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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 13:43:30 GMT -5
This is for Dante and I hope he reads this post though I'm not optimistic that he would even see it. Anyways, with that being said...Dante I like your moxy. You have courage and confidence which is needed for a point guard but, I think you could benefit from watching a few videos of Akinjo. When you study Akinjo, the first thing you will see is Akinjo is steady. His steadiness allows him to have a high assist to turnover ratio because he makes the right decisions most of the time. Also, Akinjo has excellent court vision and this is also due to his steadiness. He is never moving too fast or never moving too slow. This pace prevents him from making too many turnovers. He's also picking his spots on the floor (where he is going to go on the floor or dribble to) two and three moves ahead of time in his mind before he is making the next move(s). He never rushes and makes moves ahead of his thinking. Also, Akinjo never worries about getting his points first as he mostly focuses on getting everyone else involved in the offense first. Yet Akinjo always finishes as the highest scorer or in the top two or three and that is because he is a very good shooter who never rushes his shots. Therefore, most of the time, he is shooting a high percentage for both the three point shots and the two point shots. Akinjo gets the passes to his teammates where they can score. He also is very very good at dribble penetration so he is subtly breaking down the defense. He penetrates the key to make the defense collapse and he kicks it out to the shooters on the wings. He can manipulate the defense to move out of position and then dish inside so that his big man can get an easy shot. Dante, in the scheme of the offense, if you can focus on these little bit of tidbits, I think you would finish up the season nicely. So to recap, play with steadiness, use your vision ahead of time instead of in the moment. Don't move too fast and don't move too slow. Get your teammates involved in the offense by keeping the focus on them getting their shots but make sure you put them in position to score. You can do this by manipulating the defense with dribble penetration. Explore the paint of the key to get defenders out of position and then either kick out to the wings, get it to your big man or if the shot is open, shoot the floater or shoot the mid range. I hope you see this message and take some of it, if not all of it, to heart. You can get better but you have to start doing things a little differently so that you can get better. Learn from some of the best point guards in college which I think Akinjo is one of them. Is this Akinjo's Uncle? What about Akinjo's killer ability to over penetrate and get swatted at the rim? Let's move on for crying out loud. Akinjo left and he was OK. Dante can be a better four year player in my opinion as he won't be a team killing cancer the way James appeared to be. Look you are entitled to think what you want to think about Akinjo but you're not entitled to tell me what I need to think about Akinjo. Okay buddy? Fact of the matter is Akinjo was much more ahead of Dante in his freshman year. You can deny that fact all you want and you can even fantasize about what you think Dante will be in the future like you seem to be insinuatiing in your comments. I myself would like to offer some advice to Dante so that he could get better and be a good point guard in the future. In some of that advice, I suggest to Dante to learn from better point guards, simple and plain. What suggestions do you have to help Dante correct his game?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 13:50:53 GMT -5
This is for Dante and I hope he reads this post though I'm not optimistic that he would even see it. Anyways, with that being said...Dante I like your moxy. You have courage and confidence which is needed for a point guard but, I think you could benefit from watching a few videos of Akinjo. When you study Akinjo, the first thing you will see is Akinjo is steady. His steadiness allows him to have a high assist to turnover ratio because he makes the right decisions most of the time. Also, Akinjo has excellent court vision and this is also due to his steadiness. He is never moving too fast or never moving too slow. This pace prevents him from making too many turnovers. He's also picking his spots on the floor (where he is going to go on the floor or dribble to) two and three moves ahead of time in his mind before he is making the next move(s). He never rushes and makes moves ahead of his thinking. Also, Akinjo never worries about getting his points first as he mostly focuses on getting everyone else involved in the offense first. Yet Akinjo always finishes as the highest scorer or in the top two or three and that is because he is a very good shooter who never rushes his shots. Therefore, most of the time, he is shooting a high percentage for both the three point shots and the two point shots. Akinjo gets the passes to his teammates where they can score. He also is very very good at dribble penetration so he is subtly breaking down the defense. He penetrates the key to make the defense collapse and he kicks it out to the shooters on the wings. He can manipulate the defense to move out of position and then dish inside so that his big man can get an easy shot. Dante, in the scheme of the offense, if you can focus on these little bit of tidbits, I think you would finish up the season nicely. So to recap, play with steadiness, use your vision ahead of time instead of in the moment. Don't move too fast and don't move too slow. Get your teammates involved in the offense by keeping the focus on them getting their shots but make sure you