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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 13:09:59 GMT -5
2019-20 NCAA Preview: Top Big East Storylines defpen.com/ncaa-preview-big-east-storylines/Can Georgetown take the next step in the Big East with their promising sophomore trio and impact transfer Omer Yurtseven? In Patrick Ewing’s third season at Georgetown, he finally has a team that is NCAA Tournament worthy. Georgetown returns the talented freshman trio of Mac McClung, James Akinjo and Josh LeBlanc who all made appearances on the Big East All-Freshman Team. Throw in instant impact transfer Omer Yurtseven from NC State and you’ve got a dangerous team. Ewing’s Georgetown squad was able to really benefit with some extra practice from an off-season Bahamas basketball trip. The development of Akinjo, McClung, and LeBlanc in particular and the leadership from Yurtseven are critical for Georgetown making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014-2015. The Hoyas have some early season tests before the Big East slate against Penn State, Syracuse, Texas, (Cal or Duke from the 2K Empire Classic) and Oklahoma State.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 13:10:38 GMT -5
Picked Hoyas 4th
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 15:12:15 GMT -5
Teams, players who will make the biggest jumps in 2019-20Player: Mac McClung, Georgetown Hoyas As a freshman, McClung shot 80% at the line while attempting nearly five 3s per contest. Those two numbers suggest the young man will be a good perimeter shooter in the not-too-distant future, last season's 28% mark from beyond the arc notwithstanding. Besides, even the 28% has a story: McClung began his college career just 9-of-45 from distance. After he came back from an ankle injury in January, however, the lad was, relatively speaking, on fire.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 16:25:25 GMT -5
Which Major Conference Teams Could End NCAA Tournament Droughts in 2019–20? For power conference programs, three years without an appearance in March Madness can feel like an eternity. But some enter 2019-20 closer than others to going dancing in the spring. www.si.com/college/2019/10/16/march-madness-ncaa-tournament-droughts3. Georgetown | 19-14 (9-9 Big East) | Last Tournament Appearance: 2015 Patrick Ewing finally got his alma mater above .500 in his first season as head coach. Getting them back to March Madness represents a more difficult challenge, but Ewing’s three key freshman contributors from last season—James Akinjo, Mac McClung and Josh LeBlanc—all return for their sophomore year. Gone is senior center and leading scorer Jessie Govan, but the Hoyas kept the rest of their starters. Without any splashy transfers or impact recruits, Georgetown’s best bet for making the tournament is facilitating the development of its young core. The Hoyas clocked in at .500 in the Big East last season, so a solid step forward from Akinjo, McClung and LeBlanc could propel their team into the conversation for one of the conference’s final bids.
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Post by SirSaxa on Oct 16, 2019 18:22:45 GMT -5
Without any splashy transfers or impact recruits, Georgetown’s best bet for making the tournament is facilitating the development of its young core. Really? Yurtseven isn't "splashy"? What is his definition of a "splashy" player? Curry & Thomspon? Some of the writers in the posts above seem to have a pretty good idea of what should be expected of our Hoyas this season and "developing its young core" is certainly an important component. Nonetheless, I think even those writers are underestimating this team. Is it November yet?
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Post by prhoya on Oct 16, 2019 18:22:55 GMT -5
Which Major Conference Teams Could End NCAA Tournament Droughts in 2019–20? For power conference programs, three years without an appearance in March Madness can feel like an eternity. But some enter 2019-20 closer than others to going dancing in the spring. www.si.com/college/2019/10/16/march-madness-ncaa-tournament-droughts3. Georgetown | 19-14 (9-9 Big East) | Last Tournament Appearance: 2015 Patrick Ewing finally got his alma mater above .500 in his first season as head coach. Getting them back to March Madness represents a more difficult challenge, but Ewing’s three key freshman contributors from last season—James Akinjo, Mac McClung and Josh LeBlanc—all return for their sophomore year. Gone is senior center and leading scorer Jessie Govan, but the Hoyas kept the rest of their starters. Without any splashy transfers or impact recruits, Georgetown’s best bet for making the tournament is facilitating the development of its young core. The Hoyas clocked in at .500 in the Big East last season, so a solid step forward from Akinjo, McClung and LeBlanc could propel their team into the conversation for one of the conference’s final bids. That's very lazy from si.com. Omer says hi!
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Post by LCPolo18 on Oct 17, 2019 11:30:29 GMT -5
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Post by arlingtonhoya05 on Oct 17, 2019 12:00:55 GMT -5
...Do we have to like Pitino now?
