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Post by HometownHoya on Apr 1, 2020 16:25:11 GMT -5
"I agree it's pointless to speculate, but I think that's by nature what happens every office season when there are 7+ months to go until we have any concrete games (other than Kenner). I, for one, truly hope we get that first outcome. For everybody's sake--the university, Ewing, coaches, players, staff, fans--we really need to get back into contention as a top Big East program" Well said. I may be dreaming buy I think Mac comes back and maybe even Yurt7 I don't agree with those last 3 words. Wahab fits better with what Pat wants to do. If we have another year of the offense solely rotating around getting the ball to Yurt, it will not end well.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Apr 1, 2020 16:26:34 GMT -5
But there is zero reason to be speculating about any of this. Maybe we wait until we play a game or two and get at least some sliver of snow idea of what we have. I agree it's pointless to speculate, but I think that's by nature what happens every office season when there are 7+ months to go until we have any concrete games (other than Kenner). I, for one, truly hope we get that first outcome. For everybody's sake--the university, Ewing, coaches, players, staff, fans--we really need to get back into contention as a top Big East program. I would reluctantly settle for #2 given the number of new faces that will have to be fit into the puzzle. Gonna be a looooong time til November š
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Post by drquigley on Apr 1, 2020 17:00:11 GMT -5
I think next year will be about a lot more than just the W-L record. Yes if we really stink then things could get ugly. But if we stink again because of personnel turnovers then things could get really bad for PE. Right now I'd settle for 10-10 or 9-11, even 8-12 if we have no major off court issues and our recruits look like keepers. I think next year is all about returning some semblance of "normalcy" to the program.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Apr 1, 2020 17:20:40 GMT -5
Well said. I may be dreaming buy I think Mac comes back and maybe even Yurt7 I could be very wrong, but I think way too much is being read into McClung possibly leaving. I would lay strong odds on his return simply because I do not think he's ready. I'm one of the ones who would welcome Yurtseven back, however, I agree that if the offense focuses on getting the ball to our center (Yurtseven or Wahab), that is a very bad sign. I will say that I think Wahab is one of the positive signs for next season. Wahab had a really great year, in which he was pressed into doing a lot more than anybody would have imagined at the beginning of the season. He did a good job of playing within himself, he was efficient, and he's a pretty good shot blocker, too. My main reason for wanting Yurtseven back is that I would rather have two good centers than one. As we saw this year, you can never have too much depth.
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Post by dchoya72 on Apr 3, 2020 9:04:02 GMT -5
Now that we have a seasoned, point guard to run the show, where is the big scoring wing and mobile scoring big for the power forward spot?
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Post by trillesthoya on Apr 3, 2020 10:53:57 GMT -5
I'm just going to address the elephant in the room. Why are we not prioritizing shooters at this point in the process? The only two guys who might consider shooting a plus on next year's roster are Dante and Blair. We are unsure if Dante's shooting prowess will translate to the big east level next year, and Blair was very inefficient last season. Jalen only brings our shooting efficiency down, and if Mac comes back he doesn't help much either unless he's shooting like he was in the Ok St. to Syracuse game stretch. Pickett is an okay spot shooter but not much else. If we land Murray that will certainly help, but even then there's the same concern there that it might take a bit for his shooting to get up to Big East level. And none of the remaining forwards we know we're in on are particularly good at shooting either, certainly not Nolley. It feels like we are years behind the trend in this way and are only going after guys that can run fast and post up.
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Post by AltoSaxa on Apr 3, 2020 11:37:36 GMT -5
Next year we will be trading 2s for 3s. You cannot win in today's college BB (or NBA for that fact) with this strategy.
