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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 25, 2020 21:02:45 GMT -5
The reset is worth it. Mac didn't want to be here. He left. We moved forward. I don't buy this as simply "he didn't want to be here". Ewing tripped over his words in saying he would be back, sure, but that wasn't it either. Sadly, I think it cams down to math: if Mac wants to be in the NBA in 21-22, will it come in a disciplined offense that will be in the top 10 (and the resultant ESPN and NCAA tournament exposure to follow), or in an inconsistent offense at the bottom of a conference. Beard coaches up players. Ewing has not been able to show this to date. Beard has sent two Red Raiders to the NBA first round in the last three years. Ewing has not. And while these may not be good reasons in the long term to move from Washington to Lubbock, (or Washington to Tucson, for that matter), such is the thinking for 20 year olds whose vision is the NBA, not K Street.
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Post by madgesdiqgu on Nov 25, 2020 21:14:49 GMT -5
Compared to past first outings, this one was not too bad. There is a lot of potential on this team. I am going to chalk up tonight's performance to first game jitters, rust, first real game situation, and a lot of new players having to learn how to play with each other. My concern is Sibley. Would have loved to have seen him play. sibley needs to get bigger and stronger to play in the BE. won’t see much of him this year.
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Post by Loyal Hoya on Nov 25, 2020 21:29:13 GMT -5
Not worried about Pickett. His shot will come and his rebounding and defense were decent. Much more concerned about J. Harris, Tim I and Wahab, none of whom impressed me today notwithstanding Wahab’s final numbers. Like Carey, Blair (still streaky) and Clarke. Where is Sibley? Why not more Wilson? Please practice FT shooting. Finally, worst announcing job in some time. How about using a professional play by play announcer next time so we know who is in the game and who is making the play? I thought McNutt did a pretty good job as a color commentator. Hoya Saxa!
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Post by the_way on Nov 25, 2020 21:33:36 GMT -5
The reset is worth it. Mac didn't want to be here. He left. We moved forward. I don't buy this as simply "he didn't want to be here". Ewing tripped over his words in saying he would be back, sure, but that wasn't it either. Sadly, I think it cams down to math: if Mac wants to be in the NBA in 21-22, will it come in a disciplined offense that will be in the top 10 (and the resultant ESPN and NCAA tournament exposure to follow), or in an inconsistent offense at the bottom of a conference. Beard coaches up players. Ewing has not been able to show this to date. Beard has sent two Red Raiders to the NBA first round in the last three years. Ewing has not. And while these may not be good reasons in the long term to move from Washington to Lubbock, (or Washington to Tucson, for that matter), such is the thinking for 20 year olds whose vision is the NBA, not K Street. He didn't want to be here given the reasons you stated and left. If people want to blame Ewing that is fine, his w-l record speaks for itself. However, Ewing gave Mac the greenlight while he was here to play his game. The problem is Mac is a 2-guard trapped in a PG's body. NBA saw this too and told him he needed to play point or be a facilitator to have a crack at the league. Ewing's coaching of Mac wasn't the problem. Asking Mac to play a different position/role for a team who needs Mac to be Mac is a dilemma. What comes first, team or Mac's NBA aspirations? I don't know how he is playing now within Tech's offense because I don't follow Tech.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Nov 25, 2020 21:33:57 GMT -5
UMBC is a decent team. They didn't have height but they had size/strength if that makes any sense and good coaching. I thought our superior conditioning is what won this first game while we are still gelling. I'd say 4-5 UMBC players cramped up (calf, thigh cramps) or rolled their ankle trying to do too much. I agree. I was impressed with the effort of the UMBC squad. Their depth seemed a little suspect.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Nov 25, 2020 21:37:51 GMT -5
Compared to past first outings, this one was not too bad. There is a lot of potential on this team. I am going to chalk up tonight's performance to first game jitters, rust, first real game situation, and a lot of new players having to learn how to play with each other. My concern is Sibley. Would have loved to have seen him play. sibley needs to get bigger and stronger to play in the BE. won’t see much of him this year. If that is the case, I would take that over some other explanation. after last year, you have to keep biting your nails hoping that nothing out of the ordinary is going on. Thank you!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Nov 25, 2020 21:38:21 GMT -5
sibley needs to get bigger and stronger to play in the BE. won’t see much of him this year. If that is the case, I would take that over some other explanation. After last year, you have to keep biting your nails hoping that nothing out of the ordinary is going on. Thank you!
