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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2019 11:54:28 GMT -5
Tremont Waters is goofing on Maryland right now.
Good and bad, I suppose.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 23, 2019 12:45:00 GMT -5
Tremont Waters is goofing on Maryland right now. Good and bad, I suppose. Turgeon getting the T seemed to wake Terps up.
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Mar 23, 2019 13:08:11 GMT -5
I'd take a Naz Reid type on any college basketball roster that I'm constructing. Similar to a Leblanc with more size and nasty as hell.
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Post by iheartdurenbros on Mar 23, 2019 13:28:44 GMT -5
Well, Tremont Waters just killed Maryland fans everywhere.
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Post by Eurostar on Mar 23, 2019 13:30:13 GMT -5
Tremont Waters is nice. Hopefully a sophomore Akinjo can make us forget about him. Unfortunately, these LSU wins will probably end up vacated.
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Post by iheartdurenbros on Mar 23, 2019 13:31:03 GMT -5
Tremont Waters is goofing on Maryland right now. Good and bad, I suppose. Turgeon getting the T seemed to wake Terps up. On the other side of that, it gave LSU points. The zone got them back in it. Maybe if he called for it earlier. . .
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 23, 2019 13:35:52 GMT -5
Nice to see the Terps lose to a team whose wins stand a better than even chance of being vacated.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 23, 2019 13:47:45 GMT -5
Turgeon getting the T seemed to wake Terps up. On the other side of that, it gave LSU points. The zone got them back in it. Maybe if he called for it earlier. . . Terps fans are perennially unhappy with Turgeon. I'm sure they are saying the same!
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Post by LCPolo18 on Mar 23, 2019 13:54:31 GMT -5
Yes he had an offer from Georgetown (high school class of 2017).
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 23, 2019 14:49:17 GMT -5
While it's great we finished "tied for 3rd," that's a little less meaningful when you tie with 3 other teams, essentially meaning that 4 teams "tied" for the 3rd-6th spots. One more loss and we would've been tied for 7th. So, yes, let's celebrate the improvement in our record and our "tied for 3rd" record but let's not put too much emphasis on that when it's simply not all that meaningful. You’re trying way to hard to fit reality into your weak logic. This is proving my point made elsewhere in this thread that any opinion that’s not 100% rosy, even if it is based on indisputable facts, is just not acceptable to certain people. So be it. Acknowledging reality isn’t weak logic.
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 23, 2019 15:57:36 GMT -5
If Wofford loses this game they lost to the Kentucky Mystique.....they had every opportunity to be up 10+ in the 1st half and ended up down because they missed shots they normally make....especially Magee....smh
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 23, 2019 16:02:34 GMT -5
You’re trying way to hard to fit reality into your weak logic. This is proving my point made elsewhere in this thread that any opinion that’s not 100% rosy, even if it is based on indisputable facts, is just not acceptable to certain people. So be it. Acknowledging reality isn’t weak logic. The fact that you are quoting my comment is evidence that you aren't really celebrating the improvement. I don't know if you are a Ewing hater or just not really impressed but I chose to look at the bright side. We have 3 frosh that led us to the upper half of the conference standings and you choose to hold on to the negative.....
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 23, 2019 16:11:55 GMT -5
Horrible call on Woffords big man to end the game. That's the type of call that makes you question if someone wanted UK in the Elite8....you can make a real argument that Travis created the contact on the shot and then fouled 24 trying to get the ball back....
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 23, 2019 16:16:59 GMT -5
What’s striking to me is how much harder every single one of these teams play on the defensive end. In most games every possession is a war, and few if any possessions end in easy buckets.
We have a longgggg way to go to match this level of effort and cohesiveness. I know everyone thinks Govan is/was the problem but I’m not convinced that swapping him for Yurt is suddenly going to put us on this level next year. We have four returning starters who need to improve a lot this summer as well.
