jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 11, 2018 13:24:22 GMT -5
How good is LeBlanc? How good is Carter? The answer? (no pun) We don't know. Learned a long time ago to stop following recruiting and the hype that comes with players. Until they are on campus and play some Big East ball, we really don't know. If that is what you ‘learned a long time ago”, I may suggest that the modern college basketball game has changed. But hey, if you want to live in the story that we will be only as good as we were last year, enjoy the suffering.
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the_way
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Post by the_way on Mar 11, 2018 13:29:04 GMT -5
When it comes to recruiting/recruits: Some are overhyped, some are busts, some are underrated, some meet expectations.
Nothing has changed in that regard.
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jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 11, 2018 13:34:45 GMT -5
True...but
Who is Oklahoma without Young? Who is Alabama without Sexton?
If you assume today’s weather will always be like yesterday’s, you will always miss the changes.
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Post by 95hoya on Mar 11, 2018 15:52:37 GMT -5
Absurd expectations for a 3 star kid.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Mar 11, 2018 16:50:01 GMT -5
The bar is low because guard play was so poor this year. If he can dribble, feed the bigs and hit some open shots we are good. If he takes his man to the hoop or drains stepbacks great. We may actually put a well-rounded team on the court next season.
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Hoyas4Ever
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Mar 11, 2018 16:56:37 GMT -5
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Post by This Just In on Mar 11, 2018 20:04:28 GMT -5
Absurd expectations for a 3 star kid. So, this would explain why he is not in the ESPN Top 100.
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Post by bamahoya11 on Mar 11, 2018 20:26:37 GMT -5
True...but Who is Oklahoma without Young? Who is Alabama without Sexton? If you assume today’s weather will always be like yesterday’s, you will always miss the changes. You could also ask about both of these teams with their respective players. They improved no doubt, but neither team really lit the world on fire -- both squeaked into the tournament field. Maybe one or both will go on deep runs, but in some ways I think Sexton and Young are cautionary tales on building around talent and not expecting one or two players to make you a title contender. That said, for purposes of this thread, if in 3 years McClung is even approaching what Young and Sexton are as freshmen, I would think this board would be ecstatic. Bottom line, McClung is hopefully a great player in the making. But I worry that comparing him to these sorts of players is just setting him up for failure.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 11, 2018 21:27:19 GMT -5
Finish the sentence. McClung will be the best Hoya PG since..... He's not a pg Mac is a point guard amd more.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 11, 2018 21:34:36 GMT -5
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jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 11, 2018 21:41:42 GMT -5
True...but Who is Oklahoma without Young? Who is Alabama without Sexton? If you assume today’s weather will always be like yesterday’s, you will always miss the changes. You could also ask about both of these teams with their respective players. They improved no doubt, but neither team really lit the world on fire -- both squeaked into the tournament field. Maybe one or both will go on deep runs, but in some ways I think Sexton and Young are cautionary tales on building around talent and not expecting one or two players to make you a title contender. That said, for purposes of this thread, if in 3 years McClung is even approaching what Young and Sexton are as freshmen, I would think this board would be ecstatic. Bottom line, McClung is hopefully a great player in the making. But I worry that comparing him to these sorts of players is just setting him up for failure. I am not comparing McClung to Sexton and Young, but instead arguing that it is absurd to ignore the impact of freshman for fear that they are over-hyped. Of course, this does require reading my argument over several posts and not noting that I wrote the names Sexton and Young on the Mac thread.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 11, 2018 21:46:02 GMT -5
"He's an ultimate competitor," said White, Team Loaded's club and program director. "He can really defend his butt off on the ball and off the ball. He's a warrior. Early in high school he showed that he can really score and lately he has also had opportunities to show that he can run a team as well." "He's an ultimate competitor," said White. "He can really defend his butt off on the ball and off the ball. He's a warrior. Early in high school he showed that he can really score and lately he has also had opportunities to show that he can run a team as well."
Period.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 11, 2018 21:48:19 GMT -5
True...but Who is Oklahoma without Young? Who is Alabama without Sexton? If you assume today’s weather will always be like yesterday’s, you will always miss the changes. You could also ask about both of these teams with their respective players. They improved no doubt, but neither team really lit the world on fire -- both squeaked into the tournament field. Maybe one or both will go on deep runs, but in some ways I think Sexton and Young are cautionary tales on building around talent and not expecting one or two players to make you a title contender. That said, for purposes of this thread, if in 3 years McClung is even approaching what Young and Sexton are as freshmen, I would think this board would be ecstatic. Bottom line, McClung is hopefully a great player in the making. But I worry that comparing him to these sorts of players is just setting him up for failure. Hoyas just need Mac to be a floor general. Anything else is a plus.
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Post by bornhoya on Mar 11, 2018 21:50:46 GMT -5
The bar is low because guard play was so poor this year. If he can dribble, feed the bigs and hit some open shots we are good. If he takes his man to the hoop or drains stepbacks great. We may actually put a well-rounded team on the court next season. That’s all I want from the kid
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 11, 2018 21:52:20 GMT -5
Finish the sentence. McClung will be the best Hoya PG since..... Bay Bay Duren. Michael Jackson. Joey Brown. Charles Smith. We shall see.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 11, 2018 21:56:41 GMT -5
The bar is low because guard play was so poor this year. If he can dribble, feed the bigs and hit some open shots we are good. If he takes his man to the hoop or drains stepbacks great. We may actually put a well-rounded team on the court next season. That’s all I want from the kid I think the most we from Mac is his decision making during critical moments and especially at the end of games. Why are we forgetting this? This is a HUGE reason why we either couldn't get in the NCAA's or move deeper in the tourney!!! I agree with everything else but we keep forgetting our end of gan non-heroics.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 11, 2018 22:00:44 GMT -5
True...but Who is Oklahoma without Young? Who is Alabama without Sexton? If you assume today’s weather will always be like yesterday’s, you will always miss the changes. You could also ask about both of these teams with their respective players. They improved no doubt, but neither team really lit the world on fire -- both squeaked into the tournament field. Maybe one or both will go on deep runs, but in some ways I think Sexton and Young are cautionary tales on building around talent and not expecting one or two players to make you a title contender. That said, for purposes of this thread, if in 3 years McClung is even approaching what Young and Sexton are as freshmen, I would think this board would be ecstatic. Bottom line, McClung is hopefully a great player in the making. But I worry that comparing him to these sorts of players is just setting him up for failure. I wouldn't say this is solely comparing Mac to Sexton and Young but both are point guards for their team and have high bball IQ's. They make tbeir teammates better. Make good decisions on the ball. Pretty good defenders on the ball. Point guard comparisons.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 11, 2018 22:03:22 GMT -5
Absurd expectations for a 3 star kid. So called 3 star point guard lolol. If you're a good leader and point guard it's what you are. No star but the player is needed. Some of tbese recruiters kill me with this BS.
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Post by glidehoyas (Inactive) on Mar 11, 2018 22:04:42 GMT -5
Spam thread. Lol
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Post by tashoya on Mar 11, 2018 22:14:52 GMT -5
Good Lord is this going to be a long offseason or what?
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