alongside Cook. Most of the period when we went down 24-8 both of them were in. Same at the beginning of the second half. Then for some inexplicable reason, Cooley puts him in at the end and he immediately coughs it up. He doesn’t make threes, he cannot defend, and he cannot make twos. So why is he starting? He’s killing us. I am going to do a more in depth post about lineups, but right now Massoud needs to mostly sit. That’s a big part of why we lost tonight. While I generally have given Cooley the benefit of the doubt he did two really stupid things tonight: putting in Massoud in the end, and fouling when down by 3. I’m glad we fought back from the 16 point deficit but that isn’t good enough. We need to win some games. Don’t act like fouling was an obvious mistake. Not even close. Down 3 with 37.8 seconds I foul and extend the game every time. Best case by playing that out you gave the ball under your own basket down 3 with 5 seconds left. There are arguments both ways but it was not a coaching mistake to foul and extend the game. I know you and Coach Esh don’t agree.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Dec 20, 2023 15:54:33 GMT -5
Did you not watch the game. I don't think they made a jump shot the entire 2nd half. Most of their O was bullying us to the rim and then getting the reb once they missed the shot. They are a much better defensive team and much more physical team but that won't be the case next year. Butler will lose in the 1st rd of the tourney.... I did actually. And Butler shot 45.8% for the game (to our 38.7%). They also had more assists, steals, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds, and fewer turnovers and a lot fewer fouls. I am a positive fan, love the team and optimistic for the future, so Im not going to fight you on this. I agree with the areas you highlighted as Butler's obvious strengths, but it just seemed a bit preposterous to me to suggest that "[w]e are so much more skilled than Butler ...".
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Post by JohnnyJones on Dec 19, 2023 20:30:21 GMT -5
We are so much more skilled than Butler but they are the tougher, more physical team... Is this a joke?
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Post by JohnnyJones on Dec 2, 2023 18:29:37 GMT -5
Impossible to build any momentum with such terrible unenforced turnover after turnover Exactly. So painful
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Post by JohnnyJones on Dec 2, 2023 17:00:30 GMT -5
Central Connecticut State: 78 Holy Cross: 67 2-7 Holy Cross now #351 in KenPom. Is this for real? C'mon dude... There is not a single person who feels this was a good loss or happy w/the result on here. There is not a single person on here defending the loss. Are you going back into all the in-game threads for all of our prior opponents and updating their results? That sounds exhausting... If your point is this was a horrible loss...no one is arguing that point...so I am not sure what you think is being achieved by beating this into the ground... He is not a fan of Georgetown. He is the definition of an Internet troll. He violates Board Rule #3 nearly every time he posts. I have been on the Board nearly 25 years and it is shocking to me DFW lets it happen. Just a terrible job by the Board administrators. If everyone just ignored him maybe he would go away.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Nov 11, 2023 10:07:36 GMT -5
We have better coaching than Villanova. I'm dead. I’m surprised you fell for this Dan. This was not intended as a compliment to EC - it’s an insult to KN.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Jun 28, 2023 22:36:05 GMT -5
To be fair, boya breaks no board rules, just provides his own "unique perspective". There is room for all at HoyaTalk. And if it gets too much for someone - well that is why the "ignore" option exists. FYI: "3. Posting repetitive messages with the intent of eliciting negative responses may be subject to post deletion and loss of password privileges."
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Post by JohnnyJones on Feb 15, 2023 1:38:10 GMT -5
I suppose it is sad in a way, but this thread is the one I look forward to catching up on most each day. The discussion is generally respectful, and the most regular contributors provide a just a ton of information, detail and thoughtful analysis. Doing so much leg work for the rest of us (or me at least!). Thanks all! I so desperately hope we engage in a real process and make a hire everyone feels really good about, but I’m convinced we are going to f it up.
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