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Post by tupac on Apr 3, 2020 13:03:28 GMT -5
I think we will be just fine we have guys that can shoot every year is a new year canāt go by last year there was to many moving parts ... Iām looking forward to the 20-21 season... Turnovers killed us more than the lack of 3pt shooting
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2020 13:14:03 GMT -5
I'm just going to address the elephant in the room. Why are we not prioritizing shooters at this point in the process? The only two guys who might consider shooting a plus on next year's roster are Dante and Blair. We are unsure if Dante's shooting prowess will translate to the big east level next year, and Blair was very inefficient last season. Jalen only brings our shooting efficiency down, and if Mac comes back he doesn't help much either unless he's shooting like he was in the Ok St. to Syracuse game stretch. Pickett is an okay spot shooter but not much else. If we land Murray that will certainly help, but even then there's the same concern there that it might take a bit for his shooting to get up to Big East level. And none of the remaining forwards we know we're in on are particularly good at shooting either, certainly not Nolley. It feels like we are years behind the trend in this way and are only going after guys that can run fast and post up. Mac, Blair, and Pickett were our three most prolific shooters and shot close to 34% themselves (our team 34.4% was 4th in conf and 104 nationally). That's with Mac's injuries and Blair's spotty early PT. Honestly, I think they'll shoot better, percentage-wise, and will be one of the top 3-pt shooting lineups in the conference -- if Blair starts at SF. Besides that you're trading Allen/Mosely for Harris + unknown FR, but I don't think that's as bad as it looks. Despite their percentages, Mosely & Allen didn't really have any more volume to give this year. It's just not their game to get up more than 2 or 3 threes per night. So let's say the 1st 3 guys get up 500 3PFG (they combined for 395 this year) and shoot it at a 35% clip. And the others (Harris x 2, Beard, Clark/Sibley, Robinson?, *unsigned guy*) put up 200 and only shoot it at 30%. You're at 700 3PFG (17% more than this year) at a 33.6 clip (still 4th or 5th in the conf). That's more than good enough to be competitive, and close to the middle of the pack volume-wise. Without Omer as an high-usage, offensive weapon (or crutch, depending on how you look at it) I think those 3PG attempt numbers will definitely jump. I don't think it's an unrealistic ask of the roster we have right now. All of those are pretty conservative benchmarks. If we add a sharpshooter... that's even better. The bigger problem is the 3pt defense. But that's another discussion (that, crossed-fingers, is remedied somewhat simply by more able bodies)...
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Post by professorhoya on Apr 3, 2020 13:52:13 GMT -5
I'm just going to address the elephant in the room. Why are we not prioritizing shooters at this point in the process? The only two guys who might consider shooting a plus on next year's roster are Dante and Blair. We are unsure if Dante's shooting prowess will translate to the big east level next year, and Blair was very inefficient last season. Jalen only brings our shooting efficiency down, and if Mac comes back he doesn't help much either unless he's shooting like he was in the Ok St. to Syracuse game stretch. Pickett is an okay spot shooter but not much else. If we land Murray that will certainly help, but even then there's the same concern there that it might take a bit for his shooting to get up to Big East level. And none of the remaining forwards we know we're in on are particularly good at shooting either, certainly not Nolley. It feels like we are years behind the trend in this way and are only going after guys that can run fast and post up. Mac, Blair, and Pickett were our three most prolific shooters and shot close to 34% themselves (our team 34.4% was 4th in conf and 104 nationally). That's with Mac's injuries and Blair's spotty early PT. Honestly, I think they'll shoot better, percentage-wise, and will be one of the top 3-pt shooting lineups in the conference -- if Blair starts at SF. Besides that you're trading Allen/Mosely for Harris + unknown FR, but I don't think that's as bad as it looks. Despite their percentages, Mosely & Allen didn't really have any more volume to give this year. It's just not their game to get up more than 2 or 3 threes per night. So let's say the 1st 3 guys get up 500 3PFG (they combined for 395 this year) and shoot it at a 35% clip. And the others (Harris x 2, Beard, Clark/Sibley, Robinson?, *unsigned guy*) put up 200 and only shoot it at 30%. You're at 700 3PFG (17% more than this year) at a 33.6 clip (still 4th or 5th in the conf). That's more than good enough to be competitive, and close to the middle of the pack volume-wise. Without Omer as an high-usage, offensive weapon (or crutch, depending on how you look at it) I think those 3PG attempt numbers will definitely jump. I don't think it's an unrealistic ask of the roster we have right now. All of those are pretty conservative benchmarks. If we add a sharpshooter... that's even better. The bigger problem is the 3pt defense. But that's another discussion (that, crossed-fingers, is remedied somewhat simply by more able bodies)... Exactly, and we were in almost every game except one or two blowouts (without any wings) which is better than the last decade where we were getting blown out alot.
