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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 27, 2008 10:30:42 GMT -5
If you have HDNet, Dream is worth watching too - they still have a lot of good fighters, especially at LW.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 26, 2008 1:14:32 GMT -5
I didn't notice Monroe going to the hook early - as I think I mentioned in a recap, he was often going to weak leaning jumpers inside that were getting blocked. Very glad to hear he's working in the hook.
Tombs - Electrolite could be a decent game tomorrow. Electro has Isaiah Swann, Folarin Campbell, and Byron Mouton. I also saw Greivis Vazquez at the games Thursday, so maybe he'll suit up for somebody.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 24, 2008 22:16:29 GMT -5
And still no DaJuan.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 24, 2008 10:48:29 GMT -5
Silva is good, but I don't think Machida will have much trouble with him. Machida will easily dominate the standup, and Silva's only edge would be if he got a takedown, which probably isn't that likely - and Machida is good on the ground anyway.
I'd have Fedor #1 in my pound for pound list, personally. He's never lost legitimately, and is the most well-rounded fighter in MMA by a decent margin. You also have to consider the fact that his "walking around weight" is only around 15 pounds more than Anderson Silva, but he fights at HW and Silva at MW. If Silva can clean out LHW too and not just beat a scrub, I'll consider him 1b.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 20, 2008 8:57:21 GMT -5
Ok, just a heads up in advance - this is gonna suck compared to a FL recap. I wasn't planning on doing this so I have no notes or anything.
Tombs played the Bearcats (and only 30 minutes late!), who were not a particularly good team. They didn't have much size or skill, but I'm not sure where their players were from, as there was no announcer today. Tombs had it's full complement of players . . . and Roy.
Starting lineup was the usual: Wright, Clark, Nikita, Monroe, and Sims. Tombs got off to a hot start with a number of breakway baskets and went up 10-2. They then started playing sloppily, and the lead fell to 19-16. The end of the first half and start of the second saw a return to the earlier fastbreak-fest, and Tombs went on a 30-10 run and ended up winning an easy game, 71-51.
It's hard to take much from this game, as the Bearcats were totally overmatched physically and there weren't a lot of halfcourt sets.
Wright - Spotty game. Threw some very nice passes (both of the traditional and fancy over-the-shoulder variety), and probably had around 10 assists. He also had a lot of TOs, and it seemed like half of his FG attempts were blocked. Chris fairly consistently drove into the lane without much of an idea of what he was going to do and got swatted. His 3s weren't falling either.
Clark - Didn't get to handle the ball much today, but had about 10-12 points, all on the break. He finished well around the basket and had a few steals on D.
Nikita - Perhaps his best game of the summer so far. He knocked down three 3s, had a nice dribble move or two and a pretty outlet pass. His lateral quickness could still use some work (but he was defending a guard, since the Bearcats were small), but his D was not noticeably weak. Had around 13 points.
Monroe - Greg was arguably the best player on the floor today. He probably had around 20 and 8, and consistently beat his man down the floor for layups and dunks. A number of times he also threw the outlet that started the break or dribbled the ball up himself off of a board. He's going to be really useful if we decide to run more. He had a nice backdown and also nailed a righty hook (but I doubt that shot would go down for him very often). He also had the same problem he has had this summer, getting blocked around the basket due to a lack of explosion. On D he had one nice swat, but wasn't challenged inside very often.
Sims - Henry had his worst game of the summer. I think he only had 2 points, and he wasn't really involved on either end. He rebounded poorly, often getting in battles with shorter players and losing the ball out of bounds. He was also out of position on help D a number of times.
Roy - Not much to say here. He's obviously working on his jumper more than his traditional post moves, and it's been somewhat successful. His highlight was stripping a Bearcat at halfcourt, taking two dribbles, and slamming it down.
I didn't get to see Clyde's as their game was much later in the day, so I hope we can get a report from there. Jeff was in attendance, but not sure if he suited up for anyone.
Next weekend should provide some good Kenner viewing, as Tombs and Clyde's play back to back Saturday and Sunday.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 12, 2008 18:29:02 GMT -5
I don't think Monroe is lazy so much as not quite as explosive as people expect him to be.
