757hoyafan
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Post by 757hoyafan on Mar 9, 2019 17:07:04 GMT -5
Final thoughtsThe Good Akinjo 25pts McClung 23 pts The Bad Howard 28pts Marquette 16 offensive rebound Final Grade: B There were defensive lapses and the team needs to cleanup the effort on the defensive glass, but they fought hard all game long and came away with a win that moves them back closer to the bubble and in the process handing Marquette their 4th straight loss Howard didn't shoot it well at all, so I do see this as a bad thing.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 9, 2019 17:08:06 GMT -5
Those were not fouls in a normal game, maybe with the nonsense they called today, but in general, you do not make that call. Both guys going for the ball, nothing blatant and that is all that should be called. Trey literally grabbed his leg so he couldn't move and the strip was a pure arm rake. To say they weren't fouls is ridiculous especially they way that game was called. I'll take it but the way this fan base whines about bad officiating then when we wr a break they act like it's good officiating is LOL funny. How are you this insufferable even after a big win?
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hoya95
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Post by hoya95 on Mar 9, 2019 17:08:12 GMT -5
I think I blacked out at the end, but I didn’t see any foul either. At least nothing that should have called. I also couldn’t care less now. What a win!
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Post by gatormcclusky on Mar 9, 2019 17:08:22 GMT -5
Those were not fouls in a normal game, maybe with the nonsense they called today, but in general, you do not make that call. Both guys going for the ball, nothing blatant and that is all that should be called. Trey literally grabbed his leg so he couldn't move and the strip was a pure arm rake. To say they weren't fouls is ridiculous especially they way that game was called. I'll take it but the way this fan base whines about bad officiating then when we wr a break they act like it's good officiating is LOL funny. your brand of Hoya fandom is strange, my friend
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Post by FHillsNYHoya on Mar 9, 2019 17:08:30 GMT -5
SJU or X will be the 4th team w at least 10 losses. So we play Thursday.
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Post by todd2156 on Mar 9, 2019 17:09:20 GMT -5
James Akinjo this is your Team!
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Post by wponds on Mar 9, 2019 17:09:49 GMT -5
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Post by gatormcclusky on Mar 9, 2019 17:10:25 GMT -5
Thrilled with this win. But jeez this team is totally unpredictable. And I don’t think we can just chalk it up to freshmen inconsistency. We could win the BET or lose the first game. It's a combination of frosh inconsistency and lack of leadership from the upperclassmen.
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dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Mar 9, 2019 17:11:00 GMT -5
Give Patrick credit. He trusted the freshmen in an isolation game, and Akinjo and McClung carried the day. Give Trey Mourning credit; he played solidly with Govan on the bench. Is this the same team we saw at DePaul three days ago? Don't forget Jamorko!!
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 9, 2019 17:11:19 GMT -5
The freshman were outright special today. They didn't take good shots but they hit them and that is all that mattered
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sleepy
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Post by sleepy on Mar 9, 2019 17:11:44 GMT -5
Those were not fouls in a normal game, maybe with the nonsense they called today, but in general, you do not make that call. Both guys going for the ball, nothing blatant and that is all that should be called. Trey literally grabbed his leg so he couldn't move and the strip was a pure arm rake. To say they weren't fouls is ridiculous especially they way that game was called. I'll take it but the way this fan base whines about bad officiating then when we wr a break they act like it's good officiating is LOL funny. You wild. There wasn't a raked strip because the Marquette player never had the ball to strip. Marquette fans don't even think that was a foul. Go take your weird anti-Georgetown agenda to a Syracuse bird and comeback after our next loss per usual.
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daveg023
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Post by daveg023 on Mar 9, 2019 17:14:12 GMT -5
Are they any way Hoyas can’t be in top 6 now? I know it’s a mess 8-9 9-9 teams everywhere anyone know for sure Hoyas at least top 6? Go Hoyas. No we are locked into the 6 spot unless DePaul beats Creighton.
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dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Mar 9, 2019 17:15:18 GMT -5
The freshman were outright special today. They didn't take good shots but they hit them and that is all that mattered Thanks, good to know you"re with us. LOL! Aren't you elated?🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Post by gurked on Mar 9, 2019 17:16:28 GMT -5
Absolutely huge win for Hoyas. Perhaps back on the bubble but have to win at least one in BET to be in discussion.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 9, 2019 17:18:20 GMT -5
I gotta man up here. In the heat of battle in this gamethread I called Pickett awful. I’m still not a huge fan of his game and don’t see the NBA potential that some here in the past have spoken about, but he made some huge plays at the end of today’s game to get this W. He also continues to play pretty good D. One play today comes to mind when we had a defensive breakdown on an inbounds play and he stuffed a wide open layup from behind. Good effort today Jamorko!
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GIGAFAN99
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Mar 9, 2019 17:19:34 GMT -5
Trey literally grabbed his leg so he couldn't move and the strip was a pure arm rake. To say they weren't fouls is ridiculous especially they way that game was called. I'll take it but the way this fan base whines about bad officiating then when we wr a break they act like it's good officiating is LOL funny. How are you this insufferable even after a big win? You'd be upset too if your hottest take was Mac wouldn't make an impact on a good team.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Mar 9, 2019 17:19:52 GMT -5
I guess if you told me we had to lose to DePaul to get today’s win I would have taken that rather than the other way around. No matter what happens today seals a positive narrative for us this year. T-3 in the conference and a chance to win 20 games. Given how low we all were after Weds, this feels good. Right there, with you, Bro. I was feeling pretty upset about that game. The Boys redeemed themselves. Can you imagine, playing in a hostile environment, the #16 team in the land, trying to come back from a 3 game skid. And we went in there and withstood all that they could throw at us, snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat? I am just proud of our guys right now.
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 9, 2019 17:21:33 GMT -5
Trey literally grabbed his leg so he couldn't move and the strip was a pure arm rake. To say they weren't fouls is ridiculous especially they way that game was called. I'll take it but the way this fan base whines about bad officiating then when we wr a break they act like it's good officiating is LOL funny. your brand of Hoya fandom is strange, my friend Yes I call it like I see it now with blinders on. I know that is strange pretty much with all things in the world right now.
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mdtd
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Post by mdtd on Mar 9, 2019 17:21:53 GMT -5
Immediately, I was 100% wrong and I absolutely love it. James Akinjo was nothing short of incredible in that second half. Dude was playing great offensively and defensively. Mac played very well and got going late and hit some big shots. Pickett's three was massive, so glad he was able to get that shot in rhythm. An absolutely great win which was just massive for any momentum. Hopefully, we can build off of this, but it's been on and off. Great play, great to see the guys play well when it wasn't going for Jessie. Also, that wasn't a foul at the end, they went for the ball. There were 51 fouls, that's more than enough. Stephens and his crew needed to let them play, the fans weren't there to watch you call over one foul a minute.
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dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Mar 9, 2019 17:22:12 GMT -5
Glad to see that he (Akinjo) is taking in, and learning from the coaching. Patrick loosened the leash today for MACKINJO and they ran with the big dawgs and didn't yap from the porch! What a great game. I thought the Hoyas were the recipients of some quick whistles, phantom calls, and soft fouls. But today---All's well that ends well!
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