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Post by DudeSlade on Nov 26, 2020 0:45:48 GMT -5
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. Agreed. Blair looked like the Blair that stepped up big at the end of last year. Also really liked the time at the end of the game when he brought the ball up the floor and split an attempted trap by 3 guys to get fouled and go to the line - his handle looked much improved there. He’s gonna make one of the Big East teams if he keeps playing this way. Carey and Clark also looked like they’ll do well for us. Need more from Qudus, the Harrises (point guard position generally), & Pickett especially. Would like to see more of Wilson - was solid in his limited minutes.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Nov 26, 2020 0:56:55 GMT -5
Watching the replay. I have to say I am generally impressed with this team. No glaring weaknesses. We are playing scrappy ball, and the squad is perhaps the most athletic we have seen in a couple of years. Those shots will fall. Our guys are certainly not afraid to put the shots.
I see great things happening this year and in the future.
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 26, 2020 1:28:37 GMT -5
I watched on my iPad while getting work done at the office. Not all that surprised at the choppiness on D given that this was the first game against an opponent who while not Big East caliber was not a pushover. Good defense is all about communication and to expect this group that will rely on the majority of 8 newcomers AND got a later practice start than most teams due to arrival issues related to COVID to mesh completely in the first game is a tall ask. Predictable rust but I thought the ball moved pretty well on offense and shots taken were mostly good. Wahab will be a load for most teams and his footwork / post moves are noticeably more fluid already. Ighoefe was always going to be a work in progress from a basketball sense - I think most look at the raw physical tools he has and immediately forget that. Playing time in games is what he needs. Wilson also needs playing time - if you gave him an Ighoefe body upgrade and gave Ighoefe Wilson's basketball sense you'd have 2 really good bigs. Despite all the nits being picked here, this game was never really in doubt which is an upgrade over many preseason games in the last couple of years. Agree this team is a major upgrade athletically across the board as well which should pay dividends as things progress.
I didn't think the broadcast team was bad either - their first game together and Buckhantz is a pro.
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 26, 2020 2:17:23 GMT -5
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Post by dchoya72 on Nov 26, 2020 6:44:41 GMT -5
Who is Jean Jacques? Also, I hope the lady will not continue as commentator, she was very distracting. If it is to be a woman, please find another.
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Post by dchoya72 on Nov 26, 2020 6:53:36 GMT -5
Malcolm Wilson was very composed, unexcited and played well. Qudus was fine. Igoeffe needs to relax a little. I think we had first game jitters and hope we will play better next time. Carey's shot looked great! D Harris looked composed. Team has to watch its fouling.
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Post by SSHoya on Nov 26, 2020 7:29:38 GMT -5
Who is Jean Jacques? Also, I hope the lady will not continue as commentator, she was very distracting. If it is to be a woman, please find another. I assume "Jean Jacques" is in reference to: www.hoyabasketball.com/players/j_jacques.htm"The lady" McNutt, a former standout guard on the Georgetown women’s basketball team and 2011 Hoya graduate, has held on-air positions with FOX Sports 1, Overtime, MSG Networks and ESPN, along with stops at WJLA ABC7/ News Channel 8 in Washington, D.C., The American Sports Network, BeIN Sports and NBC Sports Washington. She hosts “Buckets, Boards and Blocks,” a podcast presented by Pure Hoops Media, and co-hosts “26 Minutes with Clinton Portis” a podcast produced by the Washington [Football Team]. espnpressroom.com/us/bios/monica-mcnutt/
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Post by jwp91 on Nov 26, 2020 8:03:11 GMT -5
I had no complaints about Monica. I would rather listen to her than some Syracuse sports journalism retread.