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Post by mdtd on Apr 3, 2020 15:05:06 GMT -5
The offense hasn't been a problem. We have been trading threes for twos because our three-point defense has stunk. The offense when running at the sets Ewing uses effectively, not forcing post-ups, is pretty and has good efficiency. Our defense is the problem. Last season another problem was not having someone on the floor who could create for themselves and draw the defense. Once teams stopped helping on Allen's drives and stopped ball watching, it was harder for our guys to get open. I think more off-ball screens would've helped, but not having guys who can create for themselves and give our guys like Pickett and Blair better shots and hurt the team last season. It was much better with Mac and who helped in this aspect but wasn't perfect. Another guy could really help in this area.
According to KenPom, our offensive efficiency was 36th in the country last season. That's pretty good. That ranks above Illinois, UCLA, Wisconsin, Penn State, Texas Tech, Utah State, Colorado, Richmond, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Rutgers, Providence, Indiana, Xavier, and other tournament bound teams. I don't know what it was before Mac and Yurt went down, but I'd imagine it was quite a bit better. Our defense was 125th, which is terrible. That ranks below every single team I mentioned here. Our defense was worse than all of their offenses, according to his efficiency rankings. Our three-point defense was 324th in the country, giving up makes on 36.4% of three-point shots. Making us the second-worst major conference/Power 6 team in the country, only behind UCLA who had a much better two-point defense and completely turned the corner late in the season on both ends of the floor. That is inexcusably bad. That is the problem and it's a gigantic problem. The next closest P6/major conference team that ever had a hope of making the big Dance was LSU at 269th.
Oh, and by the way, their offensive efficiency was fourth in the country. And LSU had 23.8% of their made FG's as threes. The Hoyas had 24.5% of their made FG's as threes. LSU made only five more threes than the Hoyas last season, granted in one less game. They just got to the FT line effectively and converted when they got there. They also made 46 more two-point shots than the Hoyas, while having a better three-point defense. Their adjusted defensive efficiency was 179th (102.4 PPP) while ours was 125th (100.2 PPP). Their adjusted offensive efficiency was fourth (118.0 PPP) while ours was 36th (111.0 PPP). Unless our offense becomes incredibly elite, which seems unrealistic, our defense has to step up. And even that was only good enough to get LSU a projected 8 seed. The defense needs to improve. If it doesn't, this team is not going to get back to prominence and get into the Big Dance anytime soon. The offense and how many two's we take can win us games, so long as we defend.
