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Post by RDF on Jan 20, 2013 2:56:22 GMT -5
The comparisons to Henry are wrong. Sims problem was he saw himself as "Jeff Green" when he signed--and even stated that in article where he committed. Now you'd think the staff would pick up on that and talk to him--but no--he was allowed to behave like that on the court--which cut his time. He flashed some moments when he played the post--still think he should've played with Greg in '09 and '10 more--but nothing can be done about that now, lol.
Hopkins is playing the "showcase" role in this offense--the high post. Now whether we agree or vehemently disagree about how this team operates it's offense, you aren't getting production from the guy and yet he's allowed to play like he's producing. Why?
This whole "we don't recruit positions--we recruit players". Fine. But you better approach the games that way too. That means if your center is not a good passer, not a threat facing up, can't finish at rim or post, then don't use him in similar way to better players who produced.
If you play Hopkins like last year--he's a good fit. He's just not ready for the responsibilty he's received this year and Thompson keeps going to the well. If you can't post anything in damn near a half worth of minutes against those mutts, then it might be time for the coach to accept it's not working and try someone else or something else.
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Post by RDF on Jan 20, 2013 2:47:44 GMT -5
Georgetown's last win in South Bend was in '06--better known as the game after the Duke win which got the program back on the map. I don't see this crew going into South Bend and winning but at least Smith Rivera will get to be in front of his family.
The "burn" vs the "need more time to learn" aka DUNGEON BALL!
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Post by RDF on Jan 19, 2013 2:44:33 GMT -5
Play good defense. JTIII does not like to trade baskets. He has always seemed to prefer to matchup to get stops and then expect the offense to get enough good shots to produce a couple of runs that the defense can hold. Sometimes I wonder if JTIII likes anyone making baskets.
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Post by RDF on Jan 19, 2013 2:41:41 GMT -5
Former Laker/Cavs coach Mike Brown's kid.
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Jan 18, 2013 23:58:40 GMT -5
Post by RDF on Jan 18, 2013 23:58:40 GMT -5
If it turns out that Te'o is gay, he created this subterfuge to protect his identity, and he soon comes out, you will see the fastest perception reversal in the history of American sports. Everyone (except maybe RDF ;D) will feel sorry for him, and the sympathy factor will go through the roof. Look at the extreme measures this poor guy had to take to protect himself - and his father will also be portrayed sympathetically - what father wouldn't do what was necessary to protect his son from being treated as an athletic pariah? Just watch. Hell, Obama and Goodell would probably want a Rainbow month where the players need to raise awareness for bullying kids who have to hide who they are when caught making up stories about fake dead girlfriends. Just imagine "It takes a MAN-TI to come out". I wish this clown and his family nothing but the worst.
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Post by RDF on Jan 18, 2013 15:09:37 GMT -5
It's really odd that at a University of Notre Dame's level, they don't ask or provide simple reasons for the lies. Like the phone records of him talking "4-8 hours a night" with his girlfriend (which btw-he's a CFB player, a student at a prestigious university--when does this lying a-hole do homework and sleep?) or letters given to him? He got caught and being a self loving piece of scum--he's in hiding like all cowards are and he/his agent were in discussions with his boy who is taking the blame or will take the blame while the other piece of crap Brian Teo is in hiding.
What's come from this is that Notre Dame has to be happy beyond belief this clown is moving on and that NFL teams are as bad at lying as Teo. They'll take him in a second if they think he can play (he can) and this talk of character--yeah that really matters. Half of the executives do far worse things then Teo and never get caught. They'll be far more interested in asking him why he was pathetic in games against Pitt/Alabama when they ran physical running game at him-he was awful. That will bother NFL people far more then this crap.
I'm just annoyed by the continued lie-he's an a-hole who wants glory and were trying to get a prestigious award and build a brand--but to make yourself sound mentally incapable of functioning (talking 4-8 hours--and if we're to believe he's not lying how stupid is this clown? Nobody can hold up a lie for that long and 3 years of it?) in society, why do that? Just cop to it and move on. People make mistakes and do stupid crap--but to keep insulting people's intelligence, that is where it makes the question of whether this guy can function as an asset to anyone in any field of work.
Anyone who believes this guy, I'll just say--I'm in need of 1 billion dollars to do save my girlfriend Shedont Putout as she's battling a terrible disease known as Imfullofshyt. It's a rare disease and I stay up all of 5 seconds texting her and am worried sick over the fact she died 10 years ago. Thank you for your donation and I'll make sure I send a picture of her and forward on some texts I got last night from her.
