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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 3, 2019 11:30:35 GMT -5
He is wired to attack at every moment. With experience - and coaching - he will learn that you have to be a little more selective and patient when you are trying to close out a game.
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Post by jwp91 on Jan 3, 2019 11:36:07 GMT -5
Go back and re-watch. Jagan was guarding him for much of the 2nd half. Jagan did a good job on when James was off the floor. Defense is always about the team rather than the individual, but James was matched up against Baldwin for the majority of his 30 minutes of game time. On rewatch think you will see James guarding Baldwin even when both guys (Jagan and James) were on the court together. I thought Jagan made the play of the game with about 10 min left when we were only up 4 when he drew the charge on Baldwin. Butler was on a little run and Josh had just missed 2 ft's when it happened. Next play Greg hit a 3 and we never looked back. In terms of actual minutes guarding Baldwin he was only on him for about 5 minutes of gametime in the second half. You are right. James did guard him when both were on the floor. And I thought it was a mistake. Baldwin torched James during that timeframe. It was ugly. I am looking forward to my re-watch of the game.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2019 11:50:30 GMT -5
Jagan did a good job on when James was off the floor. Defense is always about the team rather than the individual, but James was matched up against Baldwin for the majority of his 30 minutes of game time. On rewatch think you will see James guarding Baldwin even when both guys (Jagan and James) were on the court together. I thought Jagan made the play of the game with about 10 min left when we were only up 4 when he drew the charge on Baldwin. Butler was on a little run and Josh had just missed 2 ft's when it happened. Next play Greg hit a 3 and we never looked back. In terms of actual minutes guarding Baldwin he was only on him for about 5 minutes of gametime in the second half. You are right. James did guard him when both were on the floor. And I thought it was a mistake. Baldwin torched James during that timeframe. It was ugly. I am looking forward to my re-watch of the game. He shot 3-9 vs James in the second half. That includes a basket that came with 1 second left in the game.
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Post by sleepy on Jan 3, 2019 13:19:44 GMT -5
You are right. James did guard him when both were on the floor. And I thought it was a mistake. Baldwin torched James during that timeframe. It was ugly. I am looking forward to my re-watch of the game. He shot 3-9 vs James in the second half. That includes a basket that came with 1 second left in the game. Torched like a marshmallow.
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Post by hoyalaw33 on Jan 3, 2019 13:34:38 GMT -5
James is a very good onball defender. Has proper footwork, gets low, uses his lower body to push back. He kept Baldwin out of the lane on a number of occasions. Off the ball he needs a little work, but he'll be a monster on the defensive end very soon. I'm willing to throw this out here. If he stays all 4 years then he'll be the best guard we've had since Iverson. An effortless 20 and 6 kind of guy as an upperclassman. What a coup by Ewing to reel him in.
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Post by hoyacane11 on Jan 4, 2019 9:36:33 GMT -5
Love Akinjo and expect him to be a key to the next several years. That said, he was a little shaky down the stretch again tonight. As a freshman these types of games/situations are learning opportunities for Akinjo. The kid seems be a tireless worker and the more he goes through situations like this the better he will be at handling them. As Coach Ewing has said, the freshman need to learn that some things that worked in high school might not work in college. I am very confident his late game decision making continues to improve. He has the talent that everyone has been screaming for at the point for the last few years. In past years the Hoyas would find a way to lose a game like this, but now they are are finding ways to win these games. Excellent post! I absolutely love this kid. He's exactly what we've been wanting and needing here for a loooong time. He's only going to get better, smarter, and stronger.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 4, 2019 10:51:10 GMT -5
Dare I say, even AI had some adjustments to make early on during his freshman campaign.
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Post by SirSaxa on Jan 4, 2019 12:59:35 GMT -5
Dare I say, even AI had some adjustments to make early on during his freshman campaign. As great as he was at GU - and he was flat out awesome! -- he was still learning the team game during his entire 2 years at GU. I might add, had he learned it a little better, we would not have flamed out in the Elite 8 v Calipari, Camby and UMASS. Akinjo is already playing much better than he was in early November, as is the entire team. That W Post story about Akinjo, Mac and LeBlanc was great - and I believe those three kids are just getting started. They will achieve a lot together leading GU forward.
