mapei
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Post by mapei on Feb 11, 2017 16:34:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the info on Bradley.
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Post by hoya73 on Feb 11, 2017 17:00:40 GMT -5
Markus Howard, co-leading scorer on the season, held to zero til he hit that 3 at the 1:40 mark. Mostly guarded by LJ, some by Jagan.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Feb 11, 2017 17:43:07 GMT -5
The switching everything with out hedging defense was great today. It's what kept Marquette from launching away from 3. It's the same tactic butler used earlier this week against marquette. Clearly the staff watched that game. Marquette had made 8 3's a game in BE play and they only were able to take 14 today and several came in the last minutes when the game was out of reach (along with 2 of their 3 makes). Great defensive game plan and great job by the players and staff.
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Post by iheartdurenbros on Feb 11, 2017 18:02:26 GMT -5
I was amazed how many times I found myself saying "Good defense" today. This was the best complete game defense we've played this season, IMO. Also very impressed by the rebounding. I think Marquette was really taken out of their game by the Hoyas' work on the boards. Nugget from the stands: At the end of the 2nd half t-shirt cannon timeout, a jerk Marquette fan got his hands on two t-shirts and threw one back at the t-shirt gun and one at the cheerleaders. The t-shirt gun guy pointed at him to say "I know who you are" then as he got off the court went straight into the stands, gave the guy an earful then called over the Verizon security and the jerk Marquette fan got tossed. I thought Jesse was upset about the officiating. Could be an assumption on my part. Everyone at Verizon is always on the edge about the officials.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 11, 2017 18:33:01 GMT -5
That's got to be a reference to the Marquette player calling us lazy. If they used it as motivation, good for them. Couldn't believe that quote didn't get more attention before. Whatever it was, I hope they can keep that going. That may be the best defense we've played in a couple of years. Marquette can clearly go bombs away from three, and they barely got any looks at all today. That was smothering. So glad to see it. I actually had forgotten about that. Some reporter should have asked the kid about that after the game.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 11, 2017 18:34:13 GMT -5
I was amazed how many times I found myself saying "Good defense" today. This was the best complete game defense we've played this season, IMO. Also very impressed by the rebounding. I think Marquette was really taken out of their game by the Hoyas' work on the boards. Nugget from the stands: At the end of the 2nd half t-shirt cannon timeout, a jerk Marquette fan got his hands on two t-shirts and threw one back at the t-shirt gun and one at the cheerleaders. The t-shirt gun guy pointed at him to say "I know who you are" then as he got off the court went straight into the stands, gave the guy an earful then called over the Verizon security and the jerk Marquette fan got tossed. I think that was the same reason Charles Oakley got tossed out of MSG the other night.
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Post by bamahoya11 on Feb 11, 2017 19:06:34 GMT -5
Just now getting a chance to comment on the game today. Had a few things to do after the game as my wife and I celebrate an early Valentine's day.
I couldn't be prouder of this team today, One thing we don't lack this year is mental toughness. Other than the Providence game on MLK Day, we have shown grit and persistence in conference play. After two tough losses, I wondered how we would respond, and we were great today. Took an early lead and never really let Marquette back in the game.
The defense was at its best for most of the day, and the offense was largely smooth. Jessie had a career day, was really happy for him. Onward and upward!
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 11, 2017 19:29:34 GMT -5
Finally watched the game on DVR - could not do so live so I went radio silence from here and turned the phone off.
Liked the energy and flow on both ends of the floor for 40 minutes. Really nice to see the kids and staff haven't packed it in on the season like many here.
Would love to see them keep it going.
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Post by tashoya on Feb 11, 2017 20:12:57 GMT -5
I don't know if it's confidence or health or both but Akoy is looking better and better as the season goes along. I'm very happy for him as he's had a pretty bumpy ride. Here's to hoping he stays healthy and continues to improve. That was as comfortable as I've felt watching a game in quite a while. Nice win, Hoyas!
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 11, 2017 20:25:43 GMT -5
I don't know if it's confidence or health or both but Akoy is looking better and better as the season goes along. I'm very happy for him as he's had a pretty bumpy ride. Here's to hoping he stays healthy and continues to improve. That was as comfortable as I've felt watching a game in quite a while. Nice win, Hoyas! I wasn't comfortable until the last 5 minutes - a reflection of our season to date.
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Post by iheartdurenbros on Feb 11, 2017 22:38:02 GMT -5
I don't know if it's confidence or health or both but Akoy is looking better and better as the season goes along. I'm very happy for him as he's had a pretty bumpy ride. Here's to hoping he stays healthy and continues to improve. That was as comfortable as I've felt watching a game in quite a while. Nice win, Hoyas! Confidence, health, and getting used to the new rules. He has said that's been a big part of the adjustment to play. And, he doesn't seem to be as foul prone. It's nice to keep him on the floor.