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Post by madgesiq92 on Apr 3, 2020 15:41:27 GMT -5
Mac, Blair, and Pickett were our three most prolific shooters and shot close to 34% themselves (our team 34.4% was 4th in conf and 104 nationally). That's with Mac's injuries and Blair's spotty early PT. Honestly, I think they'll shoot better, percentage-wise, and will be one of the top 3-pt shooting lineups in the conference -- if Blair starts at SF. Besides that you're trading Allen/Mosely for Harris + unknown FR, but I don't think that's as bad as it looks. Despite their percentages, Mosely & Allen didn't really have any more volume to give this year. It's just not their game to get up more than 2 or 3 threes per night. So let's say the 1st 3 guys get up 500 3PFG (they combined for 395 this year) and shoot it at a 35% clip. And the others (Harris x 2, Beard, Clark/Sibley, Robinson?, *unsigned guy*) put up 200 and only shoot it at 30%. You're at 700 3PFG (17% more than this year) at a 33.6 clip (still 4th or 5th in the conf). That's more than good enough to be competitive, and close to the middle of the pack volume-wise. Without Omer as an high-usage, offensive weapon (or crutch, depending on how you look at it) I think those 3PG attempt numbers will definitely jump. I don't think it's an unrealistic ask of the roster we have right now. All of those are pretty conservative benchmarks. If we add a sharpshooter... that's even better. The bigger problem is the 3pt defense. But that's another discussion (that, crossed-fingers, is remedied somewhat simply by more able bodies)... Exactly, and we were in almost every game except one or two blowouts (without any wings) which is better than the last decade where we were getting blown out alot. The idea we were getting blown out in the last decade āa lotā is false.
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Post by trillesthoya on Apr 3, 2020 15:57:46 GMT -5
The offense hasn't been a problem. We have been trading threes for twos because our three-point defense has stunk. The offense when running at the sets Ewing uses effectively, not forcing post-ups, is pretty and has good efficiency. Our defense is the problem. Last season another problem was not having someone on the floor who could create for themselves and draw the defense. Once teams stopped helping on Allen's drives and stopped ball watching, it was harder for our guys to get open. I think more off-ball screens would've helped, but not having guys who can create for themselves and give our guys like Pickett and Blair better shots and hurt the team last season. It was much better with Mac and who helped in this aspect but wasn't perfect. Another guy could really help in this area. According to KenPom, our offensive efficiency was 36th in the country last season. That's pretty good. That ranks above Illinois, UCLA, Wisconsin, Penn State, Texas Tech, Utah State, Colorado, Richmond, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Rutgers, Providence, Indiana, Xavier, and other tournament bound teams. I don't know what it was before Mac and Yurt went down, but I'd imagine it was quite a bit better. Our defense was 125th, which is terrible. That ranks below every single team I mentioned here. Our defense was worse than all of their offenses, according to his efficiency rankings. Our three-point defense was 324th in the country, giving up makes on 36.4% of three-point shots. Making us the second-worst major conference/Power 6 team in the country, only behind UCLA who had a much better two-point defense and completely turned the corner late in the season on both ends of the floor. That is inexcusably bad. That is the problem and it's a gigantic problem. The next closest P6/major conference team that ever had a hope of making the big Dance was LSU at 269th. Oh, and by the way, their offensive efficiency was fourth in the country. And LSU had 23.8% of their made FG's as threes. The Hoyas had 24.5% of their made FG's as threes. LSU made only five more threes than the Hoyas last season, granted in one less game. They just got to the FT line effectively and converted when they got there. They also made 46 more two-point shots than the Hoyas, while having a better three-point defense. Their adjusted defensive efficiency was 179th (102.4 PPP) while ours was 125th (100.2 PPP). Their adjusted offensive efficiency was fourth (118.0 PPP) while ours was 36th (111.0 PPP). Unless our offense becomes incredibly elite, which seems unrealistic, our defense has to step up. And even that was only good enough to get LSU a projected 8 seed. The defense needs to improve. If it doesn't, this team is not going to get back to prominence and get into the Big Dance anytime soon. The offense and how many two's we take can win us games, so long as we defend. This was all accomplished because we had two veteran guards that shot 40% from three last season. We're replacing that with three star/unranked freshmen and a guy that posted one of the worst o ratings in his conference last season, and the year before that shot 11% from three.
