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Post by rgs318 on Nov 6, 2018 21:07:32 GMT -5
Another nice addition to JF's game. Rust showing at times but also some impressive teamwork and shooting.
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Post by trimster on Nov 6, 2018 21:17:07 GMT -5
Crusaders are really going to have to step up their defense to be competitive in next two games.
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Post by hc87 on Nov 6, 2018 21:34:03 GMT -5
Sacred Heart was terrible but a nice warm-up win....fear we don't have the depth to beat the bettah teams we'll play this year....we'll see
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Post by WorcesterGray on Nov 6, 2018 21:35:37 GMT -5
Sacred Heart was picked to finish 9th in the NEC, and last year they were 278th in the country with a 48.5% EFG - their EFG tonight was 75%.
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Post by classof83 on Nov 6, 2018 21:39:43 GMT -5
Favorite. Stat 25 assists on 35 FG Very nice passing by Floyd from the high post. Seemed like the big man from SH was playing way off him which appeared to be a big mistake. This has been the approach most teams have taken against J.F. Teams know that JF won't shoot that 7 ft. jump shot. if they guard him close he is so athletic he will just dribble by the usually slower bigs we play for an easy layup. Many of us hoped he would try to develop that shot this summer. In fact it was asked to CBC at the coach's night. I got the impression from CBC's answer that he didn't think it was a big deal. Maybe the 11 assists was the answer to the defensive approach. I will be interested to see how Michigan defends JF. It may indicate how much game planning they put in against HC
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Post by bringbackcaro on Nov 6, 2018 22:01:48 GMT -5
Watched the first 15 minutes before switching over to more interesting election coverage.
-Same Offensive and Defensive systems as the last 3 years. “Make more shots than the other team” is stil the approach.
-Starters looked like a pretty good group, and Grandison looks great physically.
-Was tough to draw too many conclusions, but it looked like Faw may have hopefully added some much needed improvement to his agility
-I could do without Butler’s histrionics after every made basket.
-Sacred Heart is awful, yet still shot 67% which is totally unacceptable.
-They also haven’t had a defense in the top 250 since 2009, so scoring 93 tonight is not exactly a barometer for what should be expected going forward this year.
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Post by crusader1970 on Nov 6, 2018 22:10:21 GMT -5
-I could do without Butler’s histrionics after every made basket Actually I love his spirit and grit. i definitely don't think he is over the top on this.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Nov 6, 2018 22:18:57 GMT -5
-I could do without Butler’s histrionics after every made basket Actually I love his spirit and grit. i definitely don't think he is over the top on this. Making a 3 against Sacred Heart in the first half of the first game of the year is not something that should really result in waving 3’s in the air going back down the court. Reminds me of John Griffin from Bucknell, who was way too far over the top.
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Post by sader81 on Nov 6, 2018 22:43:35 GMT -5
Just back from the game. The boys looked pretty good! Shot lights out in first half, and coasted in the second. The ball movement was sharp and Everyone seemed to contribute. I believe 9 players had minutes in the first half with no real drop off. They beat Sacred Heart, not Georgetown, so I’m not booking the final four hotel, but there was a lot to like tonight. The defense will need some work, and I didn’t like the fact that they didn’t keep the hammer down in the second half, but the fact is that the game was essentially over after the first 15 minutes, and we haven’t seen that in a Holy Cross hoop win in along time. It’s going to be a fun year!
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Post by WorcesterGray on Nov 6, 2018 22:57:39 GMT -5
From those who attended or watched remotely - how many of the Sacred Heart turnovers were forced? HC's 33-15 advantage in points off TOs was the big difference statistically.
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 6, 2018 23:09:03 GMT -5
Back from the game and what was most noticeable was that when our players were open, they shot. In the past, too many passes and failure to attempt shots when they were open. Faw has such a smooth shooting style. He is deadly when open.
In the first half, I believe there was only one possession that went down to 7 seconds on the shot clock for us. Passing was much crisper than last season.
Second half, the pace seemed much slower and more time elapsed on the shot clock, though I don't think we had any shot clock violations that happened so often last season.
We actually outrebounded a team for a change, 25-24 with 12 offensive boards to 6 for the Pioneers. That was courtesy of 5 "team rebounds."
Only small disapppointment: Jehyve 0 blocked shots.
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Post by dadominate on Nov 6, 2018 23:25:21 GMT -5
-I could do without Butler’s histrionics after every made basket Actually I love his spirit and grit. i definitely don't think he is over the top on this. likewise. love butler’s game and attitude. he’s got fire the likes of which we haven’t seen in an hc player in a long time. it takes a special kind of negative to find any fault in butler’s performance tonight.
