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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 16, 2022 19:37:05 GMT -5
Maybe his teams had a good APR? Someone not named Pat Ewing needs to address this failing.
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 16, 2022 19:35:29 GMT -5
Pat is the butt of jokes. Of course, he laughs all the way to the bank. Goodman is such a d@ck. His mocking of Ewing has been earned. Many times over.
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 16, 2022 6:59:34 GMT -5
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 15, 2022 20:15:56 GMT -5
I was reading the story on the front page about the team's APR, and how it compares to the APR of other teams in the Big East, and to other GU athletic teams. Needless to say, it's a very ugly picture. I assume that losing so many players short of graduation is a major contributor to this. Hopefully the team will have some measure of success next year, but the year after that, we may well find ourselves losing scholarships, or suspended from post-season play (yes, I know, we've had so many post-season games the last few years). I hate to point my finger at Ewing yet again, but where does the buck stop on this issue if not with him? It seems like he's failing in every way imaginable. Losing players to transfer and bringing in new players may be the new normal, but being a clear last in the conference in APR cannot be the new normal. If I am misunderstanding something about the APR calculations, please enlighten me. The thing that struck me was how Ewing's teams have been consistently the worst in Big East Basketball in APR, other than the one year St. John's dipped below 950. This isn't a one year thing, and I don't see anyone taking any steps to do anything but make the issue worse by running off Seniors. Pat Ewing’s Georgetown Hoyas - last on the court and last in the classroom.
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 14, 2022 7:12:47 GMT -5
Georgetown, and many of its fans, have already decided that having Pat Ewing as coach is more important than having a good team (and the two are mutually exclusive). So, might as well get used to having this failure on the sidelines indefinitely and get used to bottom of the table teams year after year. This is the Patrick Ewing way and we’re stuck with it.
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 13, 2022 15:04:55 GMT -5
Imagine paying $10,000 to watch a Pat Ewing team play. Talk about having no respect for money. Somebody here was claiming that you will take absolutely any opportunity to take a shot at Ewing. How that person got that impression, I have no idea. It's a target rich environment.
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 13, 2022 11:57:57 GMT -5
Imagine paying $10,000 to watch a Pat Ewing team play. Talk about having no respect for money.
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 7, 2022 6:42:40 GMT -5
Was reading an article with an interesting take that might make this whole process easier. Simply classify AR15s or really any high capacity magazine gun or bump stock modifications a Class 3 firearm and the issue takes care of itself. All class 3 firearms are already subject to licensure, registration and training requirements. Currently applies to machine guns, guns with silencers, sawed off shotguns, etc. just expand it to include these weapons of mass destruction and the problem takes care of itself without having to address any constitutional issues. Handguns are used in the vast majority of violent gun incidents. The problem is not really changed much at all until handguns are strictly regulated (or better, yet, banned entirely).
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 6, 2022 11:10:53 GMT -5
I’m surprised someone so old would still be a D1 prospect.
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 5, 2022 15:36:11 GMT -5
We’ll definitely be better off with whatever MEAC or Big South guy transfers in a couple years.
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 4, 2022 16:17:48 GMT -5
Following that logic then wouldn’t it be worse for the person who discovered it and intentionally spread the news and for Hilltop Hoops to intentionally repost it instead of alerting Vernon to take it down? Why would any of that be the responsibility of Hilltop Hoops or any sort of media or Twitter poster? If you let things leak or step on a rake by putting things out by accident, that's on you. This is a potential headache for the program - Hilltop Hoops doesn't have to deal with Jordan Riley's people after finding out he's considered the fourth string option. The coaches do, and there's a coach in that picture that theoretically could have stopped this from being posted. If there is a detail that can be missed, Patrick Ewing will find it.
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Post by hoya9797 on Jun 2, 2022 11:29:39 GMT -5
Didn’t this boat sail days ago when he signed with an agent? Not that this mattered in Aminu's case, but you can sign with an agent and retain your college eligibility. This is only true if the agent is certified by the NCAA. Mohammed’s agent is not on the NCAA approved list so he was gone the minute he signed.
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Post by hoya9797 on May 31, 2022 17:22:44 GMT -5
Nickelberry should be handed the defensive keys. The plan was to get another assistant coach, but it didn't work out again for Pat/Ronny. My concern is that he's also the Recruiting Coordinator. With the new transfer rules, the recruiting market has multiplied, which makes it harder to cover. Do we want him concentrating on recruiting or coaching defense? You’re not alone in thinking this, but I’m not sure where the notion that Nickelberry could fix the defense is coming from. He had more sub-300 defenses at Howard than he did top-200. Talent disparity is obviously a thing but he has no track record for coaching defense. Not being Pat Ewing seems to be his main qualification. And, to be fair, that's a big deal.
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Post by hoya9797 on May 31, 2022 16:49:44 GMT -5
Maybe he'll be the first guy to hold the head coach accountable. It's long overdue and since he'll only be here a year, he's got little to lose.
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Post by hoya9797 on May 31, 2022 11:58:12 GMT -5
Murray was a top 100 recruit out of high school, and that athleticism was evident. He is also a very smart player - to his own detriment at times. Against Tennessee, he became openly frustrated with his teammates, and he needs to do a better job controlling his body language. At one point, Murray motioned with annoyance that his teammate took a three-pointer while double-covered when an extra pass would have given Murray an open look in the corner. While he was right, it’s not a good look to be frustrated when your teammate hits the contested look instead of passing to you. This was also apparent on defense, where he would openly show annoyance when he teammates missed assignments. www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2022/5/29/23145160/transfer-profile-brandon-murray-sec-all-freshman-starHe’s going to love it here.
