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Post by HamptonHoya on Jan 31, 2019 2:51:06 GMT -5
I find Pickett, Malinowski, Blair and Mosely not to be great passers. Particularly, inbounding and on the break. The quicker a decision has to be made, the worse the result. We need a stud 3. I think we have a guy with all the physical tools to be a stud 3 in Pickett. And if the coaching staff of Georgetown are going to waste all of that potential by not improving his game to what he is capable of then then they should have let him slip to the Terps who, say what you will about their in-game coaching, have coaches who I think would have fixed most of these issues by now. What happens with Pickett is so potentially huge because of the very fact that he is an area kid with the type of length, athleticism and enough skill a program should love to mold. Fair or not if he can't crack double digits for a scoring average by the time he leaves Gtown it would be seen as many as a mark on the program with the locals. His development should have been priority this past summer, this fall and all throughout the first semester of play. The staff had to have known that his handle and confidence with the ball hadn't gotten any better just based on his Kenner League performance this past summer. That should have raised alarms. Granted they got him to a point in which he is close to a stud on defense but the staff needs dudes who could get him to that point on offense. Its one of the few things I'm actually critical of Ewing. Staffs all across the country right these issues in players like Pickett all the time, especially between seasons. Meanwhile we have Pickett going backwards on offense or standing still on that front for most of this season so far. That's frustrating and that has kept this team from winning maybe five more games at this point. The skills of Pickett, while raw at times, are nonetheless there to be developed greatly. Ewing and Co need to get that done because guys with that potential don't go on trees. Of course Pickett needs to get his share of the blame. He should take some cues from Mac and live in the gym working on his handle. Pickett is the X-Factor with the team. His numbers have picked up, 9 & 7 this last game. T hear next two games are going to be big. They are going to focus on Mac, James and Govan. Pickett is going to deliver. Mark it!
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Post by jamaicahoya on Jan 31, 2019 2:54:33 GMT -5
I find Pickett, Malinowski, Blair and Mosely not to be great passers. Particularly, inbounding and on the break. The quicker a decision has to be made, the worse the result. We need a stud 3. I think we have a guy with all the physical tools to be a stud 3 in Pickett. And if the coaching staff of Georgetown are going to waste all of that potential by not improving his game to what he is capable of then then they should have let him slip to the Terps who, say what you will about their in-game coaching, have coaches who I think would have fixed most of these issues by now. What happens with Pickett is so potentially huge because of the very fact that he is an area kid with the type of length, athleticism and enough skill a program should love to mold. Fair or not if he can't crack double digits for a scoring average by the time he leaves Gtown it would be seen as many as a mark on the program with the locals. His development should have been priority this past summer, this fall and all throughout the first semester of play. The staff had to have known that his handle and confidence with the ball hadn't gotten any better just based on his Kenner League performance this past summer. That should have raised alarms. Granted they got him to a point in which he is close to a stud on defense but the staff needs dudes who could get him to that point on offense. Its one of the few things I'm actually critical of Ewing. Staffs all across the country right these issues in players like Pickett all the time, especially between seasons. Meanwhile we have Pickett going backwards on offense or standing still on that front for most of this season so far. That's frustrating and that has kept this team from winning maybe five more games at this point. The skills of Pickett, while raw at times, are nonetheless there to be developed greatly. Ewing and Co need to get that done because guys with that potential don't go on trees. Of course Pickett needs to get his share of the blame. He should take some cues from Mac and live in the gym working on his handle. Pickett needs work on lmproving his handle, but his improvement this year is rather noticeable. He has gone from a one dimensional player—spot-up shooter—to a more well-rounded player, ie better defense, and the occasional posting up,driving across the lane, and taking his man off the dribble for baseline runners. He doesn’t do it enough, but with MacAkinjo and Jessie’s needing their touches, he has to be judicious in his play. With time his confidence will grow and so will his assertiveness. I see a player who is growing into his potential, and Ewing has to be given some of the credit for this growth.