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Post by DFW HOYA on Oct 17, 2019 12:57:51 GMT -5
...Do we have to like Pitino now? He really, really wants to get back into coaching, so he is following the Bruce Pearl playbook and thus working his way back into consideration. I thought he'd be a home run for the St. John's job but the Redmen didn't want to go down that road. I don't see him with some wayward Big 12 or SEC job with no hope of success. At this point in his career, he's best positioned for a rebuild job at a school where there's not going to be a ton of pressure and within his old stomping grounds of the Northeast. Fordham, step forward. (One NCAA bid since 1971. That isn't cutting it in NYC.)
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Post by DFW HOYA on Oct 17, 2019 13:04:05 GMT -5
That's very lazy from si.com. Omer says hi! This goes without saying, but SI isn't the home of the Dan Jenkins and Frank Defords of sports journalism anymore. Six months from now, it's likely to look more like Bleacher Report. The [new owner ABG] wants to replace top journalists in the industry with a network of...freelancers and bloggers, while reducing or eliminating department that have ensured that the stories we publish and produce meet the highest standards,” the group wrote in a statement. “ … These plans significantly undermine our journalistic integrity, damage the reputation of this long-standing brand and negatively affect the economic stability of this publication.”
Reached by phone Thursday and asked about the turmoil at SI, ABG chief executive Jamie Salter described the situation at the magazine as “awesome.”www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/03/sports-illustrated-shaken-by-major-layoffs-massive-reorganization/
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Post by LCPolo18 on Oct 17, 2019 14:57:42 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 17, 2019 18:54:08 GMT -5
That's very lazy from si.com. Omer says hi! This goes without saying, but SI isn't the home of the Dan Jenkins and Frank Defords of sports journalism anymore. Six months from now, it's likely to look more like Bleacher Report. The [new owner ABG] wants to replace top journalists in the industry with a network of...freelancers and bloggers, while reducing or eliminating department that have ensured that the stories we publish and produce meet the highest standards,” the group wrote in a statement. “ … These plans significantly undermine our journalistic integrity, damage the reputation of this long-standing brand and negatively affect the economic stability of this publication.”
Reached by phone Thursday and asked about the turmoil at SI, ABG chief executive Jamie Salter described the situation at the magazine as “awesome.”www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/03/sports-illustrated-shaken-by-major-layoffs-massive-reorganization/As a subscriber for about 30 years starting when I was 8 and off and on since then, I can only say that this is disgraceful.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2019 21:14:28 GMT -5
That's very lazy from si.com. Omer says hi! This goes without saying, but SI isn't the home of the Dan Jenkins and Frank Defords of sports journalism anymore. Six months from now, it's likely to look more like Bleacher Report. The [new owner ABG] wants to replace top journalists in the industry with a network of...freelancers and bloggers, while reducing or eliminating department that have ensured that the stories we publish and produce meet the highest standards,” the group wrote in a statement. “ … These plans significantly undermine our journalistic integrity, damage the reputation of this long-standing brand and negatively affect the economic stability of this publication.”
Reached by phone Thursday and asked about the turmoil at SI, ABG chief executive Jamie Salter described the situation at the magazine as “awesome.”www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/03/sports-illustrated-shaken-by-major-layoffs-massive-reorganization/Smart move. Everyone’s seeing what Barstool created (and it valued at). Easy to default to “get off my lawn” but long form journalism is appealing to fewer and fewer in a “hot take” world.
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Post by MCIGuy on Oct 17, 2019 23:14:20 GMT -5
Which explains in part why people are increasingly uninformed in about everything. If it's too long to not fit in a few tweets or if it's not in video, people will likely ignore it. That's sad.
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Post by MCIGuy on Oct 18, 2019 7:02:26 GMT -5
Here’s Blue Ribbon’s prediction of how the Big East will shake out:
1-Villanova 2-Seton Hall 3-Xavier 4-Providence 5-Georgetown 6-Creighton 7-Marquette 8-Butler 9-St. John’s 10-DePaul
Villanova, Seton Hall and Xavier are included in its pre-seaso Top 25.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 11:34:02 GMT -5
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Oct 18, 2019 13:02:36 GMT -5
I honestly don't get the love for Providence. They finished tied for last place last year. Is bringing in a PG really going to fix all that was wrong with Providence on the offensive side of the ball? They had a great defense, but couldn't score to save their lives. They shot 32.6% from 3 257th nationally and 47.5% form 2 275th nationally, and 69.1%from the FT line 235th nationally. They were already 33rd nationally in A/FGM so I don't see better passing making the offense so much better. The real issue is they can't shoot. Reaves is the only one who shot a decent percentage at 38% from 3. I know he missed 9 games during the year, but played in 11/18 BE games. He shot 35% in BE games but on 26% against tier A+B opponents and 14% against tier A opponents. He's a bit streaky. He hit 25% of his 3's in two games where he went 7/9 vs sienna in his debut and 6/8 against Butler late in the year.