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Post by RDF on Jan 17, 2013 13:34:18 GMT -5
Or, I suppose, the more likely idea that he's gay. Hope not--this is not how a player who is going to be the poster child for openly gay athletes needs to start his career. Rather have it be a normal person who doesn't feel the need to make up stories of dead girlfriends to pursue personal glory and fame. If Teo is gay and comes out-he'll be the "victim" and will surpass Tebow as the most annoying story talked about in sports. Gay athletes have been around forever and while it's not the most comfortable environment for them, most teammates have suspicions/know about it and don't say anything. Some of Teo's teammates think he's gay--but the ones speaking to media are saying they didn't believe the GF story and it was being mocked in the lockeroom by team--coaches told them to keep quiet and just go about business--as coaches do. I'll not be shocked to find out that his dad was involved somehow. That guy is a real glory seeking a-hole. So many lies being told--problem is you can't help but get caught in it-as his comment of last reading a letter written a full month after her supposed death that he's on record saying he reads all the time. Why the lies with Vitale on the air--and admittedly as a skeptic of goody goody people--when he mopped the floor after the interview it was just so beyond the level of being a phony--it was just hate inducing. If he comes out gay--I'll hate him. If he's straight--I'll hate him. If he's bi--I'll hate him. If he dates blow up dolls, I'll hate him. So his sexuality has nothing to do with it as much as his thirst for limelight and being fake. If you're gay, like to invent fake gf's and then kill them off, fine. But at least admit it when you get caught--quit acting like a victim--especially when you have benefitted from the attention and have provided a false story that so many in the ND community and outside believed in and sold. If there is anything that sums up this generation of people-it's this entire story--from having to inject "human interest" angle to an athlete that 99.9% of the people only care about how he performs on the field of play. Media finds a "hero" and rides that angle into the ground which makes them a villian--not because they are good/bad but because they are placed on a pedastal. Then media gets angry when public doesn't buy it and they turn on the person when they prove to be human and make mistakes, which then makes the "hero" the "victim". Simple people as myself like to keep it simple. You want the spotlight--don't get annoyed when you are taken down a notch. Dont' play a victim after the bad deed or in this case lying is discovered. Just admit your faults and apologize. That is all most of us do and understand but for some reason this new trend amongst making people into "heroes" and "bad guys" as if real people are actors or pro wrestlers is taking over and don't even get started on the lack of fact checking/editing by media. We saw last year how unprofessional Pete Thamel was with the Nerlens Noel/Errol Randolph stuff, how can this clown be employed by major media outlets with such shoddy, inaccurate and false information? He should be fired immediately and suffer same fate as Teo is getting--humiliation.
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Post by RDF on Jan 17, 2013 12:54:38 GMT -5
This will be "Heath-ian" ball which is hideous to watch and somehow they are always in games despite fact they don't look to shoot unless they can find the most awkward look possible and then hit some of that crap and hope opponents get frustrated. We know III loves to engage in Dungeon Ball, so first to 35 wins.
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Post by RDF on Jan 17, 2013 12:49:16 GMT -5
If Teo wasn't in on this, why did his father quote to several outlets about them "vacationing to Hawaii together and we've come to realization this might be our future daughter in law", and this is same pyscho who went off on Honolulu newspaper for their picture of Eddie Lacy running over Teo with headline that said the truth about the game and the picture actually happened. See Mr. Teo-when things actually exist it's hard to make them up unlike what your sick kid did with his lust for the limelight.
More disturbing--if ESPN new about this--why did they shove his human interest FABLE down public's throat on day/night of the game? Teo kept going along with it as well. Like anyone who lies--the shame of being caught is what hurts and like majority of liars, you lie to try and get out of the bigger lie. Eventually he'll cop to it--and if he did yesterday--this would already be dying down (no pun intended). Instead he's going all "Lance" and going to end up changing this as a story of how he was lost without his grammy, wanted to help raise awareness for Cancer/Leukemia research, and he's being picked on because he's Polynesian. ND might even try to get Obama to come speak on his behalf--you know they are Chicago's "Team" and he's a fellow Hawaiian. Why stop with making your AD look like a fool, let's take this all the way to the top.
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Post by RDF on Jan 16, 2013 22:02:39 GMT -5
Thankfully that game is over. Typical weird game against them at Verizon but good thing is Hoyas have won all but one--III's first season.