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Post by hoya9797 on May 30, 2022 18:51:06 GMT -5
Pivoting to the team we hope to see this fall -- is anyone else secretly -- or openly -- hoping and praying that PE and the coaches are seeing what the Celtics are doing, taking notes, and devising ways to run offenses and defenses like that? Listening to sports radio out of Boston today, the way they describe the Celtic defense is what we all would love to hear about our own Hoya defense: energized, intense, aggressive, quick, unrelenting. That wouldn't be far from how Big John would have described his defenses, don't you think? Just saying that this is NBA ball and that's what PE would like to see on the floor from his players. But it's not just run and gun -- the Celtics ran set plays regularly throughout these playoff games and everyone has known his role. (The sports guys did note that they --the Celts -- were not playing that way earlier in the year but has evolved into what we now see). Main point is that the team raised its game to elite NBA status when the defense brought it up a couple of notches. Of course, the offense can go, go go in transition but they definitely have set plays and know how to run them effectively. Wasn't Big John's philosophy in part to generate your offense out of a tough, gnarly defense? Well, look no further. Grab your notebooks, coaches, and watch how it's done. Hoya Saxa! If Ewing were capable of any of this, he probably would have made some progress in his NBA coaching career and would not have been such a failure as a college coach. This is what he is.
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Post by hoya9797 on May 28, 2022 11:33:32 GMT -5
IMO there is no need to diminish Dante’s MVP award to conclude that last year’s Dante is not good enough to be a starting point guard on a winning team in the BE. Hopefully he make a Sims-like leap this year. Yea, I dunno. I spent much of last year screaming "SHOOT THE $&$&^ BALL!!" at my TV, or at the court, if I was there. The utter lack of players who could identify an open shot, let alone be willing to take it and perhaps even make it, was, imo, the greatest flaw of last year's team. Whether it was an Aminu kamikaze attack past ten open looks into a scrum of pleasantly surprised defenders, or Kaiden or Don passing up an open jumper or drive to the elbow for a 12 footer that, while maybe not an ideal option on other teams they had played on, was the only thing we had, because no one on our front line could pull the trifecta of getting position, catching an entry pass, and going strong to the rack, this team was hell on earth for a point guard. Dante's famous "usage" and legendary lack of "efficiency" last year, again, in my not so humble opinion, are not at all an indictment of him as a player, or an indication that his previous year was some kind of fluke. Two entirely different teams, and I obviously get pretty frustrated and act like a whiny child having to address this issue over and over again. Of course, I don't really have to address it, other than to prove that I am as pathetic as any other poster on HoyaTalk. I will put my lack of a life up against anyone around here, you best believe. Ahem There were some injuries, covid breaks, inexperience and blah blah blah fueling last year's failure to launch. And, oh yea, I've got 97 and boya here with me, and they insist that I point out that Coach Ewing didn't exactly earn many votes for the "Bob Knight Offensive Coach of the Year" award, and that is eminently fair to point out. Though, I really do think the team well could have won some conference games had we gotten to where we where as a team in mid-February 6 or so weeks earlier. Not that we were in any danger of making anyone think of Bob Knight, except maybe in the "I'm gonna throw this &^&$^%^ chair as far as I can" way of thinking of Coach Knight, cuz well, you know... Anyway, it will be interesting to see where the Dante "bar" is this year. While I do tend to spend inordinate amounts of time trying to defend him against what I think are absurd attacks, especially those trying to compare his great success as a Freshman to a lucky day with the bat on an opening day in a baseball season, I do not know what next year holds for Dante and his competition for minutes. I think some folks get lost in the weeds with their statistical analysis, and take for granted Dante's ability to handle pressure bringing the ball up court, as well as his ability to stay in the face of the opponent's main ball handler. That said, it would appear that if Primo or Jay or one of our other numerous new ball handlers can check those boxes near as well, or as well as Dante, he could well be a backup next year, perhaps even a lightly used bench player. I gotta tell you, I seriously doubt that will be the case, with the caveat that, man, if these guys are that good, well, that would be one of those good problems. Furthermore, I am really really hoping that we intend to use our apparent depth to play old-school 94 x 50 40 minutes of contesting every molecule of the court get in your face and wear you the ^$&^$ out kind of ball that was once the promise of the Ewing era. Can I get a LETS GO HOYAS!!!! ? In his freshman year that was, as you describe it “a great success,” he was less efficient and most of his stats were worse than in his sophomore year. The only place he was better as a freshman was free throw shooting. He’s a below average player who has shown some improvement year over year and, as a upperclassman, should improve to become an perfectly average player.
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Post by hoya9797 on May 27, 2022 12:51:57 GMT -5
Apparently, bad people with guns and body armor can only be stopped by good people with guns and body armor organized into a specialized tactical attack unit. How long did it take trained professionals to neutralize a lone 18-year old gunman? I suppose teachers just need additional training for firearm and body armor use along with defensive tactical protocols. Maybe an afternoon during the summer is enough along with their compulsory training for diversity, equality, and inclusion? Arm the teachers? Why not arm the students? But let's be reasonable here - only the students who are 18 years and older should be allowed to carry firearms to school. We are not that gun crazy! The youngers ones shouldn't be allowed to - yet. How about this plan?
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Post by hoya9797 on May 27, 2022 7:38:45 GMT -5
Who was harassing YaBoy?
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Post by hoya9797 on May 26, 2022 17:22:37 GMT -5
I just seriously struggle to see how knowledgeable, or even casual college basketball fans put more stock in that than actual statistical and visual evaluation over a two year period. Mind boggling. You are making some very poor assumptions
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