kghoya
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Post by kghoya on Jan 6, 2010 22:06:41 GMT -5
hopefully other teams dont shoot that well from 3. i imagine that gtown will continue to play the same defensive style.
id like to think that when marquette is down that gtown could beat them but i guess i was wrong.
still not doing the little things needed to get wins when you decide to play games that are so low scoring.
i was screaming for a timeout to be called at the end.
on to uconn
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jester
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Post by jester on Jan 6, 2010 22:06:41 GMT -5
I still don't understand why Monroe put the ball on the floor immediately after receiving it one on one in the post a foot away from the basket - prob a foul but Hayward got the steal with 1 min left. Like Hibbert eventually learned, keep it high big man!
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 6, 2010 22:06:41 GMT -5
Yeah, to be honest, a big part of that last play depends on Greg being there for the rebound so that obvious push was huge. But, overall, its hard to worry that much about that loss.
The best thing about this team is that they have that 2007 look about them. They continue to run the offense throughout the game. Austin made great decisions. I dont remember too many bad shots at all. We are going to be fine.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 6, 2010 22:06:46 GMT -5
Did M hit > 50% from 3?
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Post by stonehandssam on Jan 6, 2010 22:06:54 GMT -5
Marquette shot lights out. That's how an inferior team beats a superior opponent. Won't happen again if we play them.
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HoyaPride
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Post by HoyaPride on Jan 6, 2010 22:07:07 GMT -5
Not sure why our most effective player in the first half didn't play the last 10 minutes?? I know that Hollis matched up better with their lineup on d, but would have liked to see JV in there for some possessions. Greg's hoop in the last minute is what he could have done all night. On to Saturday, need to refocus and hurt the Uconvicts
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hoyaboy1
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jan 6, 2010 22:07:09 GMT -5
Rebounding was poor tonight, and the turnovers were too high, as always. Still probably win this game most of the time - even the 2s that Marquette made were generally 20 footers.
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Filo
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Post by Filo on Jan 6, 2010 22:07:35 GMT -5
First of all, the outcome is important. It's the only reason you play. Second, we just Editeded away an opportunity for a road win againts a manageable team. The utter lack of execution on both ends of the court in the final couple minutes is really concerning. I can't agree with you at all. Execution was fine. Freeman had a great look in the penultimate possession. He should have hit that shot and he had a pretty good look beyond the arc late in the game that he missed also (he played a great game otherwise - having a great year).
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Post by Boz on Jan 6, 2010 22:07:38 GMT -5
In the last 2 minutes, Freeman had a wide open 3 and a decent look on the runner, they just didn't go down. (Can't speak for the first 38 minutes, I didn't see them) Freeman's first 38 minutes were pretty frickin' outstanding.
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dikembe
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Post by dikembe on Jan 6, 2010 22:08:16 GMT -5
Hoyas didn't play poorly. Marquette simply played better. The better team won. I can live with it. If Marquette is the better team , we in serious trouble.
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Post by JohnJacquesLayup on Jan 6, 2010 22:08:35 GMT -5
And Monroe getting stripped of the ball on both ends of the court? Wouldn't have predicted that would have been a contributing factor to a loss.
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Post by hoyaheaven on Jan 6, 2010 22:08:58 GMT -5
Was wright injured...seemed to disappear in the 2nd half?
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 6, 2010 22:09:08 GMT -5
Eh, what are you going to do. MU was hot from 3-point land. Thems the breaks. I would have saved my final timeout for after the Butler's 2nd foul shot, rather than calling the TO in between shots, but that's just me. I really like this Hoyas team. Totally agree.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 6, 2010 22:09:19 GMT -5
MU was 46% (12-26) from three.
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guru
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Post by guru on Jan 6, 2010 22:09:24 GMT -5
Ok GURU then this is a moral victory for you fine. For any other fan here the outcome means something. Winnable game in conference come on guru.. where did I call it a moral victory? Go ahead and post your negative rants if you want. It's what you do.
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Jan 6, 2010 22:10:51 GMT -5
Was wright injured...seemed to disappear in the 2nd half? It looked like he tweaked his wrist in the first half but he did not seem to show any signs of it affecting his game at that point.
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Post by 1427hoya on Jan 6, 2010 22:10:55 GMT -5
Ok GURU then this is a moral victory for you fine. For any other fan here the outcome means something. Winnable game in conference come on guru.. No one is saying it's fine to lose. We just lost to a team that played better. What are you going to do? That's the way it goes in this sport.
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Post by thehandicapper on Jan 6, 2010 22:11:05 GMT -5
Like others on the board, I took a lot of good away from the loss. Offense was run efficiently and overall I thought the team played well.
Sucks they shot so well from outside and we did not come away with the win, but I believe the team will be fine.
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dikembe
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Post by dikembe on Jan 6, 2010 22:11:09 GMT -5
People can make all the excuses they want, but the bottom line is this team can't use inexperience as an excuse for careless play. They keep playing so loose with the ball, they gonna be back in the three letter tournament, not the one with four.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 6, 2010 22:11:44 GMT -5
I hazard to guess that most teams won't shoot 46% from 3 against us nor jack up 26 of 'em. This is a one off.
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