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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 14, 2024 11:22:13 GMT -5
Brando mentioned that Cooley was surprised that portal kids were looking for established winners. That seemed like a plant of sorts based on their dinner from the night before. Maybe they're thinking this is more of a rebuild then they thought. If so, it makes it even more important to retain and grow the young guys we got last cycle.
Winning will cure a lot of things. We obviously need to overpay a few kids and sell them on the vision for 24/25. Yes I feel like the recruiting is miles better but 2 of those 5 had committed to Providence first (fielder, mulready). I'm depressed.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 14, 2024 11:03:24 GMT -5
I just want some continuity. I get that guys will come & go but cheering on a brand new group of guys every year is getting old. I like Fielder & Brumbaugh for growth and I think Epps, Styles & Cook can all excel in different roles. I don't think anyone can look at this year and think that they don't need to greatly improve. If any of these kids is satisfied, they probably aren't the right kids.
The only other thing I could see is if a kid just didn't like the system or school after having been in it for a year or if they felt they weren't up to the level of competition and need to transfer down (I don't know anybody playing competitive sports who would view things this way but you never know). Looking forward to some good news hopefully in the weeks and months ahead.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 13, 2024 12:25:41 GMT -5
Dual & Hopkins would be really funny. Dual seems like he needs a lot of work which is to be expected for a freshman. Does he realize it though?
If Terrance Williams came full circle that would be an interesting twist.
I think we need a big guard who can defend and a few more big bodies with seasoning. It's going to be really interesting these next few months. We need some cohesion with the returning group (Brumbaugh, Fielder, Styles, Epps & Cook) coupled with a few hits on the waiver wire and for some freshman that are ready to roll day one. Kenner is going to be fun!
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 13, 2024 11:37:11 GMT -5
Looking at Miami, they won the portal the past few years. Omier, Pack & Cleveland just delivered a 15-17 regular season and 6-14 in a weak conference. Portal success is harder then it looks. They also went to the final four last season Touche
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 13, 2024 8:25:30 GMT -5
Play some D, win the game. It's that simple.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 13, 2024 8:24:27 GMT -5
Looking at Miami, they won the portal the past few years. Omier, Pack & Cleveland just delivered a 15-17 regular season and 6-14 in a weak conference. Portal success is harder then it looks.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 12, 2024 9:53:59 GMT -5
Good for him. Cooley started the season with 5 walk-ons and has 2 left. The way Cooley coached this season does not bode well for the 9th to 13th players on the bench seeing the court regularly during the season, never mind walk-ons. I think that for any successful program, the 11th, 12th and 13th players on the roster are not likely to see much game time. That is why a lot of programs leave at least one scholarship open in case a late transfer situation becomes available. I think Cooley would like to play a 10 man rotation if he feels he has the quality depth to play that many guys. I don't think he and the staff felt they could go deeper than 8 guys for this season. Hopefully next year will be different. 100%. If there was ever a year to not play guys 9 & up, this was it. Those kids are for practice, development, foul trouble depth and possibly injury/sickness reasons. If you think Montgomery, Kazor, Asadallah or even Bacote/Mutombo were going to change the trajectory of this season, you're delusional.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 11, 2024 9:07:01 GMT -5
After Providence at our place, it would be really nice to beat them. If we turn things around and they bottom out, I am going to be pretty happy to see it happen.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 7, 2024 14:39:19 GMT -5
Dude, that is like the Price is Right one dollar bet.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 7, 2024 11:54:08 GMT -5
St. Johns 82 Hoyas 83
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 7, 2024 10:29:27 GMT -5
I don't know how to feel about this one but he could be a great 4 for us and we went after him last year but even for me what he is pulling by sitting out just waiting to transfer is rubbing me the wrong way and that's George Mason's Keyshawn Hall. He basically is sitting out the rest of the season waiting to portal up. I hope we aren't involved here. I won't be terribly interested in any portals PPG average. I don't think that is our issue. We need complete and complimentary players to what we are already building. There is a long way to go to get too excited about any one kid until the ink is dry and the kid is playing in Kenner (and is a one and done NBA lock per Kenner nuts).
