paranoia2
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Post by paranoia2 on Feb 15, 2021 23:50:00 GMT -5
Bratkinjo, if he works hard, could be a G-League role player. Or he could take his talents to Israel, Greece or some other international hotbed of hoops.
As brilliantly stated before DANTE HARRIS. Is a HOYA.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2021 9:04:15 GMT -5
Dante, all day, every day. Love the kid. And I love that he, apparently, likes being a Hoya. I like Hoyas that like being Hoyas. I can't wait to see what he's able to do. Dude, I understand you're in love! But stop it!!
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blueandgray
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Post by blueandgray on Feb 16, 2021 9:38:40 GMT -5
Did you graduate from Georgetown? Would I be wasting my time sounding like a moron on a message board for over a decade if I hadn't? Tashoya....don’t waste your time with this guy. Hoyafansinceewingera is someone in his 50’s with nothing better to do with his time but make silly assertions.
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blueandgray
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Post by blueandgray on Feb 16, 2021 9:42:28 GMT -5
Back to Dante. As much as any Hoya in recent history, I look forward to seeing him develop over 4 years. I really do see a Markel Starks trajectory here.
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rhw485
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Post by rhw485 on Feb 16, 2021 9:49:17 GMT -5
Agree lets get this back on Dante. The biggest step for me last game was that he was 3-5 at the rim. I'm pretty confident his jumper is going to be fine long term, form looks good, nice arc, comfortable pulling up off the dribble. Last game he attempted zero long twos and was able to convert at the rim, that's great progress.
To me that's the swing skill. I'm confident he's going to shoot well enough. I'm confident he's going to be quick enough to beat his man off the dribble. The question is what happens then? If he can convert enough around the rim or make the right pass out, sky's the limit. The fact that he's already comfortable finishing with his left hand and is explosive taking off is a great sign.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2021 10:50:41 GMT -5
Would I be wasting my time sounding like a moron on a message board for over a decade if I hadn't? Tashoya....don’t waste your time with this guy. Hoyafansinceewingera is someone in his 50’s with nothing better to do with his time but make silly assertions. What silly assertion? That Akinjo was the freshman of the year when he was at Georgetown? That he was our best effective player? That's a fact pal!
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blueandgray
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Post by blueandgray on Feb 16, 2021 11:01:17 GMT -5
Tashoya....don’t waste your time with this guy. Hoyafansinceewingera is someone in his 50’s with nothing better to do with his time but make silly assertions. What silly assertion? That Akinjo was the freshman of the year when he was at Georgetown? That he was our best effective player? That's a fact pal! “Pal”? Bigger generational gap than I thought. Let’s talk fact. Akinjo had an attitude/maturity problem while at Georgetown...ie fist fight with another player, sitting on bench up until the very last second despite his coach voicing his displeasure with it, he and his family trashing the program and fan base on the way out, and finally transferring to one of the most corrupt programs in college basketball. Is Akinjo a bad guy? Not at all! Was he a good fit at Georgetown....heck no. Much happier with the guy we got now.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2021 11:09:10 GMT -5
What silly assertion? That Akinjo was the freshman of the year when he was at Georgetown? That he was our best effective player? That's a fact pal! “Pal”? Bigger generational gap than I thought. Let’s talk fact. Akinjo had an attitude/maturity problem while at Georgetown...ie fist fight with another player, sitting on bench up until the very last second despite his coach voicing his displeasure with it, he and his family trashing the program and fan base on the way out, and finally transferring to one of the most corrupt programs in college basketball. Is Akinjo a bad guy? Not at all! Was he a good fit at Georgetown....heck no. Much happier with the guy we got now. Give me your sources? He did all of that you say he did. Prove it!
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seaweed
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Post by seaweed on Feb 16, 2021 11:16:30 GMT -5
“Pal”? Bigger generational gap than I thought. Let’s talk fact. Akinjo had an attitude/maturity problem while at Georgetown...ie fist fight with another player, sitting on bench up until the very last second despite his coach voicing his displeasure with it, he and his family trashing the program and fan base on the way out, and finally transferring to one of the most corrupt programs in college basketball. Is Akinjo a bad guy? Not at all! Was he a good fit at Georgetown....heck no. Much happier with the guy we got now. Give me your sources? He did all of that you say he did. Prove it! Those things are all pretty much common knowledge
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2021 11:19:28 GMT -5
Give me your sources? He did all of that you say he did. Prove it! Those things are all pretty much common knowledge It's so common yet, he's not beating people up over at Arizona. I haven't heard him have a problem with coach Miller. In fact Miller had nothing but glowing things to say about Akinjo. Y'all full of bs!
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seaweed
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Post by seaweed on Feb 16, 2021 11:30:59 GMT -5
Those things are all pretty much common knowledge It's so common yet, he's not beating people up over at Arizona. I haven't heard him have a problem with coach Miller. In fact Miller had nothing but glowing things to say about Akinjo. Y'all full of bs! What happened here is not necessarily going to happen there. Nobody says he is not capable of being a player and a team mate. He just didn't do the later part well here.
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Post by trillesthoya on Feb 16, 2021 11:36:02 GMT -5
Those things are all pretty much common knowledge It's so common yet, he's not beating people up over at Arizona. I haven't heard him have a problem with coach Miller. In fact Miller had nothing but glowing things to say about Akinjo. Y'all full of bs! The thing about his family bashing us on the way out was quite public and visible on social media. The fist fight thing was something people around the program spoke about quite a bit. Not sure why you’re getting so heated here, it was quite obvious he wasn’t a great teammmate here in particular after he waived off the coaches play multiple times here and lost us games as a result.
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beenaround
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Post by beenaround on Feb 16, 2021 12:44:24 GMT -5
Never met James, so just talking from the information we all have. It's entirely possible he has matured in the past year, learned some life lessons, and is now in a much better place for him to thrive. And that's a good thing.
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blueandgray
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Post by blueandgray on Feb 17, 2021 9:40:01 GMT -5
“Pal”? Bigger generational gap than I thought. Let’s talk fact. Akinjo had an attitude/maturity problem while at Georgetown...ie fist fight with another player, sitting on bench up until the very last second despite his coach voicing his displeasure with it, he and his family trashing the program and fan base on the way out, and finally transferring to one of the most corrupt programs in college basketball. Is Akinjo a bad guy? Not at all! Was he a good fit at Georgetown....heck no. Much happier with the guy we got now. Give me your sources? He did all of that you say he did. Prove it! I am the source.
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blueandgray
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Post by blueandgray on Feb 17, 2021 9:41:39 GMT -5
Never met James, so just talking from the information we all have. It's entirely possible he has matured in the past year, learned some life lessons, and is now in a much better place for him to thrive. And that's a good thing. This!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Feb 17, 2021 12:46:33 GMT -5
Love Dante! He's playing very controlled basketball, hustles, contributes, great attitude. You just can't ask for more.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Feb 17, 2021 13:14:35 GMT -5
Dante usually plays with a maturity uncommon to frosh, particularly at the SG position.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2021 14:12:47 GMT -5
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TC
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Post by TC on Feb 19, 2021 14:13:38 GMT -5
So you're telling me if you play the freshmen and give them minutes they make big jumps in development and improve?
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Feb 19, 2021 17:46:35 GMT -5
So you're telling me if you play the freshmen and give them minutes they make big jumps in development and improve? Pat is slipping. We played 7 home games in McDonough in 1981-82 And played Providence in’84
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