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Post by dchoya72 on Jan 31, 2019 3:57:23 GMT -5
Agree that the key to this team maximizing potential involves valuing the ball. To me this addresses what I think are 3 of our top 6 issues. Valuing the ball means fewer TOs, better shot selection and role players like Greg and Trey staying in their lanes and not forcing things when they are on the floor. This doesn't mean you need to be timid. Look at a guy like Kaleb who is playing great by anyone's standards in limited minutes. He attacked multiple times yday, but they were the right kinds of attacks and not fadeaway jumpers (stop Trey, just stop), unbalanced, moving catch-and-chuck triples (Greg) 60-foot passes (Blair) or dribble-drives from guys with no handles (applause to Pickett for finally not making this mistake yday). My other three issues with this team are Govan's inconsistent intensity. Actually going to disagree with MCI that yday was a great game; it was a classic great Finesse Jess/disinterested Jess game where he did many more good things than bad but could have been splendid if he just maintained his intensity throughout. JG is never going to be a good defensive player, but he can be solid if he's 100% focused. We are absolutely going to miss him next year, but he still takes way, way, way too many plays off for an all-conference player. This can be fixed but guys who are in the final two months of their senior seasons usually don't change their stripes. Pat late game chaos. From inbounding into the corner into a double team, to his equally criminal misuse of TOs yday, to players making the same mistakes again and again and again to mystifying substitution patterns, Pat has been an unmitigated disaster as a late-game tactician, and yday was no different. We were as lucky as we were good yday. And, yeah, Mullin is worse, but is that supposed to make me feel better? Maybe the light goes on for Pat, maybe he grows, maybe he adds a bench coach who isn't a mute. But that has been a huge problem all season. Don't expect this to change appreciably this season. In fact, our best chance of addressing this issue could be for Mac and Akinjo to mature to the point that they can take over late. I think Pat does some things very well. And the guys play an aesthetically pleasing brand of hoops and are improving overall. But late-game coaching (not just players not finishing) needs serious work. Defense. Nothing you can do to fix this when four of your five starters are an offense-first center who has always been indifferent at best on the defensive end of the floor, two freshmen guards, one of whom is very good on the ball but gets lost time and again in screening/cutting chaos and the other of whom is as poor on the defensive end to date as he is good on the offensive end (Mac) and an undersized freshman four who plays with huge heart but desperately needs 35 lbs and 18 mos in the weight room...and a center who he isn't constantly covering for playing beside him. Loved what I saw out of 'Morko yesterday! Loved! But this team still isn't going to max out next year defensively or in W/L column without a real defensive big who can play. Yurt is a very good offensive player, but we desperately need a bigtime frontcourt recruit unless Ike has been as poorly evaluated as Mac. Well written, but you surely lack confidence in this team presently. How about some optimism, we're developing, gaining momentum? I hope we build on that this year. This is the most fun I've had watching this team in years!!
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Post by dchoya72 on Jan 31, 2019 4:05:34 GMT -5
I find Pickett, Malinowski, Blair and Mosely not to be great passers. Particularly, inbounding and on the break. The quicker a decision has to be made, the worse the result. We need a stud 3. I think we have a guy with all the physical tools to be a stud 3 in Pickett. And if the coaching staff of Georgetown are going to waste all of that potential by not improving his game to what he is capable of then then they should have let him slip to the Terps who, say what you will about their in-game coaching, have coaches who I think would have fixed most of these issues by now. What happens with Pickett is so potentially huge because of the very fact that he is an area kid with the type of length, athleticism and enough skill a program should love to mold. Fair or not if he can't crack double digits for a scoring average by the time he leaves Gtown it would be seen as many as a mark on the program with the locals. His development should have been priority this past summer, this fall and all throughout the first semester of play. The staff had to have known that his handle and confidence with the ball hadn't gotten any better just based on his Kenner League performance this past summer. That should have raised alarms. Granted they got him to a point in which he is close to a stud on defense but the staff needs dudes who could get him to that point on offense. Its one of the few things I'm actually critical of Ewing. Staffs all across the country right these issues in players like Pickett all the time, especially between seasons. Meanwhile we have Pickett going backwards on offense or standing still on that front for most of this season so far. That's frustrating and that has kept this team from winning maybe five more games at this point. The skills of Pickett, while raw at times, are nonetheless there to be developed greatly. Ewing and Co need to get that done because guys with that potential don't go on trees. Of course Pickett needs to get his share of the blame. He should take some cues from Mac and live in the gym working on his handle. Pickett should live in the gym and get input or work with staff and Jeff Green and Otto Porter whenever he can. He has to get comfortable in his own skin and size. He's incredibly long limbed, I don't know if he has finished growing yet (Giannis?😉). I still have high expectations of him. When things click and he obtains confidence in what he can do, Look Out!!
