Georgetown Post Game Thread

[Mister P]

BTW, am I the only one who thought this was unsportsmanlike by Cooley to not only stand on the court, but also to jump up and down right behind Liam while he was shooting?

I think Cooley was being demonstrative towards the Hoya defender because he was po’d that he left Liam to help double team down low which left Liam wide open on the kick out. It appeared that he chewed him out some after the basket was made.

 

[uconnbill]

But that’s not our IDENTITY. So, noT

So you fall on the sword with the players who can't run the defense you want. You need to mix it up as even the pro's play some zone, just saying

 

[boog204]

Here are some stats from freshmen year UConn point guards:

3 Point FG%: Boat 37.7%, Bazz 32.6%, Walker 27.1%, Price 27.3%, Marcus Williams 17.6%, T Brown 25.0%, Ricky Moore 29.4%

FT%: Boat 69.0%, Bazz 77.1%, Walker 71.5%, Price 69.0%, Marcus Williams 69.2%, T Brown 54.5%, Ricky Moore 52.0%

Assist/TO Ratio: Boat 1.82, Bazz 1.67, Walker 1.61, Price 1.80, Marcus Williams 1.79, T Brown 2.04, Ricky Moore 2.00

Nowell: 3 Point FG% = 20.0%, FT% = 57.1%, Assist/TO Ratio = 2.70

Nowell has been injured with sporadic playing time which makes being competitive more difficult. He is a highly rated recruit who needs to play now to get ready for March and he will developed for next year just like a l the above UConn PGs.

Nowell has played around 100 minutes the entire year. You’re comparing him stats wise to guys who were starters (Price, Taliek), sixth men on Natty and FF teams (Bazz and Kemba,) Boat who could have easily been the starter and a backup in Ricky, who played on a 32 win team and locked up Allen Iverson in the BET. Oh and Marcus Williams, a guy who had a 13 assist game. As a freshmen. Off the bench.

This has unfortunately been a lost year for Nowell and his rust is very, very evident. He looks much slower and lacks explosiveness. Hope this is just injury related.

 

[uconngb]

So you fall on the sword with the players who can't run the defense you want. You need to mix it up as even the pro's play some zone, just saying

I was being sarcastic….of course we should have been changing things up

 

[navery12]

So you fall on the sword with the players who can't run the defense you want. You need to mix it up as even the pro's play some zone, just saying

The issue is that I'm not sure a zone even helps these guys. Apart from it just being something they don't practice, I just don't see it going well.

Most of the defensive issues don't stem from a lack of size or skills or talent, we just have a lot of players who have very little basketball accumen on the defensive side. They're not getting out muscled for the most part, they're just losing their man or getting caught staring at the ball. And I think the same thing happens in a zone defense

 

[uconnfan68]

I will say two things:

1. It will kill us to at least switch to a zone now and then. Like when weaker man defenders are in the game.

2. Dan Hurley HAS GOT TO STOP WITH THE CENTER HEDGE ON THE PERIMETER! For the one or two times it is successful it costs us 5 times that in open dunks in the paint or wide open threes because we are always scrambling to recover. It is flat out stupid to continue doing when it costs us every game.

Or our center fouling the 3pt shooter.

 

[Mr. French]

I will say this, as maybe a non sequitur to what's been discussed here:

Some posters, notably @HuskyWarrior611 have been critical of Solo's ability to attack, and in turn our coaches' willingness to emphasize that with him.

I have to think he's getting that message now. I've seen him be much more aggressive attacking and using his athleticism. There's still a lot to be learned as far as controlled finishing, but he's attacking much harder lately.

PS, no dig at 611, I was just saying he's one of the many posters (and some rightly so) critical of Ball's ability to attack for his talent level. He's clearly TRYING it more the last handful of games.

 

[freescooter]

Most college players have shortcomings. It’s only when they don’t produce that fans make that shortcoming that player’s identity. We had a tiny backcourt in 2014, Boat was no bigger than Mahaney and that team managed to play D well enough to win the championship including against teams along the way like Michigan State. (And everyone can spare me the moving goalposts about their overall comparative value as players, we’re talking about size.) The problem is not with any single player, or their physical attributes - everyone on the team including Diarra, Karaban and McNeeley are getting blown by or losing assignments. It is a systemic problem, stemming from the fact that the coaching staff has been slow (or flat out refusing) to adapt to the weapons they have in their arsenal, believing in the system above all else.

I agree with this but please don’t compare Nowell to Boatright and/or Napier. Yeah they are all short. 2 were outstanding players. One is behind Mahaney on the depth chart. Even if Hurley changes his system Nowell isn’t the solution

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

I will say this, as maybe a non sequitur to what's been discussed here:

Some posters, notably @HuskyWarrior611 have been critical of Solo's ability to attack, and in turn our coaches' willingness to emphasize that with him.

I have to think he's getting that message now. I've seen him be much more aggressive attacking and using his athleticism. There's still a lot to be learned as far as controlled finishing, but he's attacking much harder lately.

PS, no dig at 611, I was just saying he's one of the many posters (and some rightly so) critical of Ball's ability to attack for his talent level. He's clearly TRYING it more the last handful of games.

No dig taken! I’m happy to see that being emphasized. Don’t expect him to be good at it this year, if he ends up being + before year end that’s great!

But it’s important that it’s being emphasized and he’s working on it now and then will be able to refine it based on experience over the offseason.

 

[Palatine]

I agree with this but please don’t compare Nowell to Boatright and/or Napier. Yeah they are all short. 2 were outstanding players. One is behind Mahaney on the depth chart. Even if Hurley changes his system Nowell isn’t the solution

Boatright was incredibly quick with an excellent vertical for a guy his height. Napier was very savvy, a very good ball handler, good shooter, not as quick as Boat but much quicker than Nowell.

 

[Mr. French]

No dig taken! I’m happy to see that being emphasized. Don’t expect him to be good at it this year, if he ends up being + before year end that’s great!

But it’s important that it’s being emphasized and he’s working on it now and then will be able to refine it based on experience over the offseason.

Even when I disagree, sometimes vehemently, I can tell you know stuff about ball so I just didn't want it coming across like I was "calling you out."