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 7, 2024 10:27:22 GMT -5
We could get two cracks at ST. Johns in under a week. I feel like Xavier & Providence are our two best non-Depaul big east match ups. Maybe we can steal one as it would make for good entertainment.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 7, 2024 10:24:50 GMT -5
My inner Nelson Muntz is thrilled! Now get going on making Cap One a better environment and let's start winning.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 6, 2024 10:59:40 GMT -5
SS, did you go? Given that you go to most games, which would you say is the best travel opposing fan base? Worst? Yes, in my usual Section 101 seats. Best travel fans from opposition is UConn IMHO. Creighton and even SJU (relative to the storied history between the teams) the worst. Went to every home game last year as well as this year. Total Cap One conference victories: 4 in two years. Ugh. Will Coach Cooley send me another autographed basketball?? I didn't get a ball and I was there. I got 5 people to fill our 9 seats. The guy holding the Friars license plate in my section (VA plates) was insufferable. His wife kept grabbing him. Who brings a license plate to a game? We had Provy fans behind us too who were frankly pretty knowledgeable about their program & players. Not overly angry individges but there are a lot of them in that fan base. They are the scorned lovers. The ex spouses who were cheated on. They are taking this to the grave and won't change their stripes anytime soon. It is going to make it really fun when we are consistently beating them again and they are an afterthought.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 6, 2024 10:54:48 GMT -5
I wouldn't have a problem with that comment if Cooley said, "has the potential to be". His shot selection is bad. His % stinks. His ballhandling mistakes in the open court are daggers. I also don't like the lack of accountability at times. Last night he overthrew a pass to Fielder and blamed Fielder. It was 100% on him. Even if it wasn't on him, I would like a leader to say My Bad and keep the freshmen engaged. It's just not winning basketball. If he commits to D and becomes a better distributor, the sky is the limit. The step over Carter double Tech was dumb. Act like you've been there! You get the And 1 which was awesome and then you screw it up with a dumb ass play. We are a thin team. You can't pick up dumb fouls that way and it shows a lack of maturity in his game.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 5, 2024 11:25:38 GMT -5
"In the post-game press conference after Xavier, Cooley was asked, “What is the answer to [fixing the defense] ... ” and he flatly replied “Recruiting.” It’s disappointing to think that personnel is the driving factor for defensive failings—be it mental, physical, and/or team-chemistry limitations—but with two games left, this is where we are. There’s simply no use in criticizing the staff for coming up shorthanded in building this roster. Hopefully they learned their lesson with purposefully leaving scholarships empty. Cooley likened the defense on Saturday night to “old ass men” trying to guard out there, and he’s not wrong. But can such a defense be turned around before November? Adding a rim protector (or two) would go a long way. Cooley’s defensive plan appears to funnel the action to the basket, but no one is available to help. The current forwards/centers do not have the size to block shots or force adjustments consistently, and that’s being kind. I’m sure Ed Cooley would agree that the required physicality is lacking. But one man does not maketh a defense. Adding a freshman center can’t flip the switch on this 329th ranked defense. Other defensive-minded-high-basketball-IQ players need to be added—if they even exist in a transfer portal situation often filled with many spotlight-driven players. But roster spots may need to open up if “recruiting” is really the only answer to fortifying the defensive end." www.casualhoya.com/2024/3/5/24090288/links-can-georgetown-spoil-someone-elses-season-for-once-hoyas-providence-st-johns-cooley-englishI'm not sure we need more then four spots. Massoud & Heath are two of our weakest defenders. I knew the X game was over when Styles fouled out. Mutombo & Bristol's spots are two more that can be used. Bristol busts his ass but I would think any big bodies we can get there will help. It seems like every team in the BE has four to five big bodies they can bring in and this year we have 1 in Cook. If McKenna & Fielder add weight and Mulready is the big bodied guard who can lock someone up, that adds immensely to what we are trying to do. Throw in four free agents and we can compete. That is the minimum bar.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 5, 2024 10:04:18 GMT -5
He is going to be a key piece next year. If relied on to do less, I think he can shine even more.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 4, 2024 15:33:14 GMT -5
One word of caution. People loved our Spears/Murray/Akok portal class. West Virginia were portal darlings last year and they are at the bottom of the Big 12.
I think Ed is building it correctly. We have four for next year and a four man recruiting class (McKenna is the forgotten man due to his timing). Add four complimentary pieces and we have something. You can bring in a bunch of alphas and expect it to work.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 4, 2024 9:44:51 GMT -5
Providence 87, Hoyas 88
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 4, 2024 9:44:24 GMT -5
Know we’re hoping for opposite results, but just hoping for an entertaining game Entertaining game! Entertaining game!!! I'm with your Raleigh. Xavier was disappointing but a fun watch until the last three minutes. Losing tendencies come out when the game gets tight.
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