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Jan 31, 2019 7:15:47 GMT -5
This game is absolutely a must win. Another conference home loss would be devastating, especially with 3 of the next 4 on the road.
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Post by MassHoya on Jan 31, 2019 8:02:17 GMT -5
Beat the Mouseketeers! GO HOYAS!!!
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Post by jwp91 on Jan 31, 2019 8:38:21 GMT -5
I think having Mourning and whether he can stay out of foul trouble will be incredibly important if Xavier tries to go big.
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Post by sleepy on Jan 31, 2019 8:54:35 GMT -5
This game is absolutely a must win. Another conference home loss would be devastating, especially with 3 of the next 4 on the road. Well, according to some stat site, we are the best road team in the country so I'm undaunted the following games. One game at a time anyways.
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Post by smokeyjack on Jan 31, 2019 9:07:43 GMT -5
Agree that the key to this team maximizing potential involves valuing the ball. To me this addresses what I think are 3 of our top 6 issues. Valuing the ball means fewer TOs, better shot selection and role players like Greg and Trey staying in their lanes and not forcing things when they are on the floor. This doesn't mean you need to be timid. Look at a guy like Kaleb who is playing great by anyone's standards in limited minutes. He attacked multiple times yday, but they were the right kinds of attacks and not fadeaway jumpers (stop Trey, just stop), unbalanced, moving catch-and-chuck triples (Greg) 60-foot passes (Blair) or dribble-drives from guys with no handles (applause to Pickett for finally not making this mistake yday). My other three issues with this team are Govan's inconsistent intensity. Actually going to disagree with MCI that yday was a great game; it was a classic great Finesse Jess/disinterested Jess game where he did many more good things than bad but could have been splendid if he just maintained his intensity throughout. JG is never going to be a good defensive player, but he can be solid if he's 100% focused. We are absolutely going to miss him next year, but he still takes way, way, way too many plays off for an all-conference player. This can be fixed but guys who are in the final two months of their senior seasons usually don't change their stripes. Pat late game chaos. From inbounding into the corner into a double team, to his equally criminal misuse of TOs yday, to players making the same mistakes again and again and again to mystifying substitution patterns, Pat has been an unmitigated disaster as a late-game tactician, and yday was no different. We were as lucky as we were good yday. And, yeah, Mullin is worse, but is that supposed to make me feel better? Maybe the light goes on for Pat, maybe he grows, maybe he adds a bench coach who isn't a mute. But that has been a huge problem all season. Don't expect this to change appreciably this season. In fact, our best chance of addressing this issue could be for Mac and Akinjo to mature to the point that they can take over late. I think Pat does some things very well. And the guys play an aesthetically pleasing brand of hoops and are improving overall. But late-game coaching (not just players not finishing) needs serious work. Defense. Nothing you can do to fix this when four of your five starters are an offense-first center who has always been indifferent at best on the defensive end of the floor, two freshmen guards, one of whom is very good on the ball but gets lost time and again in screening/cutting chaos and the other of whom is as poor on the defensive end to date as he is good on the offensive end (Mac) and an undersized freshman four who plays with huge heart but desperately needs 35 lbs and 18 mos in the weight room...and a center who he isn't constantly covering for playing beside him. Loved what I saw out of 'Morko yesterday! Loved! But this team still isn't going to max out next year defensively or in W/L column without a real defensive big who can play. Yurt is a very good offensive player, but we desperately need a bigtime frontcourt recruit unless Ike has been as poorly evaluated as Mac. Well written, but you surely lack confidence in this team presently. How about some optimism, we're developing, gaining momentum? I hope we build on that this year. This is the most fun I've had watching this team in years!! We have to win 2-3 straight in BE for me to have any confidence in this group's ability to finish. Losing