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Post by the_way on Feb 7, 2018 9:35:09 GMT -5
He's gone from option 4 (maybe 3 at times) to the best player on his team in less than a season. Not exactly a recipe for consistency.
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Post by bostonfan on Feb 7, 2018 9:44:45 GMT -5
Marcus certainly seemed out of sync for parts of last night and he did look like he lost a little confidence in his game at times as he missed a few shots he normally makes and even missed a few free throws which are normally automatic for him. It happens to everyone, at every level, sometimes when things just don't seem to be going your way on a certain night.
At one point I saw Coach Ewing talking to him on the sideline and while I am not sure what he said to him, Marcus did come back and continued to play hard. Ewing probably told him he is too important to the team to hang his head when things don't go his way and to just go out and play hard. While it was not his best night, I don't think anyone can fault his effort and it showed how important he is to the team when he fouled out and the team looked a little lost without him.
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Post by HoyaRejuveNation85 on Feb 7, 2018 9:48:08 GMT -5
Mentioned in another thread that I thought his body language looked poor from the get-go last night. I know he doesn't show much emotion on the court, but to me it seemed like everything was getting to him last night - the missed shots in the lane, the missed FTs, wondering where the whistle was when he thought he got bumped, etc. I think the missed free throws definitely got to him. The team definitely missed him at the end of the game. He's played well and grown this season. He deserves credit for that. When Marcus posts a 9 point, 9 rebound effort on the road in the Big East and that is considered a bad game to some, I tend to find some consolation in that. Don't get me wrong, I'm done with moral victories, but I think Marcus is getting better and growing into his expanded role.
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Post by FHillsNYHoya on Feb 7, 2018 9:50:56 GMT -5
Agree that we would be totally lost without MD. Just thought he was "off" last night - mostly execution. Effort certainly was there.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Feb 7, 2018 10:04:59 GMT -5
Is there a more maddening player in America? My nominee for largest disparity between his best and worst. We have a few players on our team who are way more maddening than Derrickson. Derrickson has been our best player, so after a tough loss this seems like the wrong focus. It’s true that his fouling out hurt us, but overall he’s a great asset to this team. Our performance after he fouled out speaks to that.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Feb 7, 2018 10:39:59 GMT -5
Now we're back to blaming Derrickson after his hard fought effort vs. Xavier. Didn't you think he was a little drained from Saturday evening's game? Hmmm...
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Feb 7, 2018 10:41:19 GMT -5
Certainly off kilter tonight. Hope he is not wearing down, still a long way to go. Of course he's wearing down being asked to do things he's never done. This was and is expected, but hopefully the kid can get some rest. This is how bad we need a dominant big man!!!
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Feb 7, 2018 10:43:10 GMT -5
He's been fantastic most of the season, he's playing at an all BE level. But then they go and make a post named "Derrickson." lol ...this board is crazy lmao!
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Feb 10, 2018 18:49:42 GMT -5
Stick it whoever made this bogus thread!
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 10, 2018 19:01:36 GMT -5
When/if we get big games out of Doc and Jessie at the same time we can compete with almost anyone.
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Feb 10, 2018 19:06:38 GMT -5
When/if we get big games out of Doc and Jessie at the same time we can compete with almost anyone. -Both of them having big games -Turnovers limited to roughly ten -At least one of the frosh being on, particularly from deep This combination would allow us to take down almost everyone except the true elite teams.
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Feb 10, 2018 19:09:37 GMT -5
Stick it whoever made this bogus thread! In all fairness whoever made this thread likely did not intend for it to be the go-to Derrickson thread for the season. He was probably asking what he thought was a legit question for an upcoming slate. But no one went back far enough to find the real Derrickson thread and thus this one, hovering always close, became the defacto Derrickson spot.
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Post by MCIGuy on Feb 10, 2018 19:11:16 GMT -5
Can't recall the last Hoya who has been involved in so many late game heroics during an entire season of BE conference play. He's our Mr. Clutch.
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Post by s4hoyas on Feb 10, 2018 19:15:46 GMT -5
Marcus is the man...22 pts/18 rbs and no turnovers...forgiven for missing last f/t...keep it going!
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 10, 2018 21:44:04 GMT -5
The only question I have is Whether Marcus will show up on the BigEast weekly press release! We've got two players nearly averaging double doubles and not one mention since the BigEast conference season began!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Feb 10, 2018 21:51:14 GMT -5
Simply put, MD has shown up time and time again!
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Post by mapei on Feb 10, 2018 21:52:20 GMT -5
I think all-BE may be in play. Probably not the first team, but the second or third if he can maintain his play.
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Post by tashoya on Feb 10, 2018 22:58:15 GMT -5
Best player on the team and it isn't close. The team looked better without Jessie on the floor for the most part today. A limited Delgado was still much stronger than Jessie. If Jessie doesn't address that, he won't be the second best option for long.
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Post by MCIGuy on Feb 10, 2018 23:17:42 GMT -5
Best player on the team and it isn't close. The team looked better without Jessie on the floor for the most part today. A limited Delgado was still much stronger than Jessie. If Jessie doesn't address that, he won't be the second best option for long. I don't have any issue with MD being considered the best on the team. But you do realize that on the road back-to-back games against Xavier and PC, the team looked best with Govan being the dominant player on the floor, right? When Govan is on he is the most difficult guy for our opponents to defend.
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Post by tashoya on Feb 10, 2018 23:27:56 GMT -5
Best player on the team and it isn't close. The team looked better without Jessie on the floor for the most part today. A limited Delgado was still much stronger than Jessie. If Jessie doesn't address that, he won't be the second best option for long. I don't have any issue with MD being considered the best on the team. But you do realize that on the road back-to-back games against Xavier and PC, the team looked best with Govan being the dominant player on the floor, right? When Govan is on he is the most difficult guy for our opponents to defend. Debatable against Xavier. Marcus was huge on the boards. Govan should be the most difficult to guard. He's got a size advantage on basically everyone in the league. A large one against the Friars.
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