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Post by iowa80 on Jan 29, 2018 12:28:54 GMT -5
he is a guy who will be amazing 6th man his last 2 years. Due to his skillset, I get why you'd say that. But, if he's a sixth man, we're going to be pretty happy with the team.
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Post by jctnhoya4ever on Jan 29, 2018 13:05:46 GMT -5
Ewing should put Blair in starting lineup and here is my reason why.the get off to slow starts going inside and teams are packing in on govan and Marcus on inside and when the kick it out mulmore and Johnson are scared to shoot it end up over passing or turning it over because they don’t want to shoot the 3. If you start Blair it will open the inside up because Blair will catch it and shoot.he isn’t shy.i love his game,it would put more scoring on the board in early parts of the game,where we wouldn’t have to fight back as much.plus he can rebound the ball.bring Johnson off bench backup Pickett,have Mosley and Dickerson back up guard spots.i think it would give the team a little more scoring,because Mosley has been a spart off the bench anyway.just my take on it.go Hoyas.
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Post by BigmanU on Jan 29, 2018 13:16:02 GMT -5
Ewing should put Blair in starting lineup and here is my reason why.the get off to slow starts going inside and teams are packing in on govan and Marcus on inside and when the kick it out mulmore and Johnson are scared to shoot it end up over passing or turning it over because they don’t want to shoot the 3. If you start Blair it will open the inside up because Blair will catch it and shoot.he isn’t shy.i love his game,it would put more scoring on the board in early parts of the game,where we wouldn’t have to fight back as much.plus he can rebound the ball.bring Johnson off bench backup Pickett,have Mosley and Dickerson back up guard spots.i think it would give the team a little more scoring,because Mosley has been a spart off the bench anyway.just my take on it.go Hoyas. Who would be our offensive spark off the bench because Mosely isn't the answer in that regard? Full discloser: I don't have an issue starting Blair, I think it would leave another glaring hole. I'm more concerned with who ends games ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by the_way on Jan 29, 2018 13:46:53 GMT -5
No.
He is perfect off of the bench.
He is a scorer. That is what he provides at this point in his career.
Starting is not that big of a deal. It is who finishes the games.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 29, 2018 13:51:23 GMT -5
I also find it surprising that Ewing started Blair against Seton Hall, and it worked fairly well, and yet he reverted to Pickett. I have no idea why. But for me, I am most concerned with who gets the most minutes than who starts. Both Blair and Mosely's minutes have been relatively high despite not starting. It's clear that at the end of games when it really counts, Ewing tends to go with Blair/Mosely over the other guards, as he should.
It's true that Blair starting means the bench is weaker, but in my mind, that's not a reason to not start the guy. Ultimately, however, if Blair gets 25-30 minutes, that's a pretty good amount anyway.
Personally, if I was interested in maximizing this team's win/loss record, I would probably lean more heavily on Blair and Mosely (30+ per game) and less on Mulmore/Dickerson, but I recognize there are reasons for not doing that.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Jan 29, 2018 14:01:58 GMT -5
Ewing should put Blair in starting lineup and here is my reason why.the get off to slow starts going inside and teams are packing in on govan and Marcus on inside and when the kick it out mulmore and Johnson are scared to shoot it end up over passing or turning it over because they don’t want to shoot the 3. If you start Blair it will open the inside up because Blair will catch it and shoot.he isn’t shy.i love his game,it would put more scoring on the board in early parts of the game,where we wouldn’t have to fight back as much.plus he can rebound the ball.bring Johnson off bench backup Pickett,have Mosley and Dickerson back up guard spots.i think it would give the team a little more scoring,because Mosley has been a spart off the bench anyway.just my take on it.go Hoyas. I agree with you 100%. Good teams worry about sparks and scorers off the bench. Teams like us should try to have the guys that can actually score in the game! Especially when they are freshman with the most upside in what is otherwise a lost season (in terms of post-season play). Pat stays with his starting lineup 6 or 7 minutes. Would much rather see Blair in that first lineup out of the gate (and Mosely too).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 14:07:19 GMT -5
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 29, 2018 15:02:30 GMT -5
The problem is we start a PG that is not a legitimate offensive threat or a facilitator. This is hurting Govan the most.
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Post by the_way on Jan 29, 2018 15:22:52 GMT -5
The problem is we start a PG that is not a legitimate offensive threat or a facilitator. This is hurting Govan the most. It hasn't hurt Marcus. Also, we don't have a 2G either that is a threat to create his own shot and can take over at the end of games. I think that is the biggest problem, even bigger than a PG. In the basketball, in crunch, you give it to your best players and they find a way to get the shot or give it to the open man for a set shot. Ideally that is at the 2 or 3 spot. Think Austin Freeman or Peak to a certain extent. We don't have that guy on the wing as a 2 or 3.
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Post by hoyacane11 on Jan 29, 2018 16:18:46 GMT -5
I agree he should start, and he should play more minutes than Mulmore, as should every other guard on the team. The less Mulmore the better.