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Post by mdtd on Apr 3, 2020 17:49:15 GMT -5
The offense hasn't been a problem. We have been trading threes for twos because our three-point defense has stunk. The offense when running at the sets Ewing uses effectively, not forcing post-ups, is pretty and has good efficiency. Our defense is the problem. Last season another problem was not having someone on the floor who could create for themselves and draw the defense. Once teams stopped helping on Allen's drives and stopped ball watching, it was harder for our guys to get open. I think more off-ball screens would've helped, but not having guys who can create for themselves and give our guys like Pickett and Blair better shots and hurt the team last season. It was much better with Mac and who helped in this aspect but wasn't perfect. Another guy could really help in this area. According to KenPom, our offensive efficiency was 36th in the country last season. That's pretty good. That ranks above Illinois, UCLA, Wisconsin, Penn State, Texas Tech, Utah State, Colorado, Richmond, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Rutgers, Providence, Indiana, Xavier, and other tournament bound teams. I don't know what it was before Mac and Yurt went down, but I'd imagine it was quite a bit better. Our defense was 125th, which is terrible. That ranks below every single team I mentioned here. Our defense was worse than all of their offenses, according to his efficiency rankings. Our three-point defense was 324th in the country, giving up makes on 36.4% of three-point shots. Making us the second-worst major conference/Power 6 team in the country, only behind UCLA who had a much better two-point defense and completely turned the corner late in the season on both ends of the floor. That is inexcusably bad. That is the problem and it's a gigantic problem. The next closest P6/major conference team that ever had a hope of making the big Dance was LSU at 269th. Oh, and by the way, their offensive efficiency was fourth in the country. And LSU had 23.8% of their made FG's as threes. The Hoyas had 24.5% of their made FG's as threes. LSU made only five more threes than the Hoyas last season, granted in one less game. They just got to the FT line effectively and converted when they got there. They also made 46 more two-point shots than the Hoyas, while having a better three-point defense. Their adjusted defensive efficiency was 179th (102.4 PPP) while ours was 125th (100.2 PPP). Their adjusted offensive efficiency was fourth (118.0 PPP) while ours was 36th (111.0 PPP). Unless our offense becomes incredibly elite, which seems unrealistic, our defense has to step up. And even that was only good enough to get LSU a projected 8 seed. The defense needs to improve. If it doesn't, this team is not going to get back to prominence and get into the Big Dance anytime soon. The offense and how many two's we take can win us games, so long as we defend. This was all accomplished because we had two veteran guards that shot 40% from three last season. We're replacing that with three star/unranked freshmen and a guy that posted one of the worst o ratings in his conference last season, and the year before that shot 11% from three. Allen and Mosely also made less than one three per game. They didn't take many. Our offense was fine with them not taking many. Our defense has stunk and that's not debatable. It needs to be fixed and needs to be ASAP. Our defense was the worst in the conference last season, according to KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency. This team still needs another scorer, but the offense hasn't been the problem in Ewing's tenure, it's been our atrocious defense.
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Post by trillesthoya on Apr 3, 2020 18:00:52 GMT -5
This was all accomplished because we had two veteran guards that shot 40% from three last season. We're replacing that with three star/unranked freshmen and a guy that posted one of the worst o ratings in his conference last season, and the year before that shot 11% from three. Allen and Mosely also made less than one three per game. They didn't take many. Our offense was fine with them not taking many. Our defense has stunk and that's not debatable. It needs to be fixed and needs to be ASAP. Our defense was the worst in the conference last season, according to KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency. This team still needs another scorer, but the offense hasn't been the problem in Ewing's tenure, it's been our atrocious defense. I don't think it was them being volume shooters or anything from three which is why were solid on offense, I think its because they played smart and got the ball where it needed to go with varying amounts of success. We are losing ton of bball IQ with those two leaving, some of which could be made up for if we had pretty much anyone lined up that could stroke it. For reference, I think its just as likely Mac, Blair and Pickett shoot even worse next season since they won't have Allen and Mosely making things easier for them and letting them take high percentage shots. Blair especially, the tape is out on him and teams at the end of conference play had his number completely. I agree defense is a humongous concern. Our defense was atrocious last season and that was even with Mosely and Allen who are generally solid perimeter guards. Imagine whats going to happen again with them gone next year and freshmen being the one that have to step up and make up for it. Jalen was not a very good defender last season at all, his team was tangibly better on D with him off the court than on based on PPP. I have no idea what we have in terms of defense from our incoming freshmen. Dante is small but quick so that might make up for it, Beard seems be smart and no where to be but I don't know what his lateral quickness is like, Clark needs muscle, and same with Sibley. It's entirely possible our defense is even worse next season unless we get a defensive minded forward to make up for it. Basically I'm very worried. Our offense last season made us look like a generally respectable team, but I'm convinced with the lack of effective additions to this squad that offensive efficiency is going to plummet, while our defensive effort is going to stall even further.
