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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 1:47:14 GMT -5
UNRANKED: Georgetown was not ranked in the preseason AP Top 25; it was 22nd in the final poll last season. The Hoyas' reaction, at least publicly? A shrug. "I feel like we didn't show enough to basically prove that we deserve to be in there," Copeland said. "We don't really pay too much attention to that stuff, anyway. SOPHOMORE SURGE: As freshmen last season, Peak started 32 of 33 games, while Copeland started 11. That duo, along with Tre Campbell and Paul White, form a talented group of sophomores. "I'm putting a lot on their shoulders," Thompson said. "But I think they can handle it. In many ways, that class is the core of what we have. KEY FRESHMEN: Thompson speaks highly of his newcomers, from 6-foot-10 center Jessie Govan, to 6-7 forward Marcus Derrickson, to 6-6 Kaleb Johnson. "They bring a hardness that we need," the coach said. Govan's arrival got most of the attention from outsiders; Thompson goes on and on about Derrickson. "A big, physical, rugged, aggressive kid. Gets rebounds. Can score on the block. But he also can shoot. He can really shoot," Thompson said. Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/sports/article42965730.html#storylink=cpy
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 1:51:06 GMT -5
Key Returnees D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera (16.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 3.2 APG, .421 FG%, .387 3PT FG%, .861 FT%) L.J. Peak (7.9 PPG, 2.3 RPG, .394 FG%, .246 3PT FG%, .701 FT%) Isaac Copeland (6.8 PPG, 3.8 APG, .451 FG%, .389 3PT FG%, .809 FT%) Paul White (5.0 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.2 APG, .404 FG%, .377 3PT FG%, .706 FT%) Tre Campbell (3.4 PPG, 0.9 APG, 0.6 SPG, .378 FT%, .362 3PT FG%, .692 FT%) Reasons for Optimism 1. The Frontcourt: Boy is Georgetown loaded up front. While Joshua Smith, Jabril Trawick and Mikael Hopkins have departed, there is a lot of depth at the 3, 4, and 5 that will be used in spades. We'll likely see the talented sophmores in L.J. Peak, Isaac Copeland and Paul White used early and often, and junior Reggie Cameron and senior 7-footer Bradley Hayes should see the floor often too. Then, you have to also account for the incoming freshmen. Kaleb Johnson, Marcus Derrickson and Jessie Govan will all likely get a lot of burn if last year is any indication of how JTIII will use his youngsters. Govan could very well be the starting center for the Hoyas if Thompson III doesn't decide to use the veteran in Bradley Hayes at the 5 from the jump. Bottom line: Georgetown runs incredibly deep in the frontcourt and perhaps more so than any squad in this conference. 2014-15 Outlook The Hoyas have a monstrous nonconference slate ahead of them this year. Matchups with Maryland, Wisconsin, possibly Duke or VCU, Syracuse and UConn headline a rather ridiculous nonconference schedule that challenges Villanova as the toughest in the league. The Hoyas could very well face last year's National Runner Up and National Champion in the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden this year if that scenario plays itself out with Wisconsin and Duke awaiting them at The World's Most Famous Arena. Clashes with two former BIG EAST schools await them as well as the Hoyas will host bitter rival Syracuse and travel up to Hartford to take on the UConn Huskies at the XL Center. While it's not the Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, expect a rabid crowd to greet them in The Nutmeg State as well as a very tough Huskies club that now includes former Seton Hall Pirate Sterling Gibbs as well as Daniel Hamilton, Rodney Purvis, and Amida Brimah. The Orange will also provide a tough challenge for Georgetown as they tote Trevor Cooney and Michael Gbinije. But perhaps nothing stands out more than the highly anticipated bout with the Maryland Terrapins. This DMV rivalry has been quelled for quite some time but, finally, they'll match up in College Park as part of ESPN's 24-Hour Tip-Off Marathon. The Terps are very highly touted and are one of the favorites in the Big Ten Conference this year with the likes of Melo Trimble, Rasheed Suliamon, Jake Layman and five-star center Diamond Stone, a 6-foot-11, 255-pound center whose talent is off the charts. Georgetown will likely have their hands full in the BIG EAST again, as it's one of the toughest leagues in America. They come into the year though with a loaded frontcourt and three terrific guards with D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera standing out amongst the pack. DSR will likely be the anchor for this Hoyas squad in 2015 and they will go as far as he does. He'll have lots of support around him though and the talent on this team is one of the reasons why many suspect another high finish in the conference and a trip to the NCAA Tournament is in Georgetown's future. Lot's more here: www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2015/11/6/9672388/big-east-2015-season-preview-georgetown-hoyas-projections-outlook
