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Post by bicentennial on Mar 14, 2009 12:28:23 GMT -5
I liked the first few pages of this alot when posters were trying to use data analysis to figure out what happened to the team. I agree that the doubling up on Monroe stopped and in many games he did not take advantage and he did not dribble in from the high post as he had been doing before the Duke game. I also found GU got fewer favorable calls at the end of games than before Duke so I wonder if Cahill talked to other refs... It is also interesting from the Ken Pom database that Georgetown was among the least "lucky" and least " consistent" teams in the entire nation this year which to me suggests that psyche was important to why Georgetown lost. I don't think we need to over read the benching of Sapp. In several mid season games, including SH he could not score a layup on a fast break. He was in a shooting slump and no matter how much he shot did not show signs of climbing out of it. I wonder if CO Hoya has a way to see if consistency before Duke/after Duke was more average? Hopefully the team gets to play a few more games against middling competition in the NIT or one of the other middle pack conferences. I personally think the NIT which is now owned by the NCAA would be foolish not to include 6 Big East teams from major cities(TV markedt) although St. John's overall record may not allow that...
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Post by bicentennial on Mar 7, 2009 14:46:09 GMT -5
JTII former team 100, Ray and Joey's former team 30; new record for largest winning differential in Big East and GU most inconsistent team ever in college basketball!
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Post by bicentennial on Mar 6, 2009 23:11:44 GMT -5
GoingUP! No where else we would want to go!
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Post by bicentennial on Mar 6, 2009 23:09:01 GMT -5
Game against St. John's different with Austin, Game against Marquette different without James, Game against Nova better in Garden. Agree with hoping for 12/13 then 5 then 4 then Louisville with last game against Pitt who should be number 1 again if we lose to them. Yes I realize I am hallucinating to get through Louisville!
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Post by bicentennial on Mar 6, 2009 22:22:03 GMT -5
Welcome back, looking forward to reading your posts again! Nothing a little holy water, some rosaries and a scapular shouldn't help!
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 27, 2009 23:00:44 GMT -5
Looked at the Ken Pom numbers again. Our of 344 teams in NCAA division 1 Georgetown 336 on luck rating, 344 on consistency and 2 on schedule. By comparison Oregon with number 1 schedule is 150 on luck. Hopefully, lady luck starts smiling on us!
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 27, 2009 22:53:52 GMT -5
I agree that defense is the bigger problem but we have also been unlucky. An interesting article by Gasaway at Basketball Prospectus. KenPom also has us beeing very unlucky. Article at Basketball Prospectus on Luck:
Georgetown (Actual: 5-10; Predicted: 7-8). This month the Hoyas lost consecutive overtime games to Cincinnati and Syracuse. Last Saturday they lost to Marquette by six. By contrast, John Thompson III's team has won five Big East games by an average of 13 points per contest.
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 22, 2009 22:09:36 GMT -5
Pitino's sons future alma mater 64 Pitino's cards 50
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 15, 2009 10:26:34 GMT -5
I like the optimism of the thread but seriously we should win the remaining games except possibly Villanova at Nova! The first in USF who seem to like to upset us though so the one game at a time mantra is never wrong. I predict 6-0 in the remaining games with Villanova in double OT and a run through the BET unless we have to play PITT. If someone else beats PITT we win BET, if not we lose when we meet PITT. I agree after the last 2 seasons when Georgetown got some fair calls in games that the refs are back to changing momentum against GU. Still, Ongenaet got kicked out so at least the refs kept the thugs from committing assault on the court. Pitty the syracuse police havent done the same at parties...
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 9, 2009 23:08:58 GMT -5
I think the assist number is really an issue of a great pass under the basket that goes in is an assist, a great pass that leads to a miss and is picked up by the other team is not. Our lack of rebounding was not important when we were shooting well as there were not a large number of rebounds for the other team to pick up but now that we are shooting poorly it is our achilles heel. Our 5 minute defensive lapses are also a huge concern. I cannot help but wonder if the assistant coach with the hip injury is our shooting coach and if our shots are worse without as much input from him during some of the practices?
