daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Jan 12, 2019 14:50:54 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. Ageee. But that’s the nature of coaching. Just like if Mosley doesn’t charge at Syracuse, Pat would get the credit that day. Plus when you have a better track record like Ed does, he gets the benefit of the doubt. Pat needs to build up that as this is his first shot, so there are no examples to fall back to when he does something bad.
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jan 12, 2019 14:51:25 GMT -5
Player of the Game for me was Jamorko Pickett. We were getting absolutely roasted down low; Josh was not as effective as usual, Govan was getting bullied and they were simply dunking over and over and over again.
Pickett beasted on the defensive end and also chipped in a couple of game winning offensive rebounds. It was he who turned around the defense, and combined with some much smarter play by Govan in the second half on D, really helped get us both back into the game and eventually win.
Govan was also a stud, carrying the bulk of the offense, playing 42 minutes and really improving his D and rebounding in the second half. But I've got to give it to Pickett.
The offense will come; there were a few flashes today. But that defense is what we need more.
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Jan 12, 2019 14:51:58 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. Ageee. But that’s the nature of coaching. Just like if Mosley doesn’t charge at Syracuse, Pat would get the credit that day. Plus when you have a better track record like Ed does, he gets the benefit of the doubt. Pat needs to build up that as this is his first shot, so there are no examples to fall back to when he does something bad. Days like today help defeat that narrative from critics and skeptics (myself included).
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the_way
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Post by the_way on Jan 12, 2019 14:53:45 GMT -5
Great team win.
Proud of the guys.
Go Hoyas!
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 12, 2019 14:56:59 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. Pretty sure that they were supposed to foul at the end of regulation, but Mac juked the defender off balance, and the defender didn't want to try to reach out and grab him and risk an intentional/"flagrant" foul for failing to make a basketball move. As for the first OT, you don't foul until under 5 seconds, and Akinjo shot it right around the 5 second mark. But your main point is right - fans will blame a coach for something whenever they lose a close game.
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 12, 2019 14:59:15 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. Turnstile wasn't the first word that came to my mind (sub in un-PC word beginning with "p"). . .but the difference in the 2nd half was clear.
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Post by This Just In on Jan 12, 2019 15:00:55 GMT -5
Final Thoughts
The Good: The Freshmen back court with crucial shots at the end of regulation and OT to extend and eventually to win the game Govan 33 pts and 8 rebs
The Bad: Got down 36-25 in the 1st in part due to a 2:23 scoring drought from the 9 min mark to 4:14 left; a 13-6 run
The Ugly: Diallo 24pts, 13 rebs, 6 asst Malinowski 2pts, 0/3 FG's, 0/3 3pt FG's , Fouled Out
Final Grade: A
A good bounce back game after blowing a 17pt lead in the loss to Xavier Several times during this game down 11pts in the first half and down 3pts twice with under 3 secs left, once at the end of regulation and in the 1st OT the team could have folded and took an "L", but the team showed heart with good plays drawn up by Coach Ewing in conjunction with the the Freshmen back court making tide turning 3pt shots
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Post by burnell on Jan 12, 2019 15:04:07 GMT -5
Cooley says they were trying to foul on McClung's 3-pointer. Never happened
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Post by This Just In on Jan 12, 2019 15:04:13 GMT -5
Final ThoughtsThe Good: The Freshmen back court with crucial shots at the end of regulation and OT to extend and eventually to win the game Govan 33 pts and 8 rebs The Bad: Got down 36-25 in the 1st in part due to a 2:23 scoring drought from the 9 min mark to 4:14 left; a 13-6 run The Ugly: Diallo 24pts, 13 rebs, 6 asst Malinowski 2pts, 0/3 FG's, 0/3 3pt FG's , Fouled Out Final Grade: A A good bounce back game after blowing a 17pt lead in the loss to Xavier Several times during this game down 11pts in the first half and down 3pts twice with under 3 secs left, once at the end of regulation and in the 1st OT the team could have folded and took an "L", but the team showed heart with good plays drawn up by Coach Ewing in conjunction with the the Freshmen back court making tide turning 3pt shots Ewing moves to 3-2 this year in games 5pt or less and OT
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Post by zxhoya on Jan 12, 2019 15:05:20 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. Pretty sure that they were supposed to foul at the end of regulation, but Mac juked the defender off balance, and the defender didn't want to try to reach out and grab him and risk an intentional/"flagrant" foul for failing to make a basketball move. As for the first OT, you don't foul until under 5 seconds, and Akinjo shot it right around the 5 second mark. But your main point is right - fans will blame a coach for something whenever they lose a close game. Agree 100%. That move by McClung was so athletic and explosive that the defense couldn't foul him even if they were instructed to.