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Post by RusskyHoya on Nov 25, 2020 21:42:55 GMT -5
Not worried about Pickett. His shot will come and his rebounding and defense were decent. Much more concerned about J. Harris, Tim I and Wahab, none of whom impressed me today notwithstanding Wahab’s final numbers. Like Carey, Blair (still streaky) and Clarke. Where is Sibley? Why not more Wilson? Please practice FT shooting. Finally, worst announcing job in some time. How about using a professional play by play announcer next time so we know who is in the game and who is making the play? I thought McNutt did a pretty good job as a color commentator. Hoya Saxa! I don't really understand the OP... is the claim being made here that Steve Buckhantz is not a "professional play by play announcer???" Because... that's obviously not true, he was the Wizards play-by-play guy for over two decades. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Buckhantz
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Post by dchoya72 on Nov 25, 2020 21:45:11 GMT -5
It takes time to jell! This was our first time playing against anyone this year, and it counted. Guys were a bit tight and mechanical as might be expected. I am sure we will get much better. I think our new players did well and I was very happy to see Malcolm get some time and produce. We need better spacing and timing...in short chemistry. My hope and expectation is we will get much better. Do you guys think Kobe is only 6-4?
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Post by dchoya72 on Nov 25, 2020 21:47:58 GMT -5
It takes time to jell! This was our first time playing against anyone this year, and it counted. Guys were a bit tight and mechanical as might be expected. I am sure we will get much better. I think our new players did well and I was very happy to see Malcolm get some time and produce. We need better spacing and timing...in short chemistry. My hope and expectation is we will get much better. Do you guys think is 6-4?
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Post by dchoya72 on Nov 25, 2020 21:48:24 GMT -5
It takes time to jell! This was our first time playing against anyone this year, and it counted. Guys were a bit tight and mechanical as might be expected. I am sure we will get much better. I think our new players did well and I was very happy to see Malcolm get some time and produce. We need better spacing and timing...in short chemistry. My hope and expectation is we will get much better. Do you guys think is Kobe Clark only 6-4?
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Post by mdtd on Nov 25, 2020 21:53:14 GMT -5
Ok, so that wasn't a great performance at all. It's an overreaction to say that everything that happened today will happen for the rest of the season, but the team was not good today. Pickett was just off and I don't think anyone had a great game across the board. Carey had an excellent first half and Q was dominant at the beginning of the second. Clark was awesome in making those crucial hustle plays (10 boards in limited minutes is crazy), but his offense left a lot to be desired. Blair was ok, though he looked a lot like the Blair we saw last year. I didn't see much improvement there. Malcolm looked much better than Tim today, as he was in the right spots and made a couple of solid plays, where Tim just kept making mistakes that he just needs to avoid. He's shown flashes, but he has to put it all together. The moving screens, the jumping on guys' backs, the TOs, he just didn't play well today. Wilson looked solid though, he still needs muscle, but he also only played four minutes, so it's hard to draw a conclusion off of his performance, but that tip dunk was nice. And Harris didn't look as fast as I thought he'd be and he didn't play a great game. He was also just solid. His defense isn't as good as Allen's though.
Again, it's only one game. With a young team, you hope they improve over the course of the season. It's alarming not seeing Sibley on the floor and I'm not sure I understand why. Rogers got into the lane pretty easily and if UMBC doesn't go on that run where they couldn't do anything, this game is much closer in the end. Navy looked solid against GW, we can't sleepwalk through that one. Get back in the gym and get better. The rust is understandable. Let's hope it's all improvement from here.