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Post by vv83 on Nov 26, 2020 8:04:26 GMT -5
Who is Jean Jacques? Also, I hope the lady will not continue as commentator, she was very distracting. If it is to be a woman, please find another. I assume "Jean Jacques" is in reference to: www.hoyabasketball.com/players/j_jacques.htm"The lady" McNutt, a former standout guard on the Georgetown women’s basketball team and 2011 Hoya graduate, has held on-air positions with FOX Sports 1, Overtime, MSG Networks and ESPN, along with stops at WJLA ABC7/ News Channel 8 in Washington, D.C., The American Sports Network, BeIN Sports and NBC Sports Washington. She hosts “Buckets, Boards and Blocks,” a podcast presented by Pure Hoops Media, and co-hosts “26 Minutes with Clinton Portis” a podcast produced by the Washington [Football Team]. espnpressroom.com/us/bios/monica-mcnutt/McNutt was a very good player. Her senior year was probably the best season the Women's team has ever had. we took Uconn down to the wire in a sweet 16 game. McNutt was one of the best players on that team. Even if you don't enjoy her work as a broadcaster, we all should appreciate her as a major figure in the history of our Women's program.
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Post by SSHoya on Nov 26, 2020 8:07:05 GMT -5
I had no complaints about Monica. I would rather listen to her than some Syracuse sports journalism retread. I had no particular complaint with McNutt either. I only wish that Buckhantz had done more actual play-by-play though. I recognize it was a sloppy game to call but there was too much talk over some of the action, such as it was.
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Post by vv83 on Nov 26, 2020 8:11:10 GMT -5
Blair was not particularly efficient - but who else was going to take the shots for this team? Carey showed a little bit of ability to free himself for his jumper, but there was nobody else on the floor today who could create a shot for themselves. Pickett tried, but this rarely works out well. Dante Harris flashed some ability to beat his man off the bounce. I think we may need to play Dante a lot more simply because we need more than one player on the court who can create their own shot. Hopefully Bile has some ability to do this. He had a 30% usage rate last season, so I'm guessing he has some shot creation ability. But who knows if this will translate to a big east level.
I subjected myself to a few minutes of watching McClung last night. It was definitely a bit depressing to see him running the point for a top 15-20 level team, and doing so efficiently and effectively. He was the lead offensive player for a very good team. I get that he wanted to leave, and it would have been counterproductive for him to stay if he did not want to be at Georgetown. But it really is a shame that things did not work out for Mac to stay. Even though he is a not a perfect player - if Chris Beard is good with handing the keys to running his team to Mac, it's hard not to think about how much he might have improved and accomplished had he remained a Hoya.
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Post by calhoya on Nov 26, 2020 8:31:37 GMT -5
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_BuckhantzI respect your opinion and am happy you were not as put off as I was by the announcing team. Don't really care about their credentials (which may be outstanding), but I, along with the 3 others watching with me (including my legally blind uncle) found it virtually impossible to know who was coming in the game, who was making the play and any sense of description of what was going on. For those of you who already know the players it was probably fine. For those of us who don't it was if we were watching a blowout from the start or a preseason scrimmage with a little bit of play by play surrounded by long stretches of stories and anecdotes about the DMV, past Hoya experiences, Big John etc. Just my perspective.
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Post by rhw485 on Nov 26, 2020 8:37:10 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. First, I'd like to thank the players and staff for doing everything necessary to be able to actually play a game that we can all enjoy. As games across the country get cancelled, it's important to remember what these guys are sacrificing to play. That being said... - That kinda went...as you'd expect? I'm really not sure anyone played too far away from my expectations if you really step back
- For me the biggest change was in our pick and roll coverage involving the center. We stopped hard hedging!! And you can see the results, there were very few open 3s or layups that came directly from that action. We forced UMBC to settle for a ton of mid range shots, which is the goal. Ewing still hard hedged when a pick and roll involved anyone other than the center, but I'll call this baby steps. The first real sign of change from the coaching staff imo.