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Post by sleepy on Jan 12, 2019 15:10:24 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. Ageee. But that’s the nature of coaching. Just like if Mosley doesn’t charge at Syracuse, Pat would get the credit that day. Plus when you have a better track record like Ed does, he gets the benefit of the doubt. Pat needs to build up that as this is his first shot, so there are no examples to fall back to when he does something bad. Except for the Providence fans calling for Cooley to be fired. Just goes to show how irrational fans are and how little they should be listened to.
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Jan 12, 2019 15:10:27 GMT -5
Is it just me or has Josh gotten a little quiet since BE play started? The rebs are still there, just feels like I’m noticing him less these last few games.
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Post by doc2122 on Jan 12, 2019 15:11:00 GMT -5
Besides Duke is any team getting more production by their Frosh Class? Just trying to see where this class ranks with other teams
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Post by hoyazeke on Jan 12, 2019 15:12:09 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. I believe MAL was gonna foul Mac but as soon as Mac got the ball he cleared space with a quick move to the left. The move was unexpected and it allowed him to get a clean 30ft J from straight away....
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Post by bigelephant on Jan 12, 2019 15:12:11 GMT -5
Just got back from the game. Double WOW! Still shaking. Now I'll have to look up the box to see what happened!!
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Post by guru on Jan 12, 2019 15:13:35 GMT -5
It is very sad when the coaching staff and players have ZERO BASKETBALL IQ You are giving coaching staff too much credit. Great point
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Post by guru on Jan 12, 2019 15:14:56 GMT -5
Poor game preparation and a mismatch on the sidelines between Cooley and Ewing makes this an uphill battle. Poster of the day right here, gents. Round of applause
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Jan 12, 2019 15:21:32 GMT -5
I’m not sure the formula that goes into calculating “Tempo” on this site, but every game over 72 in tempo we’ve won (except SJ) and every game under we’ve lost. Maybe just flukey, but it’s something. barttorvik.com/team.php?team=Georgetown
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Post by IDenj on Jan 12, 2019 15:22:18 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? Was wondering too. Saw it was a shade over 10,000. Good crowd.
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Post by calhoya on Jan 12, 2019 15:24:28 GMT -5
Final ThoughtsThe Good: The Freshmen back court with crucial shots at the end of regulation and OT to extend and eventually to win the game Govan 33 pts and 8 rebs The Bad: Got down 36-25 in the 1st in part due to a 2:23 scoring drought from the 9 min mark to 4:14 left; a 13-6 run The Ugly: Diallo 24pts, 13 rebs, 6 asst Malinowski 2pts, 0/3 FG's, 0/3 3pt FG's , Fouled Out Final Grade: A A good bounce back game after blowing a 17pt lead in the loss to Xavier Several times during this game down 11pts in the first half and down 3pts twice with under 3 secs left, once at the end of regulation and in the 1st OT the team could have folded and took an "L", but the team showed heart with good plays drawn up by Coach Ewing in conjunction with the the Freshmen back court making tide turning 3pt shots Ewing moves to 3-2 this year in games 5pt or less and OT Any discussion of the “good” has to start with Pickett. His play is proof of what he can be even without scoring a lot.
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