to Creighton at home and Marquette at home without Howard are likely to be the daggers we look back on with cringes. We have virtually no homecourt advantage, but you have to win those two in essentially neutral-site environments. What this team desperately needs in my opinion is leadership. That has to come from a big impact guy, so logical personalities like Jagan and Trey are out. It's very unusual for a frosh to be given that role by his teammates, though I think they are trying. That really leaves Govan, Pat...and I guess Pickett. Govan is the logical guy, but he takes too many plays off. He's just not a fiery/intense guy on the floor, and I'm betting he has the same laid back personality off it. Pickett? Come on. That leaves Pat. I think it's on coach to charge up and steer these guys through the ups and downs, and I think he's still very much learning this stuff himself. I expect this team to make a huge leap forward next season when the culture has changed 100% and the frosh guards and LeBlanc are the soul of the team. But we still have too much 75% Jess as the mentality of our team and its leadership this season. Don't misunderstand. Govan's stats and skills are great. But his presence isn't what it should or could be IMO. He's not a killer. When you don't have three McD's AA, you win with killers. Akinjo, Mac, LeBlanc - killers all. Pat gets it. He knows what we need, and he's stocking our roster with those personalities. But it isn't likely to manifest itself in an NCAA bid this season. I'd like to see a .500 BE campaign, a BET win and an NIT bid. That would represent massive progress. Either way, I think you'll see a HUGE change in culture and defense next season when the personality of the team isn't that of a laid back senior allergic to defense.
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Post by KHoyaNYC on Jan 31, 2019 9:27:37 GMT -5
I think we have a guy with all the physical tools to be a stud 3 in Pickett. And if the coaching staff of Georgetown are going to waste all of that potential by not improving his game to what he is capable of then then they should have let him slip to the Terps who, say what you will about their in-game coaching, have coaches who I think would have fixed most of these issues by now. What happens with Pickett is so potentially huge because of the very fact that he is an area kid with the type of length, athleticism and enough skill a program should love to mold. Fair or not if he can't crack double digits for a scoring average by the time he leaves Gtown it would be seen as many as a mark on the program with the locals. His development should have been priority this past summer, this fall and all throughout the first semester of play. The staff had to have known that his handle and confidence with the ball hadn't gotten any better just based on his Kenner League performance this past summer. That should have raised alarms. Granted they got him to a point in which he is close to a stud on defense but the staff needs dudes who could get him to that point on offense. Its one of the few things I'm actually critical of Ewing. Staffs all across the country right these issues in players like Pickett all the time, especially between seasons. Meanwhile we have Pickett going backwards on offense or standing still on that front for most of this season so far. That's frustrating and that has kept this team from winning maybe five more games at this point. The skills of Pickett, while raw at times, are nonetheless there to be developed greatly. Ewing and Co need to get that done because guys with that potential don't go on trees. Of course Pickett needs to get his share of the blame. He should take some cues from Mac and live in the gym working on his handle. Pickett needs work on lmproving his handle, but his improvement this year is rather noticeable. He has gone from a one dimensional player—spot-up shooter—to a more well-rounded player, ie better defense, and the occasional posting up,driving across the lane, and taking his man off the dribble for baseline runners. He doesn’t do it enough, but with MacAkinjo and Jessie’s needing their touches, he has to be judicious in his play. With time his confidence will grow and so will his assertiveness. I see a player who is growing into his potential, and Ewing has to be given some of the credit for this growth. I wish I could agree with you but I see a player who has regressed, not improved. At best, I could see an argument for stagnated. But not improved. The St. John’s game hopefully is something he can build upon because we need him.
