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Post by HoyaChris on Jul 5, 2018 9:50:07 GMT -5
For those who never got a chance to see Big Sky Shelton play, you can get a sense of his unbelievable quickness off the floor from this video.
Also, the injury to Tom Skates was a big deal. While we were able to beat Syracuse without him to advance to the NCAA, we really missed him against star Rutgers center James Bailey in the NCAA game. Painfully, the East Regional Final Four was Rutgers, Penn (who we had beaten at their place), St John's (who we had beaten at their place) and Syracuse (who we had beaten at a neutral site.)
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Post by HoyaChris on Jul 5, 2018 8:20:39 GMT -5
Interesting stat from NBA Advanced Stats" which explains why Jeff got so much time last year. "After perennially falling short of the high expectations he generated as a high-paid starter throughout his career, Green thrived last season as a role player making the veteran's minimum with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers had a plus-4.1 net rating with Green on the court, per NBA Advanced Stats, and were outscored by 1.6 points per 100 possessions with him on the bench. Green's production in place of the injured Kevin Love during Games 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference finals were crucial in Cleveland returning to the NBA Finals." www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23975397/nba-free-agency-rating-latest-moves-deals-contracts
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Post by HoyaChris on May 8, 2018 19:01:50 GMT -5
I just do not understand the view that Mac can't catch and shoot like a quality two. Watching him in person before the Iverson game he hit 85% of his 3 point shots which were all essentially three point catch and shoot shots. He made the semis in the three point shooting contest.
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Post by HoyaChris on Apr 24, 2018 19:41:05 GMT -5
Malinowski has already played 3 full seasons at W&M - can't see how he could possibly get more than one more college season Trey has already played in 3 seasons too - but he played only 8 BE minutes total in his frosh and jr. seasons. Maybe they can get some kind of waiver, for another year, although I don't recall any injury limiting his playing time in either of those seasons. So it does not seem likely that either Malinowski or Mourning can play beyond the 18-19 season. I understood it as he meant "this year" as the 2017-2018 school year. That is what I meant.
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Post by HoyaChris on Apr 24, 2018 16:40:37 GMT -5
This is what I believe the situation to be.
Malinowski is on scholarship this year and next year - I have very good information on this topic.
Mourning is on scholarship this year.
Because Mourning never took an official visit, he can (his dad can) pay his own way and remain on the team next year without being counted as a scholarship player.
Thus we have one scholarship remaining.
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Post by HoyaChris on Apr 22, 2018 7:11:50 GMT -5
Unless there is a late-signing 2018 PG recruit who deserves it, the 40 minutes of playing time at PG should go to Mac and James. I don't want to see Jagan or anyone else there unless both of them are in foul trouble. They are that good. To be clear, they'll get minutes at the 2 too when they're playing together. If they both start there will be gaps of time in which both will be on the bench at the same time. I don't think that that is necessarily true. Look at Houston right now where both James Harden and Chris Paul start and one of the two is on the court for any minute that matters. If they both start and got 28 minutes a game, the minutes could be Akinjo with 28 at the one, Mac with 12 at the 1 and 16 at the two, Blair with 20 at the two and somebody else with 4 minutes at the 2.
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Post by HoyaChris on Apr 22, 2018 2:56:52 GMT -5
I watched the game from right behind the bench. My thoughts: Mac absolutely belonged on the floor with the high 4 stars and 5 stars. He has an ultra quick first step and elite finishing skills, even through contact. When he faces up from 3 he is money. Of the eleven threes I saw him take in warm up he made 9. I think he was 2-5 from three in the game, although 2 of the 5 attempts were ridiculous. In addition to the two threes, he got his 20 points on a drive from the right elbow, a drive from the left elbow, a lob dunk, 2 tip offensive rebounds among the big people, a heady offensive rebound and putback and an uncontested dunk at the end of the game when the crowd - and his fellow players - wanted to see the show. His middle name is not "Floor Balance." If he was behind the play on defense, he did not make a lot of effort to get back in the play, and he overplayed passing lanes a couple times in the first half and seemed surprised when he got beat to the ball. He played strong fundamental defense though, against Quinerly (who is going to Nova) in particular. If he is partially beat , he uses his leapoing ability to contest without fouling. This may seem like a wierd thing to say, but my sense is that he could be in better shape. He seemed a little gassed at times, and is not as cut as i would expect him to be by the start of his sophomore year Mac played tremendously given the pressure that surrounded him. He led his team in scoring without using up a ton of possessions - remember that three of his baskets were on putbacks or tips - he passed very well and he did it while the world kept asking him for an autograph or an interview. He will definitely start and he will average in double figures next year. Some further thoughts. When I said that Mac would start, I meant that he would start at the 2. He is absolutely a good enough shooter - he might be a great - to play the position and the threat of the lob off of a backscreen will be terrifying to defenders. When Akinjo comes out, Mac will be the point guard. Putting aside the highlight reel between-the-legs dunks, the ease and speed in which he elevates in the normal run of play is truly phenomenal to watch. I mentioned the three baskets on offensive rebounds, but the one that got away would have broken the internet. Late in the first half he snuck in off of the weakside in traffic for what would have been a bring down the house putback dunk, but one of the other uber-athletes on the floor just got a finger on it. His leaping ability reminds me not so much of A.I.'s explosiveness but rather of Big Sky Shelton's "I am still going up while you are going down" style of play.
