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Post by hoyaboya on Jun 29, 2022 11:50:31 GMT -5
Didn’t realize NW returned 4/5 starters and won 7 games in the B10 last year. They should be top 75 so this will be a Quad 2 game at home against a team with a very solid (and experienced) backcourt. Obviously not the pull of a brand name but better than my initial thoughts indicated. Don’t think USC will be good (maybe in the top 100) but the rest of our P6 opponents will be the top 75 giving us at a minimum 4 Quad 1/2 games in the non-conference (Cuse and TTU likely 1 and Wake/NW likely 2). If we can just not schedule the 300+ dregs of the world then we’ve got a really nice chance to have 3-4 quad 1/2 wins going into conference and a really solid record of like 9-2 or 10-1. Are we guaranteed to play Wake? |
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Post by calhoya on Jun 29, 2022 12:17:42 GMT -5
Didn’t realize NW returned 4/5 starters and won 7 games in the B10 last year. They should be top 75 so this will be a Quad 2 game at home against a team with a very solid (and experienced) backcourt. Obviously not the pull of a brand name but better than my initial thoughts indicated. Don’t think USC will be good (maybe in the top 100) but the rest of our P6 opponents will be the top 75 giving us at a minimum 4 Quad 1/2 games in the non-conference (Cuse and TTU likely 1 and Wake/NW likely 2). If we can just not schedule the 300+ dregs of the world then we’ve got a really nice chance to have 3-4 quad 1/2 wins going into conference and a really solid record of like 9-2 or 10-1. Are we guaranteed to play Wake? No, but we will only if we defeat Loyola and Wake defeats LaSalle. |
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Post by hoyaboya on Jun 29, 2022 13:13:09 GMT -5
Are we guaranteed to play Wake? No, but we will only if we defeat Loyola and Wake defeats LaSalle. I would say neither of those are gimmes. |
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Post by HometownHoya on Jun 29, 2022 14:39:01 GMT -5
No, but we will only if we defeat Loyola and Wake defeats LaSalle. I would say neither of those are gimmes. Fortunately we will also play Wake if we lose to Loyola and they also lose to LaSalle. |
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Post by hoya73 on Jun 30, 2022 16:20:14 GMT -5
Now that former Knick teammate of Ewing, Rod Strickland, is coach at LIU, maybe they are a possible opponent.
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Post by hoyaboya on Jul 12, 2022 8:22:18 GMT -5
Rumors about GG Jackson’s future have been circulating for a few weeks. It appears there might be some clarity to the situation soon. Jackson — the Ridge View High School five-star basketball recruit and University of North Carolina commitment — is expected to make some sort of announcement on his future as soon as this week, according to a source with knowledge of his recruitment. He has been committed to North Carolina since April 27, but indications are growing that he will change his pledge and play for the hometown South Carolina Gamecocks. If Jackson decides to attend South Carolina, it’s expected he will reclassify to the Class of 2022, enroll later this summer and suit up this season for first-year coach Lamont Paris. www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-recruiting/article263143228.html#storylink=cpy |
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 21, 2022 12:48:30 GMT -5
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Jul 21, 2022 19:14:12 GMT -5
Gonna be tough to stop Green Bay’s passing attack but at least they no longer have Davante Adams
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jul 22, 2022 10:44:22 GMT -5
Green Bay was ranked 343 of 358 last year. This is a strength of schedule killer. But, we will win.
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Post by CAHoya07 on Jul 22, 2022 12:05:02 GMT -5
Green Bay was ranked 343 of 358 last year. This is a strength of schedule killer. But, we will win. I mean, we all probably thought the same about Dartmouth last year. After ending last season on a 21-game losing streak, nothing is a guarantee. |
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Post by hoyaboya on Jul 22, 2022 12:33:59 GMT -5
Green Bay was ranked 343 of 358 last year. This is a strength of schedule killer. But, we will win. I mean, we all probably thought the same about Dartmouth last year. After ending last season on a 21-game losing streak, nothing is a guarantee. Dartmouth finished last season ranked #246 in the RPI. Green Bay was 100 spots worse. It is absolutely a schedule killer and makes it a lot more difficult for next year's Hoyas squad to get an at-large bid. |
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Jul 22, 2022 12:59:27 GMT -5
I mean, we all probably thought the same about Dartmouth last year. After ending last season on a 21-game losing streak, nothing is a guarantee. Dartmouth finished last season ranked #246 in the RPI. Green Bay was 100 spots worse. It is absolutely a schedule killer and makes it a lot more difficult for next year's Hoyas squad to make an at-large bid. We have to be on the bubble for this to matter, but, does the committee take into account something like this when you have no control over the pairings? So if you were out in Hawaii and got Chaminade for instance, do you get docked the same as if you scheduled Green Bay as a buy game at home? I would think that would have to have some effect. |
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Post by SDHoya on Jul 22, 2022 13:06:33 GMT -5
If the full schedule comes out and shows Hoyas have multiple other games against likely 300+ opponents, then that is a problem. A single game against a bad team is not the worst thing in the world.