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Post by Elvado on Mar 23, 2019 16:17:32 GMT -5
Horrible call on Woffords big man to end the game. That's the type of call that makes you question if someone wanted UK in the Elite8....you can make a real argument that Travis created the contact on the shot and then fouled 24 trying to get the ball back.... Was watching with my son and told him as soon as Kentucky went on offense on the last possession that there would be a BS foul call against Wofford. I should do so well at the track.
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Post by iowa80 on Mar 23, 2019 16:27:57 GMT -5
This is proving my point made elsewhere in this thread that any opinion that’s not 100% rosy, even if it is based on indisputable facts, is just not acceptable to certain people. So be it. Acknowledging reality isn’t weak logic. The fact that you are quoting my comment is evidence that you aren't really celebrating the improvement. I don't know if you are a Ewing hater or just not really impressed but I chose to look at the bright side. We have 3 frosh that led us to the upper half of the conference standings and you choose to hold on to the negative..... There's difference between saying "our future is brighter than it was at this time last year" and "this year's team was an improvement on last year's team." I'm happy to be able to say yes to the former.
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Post by iowa80 on Mar 23, 2019 16:37:55 GMT -5
What’s striking to me is how much harder every single one of these teams play on the defensive end. In most games every possession is a war, and few if any possessions end in easy buckets. We have a longgggg way to go to match this level of effort and cohesiveness. I know everyone thinks Govan is/was the problem but I’m not convinced that swapping him for Yurt is suddenly going to put us on this level next year. We have four returning starters who need to improve a lot this summer as well. Pickett and LeBlanc should be plus defenders, and Mosely knows what to do. I'm counting on experience being a big factor in the two guards' development. I actually think Ackinjo has more than the makings and, as others have noted, Mac is a worker. But you're absolutely right, it's incredible how many good teams there are beyond the usual suspects.
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Post by hoyas big supporter on Mar 23, 2019 16:50:20 GMT -5
You’re trying way to hard to fit reality into your weak logic. This is proving my point made elsewhere in this thread that any opinion that’s not 100% rosy, even if it is based on indisputable facts, is just not acceptable to certain people. So be it. Acknowledging reality isn’t weak logic. You’re analysis and reasoning is faulty, that’s actually what’s a fact. So much so that it’s not really worth getting into detail about. Just agree to disagree, but this isn’t about some blanket reaction to free speech that you claim it is, it’s just that you’re off base. What’s the point in positing what would happen if the team lost another’s game? Every other single team in America can do that. I’m not sure you appreciate just how thin the margins are for success at this level. Nobody is under any illusions that being “tied” for 3rd meant we weren’t tied with any other teams. Constantly harping on it and reminding people of the obvious serves no purpose. Did we finish tied for third last year? Nope. There are “what if’s” and then there’s what actually happened, in reality.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 23, 2019 18:25:29 GMT -5
This is proving my point made elsewhere in this thread that any opinion that’s not 100% rosy, even if it is based on indisputable facts, is just not acceptable to certain people. So be it. Acknowledging reality isn’t weak logic. You’re analysis and reasoning is faulty, that’s actually what’s a fact. So much so that it’s not really worth getting into detail about. Just agree to disagree, but this isn’t about some blanket reaction to free speech that you claim it is, it’s just that you’re off base. What’s the point in positing what would happen if the team lost another’s game? Every other single team in America can do that. I’m not sure you appreciate just how thin the margins are for success at this level. Nobody is under any illusions that being “tied” for 3rd meant we weren’t tied with any other teams. Constantly harping on it and reminding people of the obvious serves no purpose. Did we finish tied for third last year? Nope. There are “what if’s” and then there’s what actually happened, in reality. I specifically said elsewhere in the last few days that our 9-9 record is an improvement on last year, as is getting to the NIT. I definitely think we showed positive improvements this year, and I’ve detailed that. That said, we were a flawed team (as is any team that’s 9-9 and makes the NIT). I’m not sure why this is such a controversial point other than the fact that it’s not 100% positive.
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Post by prhoya on Mar 23, 2019 18:34:41 GMT -5
I'm ready for Villanova to lose tonight.
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