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Post by eagle54 on Feb 11, 2017 22:54:14 GMT -5
Watched the game this evening. These noon Saturday games are killing me. Where's that effort been all year? That was the best game I've seen this season in terms of just controlling a good opponent and looking like a legit team. Need to keep it up and not have the inconsistency we have displayed in the past. Still work to do as need to win out against SJU, DePaul and SH and then win one against Creighton or better yet Nova. Then need to win at least one in BET.
I fear that as we seem to always be let down when we start getting confident so I'll remain humble.
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Post by drquigley on Feb 11, 2017 22:56:51 GMT -5
No one has mentioned the most impressive stat--only 9 turnovers! And at least two of those were Jesse having the ball knocked out of husbands. He has got to be stronger with the ball.
From my perch in the 400 Section it was obvious that the remarks about our lazy defense after the last Marquette game really motivated our guys. Best defensive performance of the year. And I think that intensity carried over to the offense. I agree, I wish we were playing sooner.
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Post by vv83 on Feb 11, 2017 23:28:23 GMT -5
Give JTIII credit for some good strategic work with the defensive schemes over the last few weeks. They had been aggressively doubling the guard on the pick and roll for a few games, while also mixing in some matchup zone. Then today -they went to a straight "switch everything" scheme to try to keep Marquette from getting open looks from 3 off the ball screen. We still have our share of defensive issues, but the guys seem to be playing with more energy and coordination in all of these different looks.
Interesting note -I would never guess based on the "eye test" that statistically our defense (47th on KenPom) has been better than our offense (76th on KenPom) this season. Watching the games, it usually feels like our defense is the bigger problem.
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Post by prhoya on Feb 12, 2017 0:04:57 GMT -5
I love the seven-man rotation. I think we stop the insanity on the lineup-go-round from here out. Disagree. Not going to get carried away by just one game.
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Post by FHillsNYHoya on Feb 12, 2017 1:40:23 GMT -5
I agree with the tight rotation. Kaleb and Brad just not doing enough. Hope Tre is feeling better..
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Post by OldHoyafan on Feb 12, 2017 2:01:27 GMT -5
As mentioned by others, great defense today. As Brando and Bardo said during the game, JTIII and staff now have a complete game as reference when talking about defense. Heretofore they have had only a half or part of a half. Also impressed with the rebounding effort today. Many times there were at least three or four Hoyas under the boards and only one Marquette player. On a side note if Mulmore could develope a left hand to finish his drives to the left with instead of having to shoot the shot with his right hand instead of laying the ball off the glass with his left hand, he would score a lot more or get fouled more.
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Post by KHoyaNYC on Feb 12, 2017 7:29:16 GMT -5
I love the seven-man rotation. I think we stop the insanity on the lineup-go-round from here out. Disagree. Not going to get carried away by just one game. I can remember not so long ago many on this Board were saying the lack of a deep rotation was what was holding this team back. I don't disagree we should be going 7 or 8 deep. Depth is overrated when there is a trade off in quality.
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Post by calhoya on Feb 12, 2017 8:23:11 GMT -5
Disagree. Not going to get carried away by just one game. I can remember not so long ago many on this Board were saying the lack of a deep rotation was what was holding this team back. I don't disagree we should be going 7 or 8 deep. Depth is overrated when there is a trade off in quality. Should not get too carried away based upon what was clearly the best and most complete game the Hoyas have played in weeks. The key to the shorter rotation is fouls. Stay out of trouble and you can keep the starters on for most of the game while switching between the "hot" pg. However, unless MD can pick up his play on both ends and avoid the cheap fouls that put him on the bench each game, it is critical to have Kaleb (defense) and Reggie (offense) ready to contribute and seeing some time. I realize that Agau can slide over to the 4 as he did yesterday playing alongside Govan, but the Hoyas were lucky yesterday because Marquette is oriented to shoot from deep and this helped avoid some of the foul trouble early unlike the games the Hoyas have with teams that are constantly penetrating. When the Warriors stopped shooting from deep they had success driving into the lane- either by scoring or by drawing the foul.
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Post by professorhoya on Feb 12, 2017 9:01:55 GMT -5
As mentioned by others, great defense today. As Brando and Bardo said during the game, JTIII and staff now have a complete game as reference when talking about defense. Heretofore they have had only a half or part of a half. Also impressed with the rebounding effort today. Many times there were at least three or four Hoyas under the boards and only one Marquette player. On a side note if Mulmore could develope a left hand to finish his drives to the left with instead of having to shoot the shot with his right hand instead of laying the ball off the glass with his left hand, he would score a lot more or get fouled more. I liked one play in particular where Govan thought about leaving his man to challenge a dribble penetrator who had slightly beat his man on the far side but stayed with his big man and boxed him out. The layup didn't go in and Govan snagged the rebound.
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