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Post by guru on Jan 31, 2019 10:10:15 GMT -5
This game is absolutely a must win. Another conference home loss would be devastating, especially with 3 of the next 4 on the road. Well, according to some stat site, we are the best road team in the country so I'm undaunted the following games. One game at a time anyways. We have definitely played very well on the road. We will get 1 of those for sure. If we get 2, look out.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 31, 2019 10:19:37 GMT -5
Pickett needs work on lmproving his handle, but his improvement this year is rather noticeable. He has gone from a one dimensional player—spot-up shooter—to a more well-rounded player, ie better defense, and the occasional posting up,driving across the lane, and taking his man off the dribble for baseline runners. He doesn’t do it enough, but with MacAkinjo and Jessie’s needing their touches, he has to be judicious in his play. With time his confidence will grow and so will his assertiveness. I see a player who is growing into his potential, and Ewing has to be given some of the credit for this growth. I wish I could agree with you but I see a player who has regressed, not improved. At best, I could see an argument for stagnated. But not improved. The St. John’s game hopefully is something he can build upon because we need him. His defensive fundamentals and contributions have increased 200%. His offensive game has absolutely struggled as he tries to add the ability to handle and to get to the rim, which in turn has affected his confidence in his perimeter shooting, but hopefully last game will help restore that confidence at least a little.
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Post by lichoya68 on Jan 31, 2019 10:22:29 GMT -5
meanaryneedstobeway up YUP huge game for third place in the big east YUP> and remember its FEBRUARY EVE yup february HOYA TIME go hoyas need this game the season it WRIGHT NOW for real. must win by at least one forty minutes or MORE of hustle. BEAT THOSE XMEN
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Post by sleepy on Jan 31, 2019 10:26:51 GMT -5
I find Pickett, Malinowski, Blair and Mosely not to be great passers. Particularly, inbounding and on the break. The quicker a decision has to be made, the worse the result. We need a stud 3. I think we have a guy with all the physical tools to be a stud 3 in Pickett. And if the coaching staff of Georgetown are going to waste all of that potential by not improving his game to what he is capable of then then they should have let him slip to the Terps who, say what you will about their in-game coaching, have coaches who I think would have fixed most of these issues by now. What happens with Pickett is so potentially huge because of the very fact that he is an area kid with the type of length, athleticism and enough skill a program should love to mold. Fair or not if he can't crack double digits for a scoring average by the time he leaves Gtown it would be seen as many as a mark on the program with the locals. His development should have been priority this past summer, this fall and all throughout the first semester of play. The staff had to have known that his handle and confidence with the ball hadn't gotten any better just based on his Kenner League performance this past summer. That should have raised alarms. Granted they got him to a point in which he is close to a stud on defense but the staff needs dudes who could get him to that point on offense. Its one of the few things I'm actually critical of Ewing. Staffs all across the country right these issues in players like Pickett all the time, especially between seasons. Meanwhile we have Pickett going backwards on offense or standing still on that front for most of this season so far. That's frustrating and that has kept this team from winning maybe five more games at this point. The skills of Pickett, while raw at times, are nonetheless there to be developed greatly. Ewing and Co need to get that done because guys with that potential don't go on trees. Of course Pickett needs to get his share of the blame. He should take some cues from Mac and live in the gym working on his handle. IDK, I think a lot of Pickett's issues offensively are between the ears. While his handle isn't where it needs to be, he's shown flashes of moves he wasn't able to do last year and an improved ability to create his shot and then screws up on something incredibly dumb and goes silent on offense for the rest of the game. Usually his error is mental and then his shutdown is mental. Not saying he couldn't have improved more in the offseason, but I'm not confident we are seeing all the fruits of his labor quite yet. We will see, but I'm not counting out a renaissance from Pickett before the end of the year.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Jan 31, 2019 11:35:38 GMT -5
The continued development of Mac's and Akinjo's shot selection and efficiency from 3 opens up the floor and benefits Pickett greatly. I think that was on display at SJU. You can't lay off Mac, Akinjo, and Jessie on the perimeter if they are hitting and shooting smart shots. With crisp passing, that opens up the wing--->corner pocket 3 for Pickett. He's going to get increased looks.
