kenner tombs team tonite update

[lichoya68]

chris speed some great threes and drives and passes still needs to work on good decisions... jason clark WOW unreal quick to the hoop defense rebbies passes henry much more aggressive on d and rebbies and put backs and moving without th eball especially in the second half.. nikita not as mobile on o and d as has been adn well greg monroe VERY SPECIAL best game ive seen him play dominant LOTS of baords running the floor great moves inside WOW this could be the fastest all around hoya team EVER with all the youngins coming in yup go hoyas alot of fun watching this game starting to run the court and pass and play together as a unit yup kinda cool we will OUT PERFORM expectattions yup og hoyas go youngins pretty cool tonite and won by like thirty or some such pretty quick hands on d too pretty darn quick jason lightening and athletic and talented yup

[lichoya68]

ps ppops there and patrick adn somebody saw jwall even tho i didnot go hoyas no roy with the tombs tonite adn tommarrow 215 tombs and 330 cyldes back to back sweet clydes with austin the tight end and julian vaughan GO HOYAS

[sleepy]

thanks lic

best kenner recap i have ever read!!

[mississippihoya]

what lic says is true. the younger players had a great game, winning by around 40 points. This is my first time to ever recap....anything, so please be gentle. Here are some brief observations:

Nikita: seemed a little frustrated, picked up some fouls. He didn't have a bad game though.

Chris: Shot some awesome 3s. Even had a sweet circus shot. Hustled hard the whole time he played and got a nice cheer from the crowd when he sat down towards the end. He had a few turnovers, none of which looked terrible and he undoubtedly had more assists. As an aside: what college PG doesn't need to work on making good decisions? Chris is fine.

Sims: Ran the floor very very well. Not for a big guy, but in general. Was often one of the first ones down on O and back on D, even though they were ahead by 30+ points for a lot of the game, and it payed off. Rebounded pretty well, missed his 3 this time, got lots of easy put backs and layups due to hustle.

Monroe: Great game, let it come to him. Hustled well, ran the floor and rebounded extremely well tonight. Last time I saw him play was his first game when he had evidently just gotten off the plane. He had a lot more energy this time around, and it showed in his rebounding and defense. I also saw something else I really really liked: at least twice, he posted his man up and scored off a nice hook shot. Seeing good big-man moves from a Hoya always makes me happy. I think he did one with each hand, but I'm not 100% sure.

Clark: Player of the game. By far. The guard on the other team he was on for a lot of the time seemed to get him really fired up. The two were going at it, but in a good way. The other guy's intensity and skill (he had a sick crossover) seemed to force Clark to match it, which he did and then some. Clark was just great; he seemed determined to do anything and everything he could. He hustled on just about every play, rebounded well, shot well, drove the lane well, passed well, and didn't get frustrated and pick up cheap fouls. He must have had at least 20 points, probably more. After one of Clark's many great plays of the game, the guy sitting behind me said, "that's why Rivers left right there, Jason isn't going to leave him any playing time." I think the gentleman was right, not as a slight on Rivers (I liked him) but because Clark is just that good.

Pops, Ronnie, Pat Jr, JWall, and Jeff were in attendance. So were several Hoyas who didn't play tonight like Austin and Omar.

Anyway, I hope that those of you who didn't get to see the game have found my words helpful/entertaining. I know I do when I read other people's recaps, even if they aren't up to the FLHoya standard (like mine).

[SFHoya99]

Thanks, Mississippi.

[sleepy]

Thanks Mississippi, really appreciate it. Great to hear about Clark and Monroe. It sounds like the last two games Monroe has played in he has added that hook, and its been effective. Can anyone say if he was doing it in his first few games or not?

[hoyaboy1]

I didn't notice Monroe going to the hook early - as I think I mentioned in a recap, he was often going to weak leaning jumpers inside that were getting blocked. Very glad to hear he's working in the hook.

Tombs - Electrolite could be a decent game tomorrow. Electro has Isaiah Swann, Folarin Campbell, and Byron Mouton. I also saw Greivis Vazquez at the games Thursday, so maybe he'll suit up for somebody.

[kellycpcm]

Did you see Jeff's car?

[lichoya68]

good summary misssissippi better english than lic adn YES monroe hit one hook with his off right hand one from EACH side sweet adn that electrolite game should be really really good swans a player mouton and folarin yo mama could be a great test for the youngins a GREAT MATCH UP but i think theyre hustling doing better and getting to know each other go hoyas ;D

[HoyaSinceBirth]

pretty unrelated but yesterday I was in the bookstore and saw monroe and sims stocking up on some Hoya gear.

[The Stig]

Thanks for the recaps lic and mississippi. Hopefully I'll get down there this afternoon.

[dcc33]

I caught the first half last night (first time seeing the freshmen), and was pretty impressed. Monroe looked good, and didn't seem too be lacking in effort, and was bigger than I expected. I especially liked how quickly and without hesitation he would pass up court to start a break after rebounding a miss. Seemed to do a nice job getting his hands on Chris's entry passes.

Henry is quite mobile, runs well, but needs to get stronger. Loved Clarks game and think he will be fun to watch on defense. He is very tenacious and aggressive on both end.

Didn't really notice Nikita, and Chris will be fine handling the ball this year.

[blueandgray]

great recaps.... being that I live in CA...i've only seen clark play once....but it sounds like he is going to be special. by his sophmore year... i'm sure he will have to problem stepping in for jessie. I too agree that its nice to hear monroe is developing his post game. hopefully he bought enough hoya gear to last a couple of years.

[tonydeals]

Much appreciated recaps. Let the season begin already!

[lichoya68]

DCC THEY WERE MUCH BETTER INJ THE SECONjavascript:add("%20;D") ;DD HALF ESPECIALLY HENRY HE WAS SPECIAL MORE GREG ADN JASON THE WHOLE GAME AND HENRY GOT MEAN IN THE SEOCND HALF I THINK HE BLOCKED THREE SHOTS IN A ROW BUT SOMEBODY FOULED BEFORE THE LAST ONE HES PLENTY STRONG AND AGGRESSIVE AND WILL BE EVEN BETTER AS HE GROWS WOWOWOWOWOW SEE YOU ALL IN A LITTLE THIS WILL BE FUN IF THEY KEEP IT UP YUP