- We still do tend to overhelp on the perimeter, even when it's not necessary anymore. The whole point of drop coverage is the other 3 players don't have to sink in nearly as much, and we still got caught doing that a few times to leave shooters
- Pickett and Blair have simply not shown they can be efficient, high volume scorers. Blair was clearly closer in this game. I didn't think he took too many terrible shots, but then you look at the box score and he was 9-22 w 9 mid range attempts. Pickett is what he is. Appreciated the offseason confidence talk but the game looks similar. The scouting report will continue to be make him put it on the floor. He only drives right, can't finish off the bounce and turns the ball over too much. Sure maybe he'll shoot a little better from 3 but he's not going to be able to create offense
- The Tim I. buzz from the staff looked a wee bit off to say the least. 4 fouls, 3 turnovers, goaltending, bricked anything that wasn't a dunk, and exposed in space on defense. Other than that looking good. Interested to see if Malcolm eats into his minutes.
- We're going to need Wahab to bail us out in the halfcourt and it might simply be too much to ask. Loved his activity and rebounding. But it's asking a lot to simply isolate and assume it ends well.
- Carey calmed down after first 5 minutes and looked solid. He serves as a huge potential bridge to the team next year
- If that's what we're gonna get from J. Harris, would rather see a more even split w D. Harris as we build towards the future. J. Harris is simply not a real threat in the halfcourt, so if we're not going to run like wildfire I just don't get it. Non-shooters in the halfcourt will cramp our spacing for everyone else once the competition picks up.
- Clark starting his Jabril Trawick path nicely. Do the little things, rebound, play defense, and over time we hope there's some offensive value to unlock. That is the value of grabbing kids from big, competitive HS programs. The leap didn't seem too big for him
- I think we knew Sibley was going to be a work in progress, but for Holloway to play over him, and to not get on the court when Bile is unavailable, not good
Onto the next one.
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Post by professorhoya on Nov 26, 2020 8:38:50 GMT -5
Blair was not particularly efficient - but who else was going to take the shots for this team? Carey showed a little bit of ability to free himself for his jumper, but there was nobody else on the floor today who could create a shot for themselves. Pickett tried, but this rarely works out well. Dante Harris flashed some ability to beat his man off the bounce. I think we may need to play Dante a lot more simply because we need more than one player on the court who can create their own shot. Hopefully Bile has some ability to do this. He had a 30% usage rate last season, so I'm guessing he has some shot creation ability. But who knows if this will translate to a big east level. I subjected myself to a few minutes of watching McClung last night. It was definitely a bit depressing to see him running the point for a top 15-20 level team, and doing so efficiently and effectively. He was the lead offensive player for a very good team. I get that he wanted to leave, and it would have been counterproductive for him to stay if he did not want to be at Georgetown. But it really is a shame that things did not work out for Mac to stay. Even though he is a not a perfect player - if Chris Beard is good with handing the keys to running his team to Mac, it's hard not to think about how much he might have improved and accomplished had he remained a Hoya. I do wonder how things would have turned out if Akinjo had never come here. (since Mac committed here first) Cause then we would have likely been able to keep Mac and LeBlanc and the team would have all been on the same page and friends. Listening to the podcast Mac is saying the biggest difference is that at Texas Tech the team hangs out with each other whereas at Georgetown he didn't really have friends or hangout with players on the team. He's also lost 10 lbs since last year. It was never gonna work when your two best players absolutely hated each other Look how happy Akinjo looks in this picture. Never once saw him in a good mood on the Hilltop
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Post by daveg023 on Nov 26, 2020 9:04:04 GMT -5
The fact that Holloway got spot minutes ahead of Sibley is certainly a head scratcher. Given the way our psyche is scarred from last year, fair that all of us expect sinister reasons, but hopefully it’s a non issue.
Given what I saw yesterday, unless Sibley is wildly overrated or physically not ready, then there are certainly minutes available for someone of his pedigree and skill set.
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Post by jwp91 on Nov 26, 2020 11:38:23 GMT -5
Rewatch notes
Carey, Blair, and Pickett seem to have some good chemistry which is good because they will log a ton of minutes this season The faster we play the better J. Harris looks Based on on-screen comparison, Clark is several inches smaller than Pickett, similar in height to Blair, couple inches taller than J Harris, slightly taller than Carey. 6’ 4” probably makes sense but he plays big. Clark is always giving 100% effort even if some of the skills are a bit loose. J. Harris has good vision... so does Clark Wilson moves so well..lateral didn’t look bad either. I want to see more. Not convinced he couldn’t defend the 4 especially with his ability to block from behind if he were to get beat on the drive as he did in the game. Could he not play the ‘dunker’/4 role? We need to run as much as we can. We looked pretty good when we did.