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Post by jwp91 on Jan 5, 2019 12:30:42 GMT -5
You are right. James did guard him when both were on the floor. And I thought it was a mistake. Baldwin torched James during that timeframe. It was ugly. I am looking forward to my re-watch of the game. He shot 3-9 vs James in the second half. That includes a basket that came with 1 second left in the game. Yaboynp, I enjoy interacting with you because I know you know what you are talking about. I re-watached the game on a plane yesterday watching Akinjo’s defense on Baldwin the whole time . I have some clips I have saved on my IPad....not sure how I can share them on this board Here is what I saw: There were a couple of plays where James played good defense and got scored on by Baldwin like when Baldwin backed him down into the paint. There were multiple plays where Baldwin beat James badly and missed the shot. Upon closer examination, I don’t think the 3-9 metric is as meaningful as it might be in other cases. Acknowledging we are examining James’ defense against a 1st team All-Big East performer.....I think the standard is make him work for everything and give him nothing easy vs. completely shutting him down. I don’t think James is quite there. Just like your comment about defense being under appreciated compared to offense (many points & no defense = great game while no points + great defense = bad game). . I think James has a stronger defensive reputation on this board because he has a scowl on his face. Scowling <=> great defense.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 5, 2019 16:59:45 GMT -5
These end game growing pains are excruciating.
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Post by jester on Jan 7, 2019 18:47:05 GMT -5
Just a note, Tremont Waters is averaging 4.2 TO's game (similar usage). No doubt he needs to improve there, but not unexpected.
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 7, 2019 18:53:12 GMT -5
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Post by jester on Jan 7, 2019 19:13:45 GMT -5
Lykes 1.8 TO as a freshman, but I believe he played a smaller role.
Shooting numbers:
Lykes: 40%/ 34% from 3, 2.3 assists as frosh, 46%/ 37% from 3, 3.6 assists as Soph Waters: 42% / 35% from 3 , 6 assists as frosh, 41% /30% from 3, 5.5 assists as Soph
Akinjo: 39%/ 38% from 3 as a frosh. 4.4 assists
All of these guys are relatively short, so not sure they will ever shoot over other players at a high percentage, but James looks like he might have a chance to be 35% from deep in his career, and chucks it far less than Tremont, who has had 1-11 from 3 games.
Tremont definitely wins in vision/assists/steals dept.
No stats measure decision-making or timing/nature of turnovers, but so far I get the sense James will grow to improve, but may need to cut down on his habit of overdribbling/trying to do too much himself, especially as we add weapons around him.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 12, 2019 13:55:45 GMT -5
Has to learn not to play hero ball. Ego got in the way.
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Post by 95hoya on Jan 12, 2019 13:58:43 GMT -5
I don't care about the bad shooting. That was a really terrible game from a basketball IQ perspective.
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Post by wponds on Jan 12, 2019 14:55:46 GMT -5
Had his share of ugly moments, but really came through in both OTs
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 12, 2019 15:01:27 GMT -5
James needs to get a tattoo of the John Wooden Maxim - "Be quick but don't hurry"
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Post by the_way on Jan 12, 2019 15:06:29 GMT -5
Akinjo will take you through a range of emotions during a game that is for sure. He has the heart of a Hoya.
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Post by hoyazeke on Jan 12, 2019 16:35:24 GMT -5
I don't believe it is ego. I believe with Akinjo and McClung they literally believe every shot is going in if they are even a little open. There wasn't much difference between the shot near the end of regulation and the shot at the end of OT1. It didn't phase him 1 iota that he missed the 1st shot or that his coach was mad that he shot it. He just squared up and knocked the shot down. There is something to a player that has that type of confidence in his abilities....the BE isn't gonna want to see Akinjo by mid February....
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Post by gujake on Jan 12, 2019 16:47:35 GMT -5
Not just heroball but overruling and waving off your hall of fame coach's play call.
Akinjo has the talent to be one of the best PGs in the country if he can improve his decision making and learn to trust his teammates and coaches more.
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