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Post by mdtd on Apr 3, 2020 18:54:02 GMT -5
Allen and Mosely also made less than one three per game. They didn't take many. Our offense was fine with them not taking many. Our defense has stunk and that's not debatable. It needs to be fixed and needs to be ASAP. Our defense was the worst in the conference last season, according to KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency. This team still needs another scorer, but the offense hasn't been the problem in Ewing's tenure, it's been our atrocious defense. I don't think it was them being volume shooters or anything from three which is why were solid on offense, I think its because they played smart and got the ball where it needed to go with varying amounts of success. We are losing ton of bball IQ with those two leaving, some of which could be made up for if we had pretty much anyone lined up that could stroke it. For reference, I think its just as likely Mac, Blair and Pickett shoot even worse next season since they won't have Allen and Mosely making things easier for them and letting them take high percentage shots. Blair especially, the tape is out on him and teams at the end of conference play had his number completely. I agree defense is a humongous concern. Our defense was atrocious last season and that was even with Mosely and Allen who are generally solid perimeter guards. Imagine whats going to happen again with them gone next year and freshmen being the one that have to step up and make up for it. Jalen was not a very good defender last season at all, his team was tangibly better on D with him off the court than on based on PPP. I have no idea what we have in terms of defense from our incoming freshmen. Dante is small but quick so that might make up for it, Beard seems be smart and no where to be but I don't know what his lateral quickness is like, Clark needs muscle, and same with Sibley. It's entirely possible our defense is even worse next season unless we get a defensive minded forward to make up for it. Basically I'm very worried. Our offense last season made us look like a generally respectable team, but I'm convinced with the lack of effective additions to this squad that offensive efficiency is going to plummet, while our defensive effort is going to stall even further. Ok, I get where you're coming from. I completely agree. I thought you were saying that Mosely and Allen were shooting it so well and that saved our offense instead of mentioning them knowing what to do and where to get people their best look. So, my bad on that one. Though, I don't think Jalen is a good fit in Musselman's system, where he likes having guys like Mason Jones who can really score. I think he fits Ewing's play style better, but I agree that we need another guy who can score effectively at all three levels. I think that's going to be a major difference next season. I also hope during this time that the coaches are crafting a way to be successful defensively. We lose our two best perimeter defenders on a team that was not good defensively. I hope they find a way to defend and better defend on the three point line. I'm guessing Ewing tries to press more next season and speed teams up, but I'm not entirely sure. The worry with me is the scheme, though. Because last season the majority of us (or maybe I'm just projecting here, who knows) believed that Mosely, Allen and Wahab were above average defenders and Pickett had his moments. But, our defense shouldn't have been this bad with these guys being who they are defensively. Unless they weren't good defenders, which I don't buy considering Allen's defensive stats on UCF, I think that there is a legit problem with the scheme that needs to be fixed and I don't know how much a press can change that. Sure, the team was small last season out of necessity, but you should still be able to better contest long range shots. The aforementioned Arkansas team, who started a 6'1" guard, 6'3" guard, two 6'5" guards and a 6'6" forward for most of its games, held opponents to 27.2% from three point range, ranking first in the country and finishing 57th in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to KenPom. That's just a much better scheme. I don't think the staff is going to go with the Packline nor do I think it really fits the play style here, but something has to improve.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Apr 3, 2020 19:00:20 GMT -5
Let's just pray that Mac returns and he is healthy. We have the pieces to be very successful in the Big East. Don't sleep on Ighoefe. Love the potential there!