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Post by daveg023 on Nov 25, 2020 21:55:35 GMT -5
Per Casual Hoya:
Last season Georgetown was 0-14 when scoring less than 73 points. The year before the Hoyas were 1-12 when scoring 75 points or less. Basically in the Ewing Era this team needs to score north of 75 to feel good about a win.
Tonight’s win was the third fewest points Georgetown has scored in a win under Ewing.
70 - UMBC (tonight)
69 - St. John’s (2018)
68 - UMES (2019)
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 25, 2020 21:55:54 GMT -5
Ewing's coaching of Mac wasn't the problem. Asking Mac to play a different position/role for a team who needs Mac to be Mac is a dilemma. What comes first, team or Mac's NBA aspirations? I don't know how he is playing now within Tech's offense because I don't follow Tech. He had a good start tonight: 6 for 9 from the field, 20 points in 21 minutes. Among other expats, Antwan Walker had 19 and 9 as URI lost late to #18 Arizona State, 94-88. Chris Sodom was a DNP for Del State as Wake Forest clobbered the Hornets, 111-51.
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Post by Loyal Hoya on Nov 25, 2020 22:19:10 GMT -5
Seems like a number of posters are down on Jalen Harris. In his first appearance with the Hoyas, I thought he looked a little like Terrell Allen and Trey Dickerson in their early appearances. That is, he is clearly a competent ball handler and someone who can run the offense. I think both Terrell and Trey got much better as their seasons progressed. The only issue is that Jalen Harris may not have as much time to become the player that we want him to be, given the shortened season.
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Post by trillesthoya on Nov 25, 2020 22:41:20 GMT -5
Seems like a number of posters are down on Jalen Harris. In his first appearance with the Hoyas, I thought he looked a little like Terrell Allen and Trey Dickerson in their early appearances. That is, he is clearly a competent ball handler and someone who can run the offense. I think both Terrell and Trey got much better as their seasons progressed. The only issue is that Jalen Harris may not have as much time to become the player that we want him to be, given the shortened season. I didn't like what I saw today from him, but I also think the learning curve is steep for his position, so a point guard transfer probably needs more time to adjust than a center or wing. The job is way more focused on your understanding of the offense and the tendencies of your teammates so naturally a point guard will get better over time as they learn through osmosis. Might also explain why it took Terrell a bit longer to get a handle on things.
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Post by jwp91 on Nov 25, 2020 22:58:58 GMT -5
J. Harris’ 6 assists were great. I’m not expecting him to average double digit points, but we need better than 0-6 in 26 minutes....at a minimum to keep opponents honest. Let’s see what he does against Navy.
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Post by paranoia2 on Nov 25, 2020 23:42:15 GMT -5
Jalen Harris looked like a poor man’s Jean Jacques in GAME 1.....but I believe there is much more in his tank...
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Post by blueandgray on Nov 25, 2020 23:50:52 GMT -5
For me Good, Kobe Clark Malcolm Wilson Donald Carey OK Qudus Wahab Blair Collin Holloway BAD Everyone else especially Tim and Morko. Tim has no feel for the game still. He needs to give up on rebounding when he is boxed out. he goes over the back everytime. Morko needs to be able to finish drives. Gotta add Q and Blair to turn good here.
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Post by trillesthoya on Nov 25, 2020 23:53:35 GMT -5
For me Good, Kobe Clark Malcolm Wilson Donald Carey OK Qudus Wahab Blair Collin Holloway BAD Everyone else especially Tim and Morko. Tim has no feel for the game still. He needs to give up on rebounding when he is boxed out. he goes over the back everytime. Morko needs to be able to finish drives. Gotta add Q and Blair to turn good here. Yeah I’m not sure why people aren’t ecstatic about Blair’s performance. He hit plenty of tough buckets and while 25% isn’t what you want from three are we really going to let the difference between 2/8 from three and 3/8 from three make us think he didn’t play well? If he does what he did today with say one more make from three per game that’s more than enough for what we’ll need from him.
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