Hopkins making FT was nice to see-he was solid last year and he didn't lunge into the lane after release which he had been doing this year. Dude just can't buy a break-goes up strong to hoop and can't get it to fall but after the foul is called he throws up a shot behind his head and of course that would fall for him and not count.
DSR--liked the hustle for most part--he was brutal upon entering game in 2nd Half defensively--immediately gave up 7 pts and lost his man but he responded with hustle and attempting to defend. Trails cutters, loses his area, doesn't dig down to help bigs, but in all honesty think he doesn't because he's to small/slow to close if they kick out to his guy--so he's hesitant. Liked him attacking pressure and he did good job handling it.
Rest of team--liked the 1st Half approach and thought 2nd Half was too hesitant for majority of it and allowed Providence to be aggressor and make them uncomfortable. Tired of III saying you need "rebounds to play fast"--that's a bunch of crap. You can push the ball into the frontcourt anytime you want--and if you choose to play halfcourt-fine--but you control the speed of how the game is played when ball is in your hands--after a make or miss--and if you think differently, then you are just making an excuse or incapable of understanding how to play a style that is different from preferred system. When Hoyas play with more aggression/pace they win-the stat was up for all to see but for some reason Dungeon Ball rears its ugly head after they come out and change how they play to get even--it's like clockwork. I expect USF to be ugly game (always is and they are grimy) but true test will be ND in South Bend. Now I realize that will be difficult considering Manti Teo might be mopping the floor and ND is having "Win a Date with Manti" night--so the millions of imaginary people filling the building will be intimidating but Hoyas haven't won in South Bend since '06 season, so anxious to see if they try something different other then engaging in the "burn" ND prefers. Mock it up--III should wear a mock turtleneck, have team come out wearing warmups with pic of Shapland wearing a wig and saying "Teo is My MAN-ti". Do something different. Bring Brandon Bowman out and let him foul someone on a 3pt attempt--worked last time they won there. Just do something different other then Dungeon Ball.
Want to convince recruits that you want to play more aggressively? That means for an entire year win/lose that is the approach--not to just bail you out of a hole and then revert to things that put you there in first place. He was gagging in 2nd a bit-with the tentative approach and letting Friars back in it and then team got some finishes against the press and gave enough of a margin they could hold on. That was a bad sign moving forward.
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Jan 16, 2013 21:47:25 GMT -5
Post by RDF on Jan 16, 2013 21:47:25 GMT -5
It's one thing to sink to this level to attract attention for publicity--another to keep it going. Just fess up and admit what happened. Deadspin nailed him-he's caught and now he's spinning it as he was a victim. Sure. I'll just say this--if that's the case why not be proactive and say this? Notre Dame supporting the guy now is a complete embarrassment to their school, alumni, and fans. He's still lying and he's grown--so it's time to answer the questions--especially with his pyscho dad admitting he's met her on vacations to Hawaii, and Teo's so called phone calls with her.
One thing to be bs-ing the public and another to get caught and then continue the lie. You ain't George Costanza brah, so admit your fault and your little buddy out in CA who helped you and was comped the ticket for the SC game this year can admit he helped with the deception.
Thankfully for ND program this clown is gone. Imagine if he had to return to school with this crap going on and btw can someone get Dick Vitale to comment on this since he subjected fans to this lying clown and his ACT for months?
When people I hate leave the arena, nice to have new targets emerge and Teo has risen to the top of the line. Only guy happier then I am is Lance Armstrong who is all the sudden looking normal-at least he lied to win bicycle races (ok that is pathetic) but it was to achieve something--this lie wasn't needed and only way he can save face is to admit he's Gay and was using this as a beard. If not--admit he's responsible. If neither--hope he's tormented the rest of his life with this and is mocked so much he runs back to Hawaii with his sick and twisted father (nice timing on going in on the Honolulu Media you D-Bag--think they'll be nice to you now clownboy?).
BTW what stinks more--his fake GF's fake corpse or his play on the field last week?
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Post by RDF on Jan 15, 2013 14:20:26 GMT -5
Oh, I agree, but that is surely why Buzz called TO then, and it's also why Pete Carroll called TO in the Seattle game. Seattle has one of the best kick blocking units in NFL and Red Bryant is among leaders in blocking field goals. He called the timeout well before Bryant attempted the kick--this wasn't one of those wait until he's ready to kick--whistle had blown well before the ball was snapped and that's why Carroll was upset--why was Bryant allowed to kick when he took the timeout. There are times you freeze a guy--this wasn't one of them--a 49 yd FG attempt is worth changing your alignment to go for the block and many teams do this. Does it work? Rarely but that is the method behind timeout--just as you see basketball teams do this back and forth late in a game--unlike the FT situation.
