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Post by JohnnyJones on Nov 25, 2016 23:32:53 GMT -5
That had to be the biggest mystery in college Bball. In 2009, we had 3 McDs in Monroe, Freeman, and Wright, and 1 Jordan Classic in Summers, and we don't even make NCAAs tournament. I could not think of any other programs top off my head, in which had such a poopy result with such a stacked roster. Finally, something we can agree on. The 2009 team was a bit weird. On paper, it was a pretty solid team, but in practice things just never meshed or came together. The 2010 team was actually excellent and arguably JT3's third best team ever (after 2007 and 2008), at least on paper. It's unfortunate that team blew it against Ohio State. I really think that team was talented enough to go far in the NCAA tournament. A few years back in 2013, Kentucky had a pretty good roster on paper and missed the tournament too. There are just some years where things don't mesh, even if a good roster is in place. I think that's what happened in 2009 for us, and Kentucky in 2013. That's not where we find ourselves this year, though. The 2009 and 2010 rosters had a lot more talent than this year's. Agree 100% with all of this. 2009 was one of the most painful CBB seasons ever for me. I think the biggest highlight of that year was a tremendous win at UConn in very late December 2008.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Nov 25, 2016 23:26:46 GMT -5
The Coach, who many here apparently believe is completely unaware of most everything, repeatedly said he was worried about the tough early schedule for this team. Perhaps he is more in tune with his team than given credit for. That said, difficult to turn down early season schedule opportunities in high profile games/tournaments for all sorts of reasons. If this team and coaching staff can turn this into positive development it will have been worthwhile. Even Hall of Fame coaches end up in this spot: Oh god, please. One of the worst things that could come out of this mess is a reversion to the JT II scheduling approach. And, despite your intentions, I confess I had the same LOL reaction to comparing (or in any way making an analogy / parallel) to us and Michigan State / Tom Izzo. Sorry.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Nov 23, 2016 0:20:14 GMT -5
Start Hayes! I think we have the game away in the first 2 minutes of the 2nd half with Govan in the game. He couldn't grab a board if his life depended on it and was playing matador defense as Wisconsin repeatedly drove the ball at him. Rodney does a decent job on the boards, but its going to have to be a team effort and a point of emphasis. I agree with this regarding the first few minutes of the 2nd half. Starting Govan and Copeland in the 2nd half cost us any chance we had of winning this game.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Nov 22, 2016 0:48:21 GMT -5
The article wasn't bad at all Tas.. I didn't say it was bad. Just very superficial which is par for the course in terms of how they cover the BE. Which leads to Etomic's post. Of course we control our own destiny. ESPN is going to continue to lose viewership and they'll grasp at whatever they can and harm whomever they can to support a slowly dying business model. It's a crucial time for the BE and Georgetown in the sense that the media landscape is changing and a la carte programming is coming as much as the WWL wants that to not be the case. We need to, at minimum, stay competitive and newsworthy even for a network that wants to not have us covered at all. It's up to us to do that on our own. Coaches, players, administration. All hands on deck. I can't imagine the real fragmentation taking more than a decade. At first I thought your initial post was a joke, but now I see you are being serious. What exactly is your objection? The article was pretty much spot on. I actually thought it was a positive article, considering what could be written about us recently. Superficial? What are you talking about?
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Post by JohnnyJones on Nov 21, 2016 19:41:22 GMT -5
People are saying terrible coaching? I think coaching saved us today down the stretch. This team has zero leadership. it is quite evident now. Nobody on the court who is a calming influence. Rodney Pryor is not one, i know the guys said that in the offseason but he is panicking on the big stage. that turnover when he attempted to dribble thru the whole team that is not coaching ,thats a guy panicking. JT3 drew up some things to make some easier decisions to inbound the ball. There was actually one really nice inbound play that went to LJ (not the last play - I think the one before that). We sets some screens and he found himself wide open on one side of the court able to bring it across without any pressure. I thought other than the one horrible turnover Tre Campbell had a pretty good 2nd half.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Nov 21, 2016 18:16:49 GMT -5
Get Copeland out of the game!!!!! Yes. Please. My god.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Nov 19, 2016 15:13:11 GMT -5
There's some chatter in Casual/Ben standing news article on his situation. Might explain something sin terms if the teams performance last night. That story on Casual is pretty cryptic, any insights into what is behind that? Which story are you guys referring to? The one about Cameron or is there something more recent?
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Post by JohnnyJones on Nov 13, 2016 0:21:12 GMT -5
I believe the guys genuinely like and admire B. for his perseverance and his support of his teammates. I think the staff is aware of this when they choose the captain. Do we know that the staff chooses the captain(s)? Is it possible the players on the team pick/vote? I don't know, but I think on some teams that is how it works. Of course DFW has a great page with all of the captains throughout Gtown Basketball history. It seems we have a long history of having captains that were often not the best, most talented, biggest name players on the team, a history that included some pretty successful years. I think seniority, and I suspect other intangibles, are a bigger factor in the selection. I personally am of the view that the head coach, coaching staff and/or players on the team are better positioned to make that selection than the fans - notwithstanding how smart we are or gracefully we fly. In 2000, our Captains were Rhese Gibson and Jameel Watkins. I got a good laugh at that, which anyone old enough to be following the team back then will surely appreciate.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Oct 19, 2016 18:24:59 GMT -5
You know you're getting old when the parents of the recruits appear to be younger than me. Was thinking the same thing
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Post by JohnnyJones on Oct 3, 2016 23:16:10 GMT -5
Agree with all - thanks so much to DFW for setting this site up and maintaining it all of these years. It has been such a great resource and community for Hoya fans. I will never forget how excited I was when I discovered HoyaTalk during the 98-99 season. Thanks again!