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 6, 2018 23:26:17 GMT -5
Oh, another thought about tonight. They were actually giving the programs away. It was only a 2 page, 1 sheet thing with the freshmen all pictured, instead of the 4 page, 1 over-sized sheet chucked full of ads. Not sure if this is the new way of doing things or only this game because it was the first game and expected few in the crowd. Anyway, since talking about freshmen, only Verbeek and Hargis got into the game, each for 2 minutes. Stat line for both was empty save 1 missed shot for Verbeek. Here's the Gameday freshmen picture:
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2018 0:24:43 GMT -5
Highlights and interviews
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2018 0:36:47 GMT -5
Play of the night Warrior-lite
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Post by bison137 on Nov 7, 2018 2:32:16 GMT -5
Sacred Heart, 75% EFG. HC, 64% EFG. Not good. Yes, not good. In fact, HC now ranks dead last in the nation, of the 186 teams that played last night, in EFG and also in 2-point FG pct allowed (82.8%). On the brighter side, they rank in the top 30 nationally in a few different offensive categories.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Nov 7, 2018 5:51:02 GMT -5
Sacred Heart, 75% EFG. HC, 64% EFG. Not good. Yes, not good. In fact, HC now ranks dead last in the nation, of the 186 teams that played last night, in EFG and also in 2-point FG pct allowed (82.8%). On the brighter side, they rank in the top 30 nationally in a few different offensive categories. I imagine they're right up there in wins and winning percentage ....
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Post by joe on Nov 7, 2018 6:45:08 GMT -5
JF did have a block but they called a bogus foul. Too many fouls called. What happened to Zignorski in the rotation?
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Post by WorcesterGray on Nov 7, 2018 6:50:57 GMT -5
Only small disappointment: Jehyve 0 blocked shots. Another small disappointment - the defense. Despite the presence of the PL's incumbent defensive PoY, Sacred Heart's front court was 16-18 from the floor. Any observations from those in attendance on that part of the game? What kind of D? Match-up? Any man or 1-3-1? Also would like to know whether we forced most of the 15 TOs in the first half, or whether they were largely unforced.
Matt Faw started and played a career high 22 minutes, with just two PFs. I wonder how he looked defensively.
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 7, 2018 6:53:24 GMT -5
Nice play and wouldn't you know it, the one play I missed all night. I think you might see my feet at the top of the screen at the 13/14 second point as I exited the men's room. As I came out I heard the crowd roaring and knew something big happened and then saw Butler going to the line so I figured it was a nice 3 point play but not realizing what happened to create the opportunity. For our rules experts, looks like the Sacred Heart coach is well beyond that line that I thought coaches could not pass. Penalty if refs called it?
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Post by sader81 on Nov 7, 2018 7:10:40 GMT -5
JF did have a block but they called a bogus foul. Too many fouls called. What happened to Zignorski in the rotation? Refs called the game tight, especially in second half. JF’s play looked like a clean block. Zingy didn’t play until about 4 minutes to go. WGray - lot of traveling calls, and maybe half the turnovers were forced. As for D,I don’t recall any 1-3-1, and it was mostly matchup zones using a couple different looks, 2-3; 1-2-2; did some 3/4 press also.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Nov 7, 2018 8:02:19 GMT -5
Thanks, 81
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Post by hchoops on Nov 7, 2018 8:12:08 GMT -5
One of the emphases for officials this season is traveling
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Post by DiMarz on Nov 7, 2018 8:15:29 GMT -5
Ziggy has had some knee problems, as Coach Carm said during Coaches night..Very good ball movement last night, and player movement..The ball didn't stick much, and players took open shots, and made them...Last season many of the "layups" that came from the offense were missed, last night I can only think of 2 missed bunnies, one by Green in the first half on an offensive rebound and a second by Copeland, he got fouled, on a play that Pat passed the ball a dribble to late, turned an easy shot into a tough one...Nice to see open shots go down..Second half seemed like the team was "running offense", using more clock to work on playing with a lead...Defense seemed a bit behind the offense, but i believe that will come as they play other teams and get back into the flow of playing...
Floyd was impressive with his passing....really looked for cutters and made very good decisions..and went to the hoop aggressively a few time. Sacred Heart was overplaying his left hand and doubling him from the free throw line.Caleb was steady, Pat played well, some very good back cuts for reverse layups (3 or 4 of them)..HC pressed a bit after a made, some half court trapping, but just a tease, looked for one and then back to their base D..Every returning player looked bigger than last season! Has Grandy grown an inch or 2? seemed it to me...
Overall, a good opening night..First time HC has scored over 90 since Dec 12, 2012..and the 51 points in the first half were more than they scored in a game 4 times last season...Yes they gave up 83, but that is a function of SH getting the ball out of the bottom of the basket so often.....
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Post by alum on Nov 7, 2018 8:52:44 GMT -5
I watched on the IPad while watching election coverage on the television. Had the sound down on the game for the most part. Random thoughts include:
1. We seemed much more interested in rebounding and in getting points in transition than in past years. I suppose that this made it harder to get back on defense and may have contributed to SH's shooting percentage.
2. I would not normally panic about an opponent's shooting percentage in a game in which we ran away to a big lead early although their number was simply amazing. Perhaps it is just a fluke.
3. The assist total for JF is a thing of beauty.
4. I did not see any evidence of the 1-3-1. I am thinking that Carmody does not think he has the bodies for it.
5. I said in my wins prediction that I thought we would win most of the games we were supposed to win this year. That started last night.
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