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Post by RDF on Jan 15, 2013 11:34:00 GMT -5
Can't compare the sports either--because football wise the team's who take the timeouts are not "freezing" the kicker as much as attempting to set up a play to try and block the kick. Does it work? Rarely-but they want to see the alignment and try and come up with best plan to do this--and with Seattle it made sense because they are one of the best kick blocking teams in NFL. I'd compare it more to late game situation in possession game where team takes a timeout after seeing what set the opponent with the ball has come out of their timeout with rather then a FT situation.
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Post by RDF on Jan 13, 2013 20:11:48 GMT -5
RDF giving DSR and Hop the same treatment he gave Jason at the start of last year. Wanting to see production is not a "treatment" it's called wanting to see performance and effort that justifies the playing time given to players who haven't done anything to earn it.
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Post by RDF on Jan 13, 2013 12:22:11 GMT -5
Hopkins makes Grady Mateen look like Michael Graham/Don Reid combined. The guy needs to be relegated to Ben Gillery status--for those who weren't around--Ben would start, jump center and usually clock around 4-6 minutes per game (unless it was Syracuse-then he'd play his best and even outplayed the Greek Geek Rony Seikaly to upset Cuse which was so entertaining).
Liked the tempo yesterday--but seen this before--III goes back to letting guys play when he's screwed up in conference with dungeon ball and they rattle off some wins and then immediately revert back to the dungeon ball (feel free to call it what you like but tired of Gtown, Princeton, Princetown, System, etc....there are various "styles" within the original so when they can't score and walk it up and don't get FG attempts, turn it over, get killed on glass, it's dungeon ball) that caused the changes in first place. I'll believe they've changed when they lose playing this way. It was nice to see guys take good shots and still see 28 seconds on the shot clock. Dungeon ball is usually like a Tony Romo snap count--wait for clock to get down to 1 and throw some crap up and then act surprised when it doesn't end with a positive result.
When Hoyas decided to turn Garden into the CAP-rio Centre in the 1st Half--well that was disturbing but liked the fact at least the bench was utilized. I say disturbing because this was a game that used to be filled with talent/buzz in the Garden and now it's like watching a JV game with student managers and local playground guys, but at least the Hoyas won, so that's good. Lavin can wear his sneakers, Louie (did he have some serious surgery recently?--haven't seen it but that wasn't kind to keep showing him with that facial bandage covering him) looked bored, arena sounded about 1/100th full, and if you told me back in old days a game would be played at 10 cst--I'd have guessed it was in the evening. My how times have changed. That was a game worthy of Doris Burke calling it solo on the LOGO network. As the great Bill Walton says "Never mistake activity for achievement" and there was a lot of that going on in the Garden yesterday.
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Post by RDF on Jan 13, 2013 12:08:46 GMT -5
This is the same Providence team that lost to Brown, BC, and by 10 to Depaul right? We obviously cannot underestimate any opponent but we need to play with confidence against Provy, with the same intensity we did today. We have to take it to them early. I thought Jabril's slam as the first score of the game really set the tone. I'm hoping they come out with the same type of fire. It's also the "same Providence" team that for some reason Georgetown seems to struggle with at Verizon since III's been hired. Good news is that they win the games, but it's been a struggle--people forget about last year's slugfest of awfulness? That game might be high scoring for this year's group.
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Post by RDF on Jan 10, 2013 14:36:21 GMT -5
DSR is probably the second best ball handler on the team. He's also an outside threat. He's still a freshman learning the ropes offensively and defensively for BE play so let's give him time to settle in and see how he does down the road. I'd also like to see Domingo get more run, also to see how he does over the long haul. If we don't develop more scoring options it's going to be a long, long season. And Moses should be a given. [RDF] BUT I'VE BEEN WATCHING DSR PLAY SINCE HE WAS 4 YEARS OLD, AND HE DOESN'T TRY ON DEFENSE, AND HE STANDS UPRIGHT, AND ONE TIME I HEARD HE PULLED A DOG'S TAIL WHICH WAS REALLY MEAN, AND HE SHOULD NEVER PLAY FOR GEORGETOWN AGAIN. [/RDF] Common sense dictates that this team needs to try something dramatically different on offense. If that means more Moses, DSR, and Domingo, so be it. I would rather lose badly while trotting out everyone on the bench to see if anything works, if the alternative is to lose a little less badly while sticking with an ineffective 7-man rotation. Common sense also says that when a team can't score, it's not a great idea to give more time to a player who is going to give the other team a lot of points because he can't defend and breaks down. You can mock what I've said about the guy all you want--nothing he does now has changed from how he played in HS. Now if you choose to blame the Hoya staff, I see your point because it's up to them to rid him of his "habits". We'll see how it turns out and if he hits shots, that would be a big boost to the team, but it's not going to happen in all likelihood because he'll be facing superior athleticism which he's always struggled to perform against.