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 31, 2019 12:23:26 GMT -5
The continued development of Mac's and Akinjo's shot selection and efficiency from 3 opens up the floor and benefits Pickett greatly. I think that was on display at SJU. You can't lay off Mac, Akinjo, and Jessie on the perimeter if they are hitting and shooting smart shots. With crisp passing, that opens up the wing--->corner pocket 3 for Pickett. He's going to get increased looks. Plant those puppies and let it fly...nylon! Onions! He looks like he's found a happy medium with his shot arc too. Great job by Coach Wallace! As long as he is squared, I want Pickett taking that shot all day long. Even if someone is closing on him, his length allows him to get that shot off over 95% of SFs.
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 31, 2019 12:30:09 GMT -5
I think we have a guy with all the physical tools to be a stud 3 in Pickett. And if the coaching staff of Georgetown are going to waste all of that potential by not improving his game to what he is capable of then then they should have let him slip to the Terps who, say what you will about their in-game coaching, have coaches who I think would have fixed most of these issues by now. What happens with Pickett is so potentially huge because of the very fact that he is an area kid with the type of length, athleticism and enough skill a program should love to mold. Fair or not if he can't crack double digits for a scoring average by the time he leaves Gtown it would be seen as many as a mark on the program with the locals. His development should have been priority this past summer, this fall and all throughout the first semester of play. The staff had to have known that his handle and confidence with the ball hadn't gotten any better just based on his Kenner League performance this past summer. That should have raised alarms. Granted they got him to a point in which he is close to a stud on defense but the staff needs dudes who could get him to that point on offense. Its one of the few things I'm actually critical of Ewing. Staffs all across the country right these issues in players like Pickett all the time, especially between seasons. Meanwhile we have Pickett going backwards on offense or standing still on that front for most of this season so far. That's frustrating and that has kept this team from winning maybe five more games at this point. The skills of Pickett, while raw at times, are nonetheless there to be developed greatly. Ewing and Co need to get that done because guys with that potential don't go on trees. Of course Pickett needs to get his share of the blame. He should take some cues from Mac and live in the gym working on his handle. IDK, I think a lot of Pickett's issues offensively are between the ears. While his handle isn't where it needs to be, he's shown flashes of moves he wasn't able to do last year and an improved ability to create his shot and then screws up on something incredibly dumb and goes silent on offense for the rest of the game. Usually his error is mental and then his shutdown is mental. Not saying he couldn't have improved more in the offseason, but I'm not confident we are seeing all the fruits of his labor quite yet. We will see, but I'm not counting out a renaissance from Pickett before the end of the year. Pickett's offseason was definitely focused on defense and the weight room. Offense was an afterthought but his handle was the focus there. Agreed that his offensive woes are a result of a mental issue: He never got the handle to the point where he trusted it and it spread to the rest of his game. I expect next season will be a greater offensive leap now that he doesn't need to focus on defensive deficiencies and adding size. Even though his dribbling can be nerve-wracking at points, it has paid off in areas...we saw that against SJ when all the outlets were covered during a press and he brought the ball up against pressure himself. He's getting back to what he knows now and is limiting the experiments with new skills. It paid off well with a very solid game against SJ and I hope he has another solid game tonight against Xavier. His shooting can destroy their defense.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 31, 2019 12:54:48 GMT -5
