hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 7, 2022 5:15:53 GMT -5
He plays poorly in the first half of games and then plays better in the second half when we’re down 20+ points. I could do without the act of being injured and fouled on every damn play. This is what you are seeing from Dante's game? Dante has given us plenty to complain about this season but the last 2wks he has shown plenty of growth. I believe he isn't pressing the issue in the 1st halves of games and then in the 2nd halves he goes into scoring mode. I'm hoping over the off-season he really works on learning when to score and when to get his teammates going. We are going to need good Dante from the jump next season.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Mar 7, 2022 7:34:24 GMT -5
He plays poorly in the first half of games and then plays better in the second half when we’re down 20+ points. I could do without the act of being injured and fouled on every damn play. This is what you are seeing from Dante's game? Dante has given us plenty to complain about this season but the last 2wks he has shown plenty of growth. I believe he isn't pressing the issue in the 1st halves of games and then in the 2nd halves he goes into scoring mode. I'm hoping over the off-season he really works on learning when to score and when to get his teammates going. We are going to need good Dante from the jump next season. I hope he finds a consistent jumper and gets more assists. I root for him, but I was disappointed by his sophomore campaign.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Mar 9, 2022 14:56:10 GMT -5
Next season will be Dante's third. Will he then, assuming he wants it, have a fourth and a fifth year?
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Post by FHillsNYHoya on Mar 10, 2022 1:13:25 GMT -5
Hope you are feeling ok Dante. Love how you work your tail off for this team.
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Mar 10, 2022 6:55:17 GMT -5
That looked painful. We missed you last night Dante! Get well soon!
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 10, 2022 7:23:37 GMT -5
What happened to Dante last night? I woke up and saw that he only played 8mins. Cramps again or something worse?
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 10, 2022 7:40:05 GMT -5
Stepped on Obiago’s foot in the lane and badly rolled his right ankle. Couldn’t put weight on it and ended up on crutches. Looked like a high ankle sprain at best.
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 10, 2022 9:32:51 GMT -5
Stepped on Obiago’s foot in the lane and badly rolled his right ankle. Couldn’t put weight on it and ended up on crutches. Looked like a high ankle sprain at best. Thanks. I just couldn't do a 9:30 game last night.😴
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Post by whatrocks33 on Apr 5, 2022 22:57:52 GMT -5
Heard he's telling people he "doesn't go to school here anymore."
Sounds like another one lost to the Portal.
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Post by 617hoya on Apr 5, 2022 23:18:16 GMT -5
Others have said he removed Georgetown from his Instagram bio. But his profile picture is still him in a GU uniform. Hilltop Hoops had said some bigger names were on the fence…
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Post by Retro_hoya on Apr 5, 2022 23:29:15 GMT -5
Well, if that’s true I’m shocked. He’s been Ewings guy. I guess another reason to play the freshmen - maybe we would have kept beard had Beard been given more run. Harris had the keys to the kingdom - seemed to take whatever shots he wanted. I like Harris but him transferring would be odd / I wouldn’t view it in as favorable light for the player as I did for Clark, Bears, Billingsley, etc. who couldn’t seem to buy solid minutes of PT.
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Post by dense on Apr 5, 2022 23:59:12 GMT -5
Makes sense why they are looking high and low for a PG. I'm not too broken up about it. Good player but he has alot to grow in his game and learning pace and space.
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Post by Retro_hoya on Apr 6, 2022 0:11:11 GMT -5
Makes sense why they are looking high and low for a PG. I'm not too broken up about it. Good player but he has alot to grow in his game and learning pace and space. Agree. Maybe we could recruit Beard back if we strikeout elsewhere 😂
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Apr 6, 2022 7:10:25 GMT -5
Really hope this rumor is not true. I am a big fan of Dante.
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Post by calhoya on Apr 6, 2022 7:18:16 GMT -5
Most transfers can be justified or explained. Occasionally there's a transfer that seems senseless--see Wahab. If Harris leaves the only explanation is that he wants to go to a winner. Major minutes as a Freshman and then an incredibly long leash as a sophomore, similar to what Ewing did with McClung and Akinjo. Love his work ethic and willingness to play hard, but the kid is still a long way from being a complete pg and would hope with more work on his shot and more focus on ball distribution --here or elsewhere--he can achieve his goals.
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Post by thedragon on Apr 6, 2022 7:35:27 GMT -5
Most transfers can be justified or explained. Occasionally there's a transfer that seems senseless--see Wahab. If Harris leaves the only explanation is that he wants to go to a winner. Major minutes as a Freshman and then an incredibly long leash as a sophomore, similar to what Ewing did with McClung and Akinjo. Love his work ethic and willingness to play hard, but the kid is still a long way from being a complete pg and would hope with more work on his shot and more focus on ball distribution --here or elsewhere--he can achieve his goals. I think sometimes (not singling you out calhoya but just using your post as a reply) - members of this board greatly overinflate the true ceiling/talent/ability of our own guys. We will see where all of these guys end up - but IF Dante were to move on he's another guy that would likely go to a mid major. There is not a high major D1 program who is a tournament level team that would turn the keys over to Dante imo. He's undersized. His jumper is a work in progress (I'm being kind). His defense isn't statistically anything special. And he doesn't have great floor vision (he had a 4 to 3 assist to turnover ratio last year). Now, that doesn't take away his MOP from 20-21 or his willingness to gut out injuries. He will be a #Hoya4Life as the HHC likes to say no matter what he decides. But at some point we have to see the writing on the wall. He was the starting PG and arguably expected to be the best player off a BET championship team. We went 0-20 and he didn't improve in any area. If we are serious as a program about turning this around - then guys like Dante can't be the face of the program. Maybe that's harsh to say about a kid - but that's the harsh reality of high level D1 Hoops these days.