put them in position to score. You can do this by manipulating the defense with dribble penetration. Explore the paint of the key to get defenders out of position and then either kick out to the wings, get it to your big man or if the shot is open, shoot the floater or shoot the mid range. I hope you see this message and take some of it, if not all of it, to heart. You can get better but you have to start doing things a little differently so that you can get better. Learn from some of the best point guards in college which I think Akinjo is one of them. At any point of this did you not think that this was ridiculous? He's not reading this, and he has his own coaches, trainers, mentors, etc. The last thing he will do or should do is listen to fans about how to work on his game. It's also kind of insulting to these guys who worked hard to get this level, to them to go watch videos of their peers. I guess it would make sense if you said Chris Paul. But no he should study the legendary James Akinjo. You think it is ridiculous to learn from your peers? You sound foolish. I gave Dante the advice to learn from the better point guards in college which is much more accessible to him and much more relevant to him. Why would he study Chris Paul when Dante isn't even in the pros and the college game is vastly different from the pros? You're the one with the ridiculous notion and you sound silly.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Jan 13, 2021 13:55:42 GMT -5
Is this Akinjo's Uncle? What about Akinjo's killer ability to over penetrate and get swatted at the rim? Let's move on for crying out loud. Akinjo left and he was OK. Dante can be a better four year player in my opinion as he won't be a team killing cancer the way James appeared to be. Look you are entitled to think what you want to think about Akinjo but you're not entitled to tell me what I need to think about Akinjo. Okay buddy? Fact of the matter is Akinjo was much more ahead of Dante in his freshman year. You can deny that fact all you want and you can even fantasize about what you think Dante will be in the future like you seem to be insinuatiing in your comments. I myself would like to offer some advice to Dante so that he could get better and be a good point guard in the future. In some of that advice, I suggest to Dante to learn from better point guards, simple and plain. What suggestions do you have to help Dante correct his game? I agree. James was better his freshman year on the court. There is no denying that. ON THE COURT is the key aspect of that. A PG has to be a leader and James clearly lacked that ability. That created more problems as the team disintegrated and that is why I think Dante can be a better long term college player FOR THE TEAM (not his stats). My suggestions would be #1, don't take advice from Hoyatalk, #2 Block out outside influences and do what your coach asks, #3 Get good grades, #4 Soak in all that college has to offer and work on getting your teammates involved, #5 When in doubt, refer back to #1 and #2.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 14:30:56 GMT -5
Look you are entitled to think what you want to think about Akinjo but you're not entitled to tell me what I need to think about Akinjo. Okay buddy? Fact of the matter is Akinjo was much more ahead of Dante in his freshman year. You can deny that fact all you want and you can even fantasize about what you think Dante will be in the future like you seem to be insinuatiing in your comments. I myself would like to offer some advice to Dante so that he could get better and be a good point guard in the future. In some of that advice, I suggest to Dante to learn from better point guards, simple and plain. What suggestions do you have to help Dante correct his game? I agree. James was better his freshman year on the court. There is no denying that. ON THE COURT is the key aspect of that. A PG has to be a leader and James clearly lacked that ability. That created more problems as the team disintegrated and that is why I think Dante can be a better long term college player FOR THE TEAM (not his stats). My suggestions would be #1, don't take advice from Hoyatalk, #2 Block out outside influences and do what your coach asks, #3 Get good grades, #4 Soak in all that college has to offer and work on getting your teammates involved, #5 When in doubt, refer back to #1 and #2. Wow, Coach Sean Miller would totally disagree with you about Akinjo not being a leader. Coach Miller says that James is the engine that make his team go. I see a lot of leadership in Akinjo every time I watch him play. He's always conducting the team and getting players involved in both the offense and defense. So I don't know where you get this no "leadership abilities" from. That's a new one on me. I've never heard Akinjo being blamed for that one. Yeah you should do what your coaches ask, that goes without saying. Otherwise if you don't do what your coaches ask, you won't be on the team so that's a no brainer. I don't think we have tell Dante that or any other player for that matter to do what their coaches ask them to do. In fact, I'm almost certain that Dante is doing what his coaches are asking him to do. The rest of that stuff you're talking has nothing to do with basketball so I won't even go there. Anyways, I repeat my question again....do you have any basketball related suggestions to offer to help the kid particularly with lessen turnovers, get his teammates more involved especially where it comes down to scoring? ?? If you don't, I doubt you would see Dante in the starting lineup if he can't stop with 1) poor decision making and 2) turnovers. Now take your personal feelings out of it about James Akinjo and focus on Dante. What do you think he should do to alleviate his errors on the court?
