Massholya
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Post by Massholya on Nov 16, 2018 21:18:36 GMT -5
Putrid. Pickett didn’t deserve the minutes he got. Brought absolutely zero on offense.
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mfk24
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Post by mfk24 on Nov 16, 2018 21:18:43 GMT -5
Have to have perimeter shooting against a zone and we had none at all. All of these games are important for identifying weaknesses and areas to work on. It’s gonna be an emotional roller coaster of a season with these guys. On to the next.
Also NO ONE should be looking forward to March, we need to win games one at a time. There’s a reason we were picked to finish 7th in the Big East and 7th doesn’t get you in to the NCAA tournament, we have to overachieve to produce a better finish and we’re gonna have some growing pains like this.
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This Just In
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Post by This Just In on Nov 16, 2018 21:19:56 GMT -5
Final Thoughts The backcourt play and the perimeter offense was abysmal Hoyas had 10 asst vs 15 to's and 19 personal fouls McClung, Blair, Mosley all scoreless in tonight's game The Hoyas could never figure out the matchup zone in the 2nd half Gtown was favored by 6 and loss to LMU by 13pts The team got out played and out coached.
Final Grade: F
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saxagael
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Post by saxagael on Nov 16, 2018 21:24:08 GMT -5
Pickett is really off last game and tonight. Many odd plays. I think plays should be run for the kid, he's too valuable to allow teams to take him away... Last year he was at his best when playing a 2 guard on the high elbow on the right. He hasn't been there much. He shoots 3s from there and a little lower as well as drives to the basket. He has shifted to low wing or corner too much, which takes away his drive to the basket and isn't where his sweet spot was last year. Pickett can shoot 3s really well. It could be he hasn't sorted out his added size / strength. But, all summer he was posting tons of videos to IG Stories of him shooting and putting in the work on the court. Really not sure what is off at the moment. He isn't looking comfortable with his shot at the moment. Good thing his name isn't Fultz.
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HOYAPLAYA
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IT'S TIME FOR A RUNNNNNNN!!!!!!
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Nov 16, 2018 21:24:29 GMT -5
Burn the video tape and get back to work! Pat needs to figure out what lineups are going to work best against what sort of teams. Tonight, he could have put me out there based on the level of energy and it wouldn't have made much a difference. For this year's team to be successful, in my opinion, it will take the minutes changing drastically from game to game based on who we are matching up against. This game sucked but we got a chance to get a good win on Sunday but only if we play much better than tonight.
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kbones17
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Post by kbones17 on Nov 16, 2018 21:24:45 GMT -5
Time to drink, heavily. One comment, how do you get outscored by 18 in the second half and end the game with three timeouts?!
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Post by 4aks on Nov 16, 2018 21:24:57 GMT -5
I think a bunch of the guys didn't perform well in the high humidity, still recovering from the previous game and travel ... hopefully the next one will have them rested
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Nov 16, 2018 21:25:02 GMT -5
One positive from this game... Leblanc. Love him. Nothing else about this game was remotely defensible. Too many negatives to even focus on a few. Hope the young 'uns learn some lessons from it. No positives from this game. This is the game we'll be talking about in March if Georgetown doesn't get the NCAA call, much like Northeastern was for JT III back in 2014. Your starting five: Mourning: 2-6 Govan 5-14 McClung 0-3 Pickett 0-5 Akinjo 3-11 Uninspired play. Too much beach time and not enough urgency. Meh, certainly seemed like LMU is a better team. I doubt we will finish ahead of them.
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Post by 95hoya on Nov 16, 2018 21:25:08 GMT -5
We played like we did the 1st 2 games. People wanted to wipe those games out after a win over a bottom Big Ten team missing a key player. This team has a long way to go just to get NIT level. LeBlanc and Blair still should start in my opinion.
