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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 16, 2015 1:19:41 GMT -5
I'm shocked. A 4 seed? Huh? I think it took us all by surprise ...but at the end of the day, our win against nova was one of the 5 best wins of the year, we played wisc very tough, we had a great SOS, and we finished 2nd in the 2nd best conference in the country. Finally, try to pick 16 teams that you'd seed higher and it's tough to do. I suppose maybe there is an argument that our win against Nova was the best win of any in the field this year since the top two overall seeds only had 1 loss to a team in the field? But many would probably argue some of the road wins over the next few teams is more impressive, so top 5 is probably right.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 16, 2015 1:14:14 GMT -5
MOD NOTE: professorhoya and eagle54, that is EIGHT back and forth posts in a row that have pretty much ZERO to do with the basketball discussion in the thread. Everyone here gets that the two of you have different takes on aspects of the program. Enough; nobody here wants to read it. This board has room for discussion of differing viewpoints. Take the personal bickering to PM, because any more of it in this thread or elsewhere will be deleted. Dang, you guys are keeping Dan up late. This is early for Dan! I actually discovered just recently that when you put certain inappropriate words in a post, it automatically deletes them. I actually thought that Dan went through and put in all of those deletes and was amazed how he was able to catch them all! And while we are on the topic of the mods, can I just give kudos to DFW (I was very tempted to start a new thread on this but wasnt sure that was necessary this time of year). I am not sure when he got back from NY (I was side by side with him at a urinal at one point, so I know he was there!), but the front page is amazing tonight, filled with tons of great info, really well organized. Of course the History info is also out of this world and such a tremendous resource. So thank you! [Not sure if any of the other mods help out on the other aspects of the site, but if so thanks to you as well.]
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 15, 2015 22:32:55 GMT -5
And any concerns about huge EWU fan turnout should be muted by the fact that there are a grand total of 30 posts on their game thread. The EWU turnout is not all that important in my view. For as long as it is a game, it is going to be a road game.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 15, 2015 19:04:50 GMT -5
1:00 eastern according to bleacher This cant be right.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 15, 2015 10:05:48 GMT -5
I haven't seen GIGAFAN this fired up since he vehemently defended Esherick until the bitter end. I admire his optimism. There is no reason to be negative about this, the rest of you. Enjoy being in the tournament and let's see what happens. Until the bitter end! Most memorable for me was in person at Cafe 31 after the NIT finals loss to SJU in '03. He got that wrong, obviously, but I think his thoughts / analysis are often spot on. And being a nervous Nelly, I often take comfort in his confidence. Thanks Giga!
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 14, 2015 19:29:35 GMT -5
Xavier couldn't beat us four times, right? To be fair, that last time playing them was probably our most successful of the attempts. We started and finished strong which was the opposite of the previous two games.Maybe a fourth match-up we actually have a chance because we decide to break their zone instead of shoot over it. I don't think there is a good chance we will be have to face them again anyways. If we end up playing Xavier a 4th time we will all be very happy.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 14, 2015 19:25:45 GMT -5
People will scream bad matchup for any team we lose to. That's just how it is these days. I'll play along anyway though. First and foremost Xavier, for obvious historical reasons. They seem to be some juggernaut that we can't seem to stop, so, selection committee, please don't have us playing them first. Another team I wouldn't want to see, if they make it in is Texas. I saw a mock that had us playing LSU, and I wouldn't want to see them either. Truth is, any team we play will be a tough one because as history has proven, we do not do well in this tournament. I can assure you we will not be playing another BE team first.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 14, 2015 18:30:46 GMT -5
15K in attendance for last nights game Crowd last night for Nova v PC was absolutely electric. Cleared out quite a bit for 2nd game but still a great night for BE from that perspective.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 13, 2015 15:43:57 GMT -5
Relatively well all things considered? I would argue it has been a fabulous success so far.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 13, 2015 15:36:29 GMT -5
Because our zone was so focused on extending out to the 3 point line, the guards could not quickly get back to the man at the free throw line. That forces the center to step out; Josh is just not quick or athletic enough to step out while still disrupting the passing lanes, but with Hop in foul trouble we had no option. That leaves it to the wing to recover down low. I think Ike failed to get there a couple of times, may be why he sat the last minutes. I'd also like to see one game where Georgetown doesn't fall victim to the old CYO-level steal from behind while dribbling. Bowen turned the ball over at a crucial point last night because he didn't have awareness of his surroundings. This seems to happen Every. Single. Game. We commented on the same thing last night. They have to talk to each other in those situations.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 13, 2015 13:37:26 GMT -5
