We’ll take the dub —hopefully we”ll never see solo and AK go 0-4 combined down the stretch on free throws. We got a week off to recharge and clean a few things up. maybe Arizona will get upset and we could be number one come monday. Now time enjoy one of the last good football weekends remaining right through Monday nights college championship - till next week fellas!!!
Georgetown Post Game Thread - Reed Double Double
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But the BE used to be great. It isn't now.
18-1 if were an nfl team then we just won a Super Bowl off a 15-1 season. Lots to work on Hurley has addressed which is it but it's been all talk but he now it needs to get it fixed. An ugly week in back to back ugly games on the road but wins. We correct the basics we'll be great.
If one wants to characterize outcomes into wins, losses, good wins, good losses, bad wins and bad losses, this was NOT a good win. It was a win. It may or may not be a bad win but it is definitely no more than a win.
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Glad I didn’t watch.
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I don't think it applies to this game. I have watched Georgetown a lot this year. They played a tick or two above their usual level, but not thaaat much above their level. UConn stunk in this game and despite of it managed to still win.
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Now that’s a glass half full
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On the plus side:
1. We won
2. Only 5 Turnovers with 8 steals and 6 blocks
3. No physical injuries (just psychological damage)
On the minus side:
1. Our offense has disappeared
2. Many Missed foul shots at crunch time by our best players
3. Our 3 point shooting seems to exist only in history books
4. Our inbounding against pressure is a ghastly weakness
5. Mullins may need smaller shoes to help stay in bounds. Only Selvie & Purvis were out so frequently - How does this even happen?
With 1 second left Alex inbounded the ball immediately to an open player before the defense could get set. An open player is available like that most of the time in the first instant we get the ball. Instead we have 2 players with their backs turned to the ball, begin to break when Alex has less than 3 sec and ultimately the ball ends up double teamed and trapped in the corner needing a prayer pass back under the basket or to the foul line. More often than not, our whole offense doesn't start until there is 17/18 sec left. If a guy is free the instant Alex touches the ball, get it in!!!
1. We won
2. Only 5 Turnovers with 8 steals and 6 blocks
3. No physical injuries (just psychological damage)
On the minus side:
1. Our offense has disappeared
2. Many Missed foul shots at crunch time by our best players
3. Our 3 point shooting seems to exist only in history books
4. Our inbounding against pressure is a ghastly weakness
5. Mullins may need smaller shoes to help stay in bounds. Only Selvie & Purvis were out so frequently - How does this even happen?
With 1 second left Alex inbounded the ball immediately to an open player before the defense could get set. An open player is available like that most of the time in the first instant we get the ball. Instead we have 2 players with their backs turned to the ball, begin to break when Alex has less than 3 sec and ultimately the ball ends up double teamed and trapped in the corner needing a prayer pass back under the basket or to the foul line. More often than not, our whole offense doesn't start until there is 17/18 sec left. If a guy is free the instant Alex touches the ball, get it in!!!
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How is that? AP is pretty perscriptive. We will be 2. And yeah, coming out strong against Nova would be nice to see. We've been playing down for awhile now.
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This! And foul shooting
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I’d like to see Stewart return to the starting lineup for Ball or Mullins.
This is laugh out loud funny
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I may be in the minority here but we need to generate more possessions. We are playing entirely too slow. It trims our margin for error. We took the shot clock down to >5 seconds on way too many possessions turning down good shots looking for great ones. I loved the quick Ross 3. Take the good shots!! It’s infuriating.
No, it’s a glass not seen
Me too! Perspective is not friends with the Boneyard, so it’s hard to tell how much to freak out.
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Yes they have one loss
To the number 1 team in the nation
With 40% of our starters out
But go ahead John wooden Jr
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Lol
You probably loved what you saw today. Your comments are focused on the past…..mine are where they should be, which is the future
If you didn’t see things to be concerned about off of what you saw this week then I don’t know what to tell you
To continue with the golf analogy someone threw out a bit back, you’d probably think you’re a pro if you shanked a ball off the trees but it ricocheted off and bounced into the hole. That’s what happened today
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In the end, a win is a win is a win.
That said, could have easily lost this one. Karaban & Ball slumping together and not a great game by Mullins is tough to overcome, especially Demary sitting most of the first half.
Speaking of which, Demary has to stay on the floor. If it means giving up a layup once a game, then so be it. The differential when he's on the floor will more than make up for it.
Reed is becoming a 'black hole' on the offensive end. Maybe it was a blessing with the way the shooting went, but early on he had a possession with Mullins and Karaban wide open for 3s and he forced the action and luckily drew a foul.
Hurley has to get AK 2 or 3 more minutes of rest during the course of the game... especially with Stewie playing pretty well.
Ross doesn't look near 100% to me. A couple of times he went to go right and his body/ankle just wouldn't let him go as quick as he normally would.