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Post by RDF on Jan 10, 2013 12:44:28 GMT -5
As I wrote in another thread, DSR is the 4th most efficient player on the team, he almost never turns the ball over (best rate on the team), he gets to the free throw line more often than anybody except Hopkins, and he hasn't even been shooting as well as we think he can. Personally, I'd like to see a lineup of something like: Starks-DSR-Whittington-Porter-BIG MAN (Lubick or Moses). While we give up a little defensively, it's actually not a terrible defensive lineup because Porter / Whittington / and the big men would ensure a decent defense. It might not be our best, but I will take the tradeoff if it means points. I really think this could potentially be our best offensive lineup right now, though we may never get a chance to see if that's actually so. You play that lineup and your bigs will rack up fouls, you'll continue to give up layups/dunks as his area (zone) or man will get past him and force them to rotate and chain reaction is going to be bad result for Hoyas against this level of opponent. The warning signs have been there, it's just a matter of Hoyas opponent going up--look at the performances against UCLA/IU/TN/TX and then his performances against Marquette/Pitt. Where some liked what they saw from Moses in a blowout loss-it's because he isn't a member of the rotation so he showed some things that can't be worse then who is playing ahead of him. For DSR to earn time-he's got to knock down jumpshots to counter the amount of points/fouls he's going to give up and cost his teammates. A perfect example was in Marquette game where Hoyas were in the back and forth part of game in 2nd Half and Hopkins picks up a cheap foul on a play where DSR's guy beats him and if he dug down to double when Mikael stepped up to stop the ball, Hoyas get a steal--instead he stands straight up, watches as Marquette player continues to drive and gets shot off/foul on Hopkins. If he just did what you're taught in Junior High School, the Hoyas get a steal and possible hoop and at worse make the player pick the ball up/tie up. Instead it's a foul, 2 FT's for Marquette (lose by 2 and plays like that matter just as much as what was/wasn't done late in game) and a foul on Hopkins who was more effective defending Gardner then anyone else on team that day. Glide, I've seen the kid play since he was a Soph in HS in Indiana. I'm not basing this off a few games into his FR season.
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Post by RDF on Jan 10, 2013 12:31:52 GMT -5
One of the problems with this offense is the guards often don't handle the ball, so of course they won't have or shouldn't have high turnover percentages. I'd be more impressed by those numbers if this was a traditional offense and not the III system of play. Smith Rivera has no reason to turn the ball over. Starks number is more impressive because he's had moments he's had to just create some offense and done pretty well in doing so. We've also not seen a lot of teams pressure Hoyas yet--and when that happens, we can evaluate the guard play relating to turnovers.
Regarding the turnovers and bigs--love to break down the percentage of the turnovers on the predetermined backdoor pass that is a "misread" by the big at high post and just thrown even if teammate doesn't cut to the basket. It's brutal and happens yearly no matter who the big is throwing the pass.
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Post by RDF on Jan 9, 2013 14:49:59 GMT -5
RDF...what can be change at this point that will make a major difference? It's only a slump if you can break out of it... Major change can't take place until after the season and that has to do with changing philosophy on a few things which I discussed in other threads--but primarily, the offense, recruiting, etc....but inseason--he can play different people, make practice more competitive, and just push and play faster over in offense. It might not work--but playing more guys can keep morale up, it'll keep fresher legs for defense (face it--this team is going to have to grind it out to win, so don't act like they are a high powered offensive machine) and really think they need someone who doesn't play to emerge--be it Domingo or Bowen as scorers or Moses/Hayes as a guy who can give minutes (I like Moses here--Hayes is just not ready--and if III stated he needed him to be ready by December and he wasn't--he won't be ready to compete now).
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