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 13, 2021 14:44:18 GMT -5
Is this Akinjo's Uncle? What about Akinjo's killer ability to over penetrate and get swatted at the rim? Let's move on for crying out loud. Akinjo left and he was OK. Dante can be a better four year player in my opinion as he won't be a team killing cancer the way James appeared to be. Look you are entitled to think what you want to think about Akinjo but you're not entitled to tell me what I need to think about Akinjo. Okay buddy? Fact of the matter is Akinjo was much more ahead of Dante in his freshman year. You can deny that fact all you want and you can even fantasize about what you think Dante will be in the future like you seem to be insinuatiing in your comments. I myself would like to offer some advice to Dante so that he could get better and be a good point guard in the future. In some of that advice, I suggest to Dante to learn from better point guards, simple and plain. What suggestions do you have to help Dante correct his game? Akinjo was big East rookie of the year. I don’t see Dante getting that this year. And Akinjo just scored 26 pts vs UCLA
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 14:48:47 GMT -5
Look you are entitled to think what you want to think about Akinjo but you're not entitled to tell me what I need to think about Akinjo. Okay buddy? Fact of the matter is Akinjo was much more ahead of Dante in his freshman year. You can deny that fact all you want and you can even fantasize about what you think Dante will be in the future like you seem to be insinuatiing in your comments. I myself would like to offer some advice to Dante so that he could get better and be a good point guard in the future. In some of that advice, I suggest to Dante to learn from better point guards, simple and plain. What suggestions do you have to help Dante correct his game? Akinjo was big East rookie of the year. I don’t see Dante getting that this year. And Akinjo just scored 26 pts vs UCLA Thanks Professor. It amazes me how much hate these guys have for Akinjo. Akinjo is a dynamic player and he is the best player on Arizona's team. He was the best player on our team last year and I wished coach Ewing would have seen that. I said before the season began that Akinjo was going to show everyone the type of player he really is and I said my beloved coach had a too tight of a leash on him. Coach Sean Miller is allowing Akinjo to play his game and he is shining in the team's offense and defense and there is no problems in Arizona. Why the hell these guys on here posting can't see that Dante can learn from watching Akinjo's game? Well it's only the haters that feel that Dante can't learn from Akinjo.
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Post by mdtd on Jan 13, 2021 14:59:26 GMT -5
Akinjo was big East rookie of the year. I don’t see Dante getting that this year. And Akinjo just scored 26 pts vs UCLA Thanks Professor. It amazes me how much hate these guys have for Akinjo. Akinjo is a dynamic player and he is the best player on Arizona's team. He was the best player on our team last year and I wished coach Ewing would have seen that. I said before the season began that Akinjo was going to show everyone the type of player he really is and I said my beloved coach had a too tight of a leash on him. Coach Sean Miller is allowing Akinjo to play his game and he is shining in the team's offense and defense and there is no problems in Arizona. Why the hell these guys on here posting can't see that Dante can learn from watching Akinjo's game? Well it's only the haters that feel that Dante can't learn from Akinjo. Well... there are problems at Arizona, but they aren't related to Akinjo. And I think their issue is that you are implying that Dante should watch tape on Ewing's former PG (who transferred, not graduated, I think this is their bigger problem) to see what he's missing out on. If I were to suggest watching tape on anyone, since I think he just needs to slow down and make the right basketball play instead of always appearing in a rush, I'd say Cassius Winston and Payton Pritchard. Those guys always had control of the game. They were never rushed into anything (James is a very good player, but he does rush into plays a lot) and Dante could learn a lot about controlling the tempo and making the right play from those guys. But also, taking a fans advice on a message board generally seems to be a bad idea.
