jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Nov 5, 2019 21:48:50 GMT -5
So after losing their two key upperclassman and relying on freshman in several key positions, I had been hoping that Villanova might take a step back this year. Well after 10 minutes of their 1st half, that looks like wishful thinking.
Bey is playing with supreme confidence. The new freshman Moore looks like a gunner who can also play some point. Robinson Earl looks like the real deal. Swider started the year with confidence from deep. Gillespie is invisible, and it doesn’t even matter.
When Nova is on, they will be very tough to beat. I wonder if the key is going to be getting them out of their game.
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Post by hoyainla on Nov 5, 2019 22:09:35 GMT -5
Providence’s shooting woes were put to rest for 1 night. If they can shoot half as good as tonight they are going to be tough.
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Post by HometownHoya on Nov 5, 2019 22:10:03 GMT -5
Fortunately we should match their length decently well. They do look good though.
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 5, 2019 22:40:29 GMT -5
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Post by ewingitrust on Nov 5, 2019 23:35:59 GMT -5
Big East will be the #1 conference in the country.
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Post by bostonfan on Nov 6, 2019 8:03:51 GMT -5
Big East will be the #1 conference in the country. Saw some of the Nova and Seton Hall games last night, and while it is tough to make complete assessments with the competition they were both playing last night, they both look to be really deep and very athletic. The Big East should be a fun conference to watch this year
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Post by seaweed on Nov 6, 2019 8:18:50 GMT -5
Big East will be the #1 conference in the country. Saw some of the Nova and Seton Hall games last night, and while it is tough to make complete assessments with the competition they were both playing last night, they both look to be really deep and very athletic. The Big East should be a fun conference to watch this year As long as we are coming out on top of those hard fought matches, it will be
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 6, 2019 13:57:31 GMT -5
I have to admit I'm very jealous of the amount of coverage that PC gets...
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 6, 2019 15:13:54 GMT -5
I have to admit I'm very jealous of the amount of coverage that PC gets... The Providence Journal still covers college basketball across the board. The Washington Post, less so.
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Post by hoyas315 on Nov 6, 2019 15:48:53 GMT -5
Not technically Big East yet but still relative
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 6, 2019 15:57:29 GMT -5
I have to admit I'm very jealous of the amount of coverage that PC gets... The Providence Journal still covers college basketball across the board. The Washington Post, less so. It's not just McNamara from the Journal, you have to add in Mcgair from the Pawtucket Times and the Mike Hopkins blog... Plus their Men's basketball twitter account is very active along with Friars.com... However, it all starts with how accessible a program they run...
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Post by centercourt400s on Nov 6, 2019 16:18:26 GMT -5
The Providence Journal still covers college basketball across the board. The Washington Post, less so. It's not just McNamara from the Journal, you have to add in Mcgair from the Pawtucket Times and the Mike Hopkins blog... Plus their Men's basketball twitter account is very active along with Friars.com... However, it all starts with how accessible a program they run... I was pretty pleased with the Washington Post article on Yurtseven today. Front page of the Sports section in the printed edition, had a nice picture, good length, well written, etc. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/11/05/feet-tall-transfer-omer-yurtseven-raises-expectations-georgetown/When the team gets back into the top 25 I'm sure we'll get better general coverage.
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Post by njhoya78 on Nov 7, 2019 14:06:19 GMT -5
The Providence Journal still covers college basketball across the board. The Washington Post, less so. It's not just McNamara from the Journal, you have to add in Mcgair from the Pawtucket Times and the Mike Hopkins blog... Plus their Men's basketball twitter account is very active along with Friars.com... However, it all starts with how accessible a program they run... There are fewer professional sports franchises competing for column-inch space in Providence with the Friars; the nearest pro teams are the Pawtucket Red Sox (who are relocating to Worcester), the Providence Bruins (the AHL affiliate for the Boston Bruins, who share the Dunk with PC), and the Patriots (whose Foxboro MA home is closer to Providence than Boston), and there are no other D-1 programs of real competitive note in the entire state (I'm not including URI as being really competitive). It's not surprising that the ProJo gives PC a lot of coverage.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 7, 2019 14:16:29 GMT -5
There are fewer professional sports franchises competing for column-inch space in Providence with the Friars; the nearest pro teams are the Pawtucket Red Sox (who are relocating to Worcester), the Providence Bruins (the AHL affiliate for the Boston Bruins, who share the Dunk with PC), and the Patriots (whose Foxboro MA home is closer to Providence than Boston), and there are no other D-1 programs of real competitive note in the entire state (I'm not including URI as being really competitive). It's not surprising that the ProJo gives PC a lot of coverage. Supply and demand--fewer competitors for the sports page, but PC has many more alumni concentrated in RI. For all its graduate alumni in DC, Washington is not a Georgetown-centric market for the purpose of coverage. That, and the low % of inbound students from DC skew the metrics away from regular coverage. I've said it before, but Georgetown is no better than 10th on the Post's sports priority list: 1. Redskins 2. Redskins 3. Redskins 4. Nats 5. Capitals 6. Wizards 7. Maryland 8. Virginia Tech 9. High schools 10. Georgetown 11. Navy 12. Virginia 13. Mystics 14. GW 15. Everyone else
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 7, 2019 14:43:15 GMT -5
"After discussing Dieonte Miles' future with him, his family and our coaching staff, we decided that redshirting this season is in his best interest," said head coach Travis Steele. "Dieonte is a talented young man who has a very bright future. Our coaching staff will work very hard with him during his redshirt year to get him physically stronger and continue to develop his game at both ends of the court. Dieonte has a chance to be a special player and this extra year of development will do wonders for him."