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 1:59:45 GMT -5
“The feeling of winning, I think that’s the thing,” Smith-Rivera said. “Once you get the feeling of winning, it’s kind of like you want to do it again. You want it more. As a team, we haven’t accomplished some of the things we’ve wanted to. Not to say we haven’t done a lot. We’ve won a lot of games. We’ve done a lot of great things, but we also know that we can get better, and we know we can do a lot more.” “I was pretty excited because he’s a big part of our team,” sophomore forward Isaac Copeland said of Smith-Rivera. “He makes the game easier for everybody else, so having a player like that on the team who can facilitate and score at the same time is great. He draws a lot of attention, and he has the ball in his hand every play pretty much setting up the offense.” “Having him back is good,” said Thompson, who’s had Jeff Green, Greg Monroe and Otto Porter Jr., among others, leave early. “I think he went about it the way he should. He made the right decision. I do remember telling him nothing is going to be easy, but as I said, he’s been exemplary. He’s been really, really good.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/hoyas-hope-to-step-forward-thanks-to-dvauntes-smith-riveras-reversal/2015/11/10/01d8e1bc-87e1-11e5-9a07-453018f9a0ec_story.html
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2015 1:33:13 GMT -5
“I’m not much of a talker, so I just lead by example,” Peak said. Peak said he focused on further developing his jumper and working on his ball handling. Dribbling was also a point of emphasis over the offseason for Copeland, who grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. The expanded skill sets of Copeland and Peak ought to help them transition into their expanding roles in Georgetown’s offense. The sophomores should prove valuable resources for the team’s freshmen, who will be expected to log the same heavy minutes that the sophomores handled a year ago. “This year’s freshmen class is going to play just like last year’s freshmen class played,” Thompson said. “The sophomore class is going to have to make huge strides and … be consistent.” The freshman class — center Jessie Govan and forwards Marcus Derrickson and Kaleb Johnson — were not permitted to speak to reporters on Tuesday, keeping with Thompson’s policy. It was clear, however, that both the players and the coaches were expecting big things out of the talented youngsters. “I think they’re all really good, and I think they’re all going to play right away,” junior forward Reggie Cameron said. “Jessie is a presence down there offensively, just as good as anyone else in the Big East, I think. Marcus and Kaleb, they both rebound their butts off and make plays that other people don’t want to make all the time.” Although the younger players will be asked to step into greater leadership roles than they might be accustomed to, the unquestioned leader of the team is still Smith-Rivera. His presence on the roster wasn’t always a given, however. The 22-year-old declared for the NBA draft before deciding to return to Georgetown for his senior year. “I embrace it. Guys come to me every day with certain things that they deal with, even off the floor as well,” Smith-Rivera said. “It’s important for me to be reliable for my teammates.” canmua.net/utah/dvauntes-smith-108295.html
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2015 1:38:00 GMT -5
www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/11/06/georgetown-hoyas-top-25-preview-dvauntes-smith-rivera#Coach’s Take “We have a very good mix of experienced guys—and I’m putting my sophomores in that group—combined with our three freshman that all are going to contribute right away. And we have a lot of guys that can score. It is a good mix, the pieces of this group fit well together. And we’re going to be able to be more versatile and faster this year. We can play a lot of different ways with this group; we can be a big, rugged physical team that can grind it out, and we can be a fast team that can run up and down the court. We can win a lot of different ways. But we’re going to have to depend on our young kids to produce, and our freshman must ready to compete in the Big East and on the national stage. But I think they will be.” — John Thompson III X-Factor Jessie Govan, 6'10" freshman center Govan, a 6'10", 270-pound center, should have no problem acclimating to the physicality of the college game. “He can go on the block right now and score with either hand,” coach John Thompson III says.
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Post by kchoya on Nov 12, 2015 12:13:51 GMT -5
I see that there is a football game airing on ESPN2 immediately before our game. I hope it doesn't go long. With Georgetown's usual luck, that game will go into 4 OTs.
