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Post by HamptonHoya on Jan 26, 2019 11:39:44 GMT -5
I am sure the coaches are working on this with him as well. I am sure Coach has gotten his attention and he is incorporating this into his game.
I am really glad you brought up the fact that the Coaches are coaching him up. There are people who don't believe they do enough between games and during games. They can't run plays or take shots during the games. Just prepare them for different scenarios.
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Post by HamptonHoya on Jan 26, 2019 11:51:05 GMT -5
I see the NBA thread where it was discussed by Derrickson how much the staff assisted him in his game.
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Post by kbones17 on Jan 27, 2019 14:54:28 GMT -5
I thought Akinjo was very good today. Didn’t force any shots, moved the ball, competed on defense. Nice!
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 27, 2019 14:56:06 GMT -5
I thought James played very well today at MSG against St Johns. Guarding Ponds is really difficult especially because he is allowed to hook on virtually every play that he turns the corner into the lane. 7 assists and 2 late FTs were good stuff.
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Post by SirSaxa on Jan 27, 2019 15:17:15 GMT -5
I thought Akinjo was very good today. Didn’t force any shots, moved the ball, competed on defense. Nice! Agree kb Akinjo did not drive into the trees and -- ok, LOSE THE BALL. Those may not be scored officially as turnovers, but watching him go 1-21 or whatever, repeatedly driving and losing the ball.... maddening. Seems like staff made some progress on that front. Today he had another 7 Assists
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Post by mfk24 on Jan 27, 2019 15:58:51 GMT -5
He did a solid job guarding Ponds today. He fronted him in the post to deny the entry pass worked hard to stay attached. Also didn’t force too much.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 27, 2019 17:38:51 GMT -5
Now James seems a little TOO hesitant to take it inside;he gets past his man and then immediately looks to pass. Gotta develop that judgment and confidence to recognize when to go, when to pull up and shoot, when to push and pass.
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Post by bicentennial on Jan 27, 2019 18:52:19 GMT -5
I thought the guards did a great job of denying the three and tried to get back most of the time to deny fast breaks. I felt Akinjo really brought it on the defensive side as well as valuing the ball considering he was playing against some of the best stealing guards in the Big East. I suspect Heron and Ponds will both be in the NBA next year. So while he doesn't have his normal points, this game would have gone very differently without his leadership. I think PE has recognized that the mistakes increase when the freshman start getting tired. Seems he has almost broken the the game up into quarters and has the freshman start the game and the second half(3rd quarter)but starts the 2nd and 4th quarters with the upper class bench. He again ends the last few minutes of the half and game with his freshmen. I think this keeps the freshmen from getting too tired and making silly mistakes. Also unlike JTIII, it doesn't seem PE forgets players he's benched forever. I hope one of the coaches is working with James on using the backboard to block the defender on reverse layups. I thought he did this a number of times at the start of the season. I also would like to see more of his floater or a pull up J from just past the free throw line when there is a taller defender in the lane.
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Post by drquigley on Jan 27, 2019 19:10:50 GMT -5
I thought the guards did a great job of denying the three and tried to get back most of the time to deny fast breaks. I felt Akinjo really brought it on the defensive side as well as valuing the ball considering he was playing against some of the best stealing guards in the Big East. I suspect Heron and Ponds will both be in the NBA next year. So while he doesn't have his normal points, this game would have gone very differently without his leadership. I think PE has recognized that the mistakes increase when the freshman start getting tired. Seems he has almost broken the the game up into quarters and has the freshman start the game and the second half(3rd quarter)but starts the 2nd and 4th quarters with the upper class bench. He again ends the last few minutes of the half and game with his freshmen. I think this keeps the freshmen from getting too tired and making silly mistakes. Also unlike JTIII, it doesn't seem PE forgets players he's benched forever. I hope one of the coaches is working with James on using the backboard to block the defender on reverse layups. I thought he did this a number of times at the start of the season. I also would like to see more of his floater or a pull up J from just past the free throw line when there is a taller defender in the lane. what is surprising is that Akinjo did such a great job of this in the Illinois game. He kept taking It to the hoop and hitting the short jumper. In fact I believe he was fouled when hitting one of those late in the game and helped seal the win for us. 9 |
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Post by wponds on Jan 27, 2019 23:01:19 GMT -5
He’s on Instagram now for those interested. Akinjojames3
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Post by s4hoyas on Jan 27, 2019 23:45:27 GMT -5
Very solid game by James on both ends...he's maturing as a floor leader...
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 28, 2019 0:01:00 GMT -5
HE may have overtaken Ponds (3 assists) in assist to be the league leader today.
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Post by seaweed on Jan 28, 2019 11:07:10 GMT -5
I thought Akinjo was very good today. Didn’t force any shots, moved the ball, competed on defense. Nice! Agree kb Akinjo did not drive into the trees and -- ok, LOSE THE BALL. Those may not be scored officially as turnovers, but watching him go 1-21 or whatever, repeatedly driving and losing the ball.... maddening. Seems like staff made some progress on that front. Today he had another 7 Assists
and 4 TOs Shot 2/3 from three, 2/5 overall. 2/2 FTS, 7 PTS. Pretty sure that adds up to 8 pts |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 12:02:36 GMT -5
In conference play he's leading all Big East players in assists (7.0 apg). His assist to turnover ratio sits at a shade under 2.5-1 (2.9 to's pg).
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Post by madhoya on Jan 31, 2019 22:14:09 GMT -5
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Post by mfk24 on Jan 31, 2019 22:26:58 GMT -5
Really strong second half for the kid. He needed it after struggling offensively for a few games. I think the tough finish with the and 1 really got him going.
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Post by wnyhoya on Jan 31, 2019 22:54:00 GMT -5
Loved everything about his game tonight. Let the game come to him in the first half. Probed, but did not force. Then in the second half with Mac out and Jessie not his usual effective self, James knew he had to look more for his own shot. But he didn’t really force it either. One pull-up from the foul line might have been iffy and I’m probably missing another but man, he was really freaking good. No hesitation on those 3’s, showed a nice floater, and a great finish with his left with contact. He’s playing so much more under control and within the confines of the offense, and he (and the team) is much better for it. Oh, and he had 5 steals. Kid is a dog and fearless. He won’t be afraid of Nova on Sunday, I’m sure of that
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Post by bicentennial on Jan 31, 2019 22:58:04 GMT -5
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 31, 2019 23:04:01 GMT -5
Given that I leveled a fair amount of criticism at Akinjo after the Marquette and Creighton games, I want to say that I am happy with the progress he has made. After going 1-10 from two against Marquette, and 0-6 against Creighton, he got himself under control and took fewer twos against St. John's and tonight against Xavier.
Even though Akinjo was 0-2 from two against St. John's he was still pretty efficient going 2-3 from three, and obviouslyl tonight Akinjo was even more efficient by shooting well on both twos and threes.
Anyway, after Akinjo ran into trouble by taking too many bad shots he has seemed to get a better handle on avoiding those bad shots and making more passes, etc. It's good progress to see, and happy for both Akinjo and the staff.
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Post by jwp91 on Jan 31, 2019 23:04:46 GMT -5
He played really smart tonight.
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