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 8, 2009 10:13:10 GMT -5
Agree Sapp harshness seems excessive. Not sure Wright or Freeman doing the job. In hind sight maybe thompson should have benched all the starters except Jesse in overtime and seen if the bench and Sapp could have won the game. 0-8 on field goals in overtime is not good. Failure of Wright and Freeman to rebound is a big part of our teams failure to win. Sapp had 1 rebound in 6 minutes, Clark averaged about 1 rebound ever 5 minutes he played. Both Wright and Freeman averaged less than 1 rebound in more than 15 minutes played. Agree both Wright and Freeman are very talented and a big part of the long term plan at Georgetown but for more than 1 month neither of them has any fire. Sapp seems to have the drive if not the shooting touch of late but I would still rather have Jesse taking the contested 3 than either Wright or Freeman as Sapp has always lived for the desperation shot!
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 4, 2009 20:30:49 GMT -5
Just trying to find some positives and overall our offense did not hum particularly during the last 10 minutes of the game but no one has commented on the defense. In the last five losses our defense was abysmal with opposing teams scoring above their season average. Rutgers scored their season low against us and according to KenPom their offensive efficiency was the lowest of their season even lower than when they played Conneticutt. You may feel this is just a rotten job by Rutgers but I prefer to give the Hoyas and JT3 the benefit of the doubt and proclaim the defense is back. If we can play offense like we did against Marquette and defense like we did against Rutgers the rest of the season we should be great!
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 1, 2009 11:06:34 GMT -5
I agree with those who think this board is too down on the Hoyas. Its just a game and while we are fans and never want our team to lose, it does not help anyone to blast our players and our team. We should be proud of our team. We have no rapists, no attempted murderers and our players will all either graduate or become millionaires. They have played the toughest schedule of any big conference team in the country right now. They have 2 bad road losses, 1 expected home court loss, 1 unexpected but not bad loss at home and 1 expected road loss. They got better in every game we watched in November and December and then against very tough teams every 3-5 days in January they lost their confidence. What I saw against Marquette was a team regaining their confidence in their offense but unable to stop a very good senior dominated offense playing in a sold out home court. It was not as hostile a home court as Cameron and fortunately the refs were not busy changing the outcome of the game but it was still a very tough place to play. The Hoyas have to take 1 game at a time but they should win more than half their remaining regular season games. If their offense keeps clicking and they can spend more time in practice on their defense they could very well win all their remaining games in the regular season. Several of their competition including Marquette and Louisville are about to enter their difficult stretch in tournament play. The exceedingly tough schedule the Hoyas have played should help alot in the Big East Tournament. All our players are healthy, the bench is finding new ways to help in each game and despite a streak of losses, January has taught the Hoyas alot about themselves. Lets be optimistic and stop picking on our very talented coaches and players and be glad a cold January is over and look forward to a bright february on the way to a warm March.
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 1, 2009 10:27:39 GMT -5
Amen!
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 1, 2009 10:23:08 GMT -5
I could not agree more! The hoyas have played through their gauntlet and have come out badly but not terribly. All their remaining top tier games are at home and they have 2 middle tier games on the road at Syracuse and Villanova. While wins and losses are important so is who you beat and lose to. Georgetown has good wins and 2 bad losses. Marquette was not a bad loss. Sagarin, Pomeroy and RPI all agree that Georgetown has played a harder schedule than anyone else in the Big East at this point. Only South Florida and West Virginia have played through the hard parts of their schedules. While it is now true that Georgetown will not be a top 4 team in the Big East, I still believe it likely that they will be at or better than their predicted 7th place. With the exception of 5 minutes near the middle of the 2nd half, Georgetown played with Marquette. With the exception of the Pittsburgh game, Georgetown has always been within striking distance with 5 minutes to go. A little better defense and consistency on offense may be all that is needed and the Hoyas have 1 1/2 months to get that done.
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