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Post by zxhoya on Jan 12, 2019 14:39:07 GMT -5
McClung is a difference maker for sure.
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Jan 12, 2019 14:39:38 GMT -5
providence was shooting 57% at the half and ended the game at 42%. great effort especially in OT Big effort by Pickett and a much better effort by Govan on the defensive end in 2nd half and OT's.
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Post by hoyajinx on Jan 12, 2019 14:40:11 GMT -5
McClung is a difference maker for sure. He is? Oh, I remember reading differently somewhere.
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Post by doc2122 on Jan 12, 2019 14:40:21 GMT -5
I hope the Ewing and Govan critics are silent for the day. Great win, defense was not perfect but saw a little improvement especially from 4 mins of first half. Still some bad mistakes defensively but you cant fault their effort. 2-2 lets build off this.
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Post by hoyainla on Jan 12, 2019 14:40:25 GMT -5
Patrick Ewing clearly outcoached Ed Cooley😉 In the same way that Mullin outcoached Pat. Outcoached might not always be the right word.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2019 14:40:33 GMT -5
That was a great game. It’s truly a shame someone had to lose that one.
This team never stopped believing. It was beautiful to watch.
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Post by dense on Jan 12, 2019 14:42:39 GMT -5
"Specialist" may be a stretch - but he was on today, so might have been an option. Then again, we did not need him! Its his game. he isnt known for posting up.
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Post by daveg023 on Jan 12, 2019 14:42:51 GMT -5
My goal for the team was 2-2 in these first four so despite the ups and downs in those contests, we are at least there in a muddled conference. The next four aren’t much easier (Marquette, Creighton, at SJ, and Xavier), but only one road game, so 2-2 seems achievable. If we are 4-4 going into February I’ll take it. 9-9 might be our ceiling but it’s be progress and might even get us out of Wednesday at MSG.
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Post by concord on Jan 12, 2019 14:43:03 GMT -5
What an awesome win. I laughed when I saw we were favored over PC, they have owned us for years and I think Cooley is a phenomenal coach. I was shocked when each 3 to extend the game from the freshmen dropped in (the Mac shot was unbelievable). Even then I didn’t think we’d prevail in the 2nd OT. The team kept fighting and brought it home. We may not be a BE force this season, and this game may not mean a lot in the end, but for now, it feels VERY good to pick up this victory!
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 12, 2019 14:43:26 GMT -5
Patrick Ewing clearly outcoached Ed Cooley😉 In the same way that Mullin outcoached Pat. Outcoached might not always be the right word. Did you miss the wink emoji? That was my point; when we lose a close one there are plenty of posts about how Patrick was outcoached. Sometimes it is all about the players, and/or the bounce of the ball.
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Post by dense on Jan 12, 2019 14:43:41 GMT -5
Proud of the way Jessie actually started to protect the rim in the late stages of the game. Almost like Ewing told him to stop being a turnstile.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jan 12, 2019 14:44:17 GMT -5
Kept the TO reasonable in the 2nd half and OTs. We had 10 with a couple of minutes to go in the first half Total of 17 for the game.
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Post by kettlehill on Jan 12, 2019 14:44:41 GMT -5
That was a great game. It’s truly a shame someone had to lose that one. This team never stopped believing. It was beautiful to watch. Agreed. Ed Cooley is a great coach whose kids play hard. Same can be said of Patrick’s team. No quit. BTW, looked like a real good crowd: anyone know attendance?
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Post by zxhoya on Jan 12, 2019 14:45:32 GMT -5
"Specialist" may be a stretch - but he was on today, so might have been an option. Then again, we did not need him! His contributions today were definitely needed. His was physicality with Watson was the turning point in the 1st half and of course those 2 beautiful 3's...
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 12, 2019 14:46:53 GMT -5
"Specialist" may be a stretch - but he was on today, so might have been an option. Then again, we did not need him! Its his game. he isnt known for posting up. I know he does not have an inside game yet, but he was 1-4 from 3 before today, so I would not call him a specialist. But if he keeps shooting like he did today . . .
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 12, 2019 14:47:51 GMT -5
Mea culpa. Grayson Carter light years ahead of our starting center defensively in the post. Exactly. Face it, Govan kills us defensively. PE's whole offense is predicated on making defensive stops and running. So what do you do with Jesse? You get in his face and teach him. Happened several times this game, with noticeably better defensive effort in the second half.
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Post by bigsaxa on Jan 12, 2019 14:48:09 GMT -5
My goal for the team was 2-2 in these first four so despite the ups and downs in those contests, we are at least there in a muddled conference. The next four aren’t much easier (Marquette, Creighton, at SJ, and Xavier), but only one road game, so 2-2 seems achievable. If we are 4-4 going into February I’ll take it. 9-9 might be our ceiling but it’s be progress and might even get us out of Wednesday at MSG. I fully believe that with a healthy Mac we are atleast 3-1 maybe 4-0. He brings so much life and hype to the team. Our problem isn’t really a personnel issue but I think more of a motivation thing.
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Post by thedragon on Jan 12, 2019 14:48:20 GMT -5
Cooley didnt have his team foul twice at end of regulation and OT. Cooley didnt call timeout and the team got a shot clock violation with under a minute in OT. Cooley's team took a contested deep 3 down 3 in double OT with 30 seconds left. Cooley is thought of as an excellent coach. Ewing would be getting villified on here if those same things occurred under his watch.
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Post by saxagael on Jan 12, 2019 14:48:51 GMT -5
"Specialist" may be a stretch - but he was on today, so might have been an option. Then again, we did not need him! Its his game. he isnt known for posting up. His game is mid-range to 3s, but also can drive. He is good on the boards and good defensively around the middle. The plays out on offense and good defender in players make things tough on coaches as often requires a lot of adjustments. It is always easier for outside shooters good covering outside, etc.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 12, 2019 14:50:44 GMT -5
Proud of the way Jessie actually started to protect the rim in the late stages of the game. Almost like Ewing told him to stop being a turnstile. I suspect that when Patrick sat Jessie for the last minutes of the first half - with no fouls - he may have followed that up at halftime by making it clear he would be making a better effort the second half.
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