hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Feb 8, 2020 18:40:16 GMT -5
Blair should’ve started over Blair to start the year. Him or Greg should’ve started over Mac last year as well. You are right it doesn’t matter who starts but it’s not true that Blair was getting plenty of minutes. Ewing even admitted that Blair was complaining about his playing time. In BE play when Mac has played he’s getting 33 MPG and Blair is getting 21. There has never been a justification for that discrepancy. What were Blair's stats to start the year? He started the year very poorly. Ewing also talked about that. Coming into this game Blair was shooting 37% from the field in BE play. Nobody on this team has really been tearing it up. All of our best scores seem to be high volume, low efficiency players that can get hot at times. Blair also benefits from the fact he's not being game planned against at all. I love the kid, but you guys are so reactionary with this stuff. Every game we're going to have to find a different way to win. You might be able to play a 4 guard offense against Creighton, you probably won't be able to do it against Xavier for example. On a side note your fascination with Greg is kind of gettin weird now. How long are you going to keep saying the same thing? Let it go... Starting to start the season means how he did in the first game were irrelevant the season doesn’t matter. Mac stunk up the joint last year and never lost his starting spot. I am not for the 4 guard lineup I have said so many times. This is a Mac or Jahvon thing. Jahvon isn’t really all that good if we are being truthful. Him and Mac are very similar. He’s just slightly better in every aspect but is not treated as such. As for Greg that well it was such an abomination it needs to keep being brought up. If we would’ve lost a bunch of guys last year and be forced to play him and Blair I doubt we are having the how long should Ewing get as we would’ve made the tourney last year and it would all be moot.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 8, 2020 18:40:31 GMT -5
Can't do that against teams with a capable PF. Jagan can't guard a big man.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Feb 8, 2020 18:41:45 GMT -5
Who’s guarding the opponent’s PF?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2020 18:43:57 GMT -5
What were Blair's stats to start the year? He started the year very poorly. Ewing also talked about that. Coming into this game Blair was shooting 37% from the field in BE play. Nobody on this team has really been tearing it up. All of our best scores seem to be high volume, low efficiency players that can get hot at times. Blair also benefits from the fact he's not being game planned against at all. I love the kid, but you guys are so reactionary with this stuff. Every game we're going to have to find a different way to win. You might be able to play a 4 guard offense against Creighton, you probably won't be able to do it against Xavier for example. On a side note your fascination with Greg is kind of gettin weird now. How long are you going to keep saying the same thing? Let it go... Starting to start the season means how he did in the first game were irrelevant the season doesn’t matter. Mac stunk up the joint last year and never lost his starting spot. I am not for the 4 guard lineup I have said so many times. This is a Mac or Jahvon thing. Jahvon isn’t really all that good if we are being truthful. Him and Mac are very similar. He’s just slightly better in every aspect but is not treated as such. As for Greg that well it was such an abomination it needs to keep being brought up. If we would’ve lost a bunch of guys last year and be forced to play him and Blair I doubt we are having the how long should Ewing get as we would’ve made the tourney last year and it would all be moot. Not 1 game. He started out something like 1-19 from three... It really wasn't at all, and It's really weird at this point imo.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 8, 2020 18:44:15 GMT -5
Who’s guarding the opponent’s PF? Great minds think alike!😁
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Post by hoyanewyorka on Feb 8, 2020 18:58:00 GMT -5
I can recall vividly hearing PE around this same time last year saying "...players who play, play."
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Post by SSHoya on Feb 8, 2020 19:14:42 GMT -5
I remember Pops saying something like it's not about who starts but it's who finishes.
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Post by beenaround on Feb 8, 2020 19:40:23 GMT -5
I remember Pops saying something like it's not about who starts but it's who finishes. He got that from his nba coach, Red Auerbach.
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Post by EasyEd on Feb 8, 2020 20:15:42 GMT -5
Assuming Yurt and Mac are available, might even consider stretches where Blair, Mac, Mosely, Pickett and Yurt are on court. Gives us three potential scorers while maintaining Pickett and Yurt for rebounding and Mosely for defense. Also gives Blair, Mac and Mosely for ball-handling. See how it works for some situations.
