hoyajinx
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Post by hoyajinx on Jan 26, 2016 20:34:37 GMT -5
I think the operative word was "realistic." We can't beat Creighton at home when we need a win. There is no reason to believe we will be successful when we get those cracks. Beating Xavier on the road is definitely one reason I appreciate your optimism, but I think the scale of good wins vs bad losses tips heavily in one direction.
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HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Jan 26, 2016 20:34:58 GMT -5
when was the last time derrickson took a 2 pt shot?
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 26, 2016 20:35:09 GMT -5
dsr is getting owned out there Hard to defend a player that quick...part of the reason Lykes could help JT3 immensely
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Post by michaeldm9 on Jan 26, 2016 20:35:35 GMT -5
I betcha DSR is saying I should have went pro. What would this team look like if DSR would have left. OMG
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Post by daytonahoya31 on Jan 26, 2016 20:36:11 GMT -5
No excuse to be this bad with all this talent. I can't believe DSR isn't even going to make the tourney in his senior year. We have a ton of talent, but we have some fatal flaws 1) This is the worst defensive Gtown team in the last 10 years. DSR can't defend, Reggie can't defend, Bradley can't defend, and we have no wing defender 2) We don't do the little things, boxing out, getting to the foul line, keeping teams off the foul line 3) Paul White is a massive blow because he was truly a playmaker. Not having him to help DSR with the ballhandling really hurts. He was a versatile piece that this team really needed
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This Just In
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Post by This Just In on Jan 26, 2016 20:36:11 GMT -5
Everytime down the court defensively the Hoyas need to foul and give up playing defense. They cannot stay with Watson on the perimeter so what ends up happening is that he kills the clock then goes for the dribble penetration with under 10 seconds on the shot clock.
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Post by mannyalexander on Jan 26, 2016 20:36:33 GMT -5
I think the operative word was "realistic." We can't beat Creighton at home when we need a win. There is no reason to believe we will be successful when we get those cracks. Beating Xavier on the road is definitely one reason And the only reason. There just isn't a lot of data supporting the idea of this team stringing together several quality efforts (let alone quality wins) in a row. This team just does not have "it" this year, which is disappointing because, on paper at least, there appears to be some quality talent here.
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Post by daytonahoya31 on Jan 26, 2016 20:38:11 GMT -5
I betcha DSR is saying I should have went pro. What would this team look like if DSR would have left. OMG It may have looked better, because Tre would be the dominant PG and he's a far better defender than DSR and Kaleb would be in the lineup and he's a far better wing defender than Tre is being forced to be. I love DSR, but he's a hugggggeeeeee reason for our defensive issues right now
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Post by michaeldm9 on Jan 26, 2016 20:38:27 GMT -5
Gad we got Cameron over Hart.
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HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Jan 26, 2016 20:38:45 GMT -5
I betcha DSR is saying I should have went pro. What would this team look like if DSR would have left. OMG he is not a nba player...not even close
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Post by daytonahoya31 on Jan 26, 2016 20:39:17 GMT -5
Beating Xavier on the road is definitely one reason And the only reason. There just isn't a lot of data supporting the idea of this team stringing together several quality efforts (let alone quality wins) in a row. This team just does not have "it" this year, which is disappointing because, on paper at least, there appears to be some quality talent here. I agree with this. I'm just saying we aren't definitively dead with this loss. It may not be a ton of hope to cling to, but the season isn't over
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 26, 2016 20:39:28 GMT -5
Gad we got Cameron over Hart. Glad you're bringing it up now...why don't we get through all of your arguments not based in reality now
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Post by mannyalexander on Jan 26, 2016 20:39:55 GMT -5
I betcha DSR is saying I should have went pro. What would this team look like if DSR would have left. OMG It may have looked better, because Tre would be the dominant PG and he's a far better defender than DSR and Kaleb would be in the lineup and he's a far better wing defender than Tre is being forced to be. I love DSR, but he's a hugggggeeeeee reason for our defensive issues right now I couldn't agree more. DSR has a solid offensive game but his defensive abilities are just not that strong.
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rambis
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Post by rambis on Jan 26, 2016 20:40:00 GMT -5
I'm in an uber on the way home. I left before the last TV timeout. I've had season tickets for twenty years and I've never left a game before the end. Today, I just couldn't take it any longer. If I decide not to renew my season tickets next year, it's not because I stopped loving my alma mater or my team. It will be because I can no longer stomach the garbage that is officiating in a Big East Georgetown game. It is no longer a sport when there isn't fair competition. I don't know what I watched tonight, but it wasn't basketball.
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swhoya
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Post by swhoya on Jan 26, 2016 20:40:16 GMT -5
Gad we got Cameron over Hart. Glad you're bringing it up now...why don't we get through all of your arguments not based in reality now Can both of you knock it off or take it to direct messages?
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 26, 2016 20:40:42 GMT -5
Keep it up Hoyas, still an outside shot at this
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Post by SaxaCD on Jan 26, 2016 20:40:48 GMT -5
Creighton showing Georgetown-like composure at the end here.
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Post by manilahoyafan on Jan 26, 2016 20:40:50 GMT -5
T'aint ovah till it's ovah....
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This Just In
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Post by This Just In on Jan 26, 2016 20:40:54 GMT -5
Hoyas pressure created a turnover..still a 5 pt game.
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Post by rambis on Jan 26, 2016 20:41:36 GMT -5
Just to be clear for everyone at home. The booing was for the refs. Not the team. Or the coach.
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