drquigley
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Post by drquigley on Jan 22, 2018 10:06:50 GMT -5
I question how successful Blair will be if he continues to shoot from his hip. He had a few shots blocked against St. John's and definitely needs to be wide open to get his shot off. Guys I was with last Saturday compared his shot to something you see at a middle school game.
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 22, 2018 10:21:02 GMT -5
I question how successful Blair will be if he continues to shoot from his hip. He had a few shots blocked against St. John's and definitely needs to be wide open to get his shot off. Guys I was with last Saturday compared his shot to something you see at a middle school game. Him and Mulmore. Mulmore's shot almost seems like a set shot sometimes. |
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Post by bostonfan on Jan 22, 2018 10:27:59 GMT -5
I question how successful Blair will be if he continues to shoot from his hip. He had a few shots blocked against St. John's and definitely needs to be wide open to get his shot off. Guys I was with last Saturday compared his shot to something you see at a middle school game. I agree that his release point is a little lower than what some coaches might teach, but he seems to have a repeatable shooting motion and that is what is really important. He will struggle to get shots off when he is tightly covered, but so don't players who have a higher release. He has shown an ability to hit shots when he is open and at this point that is all the team needs from him. He also does a good job finding ways to get shots in the mid range by penetrating past guys who rush out to close him down. For a freshman, Blair has a very well developed offensive game. His jump shot might not be "NBA ready" and he might struggle if he was the teams 1st or 2nd option on offense, but on this team (that struggles to make open shots from the perimeter) he is an important piece. |
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 22, 2018 10:38:23 GMT -5
I question how successful Blair will be if he continues to shoot from his hip. He had a few shots blocked against St. John's and definitely needs to be wide open to get his shot off. Guys I was with last Saturday compared his shot to something you see at a middle school game. I agree that his release point is a little lower than what some coaches might teach, but he seems to have a repeatable shooting motion and that is what is really important. He will struggle to get shots off when he is tightly covered, but so don't players who have a higher release. He has shown an ability to hit shots when he is open and at this point that is all the team needs from him. He also does a good job finding ways to get shots in the mid range by penetrating past guys who rush out to close him down. For a freshman, Blair has a very well developed offensive game. His jump shot might not be "NBA ready" and he might struggle if he was the teams 1st or 2nd option on offense, but on this team (that struggles to make open shots from the perimeter) he is an important piece. An effective point guard who can drive, collapse the defense and kick (w/o charging or turning it over) would also lead to more open shots for guys like Blair and Pickett. |
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 22, 2018 11:29:05 GMT -5
Difficult to completely change Blair's form at this point. We may have to live with his low release. At least he has good range and an ability to go to the hoop in order to compensate.
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Post by HoyaRejuveNation85 on Jan 23, 2018 10:05:50 GMT -5
Blair is one of the few guys who does seem to find a way to put the ball in the basket. I will live with his low release and offensive mindset and hope he stays confident. I'm not worrying about him playing at the next level. I want to get a consistent 10-12 points a game out of someone not named Jessie or Marcus. He will make his own adjustments as he should and probably always has done. We need to be careful not to make him think about his every shot. Didn't work too well for Copeland or Lubick before him. Hasn't worked too well for Kaleb either imo.
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Post by kbones17 on Jan 24, 2018 16:04:33 GMT -5
I noticed in the St John’s game he was really emphasizing his follow-through on his 3 pointers. Hopefully that continues, and he continues to stay aggressive when warranted. Seems like he’s better At driving from the baseline where he’ll usually have less traffic to navigate.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 24, 2018 16:23:04 GMT -5
He also had 4 offensive rebounds and 5 defensive rebounds in that game. In addition to shooting, and not turning it over, I hope to see Pickett rebound more like he did against St. John's. That's really the three key points for Pickett to being a valuable part of this team in the short term (and long term):
(1) Three point shooting
(2) Turning it over less
(3) Rebounding
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 24, 2018 16:27:28 GMT -5
He also had 4 offensive rebounds and 5 defensive rebounds in that game. In addition to shooting, and not turning it over, I hope to see Pickett rebound more like he did against St. John's. That's really the three key points for Pickett to being a valuable part of this team in the short term (and long term): (1) Three point shooting (2) Turning it over less (3) Rebounding And not getting lost on defense! |
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 24, 2018 23:14:21 GMT -5
Stud tonight, although his defensive awareness has a long way to go. Gonna be a big contributor, especially as he gets even stronger.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 25, 2018 1:01:30 GMT -5
He also had 4 offensive rebounds and 5 defensive rebounds in that game. In addition to shooting, and not turning it over, I hope to see Pickett rebound more like he did against St. John's. That's really the three key points for Pickett to being a valuable part of this team in the short term (and long term): (1) Three point shooting (2) Turning it over less (3) Rebounding And not getting lost on defense! Yes! He did a good job in shooting and not turning it over tonight. He's got a ways to go on defense, but I'll gladly take improvements on shooting and not turning it over as much. Hopefully he keeps it up. |
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Jan 25, 2018 6:39:31 GMT -5
Stud tonight, although his defensive awareness has a long way to go. Gonna be a big contributor, especially as he gets even stronger. McCallum just ripped the rebound out of his hands for that big putback but he had both hands on it. Compare that to rim watching as McDermott jumps over him and tips it in in game #1. Next up, he gets stronger and secures that rebound. This is why he's playing. It's a process. Great to see him develop. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 7:11:00 GMT -5
That play was disappointing. Senior vs freshman but you need to put him on your back and secure that board. He did lead us in rebounding on the night however and we're starting to see glimpses of what he can become. Good back to back games for him but he has to continue to diversify and do other things besides relying on his jumpshot.