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Apr 3, 2020 19:44:42 GMT -5
I donāt believe we have the pieces to be in the top half of the league. I just hope we donāt end up in the cellar again.
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 3, 2020 20:14:22 GMT -5
I'm just going to address the elephant in the room. Why are we not prioritizing shooters at this point in the process? The only two guys who might consider shooting a plus on next year's roster are Dante and Blair. We are unsure if Dante's shooting prowess will translate to the big east level next year, and Blair was very inefficient last season. Jalen only brings our shooting efficiency down, and if Mac comes back he doesn't help much either unless he's shooting like he was in the Ok St. to Syracuse game stretch. Pickett is an okay spot shooter but not much else. If we land Murray that will certainly help, but even then there's the same concern there that it might take a bit for his shooting to get up to Big East level. And none of the remaining forwards we know we're in on are particularly good at shooting either, certainly not Nolley. It feels like we are years behind the trend in this way and are only going after guys that can run fast and post up. Mac, Blair, and Pickett were our three most prolific shooters and shot close to 34% themselves ( our team 34.4% was 4th in conf and 104 nationally). That's with Mac's injuries and Blair's spotty early PT. Honestly, I think they'll shoot better, percentage-wise, and will be one of the top 3-pt shooting lineups in the conference -- if Blair starts at SF. Besides that you're trading Allen/Mosely for Harris + unknown FR, but I don't think that's as bad as it looks. Despite their percentages, Mosely & Allen didn't really have any more volume to give this year. It's just not their game to get up more than 2 or 3 threes per night. So let's say the 1st 3 guys get up 500 3PFG (they combined for 395 this year) and shoot it at a 35% clip. And the others (Harris x 2, Beard, Clark/Sibley, Robinson?, *unsigned guy*) put up 200 and only shoot it at 30%. You're at 700 3PFG (17% more than this year) at a 33.6 clip (still 4th or 5th in the conf). That's more than good enough to be competitive, and close to the middle of the pack volume-wise. Without Omer as an high-usage, offensive weapon (or crutch, depending on how you look at it) I think those 3PG attempt numbers will definitely jump. I don't think it's an unrealistic ask of the roster we have right now. All of those are pretty conservative benchmarks. If we add a sharpshooter... that's even better. The bigger problem is the 3pt defense. But that's another discussion (that, crossed-fingers, is remedied somewhat simply by more able bodies)... Gtown was 4th in the conference percentage-wise but they were 9th in 3pt attempts in the conference, the team needs bigs who can shoot it from deep in my view... Otherwise, the team will continually be at a disadvantage in many games especially against teams like Creighton & Nova...
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Post by DFW HOYA on Apr 3, 2020 20:55:28 GMT -5
I donāt believe we have the pieces to be in the top half of the league. I just hope we donāt end up in the cellar again. This is altogether frustrating because it shows a lack of preparation. Ewing and staff knew since at least November, maybe before, that they had holes to fill and needed to go big on recruiting in 20-21 and it's now scouring the college version of the waiver wire for pickups. Without Mac, Ewing will have lost four starters from the beginning of 19-20 for a team that finished 5-13 and may be 9th or 10th in the pre-season Big East pre-season poll. Instead of working with WCAC coaches to find a local kid who was worth investing in (Gonzaga's Chuck Harris comes to mind), it's seen as chasing after recruits. Chuck Harris told the Post this week why he signed with Butler. "I just felt a welcoming environment,ā he said. āThe coaches wanted me to be there. They prioritized me.ā What did he feel about Georgetown?
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