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Post by EtomicB on Feb 8, 2020 20:26:58 GMT -5
After finally getting to see the game, I don't care who starts as long as they continue to play the same way...
Hearing Tariq Turner state that PE told him that with Mac out the team has to play a more motion/ball movement-based style because they don't have a 1 on 1 threat available.
My feelings have always been that this is the most productive style regardless of who may be available, it creates better looks & it's much more enjoyable to watch...
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Post by the_way on Feb 8, 2020 20:40:56 GMT -5
Don't really care. Just want wins. Not too many healthy/able bodies to worry about who starts at this point anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2020 20:56:01 GMT -5
After finally getting to see the game, I don't care who starts as long as they continue to play the same way... Hearing Tariq Turner state that PE told him that with Mac out the team has to play a more motion/ball movement-based style because they don't have a 1 on 1 threat available. My feelings have always been that this is the most productive style regardless of who may be available, it creates better looks & it's much more enjoyable to watch... Bingo. Motion Ball should always be our offensive philosophy; regardless of lineup/roster/talent
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Post by saxagael on Feb 8, 2020 21:35:23 GMT -5
Who’s guarding the opponent’s PF? Many BE teams have one big, and wings and guards. There is no PF on most BE teams. Or in Villanova and a few other teams perspective: ballhandler, shooters, and a big, which is common with a lot fo mid-majors too with the big being 6'7" or 6'8".
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Post by hoya95 on Feb 8, 2020 21:52:08 GMT -5
Ordinarily I’d agree that it doesn’t really matter who starts. But digging a double digit hole at the beginning of every game has become a pretty massive problem. Just not sure what the solution is.
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Post by saxagael on Feb 8, 2020 21:59:20 GMT -5
Ordinarily I’d agree that it doesn’t really matter who starts. But digging a double digit hole at the beginning of every game has become a pretty massive problem. Just not sure what the solution is. Most of it seems to be the focus of getting the ball into the big in the middle to collapse the defense. Yurtseven starts slow and early in the games he isn't kicking the ball back out well. But, the ball movement with skip passes doesn't really start until about 5 to 8 minutes in, which is when things settle. Also, rebounding isn't great during that early stretch, nor shooting.
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Post by IDenj on Feb 8, 2020 22:43:46 GMT -5
No Mac is the starter they need Blair off the bench when mac is healthy you don’t loose starting job because of injury. Plus Blair is better suited off the bench they need that scoring to help when rotation is only 6-7 players in my opinion anyway. Good win. So Wally Pipp should have had his spot secured?
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Post by hoyasince83 on Feb 8, 2020 23:14:28 GMT -5
As bad a Pickett is, you can't bench him over Mac. We need his size and rebounding. Plus, as bad as he is on offense, he still doesn't force nearly as many bad shots as Mac. Mac is the odd man out.
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Post by mapei on Feb 8, 2020 23:20:30 GMT -5
Man, I wish this board could have a moratorium on harsh criticism of *our* kids who are playing their hearts out.
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Post by mdtd on Feb 9, 2020 0:25:16 GMT -5
After finally getting to see the game, I don't care who starts as long as they continue to play the same way... Hearing Tariq Turner state that PE told him that with Mac out the team has to play a more motion/ball movement-based style because they don't have a 1 on 1 threat available. My feelings have always been that this is the most productive style regardless of who may be available, it creates better looks & it's much more enjoyable to watch... Agreed. More ball movement is always a good thing. Don't force Mac as a scorer into bad spots and instead allow for more motion. While you have Mac as a one on one threat you don't need, nor should you abuse it. Ball movement is a good thing. If a play breaks down, or you need a bucket late in a game, you could go to isolation. But mid game, with 20sec on the shot clock ball movement is a good thing. Hopefully, this ball movement stays.
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Post by hoyainla on Feb 9, 2020 0:59:22 GMT -5
I guess everyone missed the broadcast where whoever was broadcasting said that Ewing said with Mac out we have to rely on ball movement more than 1 on 1? I am not even sure who to blame anymore. I just know when the unselfish guys with the better advanced numbers they lay like I have been advocating for play good things happen.
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