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 24, 2016 23:52:53 GMT -5
The entire University of Kentucky team, including the walk ons, are submitting their names to the NBA draft. Under new NCAA rules, a player may submit his name for the draft, and then withdraw within 10 days after the NBA combine. No reason for a player not to submit his name to see if he gets an invite to the combine. Are we still waiting on the major news?
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 18, 2016 20:55:35 GMT -5
Anyone have a link to a site that keeps a running tab of records in the tournament by conference. It must be out there, but cant find it - and too lazy to work my way through the bracket to figure it out. I know the Big East is 3-1, working on 4-1!
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 17, 2016 23:59:11 GMT -5
He does have 7 assists, but you'd think at some point he'd focus more on getting his teammates the ball than continuing to take/miss shots. The Hall has no answer for Sabonis inside. What a difference 5 days makes. This is like a different team. Nice job by Gonzaga with the zone. SH looked lost.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 15, 2016 22:14:50 GMT -5
The first 10 minutes of this broadcast has been devoted to the 2013 FGCU run. Why am I still watching? They replayed it again at halftime of the 2nd game. I hope they get blown out by 50 Thursday. I cant bear to watch the 2013 highlights through the weekend.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 14, 2016 13:47:36 GMT -5
Did I miss some news prior to this news (which is great of course) - suggesting that LJ (and Isaac?) were considering going pro after this year? I am just surprised by the reactions, which suggest there was real worry of that. Maybe I missed something (and I am surely no NBA scout), but I was not really worried at all that any player on our roster this year was going to be playing (or attempting to play) in the NBA next year. No just board/fan anxiety after a tough year... Understand completely, thanks. Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 14, 2016 13:40:15 GMT -5
Did I miss some news prior to this news (which is great of course) - suggesting that LJ (and Isaac?) were considering going pro after this year? I am just surprised by the reactions, which suggest there was real worry of that. Maybe I missed something (and I am surely no NBA scout), but I was not really worried at all that any player on our roster this year was going to be playing (or attempting to play) in the NBA next year.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 14, 2016 11:25:35 GMT -5
Well, that settles it. In the words of JFK, "Ich bin ein Flyer!" The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 12, 2016 23:19:22 GMT -5
Gus Johnson must have gone into near earth orbit on some of Whitehead's moves. Gus was definitely selling. A little too heavy on the "Big Smoove" moaning every time Jenkins made a hoop, but otherwise well done. Jimmy Jackson was actually surprisingly good. Donny Marshall, despite his poor education, is excellent in the 'studio' role - a skill he honed doing Celtics broadcast pre- and post-games. You can tell he loves the Big East tournament as only a former Big East player can. Spot on for all of this - in particular Jimmy Jackson.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 12, 2016 16:02:11 GMT -5
It's true, he did text me. The kid's talented for sure - interesting that he apparently only had offers from Ridar, Stony Brook and Iowa. Also interesting that he chose SB if he had an offer from Iowa. I think that said he was the Am East Player of the Year the last 3 years. Reminded me a little of Sweetney, with really good hands and footwork. A beast around the basket.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 12, 2016 13:59:28 GMT -5
We aren't having "fun" because we aren't winning. It's not the other way around. DSR pulled up for threes and took quick shots in all sorts of situations. Ike takes quick contested shots all the time. For that matter, so does Tre (to the chagrin of most here). We "enjoy" LJ because he is very successful doing what he does. None of this has anything to do with the demeanor of the coach. This year, we ran PNR and spread the court for dribble-drives and kicks just like everyone else. We simply didn't have the players to execute. Exactly. I seem to recall the players smiling and having fun when we beat Wisconsin, Syracuse, Xavier. But that does not fit the agenda, so we pretend it wasn't so. We clearly need a coach that screams and jumps and gestures for 40 minutes. That has worked wonders for Buzz Williams and Wojo and Bobby Gonzalez. It is the only thing keeping us from another Final Four! I am not sure why you feel the need to fight / defend everything. It is ok to accept the fact that we show very little emotion to the point where it is weird and can't be viewed as a positive. Several season ticket holders were commenting a few weeks ago how noticeable it is at home games. I remember early during the Nova game DSR made a contested shot in the lane and was pounding his chest while running back down court and it was noticeable (and made me so happy) because it is so damn rare this year. I am not suggesting it is why we sucked so bad this year, but the lack of emotion was so extreme this year that in my opinion it was evidence that maybe some of the personality rumors swirling back in December had some truth to them.
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