Cameron actually sort of got in last night. He was on the floor to inbound the ball late in the game when we were inbounding under the X basket. III called a timeout though (back to back timeouts after a X one) and Cameron didnt come back out after the TO. Weird. We could not believe he was put in for that huge inbounds. Maybe III was just trying to mess with X / psych them out (knowing he was going to call a TO and would replace him). Pops used to do this with his son Ronny. IIRC one of the preseason media guides had Ronny as an "inbound specialist". Maybe Reggie is JT3's inbound specialist. Btw, Ronny was not that good inbounding the ball. LOL. We often joke about a time in the BET during the Alonzo/Ronny years. We were students sitting just behind the basket. Ronny was having difficulty inbounding the ball and Alonzo screamed at him "Jesus Christ Ronny throw me the goddamn f...in ball" If we add Mike Sabol's passing ability we have the makings of a nice media guide skills team.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 13, 2015 12:21:42 GMT -5
Can't believe how empty the Garden was for the last game. Depressing. I understand what you are saying, but the last game of quarterfinals day often cleared out a lot in years past as well. The real test will be tonight. From a crowd perspective, would have been good to have SJU, but I am told PC fans showed up in pretty good numbers during the day yesterday.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 13, 2015 12:16:13 GMT -5
Call me crazy....I'm feeling two buckets from Cameron tonight. This board would implode. Cameron actually sort of got in last night. He was on the floor to inbound the ball late in the game when we were inbounding under the X basket. III called a timeout though (back to back timeouts after a X one) and Cameron didnt come back out after the TO. Weird. We could not believe he was put in for that huge inbounds. Maybe III was just trying to mess with X / psych them out (knowing he was going to call a TO and would replace him).
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 12, 2015 11:56:56 GMT -5
I just hope we can scratch and claw and just tried to make a game out of it tonight. And maybe get lucky and even get the W.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 12, 2015 11:05:25 GMT -5
I'm not sure how we had so much success against Creighton before. They expose all of our defensive weaknesses, they can shoot the 3, have a big man inside that can score, and guards that can penetrate. I think this is going to be a dogfight we will be lucky to survive. Are you being sarcastic? I can't tell. I wish he was, but I am almost certain he is not.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 12, 2015 4:58:23 GMT -5
Piggy-backing off that: his numbers this year are almost identical to last year when he finished only with all-BE honorable mention. His is actually less efficient this year in getting the extra .8 points per game. This selection is the most confounding in recent memory. Not to mention that there are teams in our league on which he likely wouldn't be a starter. Which ones???
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 11, 2015 20:24:11 GMT -5
Might be beneficial to play Thursday rather than Friday; the more time you have to sit and wait, and even watch other underdogs play over their heads, the more uncertainty can creep in. Ohio was on Thurdau; VCU and FGCU on Friday. If I remember correctly VCU was pretty much the last game of the round of 64 - tipping off after 10 pm Friday night.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 11, 2015 20:16:23 GMT -5
As discussed in its own thread the past few days, III has done such a phenomenal job with the schedule. Playing in all of these tournaments every year with other big name schools is so important on so many fronts. Just tremendous. I would love the opportunity to play Duke or Wisconsin in NYC. Especially Duke. Almost certain that we get one of them as I suspect they will try to set it up for a Duke v. Wisconsin final.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 10, 2015 13:22:19 GMT -5
Indeed, having an out-of-conference cream puff during the BE season may have been useful as a way to get someone like Paul back on track or try to get Reggie going. Hard to know how all the variables come out. Or maybe a few extra minutes for Bradley?
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 10, 2015 2:25:03 GMT -5
[ thatuote author=" EtomicB" source="/post/628545/thread" timestamp="1425918425"] He deleted his account... This is too bad.. Denny had a lot of great insight, he'll be especially missed on the recruiting board where he shared a lot of interesting information on the local HS scene.. [/quote] Agreed. Putting aside the fact that he was 100% correct on both of his points (ie it would have been better if we gave SH a bucket and Jabril didn't go in for the dunk at the end), I got the sense from his posts (and a single PM I received from him) that denny played the game at a level beyond high school. Too bad to lose that perspective.
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