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Post by jctnhoya4ever on Nov 16, 2018 21:27:11 GMT -5
I really think this was a letdown after beating Illinois.but I am sorry you’re head coach going back home and the team lays a egg.after they tied it up in second half,I thought they would show some energy and enthusiasm but never happened.i think Pickett,mcclung,and Blair o points is just not acceptable.win a big game on road and lay a egg.i would have won that game for my coach no matter what.they should be embarrassed by that performance.i know they are young,but that is not a excuse for this performance.no energy at all.hopefully be better Sunday.gu for life.
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saxagael
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Post by saxagael on Nov 16, 2018 21:27:52 GMT -5
Lesson learned (hopefully): you don’t win games just by showing up. This team was not ready to play tonight. The good news is LMU looks like a team with the ingredients to go far in their league. LMU looks like a the 3 or 4th best in the WCC. Gonzaga is tops by far, then St. Mary's and BYU. All three of these can shoot 3s well, move the ball really well, and are solid defensive teams. Gonzaga and SMC have good bigs, I'm not sure about BYU.
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dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Nov 16, 2018 21:28:18 GMT -5
Wonder why Carter is getting zero time? Very careless play by everyone. Not sure what's happening with Pickett! Disappointing outing tonight. Mac is not quite ready.
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 16, 2018 21:28:36 GMT -5
Final Thoughts The backcourt play and the perimeter offense was abysmal Hoyas had 10 asst vs 15 to's and 19 personal fouls McClung, Blair, Mosley all scoreless in tonight's game The Hoyas could never figure out the matchup zone in the 2nd half Gtown was favored by 6 and loss to LMU by 13pts The team got out played and out coached. Final Grade: F Mosely scored 1 point tonight...
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Nov 16, 2018 21:29:11 GMT -5
We played like we did the 1st 2 games. People wanted to wipe those games out after a win over a bottom Big Ten team missing a key player. This team has a long way to go just to get NIT level. LeBlanc and Blair still should start in my opinion. Agreed. We are nowhere close to a good team. It’s promising and we may see some good spurts this year, but gotta long way.
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saxagael
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Post by saxagael on Nov 16, 2018 21:30:25 GMT -5
Time to drink, heavily. One comment, how do you get outscored by 18 in the second half and end the game with three timeouts?! There were so many dead ball delays dealing with the floor more timeouts would further disrupt and momentum.
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hoya1984
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Post by hoya1984 on Nov 16, 2018 21:30:43 GMT -5
Complete embarrassment. After the highs from the Illinois game to this disaster. How can the team is not ready to compete. This one is on coach Ewing.
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Post by jctnhoya4ever on Nov 16, 2018 21:30:55 GMT -5
Mcclung May need to come off bench ,I think he is pressing and Blair should start. Just my opinion.
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saxagael
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Post by saxagael on Nov 16, 2018 21:32:52 GMT -5
I think a bunch of the guys didn't perform well in the high humidity, still recovering from the previous game and travel ... hopefully the next one will have them rested Also recovering from all the time on the beach and by the pool. It seems like it was full on relax mode, by looking at their social media feeds. Sadly full on relax mode followed them to that mess of a court.
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DallasHoya
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Post by DallasHoya on Nov 16, 2018 21:34:05 GMT -5
Final Thoughts The backcourt play and the perimeter offense was abysmal Hoyas had 10 asst vs 15 to's and 19 personal fouls McClung, Blair, Mosley all scoreless in tonight's game The Hoyas could never figure out the matchup zone in the 2nd half Gtown was favored by 6 and loss to LMU by 13pts The team got out played and out coached. Final Grade: F Pickett is starting to remind me of Copeland. Which is not a good thing. Not too complicated how to defense this team. Why Illinois didn’t zone is beyond me. If Blair and Pickett aren’t hitting threes, Syracuse could be a blowout.
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Nov 16, 2018 21:35:09 GMT -5
If Greg doesn't get more time at the 2 after tonight then I'm not sure Pat is paying attention, although I guess it could be argued Pat wasn't paying attention tonight.
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