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Post by bostonfan on Jan 13, 2021 15:00:38 GMT -5
Look you are entitled to think what you want to think about Akinjo but you're not entitled to tell me what I need to think about Akinjo. Okay buddy? Fact of the matter is Akinjo was much more ahead of Dante in his freshman year. You can deny that fact all you want and you can even fantasize about what you think Dante will be in the future like you seem to be insinuatiing in your comments. I myself would like to offer some advice to Dante so that he could get better and be a good point guard in the future. In some of that advice, I suggest to Dante to learn from better point guards, simple and plain. What suggestions do you have to help Dante correct his game? Akinjo was big East rookie of the year. I don’t see Dante getting that this year. And Akinjo just scored 26 pts vs UCLA I like Dante and think he has a chance to be a good player, but Akinjo was a much more advanced player in his freshman year. There were parts of Akinjo's game as a freshman that needed improvement also, but he was good enough to be Big East freshman of the year, which is very impressive. Akinjo improved since his freshman year and continues to improve (and since he left Georgetown he looks like he has added significant upper body strength). The issue with Akinjo was never talent, it was his interpersonal relationship with some of the other players and how he viewed his role on the team. I think that all freshman who are willing to put in the work will improve and develop their games to adapt to the D1 college game, and I am hopeful that Dante shows improvement next year and again the year after. Saying Dante is not as good a player as Akinjo as a freshman does not preclude him from becoming a really good player, it just puts into perspective where he is in his development at this time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 16:15:24 GMT -5
Thanks Professor. It amazes me how much hate these guys have for Akinjo. Akinjo is a dynamic player and he is the best player on Arizona's team. He was the best player on our team last year and I wished coach Ewing would have seen that. I said before the season began that Akinjo was going to show everyone the type of player he really is and I said my beloved coach had a too tight of a leash on him. Coach Sean Miller is allowing Akinjo to play his game and he is shining in the team's offense and defense and there is no problems in Arizona. Why the hell these guys on here posting can't see that Dante can learn from watching Akinjo's game? Well it's only the haters that feel that Dante can't learn from Akinjo. Well... there are problems at Arizona, but they aren't related to Akinjo. And I think their issue is that you are implying that Dante should watch tape on Ewing's former PG (who transferred, not graduated, I think this is their bigger problem) to see what he's missing out on. If I were to suggest watching tape on anyone, since I think he just needs to slow down and make the right basketball play instead of always appearing in a rush, I'd say Cassius Winston and Payton Pritchard. Those guys always had control of the game. They were never rushed into anything (James is a very good player, but he does rush into plays a lot) and Dante could learn a lot about controlling the tempo and making the right play from those guys. But also, taking a fans advice on a message board generally seems to be a bad idea. I don't care who he learns from.....Winston, Pritchard or Akinjo. I thought I made that clear in my comments. I personally don't watch Winston or Pritchard. I watch Akinjo and other guys who were or are a part of the Big East. I could have chosen the kid that plays at UConn, Bouknight or the the young man at Providence, Duke of point guards Dante could choose to learn from. I just want him to get better and he should watch film on these guys Winston, Pritchard and Akinjo included to get better. I see his game mostly closest to Akinjo however given his size and style of play. A lot of coaches think the world of Akinjo and that is why he was the Big East Freshman of The Year and is the reason why Arizona Coach Miller loves him running the point so I can't be too off base. You say that Akinjo rushes into plays...I would love for you to look at Akinjo's turnover ratio and compare it to Winston and Pritchard. I would bet he isn't too far below these guys. He might even be on par with these guys in that regard.