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Oct 18, 2019 13:28:15 GMT -5
I honestly don't get the love for Providence. They finished tied for last place last year. Is bringing in a PG really going to fix all that was wrong with Providence on the offensive side of the ball? They had a great defense, but couldn't score to save their lives. They shot 32.6% from 3 257th nationally and 47.5% form 2 275th nationally, and 69.1%from the FT line 235th nationally. They were already 33rd nationally in A/FGM so I don't see better passing making the offense so much better. The really issue is they can't shoot. Reaves is the only one who shot a decent percentage at 38% from 3. I know he missed 9 games during the year, but played in 11/18 BE games. He shot 35% in BE games but on 26% against tier A+B opponents and 14% against tier A opponents. He's a bit streaky. He hit 25% of his 3's in two games where he went 7/9 vs sienna in his debut and 6/8 against Butler late in the year. Good PG play is a massive need in college basketball. Some teams can get by with average PG play based on their system. Providence isn't one of them. Cooley's system only thrives when out has a really good playmaker. During their five straight years of NCAA tournament appearance they had really really good PG play. Cotton, Dunn, and Cartwright kept Providence winning games. When the Friars Flex offense bogs down, they need a playmaking PG that kept create buckets for their teammates and themselves. They didn't have that last season. Coach Cooley teams are good when they are old and two deep at the PG position. Pipkins has been hurt all summer and is new to Coach Cooley's system, so will see how much he's able to contribute. Otherwise the Friars are deep and experienced at every other position and Cooley's a very good coach...
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Oct 18, 2019 13:50:39 GMT -5
I honestly don't get the love for Providence. They finished tied for last place last year. Is bringing in a PG really going to fix all that was wrong with Providence on the offensive side of the ball? They had a great defense, but couldn't score to save their lives. They shot 32.6% from 3 257th nationally and 47.5% form 2 275th nationally, and 69.1%from the FT line 235th nationally. They were already 33rd nationally in A/FGM so I don't see better passing making the offense so much better. The really issue is they can't shoot. Reaves is the only one who shot a decent percentage at 38% from 3. I know he missed 9 games during the year, but played in 11/18 BE games. He shot 35% in BE games but on 26% against tier A+B opponents and 14% against tier A opponents. He's a bit streaky. He hit 25% of his 3's in two games where he went 7/9 vs sienna in his debut and 6/8 against Butler late in the year. Good PG play is a massive need in college basketball. Some teams can get by with average PG play based on their system. Providence isn't one of them. Cooley's system only thrives when out has a really good playmaker. During their five straight years of NCAA tournament appearance they had really really good PG play. Cotton, Dunn, and Cartwright kept Providence winning games. When the Friars Flex offense bogs down, they need a playmaking PG that kept create buckets for their teammates and themselves. They didn't have that last season. Coach Cooley teams are good when they are old and two deep at the PG position. Pipkins has been hurt all summer and is new to Coach Cooley's system, so will see how much he's able to contribute. Otherwise the Friars are deep and experienced at every other position and Cooley's a very good coach... I get that, but like I said they already assisted on most of their baskets as it is and a PG can get you the ball in a good spot, but he can't make that shot for you and Providence struggles to put the ball in the hoop even un-guarded(at the FT line). And Pimpkins 28% from 3 isn't going to help the cause.
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Post by EtomicB on Oct 18, 2019 14:53:58 GMT -5
Good PG play is a massive need in college basketball. Some teams can get by with average PG play based on their system. Providence isn't one of them. Cooley's system only thrives when out has a really good playmaker. During their five straight years of NCAA tournament appearance they had really really good PG play. Cotton, Dunn, and Cartwright kept Providence winning games. When the Friars Flex offense bogs down, they need a playmaking PG that kept create buckets for their teammates and themselves. They didn't have that last season. Coach Cooley teams are good when they are old and two deep at the PG position. Pipkins has been hurt all summer and is new to Coach Cooley's system, so will see how much he's able to contribute. Otherwise the Friars are deep and experienced at every other position and Cooley's a very good coach... I get that, but like I said they already assisted on most of their baskets as it is and a PG can get you the ball in a good spot, but he can't make that shot for you and Providence struggles to put the ball in the hoop even un-guarded(at the FT line). And Pimpkins 28% from 3 isn't going to help the cause. Check the Reeves kid numbers prior to breaking his foot, they were very very good... I think it's a combination of the addition of Pipkins and the health of Reeves has folks optimistic about PC...
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