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 29, 2018 16:20:51 GMT -5
I agree he should start, and he should play more minutes than Mulmore, as should every other guard on the team. The less Mulmore the better. Mulless not Mulmore!
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Post by dense on Jan 29, 2018 16:30:16 GMT -5
he is a guy who will be amazing 6th man his last 2 years. Due to his skillset, I get why you'd say that. But, if he's a sixth man, we're going to be pretty happy with the team. Thats my point. To have a guy who has no conscious like that off the bench is a great thing. you can have games like Creighton and when he is off can put him on the bench.
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Post by EtomicB on Jan 29, 2018 16:34:11 GMT -5
The problem is we start a PG that is not a legitimate offensive threat or a facilitator. This is hurting Govan the most. It hasn't hurt Marcus. Also, we don't have a 2G either that is a threat to create his own shot and can take over at the end of games. I think that is the biggest problem, even bigger than a PG. In the basketball, in crunch, you give it to your best players and they find a way to get the shot or give it to the open man for a set shot. Ideally that is at the 2 or 3 spot. Think Austin Freeman or Peak to a certain extent. We don't have that guy on the wing as a 2 or 3. Bingo!! Excellent post..
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Post by dense on Jan 29, 2018 16:47:26 GMT -5
I want to keep Pickett out there as a 2 or 3 because ultimately thats where i see him playing next year alot. Especially the 2.
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Post by 95hoya on Jan 29, 2018 17:30:14 GMT -5
No way should Pickett be a 2. That's not ideal. He's not a ball handler or decision maker.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Jan 29, 2018 17:33:55 GMT -5
The problem is we start a PG that is not a legitimate offensive threat or a facilitator. This is hurting Govan the most. It hasn't hurt Marcus. Has it though? We can all agree that Blair and Mosely seem to be getting more of the guard minutes in the second half. Derrickson in Big East play: scored 2 points in the first half of the Creighton game (17 total) scored 3 points in the first half of the DePaul game (23 total) scored 7 points in the first half of the St Johns game (27 total) scored 4 points in the first half of the Villanova game (8 total) scored 8 points in the first half of the Seton Hall game (18 total) scored 11 points in the first half of the St Johns game (17 total) scored 4 points in the first half of the Creighton game (4 total) scored 14 points in the first half of the Depaul game (24 total) scored 3 points in the first half of the Marquette game (20 total) scored 11 points in the first half of the Butler game (23 total) There have certainly been other factors, such as overtime games, but over the last couple weeks Derrickson has been scoring a lot more after halftime.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 29, 2018 19:30:34 GMT -5
I agree he should start, and he should play more minutes than Mulmore, as should every other guard on the team. The less Mulmore the better. Except for Dickerson who is worse than Mulmore.
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Post by the_way on Jan 29, 2018 21:48:44 GMT -5
Has it though? We can all agree that Blair and Mosely seem to be getting more of the guard minutes in the second half. Derrickson in Big East play: scored 2 points in the first half of the Creighton game (17 total) scored 3 points in the first half of the DePaul game (23 total) scored 7 points in the first half of the St Johns game (27 total) scored 4 points in the first half of the Villanova game (8 total) scored 8 points in the first half of the Seton Hall game (18 total) scored 11 points in the first half of the St Johns game (17 total) scored 4 points in the first half of the Creighton game (4 total) scored 14 points in the first half of the Depaul game (24 total) scored 3 points in the first half of the Marquette game (20 total) scored 11 points in the first half of the Butler game (23 total) There have certainly been other factors, such as overtime games, but over the last couple weeks Derrickson has been scoring a lot more after halftime. Marcus hasn't disappeared though. Govan has lately.
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Post by blueandgray on Jan 29, 2018 21:50:09 GMT -5
Ewing should put Blair in starting lineup and here is my reason why.the get off to slow starts going inside and teams are packing in on govan and Marcus on inside and when the kick it out mulmore and Johnson are scared to shoot it end up over passing or turning it over because they don’t want to shoot the 3. If you start Blair it will open the inside up because Blair will catch it and shoot.he isn’t shy.i love his game,it would put more scoring on the board in early parts of the game,where we wouldn’t have to fight back as much.plus he can rebound the ball.bring Johnson off bench backup Pickett,have Mosley and Dickerson back up guard spots.i think it would give the team a little more scoring,because Mosley has been a spart off the bench anyway.just my take on it.go Hoyas. Who would be our offensive spark off the bench because Mosely isn't the answer in that regard? Govan!!
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Post by dense on Jan 29, 2018 21:55:50 GMT -5
No way should Pickett be a 2. That's not ideal. He's not a ball handler or decision maker. Every teams 2 is not that. i wouldnt call Lee Humphrey of Floridas back to back anything but a catch and shoot 3point shooter but he was the 2. You can have those players at different positions. With who we have recruited it seems that you just want the best 5 starting and him at the 2 because of his skillset seem more ideal.
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