3pt percentage has ticked up to 35% which is not bad for your 6'9 Freshman wing. 1 to last night as well...
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Post by bostonfan on Jan 25, 2018 8:54:40 GMT -5
That play was disappointing. Senior vs freshman but you need to put him on your back and secure that board. He did lead us in rebounding on the night however and we're starting to see glimpses of what he can become. Good back to back games for him but he has to continue to diversify and do other things besides relying on his jumpshot. 3pt percentage has ticked up to 35% which is not bad for your 6'9 Freshman wing. 1 to last night as well... Pickett was as good last night as he has been all season. He clearly has some confidence back and is making shots. He rebounded much better last night than I have seen him all year and he took much better care of the ball. Not blocking out on that last tip in was not a good play by him, but it happens with a freshman sometimes. His improvement is obvious, so he seems to be taking the coaching the staff is giving him, so hopefully we won't see that rebounding mistake again. Would like to see him attack the rim a little bit more, but he really needs to work on his handle under pressure quite a bit before he starts doing that with any success. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 9:15:18 GMT -5
Prior to Big East play, in 11 non-conference games, Pickett was averaging 8.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, and shot 33% from the field, along with 32% from 3-point range. In conference play, Pickett's scoring has remained mostly the same at 8.6 points per game, but his shooting has improved, increasing to 40% from the field and 38% from beyond the arc, in nine conference games.
Pickett has been teasing Hoya fans, showing the occasional flash of the offensive potential that the coaches saw when they recruited him, but it had yet to come together. For the most part, it has been a disappointing rookie campaign for Pickett, until the last two games.
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With freshman guard Jahvon Blair also having a nice season as a debut season, and sophomore guard Jagan Mosely emerging as a decent two-way player who plays his heart out every single game, you can begin to see a sliver of hope on the horizon for this struggling Hoyas team.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Jan 25, 2018 16:05:50 GMT -5
Freshmen will be freshmen. But it's hard to remember a freshmen looking as flat-out bad as Pickett did a few games ago and as rock solid good (offensively) as he has the past 2 games.
Really give Pickett a lot of credit to come back strong after the benching and stepping up his game.
I think this bodes well for his future as a Hoya. Kudos to Jamorko!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 16:44:10 GMT -5
To have back to back games of 9 & 8 rebounds is pretty incredible when he'd averaged just 2.0 rebounds over his last 12 games.
He may not be quick enough to be guarding competent wings at this point, but he should have a significant height advantage on most of them. Rebounding -- especially on the defensive end -- is a good start to filling out his game. Hope it continues.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 25, 2018 17:48:24 GMT -5
To have back to back games of 9 & 8 rebounds is pretty incredible when he'd averaged just 2.0 rebounds over his last 12 games. He may not be quick enough to be guarding competent wings at this point, but he should have a significant height advantage on most of them. Rebounding -- especially on the defensive end -- is a good start to filling out his game. Hope it continues. I agree, I hope it continues. My only concern is Pickett's two good games were against the two worst teams in the Big East we will play. I hope he can keep it up against the better teams because it would help a lot, and improvement is good. |
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Post by dchoya72 on Jan 25, 2018 20:00:15 GMT -5
It's great that he's playing with more offensive awareness, and confidence. Thats a big step forward.
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Post by blueandgray on Jan 25, 2018 23:39:20 GMT -5
Freshmen will be freshmen. But it's hard to remember a freshmen looking as flat-out bad as Pickett did a few games ago and as rock solid good (offensively) as he has the past 2 games. Really give Pickett a lot of credit to come back strong after the benching and stepping up his game. I think this bodes well for his future as a Hoya. Kudos to Jamorko! LJ Peak has a very up and down freshman season. |
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