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Post by the_way on Jan 13, 2021 17:40:33 GMT -5
Akinjo was Big East rookie of the year. He had confidence. For some people, he was too sure of himself. He had moxie.
Dante is the far better athlete. But Akinjo is the far better basketball player.
They are two different types of players because of it. Dante just has to find himself and be the best Dante. He'll do that while getting more and more experience.
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Post by RBHoya on Jan 13, 2021 22:01:05 GMT -5
Come on man. Even Berger would tell you he’s not a PG. He literally does not have a single PG skill. He’s a spot-up catch and shoot guy. Period. But carry on dreaming. Just wanted to direct you to the :03 second mark of this interview with TJ when he was in high school where he says, and I quote "I play Point Guard. Sometimes, I play 2 guard."
If I recall correctly there was another video of him from when he was in high school talking about the importance of leadership and involving teammates as the team's point guard. I'd have to dig a bit to try to find it again though. Certainly he doesn't conform to the traditional point guard prototype, like Dante might or like James Akinjo did--small, speedy, and with the ability to break down defenders off the dribble and get to the basket or dish to an open teammate. He's bigger and he doesn't appear to have that kind of quickness. That said, not every point guard conforms to the same archetype. Jon Wallace wasn't scaring anyone with his ability to break down defenders off the dribble and he was one of the 2 or 3 best point guards we've had in the last 20 years and helped take us to the Final 4. I'm certainly not arguing that TJ is our point guard of the future, but under the circumstances I don't think it's crazy to let him handle the ball a bit. He has experience playing point guard on a team that had almost as much high major talent as his current squad. If he's out there with Carey (also listed as a point guard when he was a recruit, for whatever that's worth) and Blair, we should be able to get by. Maybe it's not ideal, but neither is playing Dante to exhaustion because our original starting point guard is not with the team. Somebody else has to log some minutes at the point. And honestly, what do we really have to lose? If the opponent turns up the pressure and TJ can't handle it, then we take him out. It's not like a few bad minutes is likely to make a big impact on the big picture for this year's squad. And at this point, I'd be happy to have as many high IQ players who can shoot out there as we possibly can, and TJ is that kind of player even though he will make (and has made) his share of freshman mistakes just like anyone else.
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Post by trillesthoya on Jan 14, 2021 0:13:24 GMT -5
TJ is not a point guard in Patrick Ewing’s offense. To have him there would require totally retooling what the guys have been told to do the last few months which is obviously not an option. I’m fine with him playing point but his skillset is just not what we want at the position. He would have been a great fit under JT3 actually.
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Post by mdtd on Jan 14, 2021 0:13:25 GMT -5
Well... there are problems at Arizona, but they aren't related to Akinjo. And I think their issue is that you are implying that Dante should watch tape on Ewing's former PG (who transferred, not graduated, I think this is their bigger problem) to see what he's missing out on. If I were to suggest watching tape on anyone, since I think he just needs to slow down and make the right basketball play instead of always appearing in a rush, I'd say Cassius Winston and Payton Pritchard. Those guys always had control of the game. They were never rushed into anything (James is a very good player, but he does rush into plays a lot) and Dante could learn a lot about controlling the tempo and making the right play from those guys. But also, taking a fans advice on a message board generally seems to be a bad idea. I don't care who he learns from.....Winston, Pritchard or Akinjo. I thought I made that clear in my comments. I personally don't watch Winston or Pritchard. I watch Akinjo and other guys who were or are a part of the Big East. I could have chosen the kid that plays at UConn, Bouknight or the the young man at Providence, Duke of point guards Dante could choose to learn from. I just want him to get better and he should watch film on these guys Winston, Pritchard and Akinjo included to get better. I see his game mostly closest to Akinjo however given his size and style of play. A lot of coaches think the world of Akinjo and that is why he was the Big East Freshman of The Year and is the reason why Arizona Coach Miller loves him running the point so I can't be too off