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Post by HoyaChris on Apr 21, 2018 20:56:42 GMT -5
I watched the game from right behind the bench. My thoughts:
Mac absolutely belonged on the floor with the high 4 stars and 5 stars. He has an ultra quick first step and elite finishing skills, even through contact. When he faces up from 3 he is money. Of the eleven threes I saw him take in warm up he made 9. I think he was 2-5 from three in the game, although 2 of the 5 attempts were ridiculous.
In addition to the two threes, he got his 20 points on a drive from the right elbow, a drive from the left elbow, a lob dunk, 2 tip offensive rebounds among the big people, a heady offensive rebound and putback and an uncontested dunk at the end of the game when the crowd - and his fellow players - wanted to see the show.
His middle name is not "Floor Balance." If he was behind the play on defense, he did not make a lot of effort to get back in the play, and he overplayed passing lanes a couple times in the first half and seemed surprised when he got beat to the ball. He played strong fundamental defense though, against Quinerly (who is going to Nova) in particular. If he is partially beat , he uses his leapoing ability to contest without fouling.
This may seem like a wierd thing to say, but my sense is that he could be in better shape. He seemed a little gassed at times, and is not as cut as i would expect him to be by the start of his sophomore year
Mac played tremendously given the pressure that surrounded him. He led his team in scoring without using up a ton of possessions - remember that three of his baskets were on putbacks or tips - he passed very well and he did it while the world kept asking him for an autograph or an interview.
He will definitely start and he will average in double figures next year.
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Post by HoyaChris on Apr 10, 2018 15:46:44 GMT -5
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Post by HoyaChris on Mar 9, 2018 20:12:27 GMT -5
Its important that he be able to finish and score at the next level, but equally important that he be able to penetrate, draw the defender, and dish to a teammate for an easy score...that may turn out to be even more important than his dunkability... Of course it's more important than dunking the ball. Running the point is! This is point guard play!!! Glide, will you be live blogging the game?
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Post by HoyaChris on Mar 6, 2018 19:34:03 GMT -5
Glide - thanks for the updates.
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Post by HoyaChris on Mar 6, 2018 18:26:58 GMT -5
Living in the Midwest is no excuse. Since Graduation I have lived in Chicago, Detroit, St Louis and Dallas. I am always gratified when my elders can still rise to the bait. Still, you will always have closing Manley.
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Post by HoyaChris on Mar 6, 2018 14:33:10 GMT -5
The Mighty Quinn looks like it will keep me away for Wednesday night, but plan on being shoveled out by 7am For a Guinness at the Cafe by 11 come rain snow win or lose 37/38. I am on the same schedule, though for different reasons on Wed night, but my attendance record pales in comparison. Living in the Midwest for the first 7 years out of college will do that to you. Living in the Midwest is no excuse. Since Graduation I have lived in Chicago, Detroit, St Louis and Dallas.
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Post by HoyaChris on Mar 6, 2018 13:08:18 GMT -5
Will be there to go 37/39.
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Post by HoyaChris on Feb 26, 2018 20:32:04 GMT -5
Both Marcus fouls questionable. Second foul started with a clear two hand push from Hauser.
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Post by HoyaChris on Feb 26, 2018 19:59:52 GMT -5
On the bright side, before this year Andrew Rowsey had been the closest challenger to the AI season record that Mac McClung just broke.
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Post by HoyaChris on Feb 17, 2018 17:29:57 GMT -5
Can we start with Mac has literally 15+ offers better than Radford? DFW probably should have picked a YouTube sensation who failed at a high major rather than a one-trick pony in the Big South for the oh so cautionary tale. My caution is that high points producers in HS don't always have a similar impact in college. For all his records, Caleb Tanner clearly is not an impact player at Radford. Below are the Georgetown players since 1978 with the highest points per game average as a high school seniors. Some were immediate impacts, others less so: 1. David Edwards (41 ppg) 2. L.J. Peak (38.0) 3. Jerry Nichols (34.1) 4. Victor Page (33.1) 5. Kayode Vann (32.0) 6. Allen Iverson (31.6) 7. Horace Broadnax (31.0) 8. Michael Tate (30.5) 9. Chris Wright (30.5) 10. Perry McDonald (29.2) 11. Dajuan Summers (29.2) 12. David Blue (29.0) I'd take the average freshman performance of that group in a heartbeat. How do you even have this information? Kayode Vann with a 32 ppg average? Hopefully not at Gate City.
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Post by HoyaChris on Feb 16, 2018 7:37:20 GMT -5
Not positive about this, but I believe that Mac went into last night 154 points behind AI's single season Virginia scoring record. With 37 last night, he would now be 117 behind.
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Post by HoyaChris on Feb 13, 2018 19:03:05 GMT -5
Terrible, terrible call
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Post by HoyaChris on Feb 11, 2018 16:41:53 GMT -5
Pickett's Charge 80 Picket Fence 72
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