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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 14:12:00 GMT -5
On the positive side, we won't be playing a team as good as Memphis until the NCAA tournament. They have plenty of time until then to work on the deficiencies. I'm not entirely sure that is a positive.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 13:42:55 GMT -5
Right now they have 15 offensive boards and we have 13 defensive. Horrendous.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 13:41:50 GMT -5
Roy is a liability on both ends right now, and man are we getting humiliated on the boards.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 13:27:06 GMT -5
This is getting away from us. Roy needs to make an impact - he's a senior now, and it's no longer acceptable for him to be a total no-show.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 13:04:45 GMT -5
Yea, we had a few opportunities to go up big - the one that comes to mind is Rivers missing two hideous jumpers when we were up 8
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 22, 2007 12:53:45 GMT -5
We need to do a much better job on the defensive boards too.
Vernon's FTs . . . . ugh.
Also, Austin should have gotten time at the end of the half, as he and Summers were our best players so far. When Rivers, Ewing and Macklin are out there together we can't create enough shots.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 16, 2007 10:29:48 GMT -5
Lets not get too high and mighty about Rivers, MCI. He is our best defensive guard, a good rebounder, never turns it over, and his shot has certainly picked up - and I'm hopeful that it isn't just a hot streak.
But you are overstating his court vision and ability to drive and dish, I think - last year he averaged .9 assists in 11.7 minutes, and this year he is averaging 2 in 19.9 minutes, far from great numbers. By comparison Sapp is averaging 3.75 in only 2 more minutes.
I'm not trying to bash Rivers, so please don't get all defensive. I've been very happy with what he has given us this year, and very surprised also since his shot wasn't falling in Kenner. But let's not go crazy with hindsight. He struggled so much offensively last year that he wasn't a very good player, and some of this stuff you saw with regards to court vision and the like hasn't manifested itself yet - but I hope it will.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 13, 2007 2:20:58 GMT -5
I'd rather lobby them to get an HD channel.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 11, 2007 17:55:09 GMT -5
I am really confused about what people are arguing in this thread, particularly those defending the schedule.
Are you saying:
A - This type of schedule is ideal B - Whatever schedule JTIII picks is ideal C - This schedule isn't great, but it isn't crippling either D - The schedule sucks but so does that of many other teams
Personally, I'm in camp C - I don't think we'll be hurt by it per se, but I do think we'd be helped by 1 or 2 more tough games.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 11, 2007 17:57:48 GMT -5
Some of you may be living a sheltered existence. I think its clear what "Dajuan is bomb" means. I usually go way too far in seeing potentially awkward ways to interpret things, but even I'm not seeing this.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 17, 2007 19:36:34 GMT -5
This doesn't change your general point, but those numbers are a week old, and I'd guess Freeman's numbers have taken a nice bump. I'd figure it out myself but I don't see the formula on Kenpom's site.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 16, 2007 17:49:05 GMT -5
Exactly, GIGA. I think as time passes Austin will get more minutes and Pat fewer, but I don't think it matters at all as far as who starts.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 1, 2007 19:00:23 GMT -5
The problem I see with free throws is that we're thinking too much and not getting legs under the shots. Can you also use your magical vision to see inside the other coach's head so that we know what play is coming?
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 2, 2007 12:50:54 GMT -5
Hoyaboy, you can't see that III might have stuck with the zone longer against Fairfield exactly because it was struggling? The game was so close that no, I really can't. Two or three plays go differently and all of a sudden we are down 6 with a few minutes left. 5 extra minutes of zone practice against Fairfield isn't worth risking losing over.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 2, 2007 9:33:15 GMT -5
I'm not totally sure I buy the "experimenting" line, with the exception of substitution patterns. It's not like we are pressing, running a fastbreak offense, or doing anything else new - I haven't seen much in the way of deviations of strategy from game to game or from last year.
We don't win games 94-45 because we don't force TOs and we run a deliberate offense - and sometimes we don't play well, like today. I don't really see the evidence that we could "easily be doing x" in terms of strategy and winning huge like all the other sucker coaches out there who prefer to win big than teach their kids, but instead are learning. A bit arrogant IMO.
Because of the structure of our offense I'm sure we'll improve more than a lot of other top teams that rely on speed and athleticism will (just like last year), but I don't think it will because of any particular choice of early game strategy.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Dec 1, 2007 18:58:40 GMT -5
No real point to playing Crawford, I don't think; we already have plenty of other shooters, and certainly don't need a 10 man rotation at the pace we play (don't really need a 9, either).
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Nov 29, 2007 10:16:08 GMT -5
good win. seems like we played very well defensively, other than the rebounding of course. To state the obvious, when a team misses a lot of shots they will have more opportunities for offensive rebounds. That doesn't explain it all, but we made a lot more of our shots and therefore had less opportunities for o-rebounds. You have this reversed, actually - since all teams should get a majority of their defensive rebounds, if your opponent misses more shots than you it should make it easier to outrebound them, not harder. They got 19 offensive rebounds in 44 opportunities, which is way too high. We were 9/28.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Nov 12, 2007 15:24:25 GMT -5
I'd really like feedback from people who saw Vernon in college as to what made him a top prospect. From what I have seen in 2 seasons of Kenner and 1 of college play, he is a good but not great athlete, struggles with both man and help defense, can't block shots, doesn't box out, and is very uncomfortable with his shot. He's a decent offensive rebounder, has a few post moves and is actually a surprisingly good passer, but I really struggle to see the potential that we heard so much about before he got here.
Is he just misplaced in our style of play, or do you think he simply needs more time to show his skills and develop?
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Nov 12, 2007 15:14:18 GMT -5
Obviously if Pat and Vernon continue to play like they did on Saturday this may be necessary, but it is a little premature right now. Either way, the lineups should probably be situational depending on the opponent.
I'm a huge Freeman fan and think he is going to be a complete stud, so I'm in favor of anything that will get him minutes. Still, he seemed a little overly cautious (Wright too), and he'll need to be more than a spot-up shooter to maximize his effectiveness. I am completely confident he will do so, but I suppose it may take a bit longer in our offense.
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Post by hoyaboy1 on Nov 12, 2007 15:18:33 GMT -5
Jeremiah is obviously very useful on the defensive end. On offense, of course, he struggles mightily - he can't shoot, and hasn't shown much ability to penetrate or set up his teammates. Ideally we would have guards that are good on both ends, which would make Rivers little more than an emergency option. For now, however, he'll stick in the rotation since nobody besides Sapp has shown much on the defensive end.
I think it would be best for the team if Freeman and Wright play well enough on defense that Jeremiah's minutes can be reduced. That doesn't usually happen with freshman, though.
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