swhoya
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Post by swhoya on Mar 20, 2021 13:11:47 GMT -5
Someone commented in the game thread that he was doing social media posts before the game talking himself up and/or talking Walker IV down. Any truth to that? I’ll repeat what I said in response. I watched it last night. He did not call anybody out by name or say anything about ripping up anybody in particular. He was just saying general things like “Kill or be killed tomorrow” and cliche things of that nature lol Thanks. That’s why I asked.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 20, 2021 13:12:47 GMT -5
I’ll repeat what I said in response. I watched it last night. He did not call anybody out by name or say anything about ripping up anybody in particular. He was just saying general things like “Kill or be killed tomorrow” and cliche things of that nature lol Thanks. That’s why I asked. No problem. Now maybe I missed something, but I have a feeling the poster in the game thread was embellishing a bit. Hope I’m right lol.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Mar 20, 2021 14:22:34 GMT -5
Dante had to go against one of the best PGs in college. Wright is a senior, potential PAC 10 Player of the Year and serious NBA prospect. Nothing to be ashamed of today.
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Post by smokeyjack on Mar 20, 2021 14:27:06 GMT -5
I wasn’t embellishing at all - he said something to the effect that “I can’t wait to eat Wright up” on either Wed or Thu night. Like I said, my son was watching it, not me, and most of those on there were girls lacrosse team wanting to chat up Berger and students. But he absolutely called out Wright by name.
Did you watch it all week 55? He held a vid chat basically every night. I don’t think he said anything offensive at all. He was just a little chirpy for a frosh. Kind of to be expected after you win BE MOP. Hopefully he learned a lesson.
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Post by hibernatinghoyafan on Mar 20, 2021 14:34:44 GMT -5
Look for a huge jump this offseason. Kid should be the best pg in the league next year.
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Post by saxagael on Mar 20, 2021 15:29:19 GMT -5
Look for a huge jump this offseason. Kid should be the best pg in the league next year. The second half of the season he was one of the best 3 or 4. He caused a lot of problems for Z and Gillespie. The best defending PG the second half of play in the BE and that as a freshman. Really good pass first and create for pass to assist PG playing chess many moves ahead.
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Post by saxagael on Mar 20, 2021 15:31:45 GMT -5
Someone commented in the game thread that he was doing social media posts before the game talking himself up and/or talking Walker IV down. Any truth to that? I’ll repeat what I said in response. I watched it last night. He did not call anybody out by name or say anything about ripping up anybody in particular. He was just saying general things like “Kill or be killed tomorrow” and cliche things of that nature lol The "kill or be killed" is something Dante has said all season before every game. That is his mentality. Not any player, but how he approaches the game and playing and it shows in his game.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 20, 2021 17:13:46 GMT -5
I wasn’t embellishing at all - he said something to the effect that “I can’t wait to eat Wright up” on either Wed or Thu night. Like I said, my son was watching it, not me, and most of those on there were girls lacrosse team wanting to chat up Berger and students. But he absolutely called out Wright by name. Did you watch it all week 55? He held a vid chat basically every night. I don’t think he said anything offensive at all. He was just a little chirpy for a frosh. Kind of to be expected after you win BE MOP. Hopefully he learned a lesson. I only watched last night so yea I guess I missed that.
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hoyaguy
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Post by hoyaguy on Apr 5, 2021 21:26:14 GMT -5
I am so looking forward to watching Dante next year as he seems like exactly the player you want when rebuilding as he came almost out of nowhere with a such a mature and stabilizing influence (with some bumps of course) and will only get better. People harp on stats which he showed well for good stretches when being called to play 35+ mpg in high major conference but everything about him is great. Should be a great 4 year player which is sadly rare and he will get stronger which is literally the thing keeping him from being a very solid 3 point shooter with solid form shown also in great FT shooting (a lot of his shots fell short rather than missed or overshot). He will also get more contact and finish better with confidence and strength. Should be awesome to watch him run a solid offense next year
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Post by prhoya on Apr 13, 2021 22:24:56 GMT -5
I’m going to predict that Dante will shoot around 33-35% from 3 next year after shooting 26% this year. He has nice form and did not force shots, but he was hitting the front of the rim. IMO, this season caught him by surprise. He wasn’t slated to start, much less play 35+ mpg after the COVID pause, and wasn’t ready physically. This off-season, he has to work on S&C and with the shooting machine, and he’ll be around 33-35%.
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Post by rockhoya on Apr 13, 2021 23:11:38 GMT -5
I’m going to predict that Dante will shoot around 33-35% from 3 next year after shooting 26% this year. He has nice form and did not force shots, but he was hitting the front of the rim. IMO, this season caught him by surprise. He wasn’t slated to start, much less play 35+ mpg after the COVID pause, and wasn’t ready physically. This off-season, he has to work on S&C and with the shooting machine, and he’ll be around 33-35%. Agreed. Was watching hs highlights of him today to see what his game might look like as the college game continues to slow down for him and it immediately stick out that 80-90% the jumpers he took this year were much more flat than he used to shoot in hs. His expended a lot of energy on D and running the offense and I’m sure he was aware of it. He’ll work on it. By junior year he’ll start looking like he did in hs against this competition.....I love that he’s our best FT shooter
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Post by prhoya on May 5, 2021 9:13:47 GMT -5
Dante is my early candidate for Most Improved:
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Post by dchoya72 on May 5, 2021 10:39:38 GMT -5
I am sure the strength training he receives will help!
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Post by hoyazeke on May 5, 2021 10:51:36 GMT -5
Dante is my early candidate for Most Improved: I'm calling my shot now... Sibley will be most improved player next year...😁
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Post by hoyaduck on May 5, 2021 10:56:25 GMT -5
Dante is my early candidate for Most Improved: I'm calling my shot now... Sibley will be most improved player next year...😁 I'll go with Big T
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on May 5, 2021 14:24:42 GMT -5
Man, the Dude is chiseled!
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Post by kbones17 on May 5, 2021 17:57:51 GMT -5
Dante is my early candidate for Most Improved: I hope we can keep Dante to about 30 minutes per game. He probably averaged in the 34-35 range after Jalen Harris left. He plays a very high energy game and I think it will help his offense (jump shots, etc) to rest about 5 min per half if we can.
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Post by zxhoya on May 7, 2021 3:42:51 GMT -5
Dante is my early candidate for Most Improved: I hope we can keep Dante to about 30 minutes per game. He probably averaged in the 34-35 range after Jalen Harris left. He plays a very high energy game and I think it will help his offense (jump shots, etc) to rest about 5 min per half if we can. You would think with the arrival of Beard this should be the case, if Beard doesn't get 10 or so minutes a game it will be disappointing.
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Post by tashoya on May 7, 2021 11:34:44 GMT -5
LOVE Dante.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on May 7, 2021 12:56:21 GMT -5
I have zero doubt that Dante is working every day to get better. Develop a floater and moves to finish inside, get his shot a little more consistent and he will be a killer the next 3 years.
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