I think we have a guy with all the physical tools to be a stud 3 in Pickett. And if the coaching staff of Georgetown are going to waste all of that potential by not improving his game to what he is capable of then then they should have let him slip to the Terps who, say what you will about their in-game coaching, have coaches who I think would have fixed most of these issues by now. What happens with Pickett is so potentially huge because of the very fact that he is an area kid with the type of length, athleticism and enough skill a program should love to mold. Fair or not if he can't crack double digits for a scoring average by the time he leaves Gtown it would be seen as many as a mark on the program with the locals. His development should have been priority this past summer, this fall and all throughout the first semester of play. The staff had to have known that his handle and confidence with the ball hadn't gotten any better just based on his Kenner League performance this past summer. That should have raised alarms. Granted they got him to a point in which he is close to a stud on defense but the staff needs dudes who could get him to that point on offense. Its one of the few things I'm actually critical of Ewing. Staffs all across the country right these issues in players like Pickett all the time, especially between seasons. Meanwhile we have Pickett going backwards on offense or standing still on that front for most of this season so far. That's frustrating and that has kept this team from winning maybe five more games at this point. The skills of Pickett, while raw at times, are nonetheless there to be developed greatly. Ewing and Co need to get that done because guys with that potential don't go on trees. Of course Pickett needs to get his share of the blame. He should take some cues from Mac and live in the gym working on his handle. Pickett should live in the gym and get input or work with staff and Jeff Green and Otto Porter whenever he can. He has to get comfortable in his own skin and size. He's incredibly long limbed, I don't know if he has finished growing yet (Giannis?😉). I still have high expectations of him. When things click and he obtains confidence in what he can do, Look Out!! Do we know Pickett isn't living in the gym? This is a little bit of a pet peeve of mine. Why is it that whenever a player struggles, we always assume they aren't working hard, and aren't living in this gym? I have absolutely no idea whether Pickett lives in the gym or is there all the time, but I don't think most other people do, either. I just never assume that a player's struggles are because they aren't working hard enough, unless there's a reason to think otherwise. And with Pickett, we really have no reason to think that. It is possible for a guy to work hard and still fall short of where we want him to be.
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Post by lda05816 on Jan 31, 2019 13:07:47 GMT -5
The continued development of Mac's and Akinjo's shot selection and efficiency from 3 opens up the floor and benefits Pickett greatly. I think that was on display at SJU. You can't lay off Mac, Akinjo, and Jessie on the perimeter if they are hitting and shooting smart shots. With crisp passing, that opens up the wing--->corner pocket 3 for Pickett. He's going to get increased looks. Plant those puppies and let it fly...nylon! Onions! To me this is the largest reason Hoyas have been the best 3 point shooting team during conference play. The drive and kick ability of these 2 mixed with improved decision making has been huge. And as you've said the attention to the big 3 allows guys like Pickett and Blair to be catch and shoot guys, which is where they are best.
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Jan 31, 2019 13:34:54 GMT -5
Pickett should live in the gym and get input or work with staff and Jeff Green and Otto Porter whenever he can. He has to get comfortable in his own skin and size. He's incredibly long limbed, I don't know if he has finished growing yet (Giannis?😉). I still have high expectations of him. When things click and he obtains confidence in what he can do, Look Out!! Do we know Pickett isn't living in the gym? This is a little bit of a pet peeve of mine. Why is it that whenever a player struggles, we always assume they aren't working hard, and aren't living in this gym? I have absolutely no idea whether Pickett lives in the gym or is there all the time, but I don't think most other people do, either. I just never assume that a player's struggles are because they aren't working hard enough, unless there's a reason to think otherwise. And with Pickett, we really have no reason to think that. It is possible for a guy to work hard and still fall short of where we want him to be. Can you actually live in a gym over the summer and show no progress as a ballhandler? Either he's doing something wrong in his training or he isn't working enough on the right areas.
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