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Post by hoyaboya on Jul 22, 2022 13:11:15 GMT -5
Dartmouth finished last season ranked #246 in the RPI. Green Bay was 100 spots worse. It is absolutely a schedule killer and makes it a lot more difficult for next year's Hoyas squad to make an at-large bid. We have to be on the bubble for this to matter, but, does the committee take into account something like this when you have no control over the pairings? So if you were out in Hawaii and got Chaminade for instance, do you get docked the same as if you scheduled Green Bay as a buy game at home? I would think that would have to have some effect. Georgetown certainly has a say in which tournament it chooses to play. The Hoyas knew, when choosing to play in the Jamaica Classic, that it would be a much worse field than other tournaments. It's the risk you take when you play the Jamaica Classic rather than Maui or the Jimmy V Classic (as examples). The Chaminade example is not a great one because even if a team draws Chaminade in Maui, it's still guaranteed to play 2 other top 100 teams - and most likely, those 2 other top 100 teams will actually be top 50 teams. That's not the case at the Jamaica Classic. |
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Post by hoyaboya on Jul 22, 2022 13:12:36 GMT -5
If the full schedule comes out and shows Hoyas have multiple other games against likely 300+ opponents, then that is a problem. A single game against a bad team is not the worst thing in the world. Knowing the way Ewing/Ronny schedule, it's extremely likely we'll be playing at least one more 300+ team. |
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 22, 2022 13:15:19 GMT -5
If the full schedule comes out and shows Hoyas have multiple other games against likely 300+ opponents, then that is a problem. A single game against a bad team is not the worst thing in the world. Prior Georgetown opponents who fit this description: 300. Morgan St. 301. Coppin St. 309. Eastern Shore 315. Little Rock 335. American 357. Delaware St. |
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Post by SDHoya on Jul 22, 2022 14:05:30 GMT -5
If the full schedule comes out and shows Hoyas have multiple other games against likely 300+ opponents, then that is a problem. A single game against a bad team is not the worst thing in the world. Prior Georgetown opponents who fit this description: 300. Morgan St. 301. Coppin St. 309. Eastern Shore 315. Little Rock 335. American 357. Delaware St. And if Hoyas schedule all of them in addition to the UWGB game, that will be a problem. If its just American in addition to UWGB--considering we have several OOC games announced against high major competition in addition to the 20 game BE gauntlet, SOS isn't likely to be our biggest concern, and a .500+ BE record should put Hoyas in a strong spot for a bid. |
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Post by hoyaboya on Jul 22, 2022 14:17:35 GMT -5
Prior Georgetown opponents who fit this description: 300. Morgan St. 301. Coppin St. 309. Eastern Shore 315. Little Rock 335. American 357. Delaware St. And if Hoyas schedule all of them in addition to the UWGB game, that will be a problem. If its just American in addition to UWGB--considering we have several OOC games announced against high major competition in addition to the 20 game BE gauntlet, SOS isn't likely to be our biggest concern, and a .500+ BE record should put Hoyas in a strong spot for a bid. If we have 2 games against 300+ teams, that will be a major problem, if we hope to get an at-large bid. The OOC high major competition we’re scheduled to play is not particularly impressive, with the exception of @texas Tech. Syracuse, South Carolina and Northwestern are unlikely to impress many people. |
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jul 22, 2022 14:50:55 GMT -5
We have to be on the bubble for this to matter, but, does the committee take into account something like this when you have no control over the pairings? So if you were out in Hawaii and got Chaminade for instance, do you get docked the same as if you scheduled Green Bay as a buy game at home? I would think that would have to have some effect. Georgetown certainly has a say in which tournament it chooses to play. The Hoyas knew, when choosing to play in the Jamaica Classic, that it would be a much worse field than other tournaments. It's the risk you take when you play the Jamaica Classic rather than Maui or the Jimmy V Classic (as examples). The Chaminade example is not a great one because even if a team draws Chaminade in Maui, it's still guaranteed to play 2 other top 100 teams - and most likely, those 2 other top 100 teams will actually be top 50 teams. That's not the case at the Jamaica Classic. Not to nitpick, but Chaminade is NOT a Division I program. So, Chaminade actually has no impact on a schedule. I'd rather play Chaminade than Green Bay, because Chaminade doesn't hurt your strength of schedule, but Green Bay does. One of these games isn't the end of the world, but it's also easy to play bad teams that are better. If you have to schedule Green Bay because you are worried about losing to a team like Dartmouth, you've already lost the battle in trying to get an at-large bill in principle. I am crossing my fingers that this is the only one. It's possible to overcome one of these, but not multiple like we had in fall 2017. |
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Post by calhoya on Jul 22, 2022 15:59:44 GMT -5
I truly hope that the issue of being on or off the bubble is relevant come next February and we are all arguing about the strength of schedule.
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