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Post by kghoya on Apr 6, 2022 8:23:02 GMT -5
Others have said he removed Georgetown from his Instagram bio. But his profile picture is still him in a GU uniform. Hilltop Hoops had said some bigger names were on the fence… There were no bigger names on the roster
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Post by calhoya on Apr 6, 2022 8:32:02 GMT -5
Most transfers can be justified or explained. Occasionally there's a transfer that seems senseless--see Wahab. If Harris leaves the only explanation is that he wants to go to a winner. Major minutes as a Freshman and then an incredibly long leash as a sophomore, similar to what Ewing did with McClung and Akinjo. Love his work ethic and willingness to play hard, but the kid is still a long way from being a complete pg and would hope with more work on his shot and more focus on ball distribution --here or elsewhere--he can achieve his goals. I think sometimes (not singling you out calhoya but just using your post as a reply) - members of this board greatly overinflate the true ceiling/talent/ability of our own guys. We will see where all of these guys end up - but IF Dante were to move on he's another guy that would likely go to a mid major. There is not a high major D1 program who is a tournament level team that would turn the keys over to Dante imo. He's undersized. His jumper is a work in progress (I'm being kind). His defense isn't statistically anything special. And he doesn't have great floor vision (he had a 4 to 3 assist to turnover ratio last year). Now, that doesn't take away his MOP from 20-21 or his willingness to gut out injuries. He will be a #Hoya4Life as the HHC likes to say no matter what he decides. But at some point we have to see the writing on the wall. He was the starting PG and arguably expected to be the best player off a BET championship team. We went 0-20 and he didn't improve in any area. If we are serious as a program about turning this around - then guys like Dante can't be the face of the program. Maybe that's harsh to say about a kid - but that's the harsh reality of high level D1 Hoops these days. Agree with this dragon and did not mean to imply that I think Dante is a high major pg. I don't know what his ceiling is but I do know that every time I watched him play he played hard (barring some late game moments when the team sagged). I think that he should have been benched many times for being out of control, but never did I think he should be benched for lack of effort. It is hard for me to imagine another high major program is going to give Harris the same freedom and opportunity he had here. Still I wish all the departing players well.
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on Apr 6, 2022 9:13:26 GMT -5
I think sometimes (not singling you out calhoya but just using your post as a reply) - members of this board greatly overinflate the true ceiling/talent/ability of our own guys. We will see where all of these guys end up - but IF Dante were to move on he's another guy that would likely go to a mid major. There is not a high major D1 program who is a tournament level team that would turn the keys over to Dante imo. He's undersized. His jumper is a work in progress (I'm being kind). His defense isn't statistically anything special. And he doesn't have great floor vision (he had a 4 to 3 assist to turnover ratio last year). Now, that doesn't take away his MOP from 20-21 or his willingness to gut out injuries. He will be a #Hoya4Life as the HHC likes to say no matter what he decides. But at some point we have to see the writing on the wall. He was the starting PG and arguably expected to be the best player off a BET championship team. We went 0-20 and he didn't improve in any area. If we are serious as a program about turning this around - then guys like Dante can't be the face of the program. Maybe that's harsh to say about a kid - but that's the harsh reality of high level D1 Hoops these days. Agree with this dragon and did not mean to imply that I think Dante is a high major pg. I don't know what his ceiling is but I do know that every time I watched him play he played hard (barring some late game moments when the team sagged). I think that he should have been benched many times for being out of control, but never did I think he should be benched for lack of effort. It is hard for me to imagine another high major program is going to give Harris the same freedom and opportunity he had here. Still I wish all the departing players well. I'm more with calhoya on this one. If this rumor is true Dante won't transfer up but they're plenty of schools around our level that will take him in a heart beat. Dante issues were more feeling that he had to do too much for our team. I think when he was surrounded by more talent he played better. I also doubt that Ewing is running him off. He probably doesn't expect Aminu back and doesn't want to live through another year like last year. It the rumor is true it's disappointing because I always viewed Dante as the type to want ownership over the team. This would tell me he is a lot like Ewing in not taking any blame for why things were so bad last season. Kid should be grinding but instead he is running...
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Post by 3xhoya on Apr 6, 2022 9:30:52 GMT -5
Agree with this dragon and did not mean to imply that I think Dante is a high major pg. I don't know what his ceiling is but I do know that every time I watched him play he played hard (barring some late game moments when the team sagged). I think that he should have been benched many times for being out of control, but never did I think he should be benched for lack of effort. It is hard for me to imagine another high major program is going to give Harris the same freedom and opportunity he had here. Still I wish all the departing players well. I'm more with calhoya on this one. If this rumor is true Dante won't transfer up but they're plenty of schools around our level that will take him in a heart beat. Dante issues were more feeling that he had to do too much for our team. I think when he was surrounded by more talent he played better. I also doubt that Ewing is running him off. He probably doesn't expect Aminu back and doesn't want to live through another year like last year. It the rumor is true it's disappointing because I always viewed Dante as the type to want ownership over the team. This would tell me he is a lot like Ewing in not taking any blame for why things were so bad last season. Kid should be grinding but instead he is running... It is really hard to blame him for leaving is this is true. He is part of a team where there is a mass exodus, friends are leaving and he is completely unsure of what the team will look like next year. As of right now the returning scholarship players are Motumbo, Riley, Holloway, Bristol and Wilson (although that rumor mill is swirling too). He is probably looking for a stable situation where he is certain he can develop more. He didn't construct the roster so I don't see how he has to take any blame for the lack of a team around him.
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