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Nov 12, 2015 13:19:41 GMT -5
If that happens, I hope that they bump us to ESPNU or something.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Nov 12, 2015 16:35:52 GMT -5
I see that there is a football game airing on ESPN2 immediately before our game. I hope it doesn't go long. With Georgetown's usual luck, that game will go into 4 OTs. Seems to happen too damn often. But then again, once is too often. That'll slay me if it occurs in our first game. The anticipation is already driving me batty. Like 4ever said, if it happens, pls move us so we can see the entire game.
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Post by dense on Nov 13, 2015 17:17:07 GMT -5
Vegas is undervaluing us. 5to 1 on regular season BE title. 66 to 1 on NCAA title.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Dec 23, 2015 13:20:03 GMT -5
Now that we have hit the end of the traditional OOC schedule (yes, I know we play Connecticut in January), I thought it might be worthwhile to review a few things, which might help to explain our slide in the last three games and why we have not been playing to the level we desire. For my first post, I take a look at DSR.
DSR's Transformation: Overall, DSR is simply not playing as well as last season. On defense, there are fewer statistics one can rely upon, but DSR's defense has been atrocious. If you watch him on defense, he is frequently nowhere near where he should be positioned and/or it seems like he gives up. I am not sure what's going on here - whether his mind isn't 100% in the game, or what. But, it's a consistent problem because he plays a very high percentage of our minutes.
Some offensive stats really illustrate his offensive downturn this season:
2015-2016: O Rating: 111.9, 22.8% possessions, 1.5% OR%, 7.7% DR, 24.3 Assist Rate, 12.7 turnover rate, 78.0 FT%, 58.9% 2PT%, 29.4 3PT%
2014-2015: O Rating: 120.8, 23.3% possessions, 3.0% OR%, 11.6% DR, 20.2 Assist Rate, 12.6 turnover rate, 86.1 FT%, 45.5% 2PT%, 38.7 3PT%
DSR's distribution of shots has also changed drastically. In his sophomore season, DSR shot 232 twos and 168 threes. In his junior year, 187 twos and 186 threes. This season he's shot 56 twos and 89 threes. What does this mean? DSR has transformed from somebody who took a lot of twos to somebody who is primarily shooting threes at this point. This is particularly hurtful because DSR is not making threes this season (29.4%), yet he's shooting a much higher number of threes than twos.
DSR is also drawing far fewer fouls. If you compare his Free Throw Attempts to Field Goal Attempts (his FTRate), he is down from 42.4% to 35.5%, which also means DSR is shooting a lot fewer free throws. This means he's scoring a lot fewer "easy" points. Plus, the fact that his free throw percentage itself is down a fair amount does not help either.
This yields a far less efficient player. The only thing that keeps DSR from being an abysmal offensive player is that he's shooting twos at a far better rate than any time in his career - 58.9%. If this diminishes, DSR's offense will become even more problematic.
A few other things that are obvious from these numbers:
- DSR is less efficient this year. This is because he's taking a higher percentage of threes and shooting at a much worse rate than last year. As noted above, he's actually shooting twos much better than last season.
- In my opinion, DSR's three point shooting decline is largely because he consistently takes contested threes. He is rarely open, and thus, it's not surprising that his numbers would suffer. He's often shooting at the top of the key with somebody in his face. Still, I think based on his past success, he needs to cut down the number of threes he takes, starting with the contested ones. I think this would greatly increase his efficiency.
- DSR's rebounding has significantly deteriorated, especially offensive rebounding. His first three seasons, his OR% was 4.2, 4.6, 3.0. This year he's at 1.5. His defensive rebounding rate the first three years was 10.0, 12.2, and 11.6. This year it's 7.7%. DSR played a fair amount of point last year and this season, so you cannot blame the rebounding decline on that.
- A few positives - DSR's assists are up this season, and he's still very good at not turning it over.
Conclusion:
Defensively: In my opinion, DSR needs to get his head in the game and really focus on defense. He has to stop leaving his guy wide open because of missed rotations. I understand DSR will never been a top defender, but there have been numerous instances in the last three games where he's not even in the vicinity. That has to stop.
Offensively: DSR needs to transform back into the player he was his first three seasons. He needs to stop taking so many threes, particularly the bad ones. If he takes more twos, I think he'll be more efficient and probably draw more fouls, too. I am less concerned about his free throw percentage, I think that will improve with time. There's really no reason for his free throw percentage to decline after being so high the last two seasons, aside from potential lack of focus.
DSR getting this together is probably the single biggest boost the 2015/2016 Hoyas could get in the Big East season. I'll follow up with thoughts on other aspects of the team as time permits.
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