One thing I noticed today was that he has a tendency to go to two-handed jumpers off his post moves, and a lot of times ends up leaning as well - that makes his shot easy to block or alter. Seems like he'd be a lot better off going to a hook.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 6, 2008 23:23:54 GMT -5
Pretty sure it's a $50 donation plus $24 a game.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 6, 2008 12:10:55 GMT -5
Vaughn seemed a smidge taller than Dermarr Johnson, who is listed at 6'9" - it'll be easier to measure once DaJuan shows up.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 6, 2008 12:10:06 GMT -5
One small play that I liked by Monroe - after grabbing a board, he spun in mid-air and passed ahead to Wright before even hitting the ground. If we want to run, little stuff like that will help a lot.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 6, 2008 0:58:13 GMT -5
I posted something similar in the other thread, but I hope some other teams add talent, or the games will get a bit boring this year.
Clyde's - Bobby Maze (former Maryland commit, now going to Tenn), Freeman, Summers, Vaughn, Harvey Thomas, Dermarr Johnson
Tombs - Wright, Clark, Nikita, Monroe, Sims
M&A - Skinn, Sapp, Wattad, Diggs, Thomas
Every other team combined couldn't field a lineup better than any of those 3.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 6, 2008 0:45:07 GMT -5
An off-court highlight was when Chris Wright's dad got into an argument with one of the officials after a goaltending non-call. The ref took exception to the comment and began a back and forth with Mr. Wright that lasted a couple minutes while the ref ignored the floor! Yeah with that guy though I'm glad he wasn't paying attention. Love the combination of "hustle" that makes Tim Higgins look like freakin' Bruce Jenner, and a Ted Valentine-like eye for calls 35 feet and two officials away that he shouldn't make. But I will give him this--he's great with the crowd. ;D That ref can barely walk, yet has been doing Kenner games as long as I can remember (which is now 5 years). I don't think the standards are very high.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 5, 2008 18:27:34 GMT -5
Quick point counts (from memory, so may not be totally accurate:
Freeman - 17 Vaughn - 5 (but 10+ boards)
Monroe - 12 Sims - 9 Clark - 12 Nikita - 2 Wattad - 3
I lost track on Wright but he probably had 20+.
Did anyone else think the talent level was a bit down this year? Just the first day, so I'm sure more people will show, but beyond Tombs, Clyde's, and M&A, there wasn't much to write home about.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 3, 2008 8:27:52 GMT -5
Interesting to see Nikita on the Tombs along with Wright and the freshman - I guess we could take that as a sign that he is expected to contribute this year. Clyde's should be interesting as well with Freeman, Summers and Vaughn.
I also like the fact that the third game each day will apparently last 30 minutes less than the others.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jun 30, 2008 10:10:07 GMT -5
The last time we had this thread the team was a bit different, so with Kenner starting this weekend I figured it was worth starting another one.
Tombs - Wright, Clark, Freeman, Monroe, Sims
Clydes - Sapp, Summers, Vaughn
Electro-lite (I hope, as they have the most entertaining coach) - Wattad, Nikita
Wright could be replaced by Sapp if you want an upperclassman with the Freshman, but since Wright is the PG for the next few years I figured it made sense to have him there. Summers could replace Freeman, again for experience, but it's probably better for him to be able to play the 4 and work a bit on some post moves. I didn't put Vaughn on the Tombs so that everybody could get max playing time.
Now let's get some damn schedules and real rosters!
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jun 24, 2008 20:57:59 GMT -5
Did Ewing play in kenner league the year of his transfer? Yep, he did.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jun 20, 2008 10:00:31 GMT -5
We finally figured out your secret identity.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jun 20, 2008 9:50:52 GMT -5
I was so excited when I saw this bumped. Now I'm sad about the fact that seeing this thread bumped made me really excited.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on May 18, 2008 18:58:11 GMT -5
If we don't take anyone else, realistically we'd have 3 minimum for the '10 guys (Monroe won't stay 3 years). If we take 1 more, we'd have 2 minimum.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on May 13, 2008 10:56:42 GMT -5
Carlos doesn't post here at all, and as far as I know neither he nor anyone associated with HoyaReport has ever tried to advertise on this site. You are way, way off base balla. LOL Good argument.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on May 13, 2008 10:25:44 GMT -5
Carlos doesn't post here at all, and as far as I know neither he nor anyone associated with HoyaReport has ever tried to advertise on this site.
You are way, way off base balla.
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