AK is in a slump, but also, some of the passes to him are just a second late. The timing just seems off. Demary is a great passer, but it seems like other guys don't expect Karaban to clear and that can mess with a shooter's shot.
And Ball can't let the slump affect him at both ends. His D seemed better this year toward the beginning of the year. He is routinely getting beat.
Finally, guys have to move when AK, Demary, Ball, Mullins and Smith do drive. Too many times, especially with Reed, they sit and watch and end up letting their man defend 2 guys at once. Make defenders make decisions. Make them have to communicate. That what was one of the things about he championship teams. Even off the ball, defenders would have to play and position themselves perfectly. It can mentally break a team over the course of 40 minutes.
That said, could have easily lost this one. Karaban & Ball slumping together and not a great game by Mullins is tough to overcome, especially Demary sitting most of the first half.
Speaking of which, Demary has to stay on the floor. If it means giving up a layup once a game, then so be it. The differential when he's on the floor will more than make up for it.
Reed is becoming a 'black hole' on the offensive end. Maybe it was a blessing with the way the shooting went, but early on he had a possession with Mullins and Karaban wide open for 3s and he forced the action and luckily drew a foul.
Hurley has to get AK 2 or 3 more minutes of rest during the course of the game... especially with Stewie playing pretty well.
Ross doesn't look near 100% to me. A couple of times he went to go right and his body/ankle just wouldn't let him go as quick as he normally would.
AK is in a slump, but also, some of the passes to him are just a second late. The timing just seems off. Demary is a great passer, but it seems like other guys don't expect Karaban to clear and that can mess with a shooter's shot.
And Ball can't let the slump affect him at both ends. His D seemed better this year toward the beginning of the year. He is routinely getting beat.
Finally, guys have to move when AK, Demary, Ball, Mullins and Smith do drive. Too many times, especially with Reed, they sit and watch and end up letting their man defend 2 guys at once. Make defenders make decisions. Make them have to communicate. That what was one of the things about he championship teams. Even off the ball, defenders would have to play and position themselves perfectly. It can mentally break a team over the course of 40 minutes.
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D forced 10 TOs in the first half but O only got 4 points off them. Oh well a W is a W. Wonder what Danny said to Tarris after his attempted long ball!
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Big East reffing. Doesn’t exist in the Tournament
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In general, at this point of the season I would like to see our starters play fewer minutes, so our bench can have a chance to be a factor. Felt this last game too.
We always say how deep we are...and we know you do tighten your rotation as season goes on.
Still I would like the bench to get chance to contribute more now, so less tread on his 5 starters in March
We always say how deep we are...and we know you do tighten your rotation as season goes on.
Still I would like the bench to get chance to contribute more now, so less tread on his 5 starters in March
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We shot 36% FG, 19% 3Pt, 70% FT and GT out shot us %-wise in all 3 categories, including more assists and RBs but we still came out of there with a W. Number of FTs was the difference.
We're 18-1 and likely to move to #2 in the AP Poll, but my concern is if we have this type of shooting night in the NCAA tournament, we're not going to be cutting down the nets.
I still remember the loss to the eventual NC, Florida Gators last March where we had so many open 3s and missed just about all of them.
I thought this team had so many scoring options, especially from 3, and still do, but their streaky tendencies has me concerned.
On a side note, GT was grabbing our guys all day off the ball, which might have wore them down, but there also was times they weren't exactly running their stuff all that quickly or decisively today. Their poor 3 Pt shooting though started right from the jump.
Note, I'm far from saying the sky is falling. I'm not saying we don't have a very good team. I'm just a tad concerned with how they've been playing lately and am still waiting to see them play up to their potential.
We're 18-1 and likely to move to #2 in the AP Poll, but my concern is if we have this type of shooting night in the NCAA tournament, we're not going to be cutting down the nets.
I still remember the loss to the eventual NC, Florida Gators last March where we had so many open 3s and missed just about all of them.
I thought this team had so many scoring options, especially from 3, and still do, but their streaky tendencies has me concerned.
On a side note, GT was grabbing our guys all day off the ball, which might have wore them down, but there also was times they weren't exactly running their stuff all that quickly or decisively today. Their poor 3 Pt shooting though started right from the jump.
Note, I'm far from saying the sky is falling. I'm not saying we don't have a very good team. I'm just a tad concerned with how they've been playing lately and am still waiting to see them play up to their potential.
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Refs were fine tonight
Turning down good shots for great shots is a good if your team gets great shots later. But there is no guarantee that a great shot will result if a good shot is turned down. In fact, turning down a good shot can result in getting a bad shot later. FWIW, I think some players are turning down good shots due to a reluctance to shoot rather than trying to get a great shot.
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If we want some perspective on conference road games, Iowa St is down 4 at the half to a bad Cinci team.
The lol part is why you would gives a rats a s s about our ranking right now, especially after a game like that. That has to be the most bizarre post game take I’ve heard
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