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Post by drquigley on Nov 26, 2020 11:44:01 GMT -5
I said earlier this year that what I'm looking for isn't wins (although a bunch would be nice) but no drama this year. Sitting Sibley is not a good sign. Is Ewing expecting too much from his players? He can't afford to lose his top recruit again this year. Not just because it hurts chances of winning but because it says something not very good about his recruiting and coaching ability.
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Post by vv83 on Nov 26, 2020 11:53:23 GMT -5
Rewatch notes Carey, Blair, and Pickett seem to have some good chemistry which is good because they will log a ton of minutes this season The faster we play the better J. Harris looks Based on on-screen comparison, Clark is several inches smaller than Pickett, similar in height to Blair, couple inches taller than J Harris, slightly taller than Carey. 6’ 4” probably makes sense but he plays big. Clark is always giving 100% effort even if some of the skills are a bit loose. J. Harris has good vision... so does Clark Wilson moves so well..lateral didn’t look bad either. I want to see more. Not convinced he couldn’t defend the 4 especially with his ability to block from behind if he were to get beat on the drive as he did in the game. Could he not play the ‘dunker’/4 role? We need to run as much as we can. We looked pretty good when we did. Jalen Harris did have a couple of nice, quick hit ahead passes that got us out in transition quickly. This is when we pulled away in the second half. Akinjo and McClung usually advanced the ball in transition by dribbling. Harris ia always looking ahead to move the ball with a pass. This is a much more effective way to run transition offense. Blair also is good at these hit ahead passes. He hasn't shown it that much in real games, but in Kenner he regularly makes these kinds of plays. he and Harris may have a good feel for pushing the ball through good, aggressive transition passing. Harris really struggled in the half court, however. Most of his shots were forced, off balance, and nowhere close to going in the basket. He beat his man off the bounce and threw a really nice pass to one of the bigs, but that only happened once. Hopefully he'll settle into a better rhythm with more practice/playing time.
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Post by jwp91 on Nov 26, 2020 12:05:09 GMT -5
Rewatch notes Carey, Blair, and Pickett seem to have some good chemistry which is good because they will log a ton of minutes this season The faster we play the better J. Harris looks Based on on-screen comparison, Clark is several inches smaller than Pickett, similar in height to Blair, couple inches taller than J Harris, slightly taller than Carey. 6’ 4” probably makes sense but he plays big. Clark is always giving 100% effort even if some of the skills are a bit loose. J. Harris has good vision... so does Clark Wilson moves so well..lateral didn’t look bad either. I want to see more. Not convinced he couldn’t defend the 4 especially with his ability to block from behind if he were to get beat on the drive as he did in the game. Could he not play the ‘dunker’/4 role? We need to run as much as we can. We looked pretty good when we did. Jalen Harris did have a couple of nice, quick hit ahead passes that got us out in transition quickly. This is when we pulled away in the second half. Akinjo and McClung usually advanced the ball in transition by dribbling. Harris ia always looking ahead to move the ball with a pass. This is a much more effective way to run transition offense. Blair also is good at these hit ahead passes. He hasn't shown it that much in real games, but in Kenner he regularly makes these kinds of plays. he and Harris may have a good feel for pushing the ball through good, aggressive transition passing. Harris really struggled in the half court, however. Most of his shots were forced, off balance, and nowhere close to going in the basket. He best his man off the bounce and threw a really nice pass to one of the bigs, but that only happened once. Hopefully he'll settle into a better rhythm with more practice/playing time. Agree. Kobe was looking to pass ahead too.
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Post by dchoya72 on Nov 26, 2020 13:56:33 GMT -5
My apologies to Ms. McNutt! She has great credentials! Still, I was personally distracted from what was on the screen.
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