vcjack
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Post by vcjack on Dec 23, 2009 17:47:18 GMT -5
Good way to close out the non con schedule.
If you had made the prediction on this board at the beginning of the season that we would be 9-1 at this point and the loss was in the Temple-Butler-Washington-ODU grouping, we'd all accept that as a season off onto the right start.
Now lets see what we can do in conference play. The next three games are not against tournament quality teams (right now) but they can and will beat us if we pull another effort like the majority of what we saw in McDonough. Winning all three would be big for us.
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Post by ahoya2 on Dec 23, 2009 17:53:38 GMT -5
Well, the turnovers are still a huge problem. Many of the TOs were unforced. OUr guards are slow moving the ball and telegraph most passes. The key was our defensive intensity. Harvard wore out. At the end of the half we took them out of their passing offense and Monroe was huge. Strips, rebounds, steals blocks. Still not strong off his feet. Wright had a lot of chippies in the second half but most encouraging was his threes. Nice to see. Clark was uncharacteristically out of sorts. Too many fouls and out of control on the offensive end. Vaughn is tough. Forget the boxscore. He was tough underneath. Our biggest gap is the absence of a tall wing player who can shoot jumpers. Our short guards will get intimidated by the long Syracuse defends on the side of their zone. Hoping to see Hollis fill that spot but not happening yet. Nice stroke but no hoops today.
All in all, great hustle but if we turn the ball over like this in the BE we are a 5-7 team. I was hoping Vee would get enough time at teh point to take some of the pressure off Chris and let him become a Scottie Reynolds like shoot guard but he still doesn't get enough minutes to show his mettle.
Merry Christmas to all.
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Post by njcoach on Dec 23, 2009 18:04:57 GMT -5
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Post by ahoya2 on Dec 23, 2009 18:15:03 GMT -5
I love Chris but Lin was the most complete guard on the court. Could have taken 10-12 more shots in the second half but dished off to team mates for open shots that never dropped.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Dec 23, 2009 18:15:55 GMT -5
also like these ones: 19:05 - I hate to state the obvious, but Greg Monroe is nasty. He just swatted Oliver McNally's shot back up to Cambridge.
13:01 - Monroe showing flashes of Patrick Ewing during his days at Georgetown. Dominating the low post and showing freakish athleticism as well with a running dunk through the lane.
5:33 - When Keith Wright starts shooting from more the three feet away from the basket, you know a game's over.
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Post by kchoya on Dec 23, 2009 18:22:22 GMT -5
I love Chris but Lin was the most complete guard on the court. Could have taken 10-12 more shots in the second half but dished off to team mates for open shots that never dropped. We got it the first time. You love Harvard and dislike Georgetown. Commie.
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Post by kchoya on Dec 23, 2009 18:23:10 GMT -5
13:01 - Monroe showing flashes of Patrick Ewing during his days at Georgetown. Dominating the low post and showing freakish athleticism as well with a running dunk through the lane. Clearly not an NBA scout (or someone from draftexpress).
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Dec 23, 2009 18:34:25 GMT -5
Points in the paint-HARV 34,GU 52. Points off turnovers-HARV 20,GU 36. 2nd chance points-HARV 6,GU 10. Fast break points-HARV 14,GU 14. Bench points-HARV 23,GU 3.
need to cut down on those points off of turnovers and fast break, but besides that we played an almost complete game. Overall not that bad only 1 pt/turnover could be a lot worse.
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Post by Boz on Dec 23, 2009 18:48:31 GMT -5
Good way to close out the non con schedule. Bite your tongue! The non-conference schedule is not closed out yet. Got a certain revenge game to take care of. Anyone in the stands do a good vocal impression of Kyle Singler?
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ahoya2
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Post by ahoya2 on Dec 23, 2009 19:14:43 GMT -5
How silly. No ties to Harvard. A GU ticket holder for 38 years. Just making an objective observation.
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Post by nashvillehoyas on Dec 23, 2009 19:30:14 GMT -5
With the Harvard win we should have a four game winning streak when hosting UConn.
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Post by sleepy on Dec 23, 2009 19:33:58 GMT -5
I love Chris but Lin was the most complete guard on the court. Could have taken 10-12 more shots in the second half but dished off to team mates for open shots that never dropped. No one said Chris was better than Lin, just that our backcourt isn't signifigantly worse than other backcourts Harvards played as people thought going into the game, and thats largely do to Chris.
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Post by hoyasaxa10 on Dec 23, 2009 20:08:43 GMT -5
There were still far too many turnovers today (miscommunication still seems to be an issue, as is making accurate passes on a breakaway), and there were sequences when it seemed like we just could not hold onto the ball. But we seemed to be much more in control today than against ODU. Chris Wright really showed up today, and a lot of other players (Greg, Austin, Julian, Jason) had noteworthy games as well. Overall, I was impressed with our intensity, and it seemed like the guys actually wanted to be out there playing together today.
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Post by daytonahoya31 on Dec 23, 2009 22:20:49 GMT -5
What? I'll say it: Chris is better than Lin and every other point guard in the big east...been saying it for three years.
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Post by rccoleon on Dec 23, 2009 23:40:32 GMT -5
What? I'll say it: Chris is better than Lin and every other point guard in the big east...been saying it for three years. I hope this was a joke. Wright is way too inconsistent to even be mentioned in the top 5 guards in the conference the last three years.
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Post by daytonahoya31 on Dec 23, 2009 23:44:34 GMT -5
No joke. There's not a single point guard in the league I'd take over Chris right now......No joke at all
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Post by kchoya on Dec 24, 2009 9:34:56 GMT -5
How silly. No ties to Harvard. A GU ticket holder for 38 years. Just making an objective observation. I was hoping the "Commie" comment would imply a tone of sarcasm. Apparently not.
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Post by lichoya68 on Dec 24, 2009 19:43:36 GMT -5
nashville NO FREAKING GIMMES DONT ASSUME NOTHING NADDA all games will be wars anybody can beat anybody hope youre wright but no gimmes please this team dont need no overconfidence DONT READ THE PAPERS HOYAS even the post hadda put a LARGE nice article and a relativly big pix today DONT GET OVERCONFIDENT we seeem to have that problem with the johnnies ALOT these past years ALOT.. go hoyas beat st johns on new years eve..ps the wife gave a group of us permission to go and we will meet them later YES this was a close call.. go hoyas
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Post by lichoya68 on Dec 24, 2009 19:44:33 GMT -5
is duke ooc??? its not really preseason ooc but i quess ooc BEAT DUKE but a few others first take care of business greg is being mean now if only henry............
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