Georgetown Post Game Thread

[Revrat]

8 minute's of time to potentially work on and practice end of shot clock scenarios and they close out with that mess and people are like "we good". Can't just throw away real time scenario training like that. So yeah I'm pissed about the end. We ar are going to need that in more than a few games coming up.

 

[aceboon]

Credit to Mahaney, his on ball defense is night and day right now compared to the early non-conf slate/Maui

 

[Hi-Low]

Good thing there’s a game clock, huh? It would be crazy if they just added a minute for the hell of it.

I get that people would rather see a 25 point win but this is what Hurley does. He literally said to Hass at one point “they’re never going to catch us.” I don’t get being all poopy pants about a dominating win for a team that needed one.

blah, blah, blah....it's a win just silly to run no offense for 8 mins.

 

[alphasigko]

For a bit there at the end It.looked like RJ Cole was running the offense

 

[UCFan1513]

For a bit there at the end It.looked like RJ Cole was running the offense

RJ Cole could create his own shot

 

[Fan1978]

I think Solo can. Definitely has a better chance at getting a shot than Diarra. We're bailing the defense out everytime he has the ball in that situation. He needs to understand that he's a table setter. He has no business trying to create offense for himself.

He has been better about being the table setter but today was frustrating. I assume he would behave differently in a close game

 

[Fan1978]

RJ Cole could create his own shot

Not a good one

 

[JMick]

It’s like some of them just stared watching a Hurley coached team. It’s been his strategy since he’s been here

One thing that happens when we do it, is that the refs basically see that we're playing keep away and they stop making calls. Georgetown just kept fouling us the last few minutes and they kept swallowing their whistles. Like yeah it's a blowout and you want to get out of there. But I think if we play with a little more intention then the officials have to take it more seriously.

 

[Huskies990411]

I agree in theory. But I don’t think that’s the purpose of his strategy. He just dosent have the personnel to run it properly. You need a guy who can run the clock down and then get a bucket lol. Hass has the first part down just not the latter.

I agree it ultimately doesn’t matter bc it was a great road win and we played so well until those last 6-7 min, but what you mention here is the only reason I’m disappointed by that last stretch. I don’t even dislike a slow down offense to use up shot clock, I just think given the personnel more off ball movement/action is needed the last 10-12 seconds of it.

 

[willie99]

Total and complete domination. This game was not competitive. It's a shame they let Georgetown let the final score look as if the Hoyas were in it, they weren't

But to those people who rely more on metrics than the eye test, the final score matters.

 

[superjohn]

Good thing there’s a game clock, huh? It would be crazy if they just added a minute for the hell of it.

I get that people would rather see a 25 point win but this is what Hurley does. He literally said to Hass at one point “they’re never going to catch us.” I don’t get being all poopy pants about a dominating win for a team that needed one.

It's fine if all Hurley cares about is winning the game. I don't want to hear him or any fans whining about our seeding come tournament time though.

Really happy with the road win but I would've preferred trying to win by 20+ instead of winning by 8.

It was probably my favorite game of the season because we played great defense. I also dislike Hurley taking the air out of the ball for the last 8 minutes. It's okay to have both of those thoughts.

 

[JMick]

It's fine if all Hurley cares about is winning the game. I don't want to hear him or any fans whining about our seeding come tournament time though.

Really happy with the road win but I would've preferred trying to win by 20+ instead of winning by 8.

It was probably my favorite game of the season because we played great defense. I also dislike Hurley taking the air out of the ball for the last 8 minutes. It's okay to have both of those thoughts.

What I don't get is that this year, we suck when the clock gets low. So why not use that time to work on your end of clock plays for when it matters.

 

[bcisco]

Cool to see Hawkins’s parents sitting next to the bench

That’s who that was, I knew they looked familiar

 

[Edward Sargent]

Good bounce back game for Karaban. As I predicted.

Ross looked better today. Good to see.

Still need more Nowell. Made a mistake or two but he looks relatively comfortable in there.

Kind of sloppy all around but that big run to start the 2nd half was good enough.

A week to work on some things and then Creighton at home.

Nowel dribbled way too much hunting his shot. Not sure that was the gameplan.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Great win. This team has heart and a short memory. Nice rebound by AK. Still dont like the foul disparity. Teams are feasting on us at the line.

Well Gtown didnt exactly feast at the line.

 

[3rdbass]

RJ Cole could create his own shot

Yeah I don't think you can compare RJ Cole who won the Villanova game for us at home on last second shot to Diarra who has no idea what he wants to do at time due to hesistancy.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Not a good one

RJ Cole beat a Jay Wright coached Nova team by creating his own shot.

 

[connVA]

I'm sure there's going to be a lot of discussion on this topic. IMO, that's on Hurley, not Hass. We started to bleed the clock with over 6 minutes remaining and a 20 point win turned into an 8 point victory.

A lot of his coaching is about instilling a killer instinct. This wasn't that.

Great performance to start the second half though. And I love how Donny and Brando kept complimenting the Gtown fans for something approaching a sell-out. Give those fans a participation trophy.

A lot of those “G-Town fans” decided to wear UConn gear

 

[willie99]

Early on the announcer actually said the Hoyas were getting cheated by the whistle (paraphrasing). The fouls were 3 to 3 when he made that brilliant observation, and he was categorically incorrect.

Of course, we commit twice the fouls and shoot half the free throws. Another team that reaches in all day long never fouls.

I wonder, how stupid and biased are these clowns? They take cheering for the underdog to a whole new level.

This game was NOT competitive

 

[3rdbass]

Nowel dribbled way too much hunting his shot. Not sure that was the gameplan.

He did at the end of the 2nd half but he is still our best PG going to the rim.

 

[Mike Honcho]

A lot of those “G-Town fans” decided to wear UConn gear

And recite our chants, too!

 

[Huskies990411]

Yes, and he’s going to be a great defender too.

 

[husky8273]

did Donny say "bingo, bango, bongo"?

 

[ctchamps]

Perhaps best game of year for ball, ross and Nowell. Balls defense was much improved today. Ross played very well except the cringeworthy fake 3 and pull up for 2 with a straight line dunk being offered. Nowell can get to the hoop but needs to keep the flow of offense going. Many of the improvements today are the key to march.

That missed opportunity is the result of inexperience causing him to plan his play as opposed to reacting to the situation. His reactions should improve with more play.

 

[Travelman6]

They took a 4 point game and made it 24. That killed them. The rest was a formality.

A better team will make the closing minutes more dicey by getting closer than 8.