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Post by njhoya78 on Nov 7, 2019 15:25:28 GMT -5
There are fewer professional sports franchises competing for column-inch space in Providence with the Friars; the nearest pro teams are the Pawtucket Red Sox (who are relocating to Worcester), the Providence Bruins (the AHL affiliate for the Boston Bruins, who share the Dunk with PC), and the Patriots (whose Foxboro MA home is closer to Providence than Boston), and there are no other D-1 programs of real competitive note in the entire state (I'm not including URI as being really competitive). It's not surprising that the ProJo gives PC a lot of coverage. Supply and demand--fewer competitors for the sports page, but PC has many more alumni concentrated in RI. For all its graduate alumni in DC, Washington is not a Georgetown-centric market for the purpose of coverage. That, and the low % of inbound students from DC skew the metrics away from regular coverage. I've said it before, but Georgetown is no better than 10th on the Post's sports priority list: 1. Redskins 2. Redskins 3. Redskins 4. Nats 5. Capitals 6. Wizards 7. Maryland 8. Virginia Tech 9. High schools 10. Georgetown 11. Navy 12. Virginia 13. Mystics 14. GW 15. Everyone else I think you omitted a few more Redskins from the above list.
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 7, 2019 15:35:07 GMT -5
There are fewer professional sports franchises competing for column-inch space in Providence with the Friars; the nearest pro teams are the Pawtucket Red Sox (who are relocating to Worcester), the Providence Bruins (the AHL affiliate for the Boston Bruins, who share the Dunk with PC), and the Patriots (whose Foxboro MA home is closer to Providence than Boston), and there are no other D-1 programs of real competitive note in the entire state (I'm not including URI as being really competitive). It's not surprising that the ProJo gives PC a lot of coverage. Supply and demand--fewer competitors for the sports page, but PC has many more alumni concentrated in RI. For all its graduate alumni in DC, Washington is not a Georgetown-centric market for the purpose of coverage. That, and the low % of inbound students from DC skew the metrics away from regular coverage. I've said it before, but Georgetown is no better than 10th on the Post's sports priority list: 1. Redskins 2. Redskins 3. Redskins 4. Nats 5. Capitals 6. Wizards 7. Maryland 8. Virginia Tech 9. High schools 10. Georgetown 11. Navy 12. Virginia 13. Mystics 14. GW 15. Everyone else You're both right njhoya78 but most of the coverage I'm referring to comes from the PC Men's basketball account on twitter...
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Post by seaweed on Nov 7, 2019 17:30:48 GMT -5
Supply and demand--fewer competitors for the sports page, but PC has many more alumni concentrated in RI. For all its graduate alumni in DC, Washington is not a Georgetown-centric market for the purpose of coverage. That, and the low % of inbound students from DC skew the metrics away from regular coverage. I've said it before, but Georgetown is no better than 10th on the Post's sports priority list: 1. Redskins 2. Redskins 3. Redskins 4. Nats 5. Capitals 6. Wizards 7. Maryland 8. Virginia Tech 9. High schools 10. Georgetown 11. Navy 12. Virginia 13. Mystics 14. GW 15. Everyone else You're both right njhoya78 but most of the coverage I'm referring to comes from the PC Men's basketball account on twitter... That’s not coverage - it’s marketing
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 7, 2019 17:49:54 GMT -5
You're both right njhoya78 but most of the coverage I'm referring to comes from the PC Men's basketball account on twitter... That’s not coverage - it’s marketing I don't have an issue with you calling it marketing, whatever you want to call it they're doing a nice job for their program...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2019 19:51:26 GMT -5
That’s not coverage - it’s marketing I don't have an issue with you calling it marketing, whatever you want to call it they're doing a nice job for their program... What’s at the crux of the issue ... accessibility? Because the Georgetown Hoop Twitter Account has 25k followers, almost double that of Providence. Admittedly I didn’t spend time counting the average # of tweets per day/week, so maybe PC is much more active. Hoyas certainly have more eyeballs, if you believe social media counts. on edit: Hoyas Instagram 30k followers, PC 2k ...
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