base. You say that Akinjo rushes into plays...I would love for you to look at Akinjo's turnover ratio and compare it to Winston and Pritchard. I would bet he isn't too far below these guys. He might even be on par with these guys in that regard. Again, I think it's more on Akinjo being a former PG and Ewing saying "be more like this guy, the guy who left me" that is throwing people off. That being said, here are their career assist to TO ratios in college: Winston: 890/374, 2.4 Pritchard: 659/292, 2.3 Akinjo: 269/143, 1.9 If you wanted assist and TO percentages (these don't have much correlation, since the assist percentage is how many of our teams assists are provided by you when you are on the floor and TO is how often you would turn the ball over when you make a play, but it's just more data from the pages I had pulled up), we have: Winston: 44% assist (which is ridiculously high, but since he was so efficient and such a smart player, it makes sense), 18.6% TO Pritchard: 25.9% assist, 14.6% TO Akinjo: 30.1% assist, 16.9% TO To be clear, I'm not trying to compare these guys to Dante and say if he isn't this, he won't end up anywhere. We've got two of the best college PGs of this generation and James Akinjo who is a really good PG himself. Just saying that if you want to teach more making the right play and staying under control, I think you look at a guy like Cassius Winston or Payton Pritchard who were always under control, more so later in their careers. These guys aren't as quick as Dante, but they have all the skills he's going to need down the line, so that's why I suggested these two over Akinjo. I also think the whole "watch film of this guy who left us" thing would be a little weird, but if it's what our staff does and it works, I'll have no complaints.
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Post by smokeyjack on Jan 14, 2021 12:52:19 GMT -5
Come on man. Even Berger would tell you he’s not a PG. He literally does not have a single PG skill. He’s a spot-up catch and shoot guy. Period. But carry on dreaming. Just wanted to direct you to the :03 second mark of this interview with TJ when he was in high school where he says, and I quote "I play Point Guard. Sometimes, I play 2 guard."
If I recall correctly there was another video of him from when he was in high school talking about the importance of leadership and involving teammates as the team's point guard. I'd have to dig a bit to try to find it again though. Certainly he doesn't conform to the traditional point guard prototype, like Dante might or like James Akinjo did--small, speedy, and with the ability to break down defenders off the dribble and get to the basket or dish to an open teammate. He's bigger and he doesn't appear to have that kind of quickness. That said, not every point guard conforms to the same archetype. Jon Wallace wasn't scaring anyone with his ability to break down defenders off the dribble and he was one of the 2 or 3 best point guards we've had in the last 20 years and helped take us to the Final 4. I'm certainly not arguing that TJ is our point guard of the future, but under the circumstances I don't think it's crazy to let him handle the ball a bit. He has experience playing point guard on a team that had almost as much high major talent as his current squad. If he's out there with Carey (also listed as a point guard when he was a recruit, for whatever that's worth) and Blair, we should be able to get by. Maybe it's not ideal, but neither is playing Dante to exhaustion because our original starting point guard is not with the team. Somebody else has to log some minutes at the point. And honestly, what do we really have to lose? If the opponent turns up the pressure and TJ can't handle it, then we take him out. It's not like a few bad minutes is likely to make a big impact on the big picture for this year's squad. And at this point, I'd be happy to have as many high IQ players who can shoot out there as we possibly can, and TJ is that kind of player even though he will make (and has made) his share of freshman mistakes just like anyone else. Thanks, I saw about half of Westtown's games last year in person, and their wings essentially handled what most of us think as PG duties - slashing, facilitating. Berger brought the ball up the floor, pushed it out to their wings or in to their outstanding bigs and then functioned as basically a spot-up 3pt shooter. He can call himself a PG all he wants, but he's a shooting guard...period.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 14, 2021 12:58:04 GMT -5
I am far, far, far from an expert, but it seems to me that playing point guard in high school does not always mean you can play point guard in college. That said, I suppose it can't hurt to put TJ out there for a few minutes to see if he can give Dante a rest - it's not like we are risking an NCAA tourney invite.
