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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jan 10, 2006 2:43:12 GMT -5
Obviously this is nearly impossible to evaluate, but it seems like a solid hire.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 20, 2005 18:25:48 GMT -5
I for one hope the new coach comes from outside the program.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 7, 2005 14:10:41 GMT -5
Yep, nyc, I did. Moneyball is a great book that can apply to all aspects of life.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 5, 2005 15:06:00 GMT -5
The amazing fear and hatred of innovation that permeates sports always perplexes me. Look at the Suns scoring tons of points by starting a non-traditional lineup. Look at Texas Tech. Look at the start of sabremetrics in baseball. Why does everyone else who isn't succesful refuse to be innovative when the standard methods clearly aren't working?
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Nov 24, 2005 12:10:31 GMT -5
DFW, when a part of the team consistently stinks for years, no matter how many coaches change, it becomes Benson's fault. He may not call the plays but he certainly must have a say in the overall game planning for the week. I also suspect he does make decisions about whether or not we should just take a knee from our own 40 with 20+ seconds left in the 1st half.
As St. Pete said, the discipline has been awful this year, even worse than previously.
My roster management comment is based more on gossip, but I know that many players don't like how they are used and don't respect the coaching staff, and we certainly don't seem to maximize our talent. I see no reason why the program will turn around with Benson as head coach.
I also fail to see the massive differences between he and Esherick at this point, except for the lack of tradition with the program.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Nov 22, 2005 3:35:14 GMT -5
I've said this before, and I'll say it again; Benson is just Esherick on a team that nobody cares about. He shows no signs of fixing the same problems that are blatant every year. Clock management, play-calling, discipline, and roster use are still at a level that wouldn't be acceptable in High School.
I have no hope for the improvement of the team while he remains.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Oct 16, 2005 1:30:08 GMT -5
The players I've talked to generally don't really respect Benson and the decisions he makes. Guys don't know why they get benched, and some end up quitting while the others just get Editeded.
I agree totally with your post. We have another Esherick here, but with even less pressure to win. I don't see a change coming.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Sept 17, 2005 22:15:39 GMT -5
I just hope the new stands have real seats and not these preschool ones.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Sept 18, 2005 0:57:17 GMT -5
It's sad to say, but we don't have a lot of talent. Great coaching can make up for that - but unfortunately we don't have that either. My freshman year I thought the playcalling and time management were pathetic; they still are. The program has made NO strides in the past 3-4 years.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Sept 17, 2005 15:26:30 GMT -5
I forgot to add that for a while before the game started they wouldn't let any more people in (including my friend who had been at the game and had a seat next to me, but had went to get food), so some people left.
Then, 10 minutes later, they started letting everyone in again. Sucks for those who said F this and left.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Sept 17, 2005 15:19:46 GMT -5
O-Line is awful. QB play poor, but hard to tell if it's the terrible O-line and WRs fault. RBs mediocre.
Kicking game awful. Return teams awful. Playcalling AWFUL. Time management AWFUL.
I have no confidence at all that Benson has a clue.
And the new seats stink too - they seem to have been made for midgets.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Sept 10, 2005 13:57:19 GMT -5
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Jul 16, 2005 16:56:00 GMT -5
Turf with the big G is down
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Sept 25, 2004 17:02:28 GMT -5
Our WRs might be the worst in the history of 1-AA, however.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Sept 11, 2004 20:13:32 GMT -5
Sims isn't on the team anymore - but it was weird that Slayton didn't play at all today.
Sarin is a good back, but I am pretty sure that he was on the field for every play today, and he got a ton of carries. That is too much work for him - when you have an overworked back, a terrible line and no passing game it is tough to gain yards on the ground.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 23, 2007 17:49:22 GMT -5
I really don't understand what happened to Ewing's rebounding after he left Indiana. He's currently 8th on the team in defensive rebound rate (2nd on offense though).
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 15:56:13 GMT -5
Oh, to be sure, I don't think Macklin was a particularly big problem this game - as I said in another thread, nobody but Freeman played well. I was just responding to his play in general.
He does need to play better though. Ewing's rebounding has disappeared since he left Indiana (I thought he was going to make it a focus this year?), so Macklin is our only other option to compete on the boards - and he doesn't rebound very well either. Summers has improved but that isn't enough.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 15:17:23 GMT -5
Macklin is an OK (but very far from great) offensive rebounder, but he is an absolutely terrible defensive rebounder - 6th on the team in defensive rebounding rate this year and 9th last year. I thought he might be picking up his play earlier in the year, but he just doesn't make an impact.
He's an OK passer and can get that hook sometimes, but for the most part I don't see what he contributes that a random fairly athletic 6'9" guy wouldn't - and there are tons of them throughout college basketball. He gets garbage points, doesn't rebound very well, doesn't block shots, and is an OK at best on the ball defender.
His speed is probably his best asset but we don't really use it. I hate to rag on a guy but Vern just isn't a very effective player right now, which is very disappointing for a McD AA who was supposedly the most improved player on the team.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 14:17:34 GMT -5
We need to work on press breaking as well. There was no downside to Memphis pressing us; it caused turnovers and made us waste times, and only once or twice did we take advantage of it and score. You need to make teams pay when they press you, and we didn't.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 14:08:11 GMT -5
Well, uh, Freeman played well. That's about it for the positives.
Too many negatives list, but obviously rebounding, FTs, and Roy head the list. This is 4/5 games where Roy has been in single digits, and he was a complete non-factor. That is totally unacceptable for a senior All-American center.
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