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Post by prhoya on Jan 14, 2021 13:19:21 GMT -5
Thanks, I saw about half of Westtown's games last year in person, and their wings essentially handled what most of us think as PG duties - slashing, facilitating. Berger brought the ball up the floor, pushed it out to their wings or in to their outstanding bigs and then functioned as basically a spot-up 3pt shooter. He can call himself a PG all he wants, but he's a shooting guard...period. That is precisely what we need from Berger for 10 to 15 minutes to spell Dante and Blair. Bring it up, pass it to Pickett, Carey or Blair at the wings or to our outstanding big, and then function as a spot-up 3pt shooter hoping for a kick-out. He has pretty good range and if the space opens, he has shown he can take it to the hoop very calmly and finish with a finger roll. Call him what you want.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 18:55:39 GMT -5
I don't care who he learns from.....Winston, Pritchard or Akinjo. I thought I made that clear in my comments. I personally don't watch Winston or Pritchard. I watch Akinjo and other guys who were or are a part of the Big East. I could have chosen the kid that plays at UConn, Bouknight or the the young man at Providence, Duke of point guards Dante could choose to learn from. I just want him to get better and he should watch film on these guys Winston, Pritchard and Akinjo included to get better. I see his game mostly closest to Akinjo however given his size and style of play. A lot of coaches think the world of Akinjo and that is why he was the Big East Freshman of The Year and is the reason why Arizona Coach Miller loves him running the point so I can't be too off base. You say that Akinjo rushes into plays...I would love for you to look at Akinjo's turnover ratio and compare it to Winston and Pritchard. I would bet he isn't too far below these guys. He might even be on par with these guys in that regard. Again, I think it's more on Akinjo being a former PG and Ewing saying "be more like this guy, the guy who left me" that is throwing people off. That being said, here are their career assist to TO ratios in college: Winston: 890/374, 2.4 Pritchard: 659/292, 2.3 Akinjo: 269/143, 1.9 If you wanted assist and TO percentages (these don't have much correlation, since the assist percentage is how many of our teams assists are provided by you when you are on the floor and TO is how often you would turn the ball over when you make a play, but it's just more data from the pages I had pulled up), we have: Winston: 44% assist (which is ridiculously high, but since he was so efficient and such a smart player, it makes sense), 18.6% TO Pritchard: 25.9% assist, 14.6% TO Akinjo: 30.1% assist, 16.9% TO To be clear, I'm not trying to compare these guys to Dante and say if he isn't this, he won't end up anywhere. We've got two of the best college PGs of this generation and James Akinjo who is a really good PG himself. Just saying that if you want to teach more making the right play and staying under control, I think you look at a guy like Cassius Winston or Payton Pritchard who were always under control, more so later in their careers. These guys aren't as quick as Dante, but they have all the skills he's going to need down the line, so that's why I suggested these two over Akinjo. I also think the whole "watch film of this guy who left us" thing would be a little weird, but if it's what our staff does and it works, I'll have no complaints. Akinjo's number will definitely increase in the next two years that he has to play ball for Arizona. Bring that beat back when Akinjo is done playing college ball.
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on Jan 15, 2021 22:04:49 GMT -5
TJ is not a point guard in Patrick Ewing’s offense. To have him there would require totally retooling what the guys have been told to do the last few months which is obviously not an option. I’m fine with him playing point but his skillset is just not what we want at the position. He would have been a great fit under JT3 actually. What exactly is PE's offense? I know folks say he runs an "NBA" style offense but not every team in the league runs the same system...
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Jan 15, 2021 23:15:33 GMT -5
TJ is not a point guard in Patrick Ewing’s offense. To have him there would require totally retooling what the guys have been told to do the last few months which is obviously not an option. I’m fine with him playing point but his skillset is just not what we want at the position. He would have been a great fit under JT3 actually. What exactly is PE's offense? I know folks say he runs an "NBA" style offense but not every team in the league runs the same system... The forget to add 1990’s NBA offense. Dump the ball into the post and pray. Anything else that happens after that is ad lib. We have to be at the bottom of picks set list in the country.
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95hoya
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Post by 95hoya on Jan 15, 2021 23:31:38 GMT -5
Akinjo has never shot over 36% from the field. That's not good.
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