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Post by ncaam on Feb 26, 2017 6:55:44 GMT -5
Anyone who criticizes Anthony Thompson's play in yesterday's game overall knows nothing about basketball. He and Robert Champion carried us. End of story
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Feb 26, 2017 7:51:37 GMT -5
In a game (and a season, for that matter) where multiple guys miss wide open looks (some within 15 feet of the basket); where multiple guys cannot play through contact and make 3 point plays; where we allow a layup off an out of bounds play in a crucial situation; where multiple guys don't box out in key situations.........we single out ONE kid every time we lose. If he is as bad as some people make him out to be, the ire should be directed at the coach that has played him 30+ minutes over the last 2 seasons, as far as I'm concerned. The TEAM has made the upcoming tournament a lot harder than it needed to be - not one player.
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Post by crusader1970 on Feb 26, 2017 8:46:45 GMT -5
In a game (and a season, for that matter) where multiple guys miss wide open looks (some within 15 feet of the basket); where multiple guys cannot play through contact and make 3 point plays; where we allow a layup off an out of bounds play in a crucial situation; where multiple guys don't box out in key situations.........we single out ONE kid every time we lose. If he is as bad as some people make him out to be, the ire should be directed at the coach that has played him 30+ minutes over the last 2 seasons, as far as I'm concerned. The TEAM has made the upcoming tournament a lot harder than it needed to be - not one player. Well said. For reasons I cannot put my finger on, this team was never able to get its collective act together for any extended period of time. However, hope springs eternal and another amazing run in the PL Tourney would erase all those thoughts and give us a winning record. BEAT NAVY! And then see where we go from there.
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Post by possum on Feb 26, 2017 8:54:18 GMT -5
Hey SOV another stellar game from the underclassmen 12 points out of 68 and 8 of 29 rebounds. Did you say Charles was going to get 2nd or 3rd team PL honors?
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Post by bringbackcaro on Feb 26, 2017 9:22:08 GMT -5
AT did hit a trey in OT but his ill-advised or ad libbed drive the lane as regulation expired was a terrible decision by either the staff (if he was told to do so) or him (if he did it on his own). That was a killer. That possession was a total disaster from the start. We should have called a timeout at the 10 second mark when it was obvious that nobody in an HC uniform had a clue what they were doing. Jones completely out-coached us on the final possession by having BU came out of the timeout in a press, which generated a trap in the backcourt and kept us from getting the ball over half court until the 11 second mark. When we did get it over, we were completely out of position with poor spacing, and essentially stuck trying to force something out of nothing in the final 6 seconds.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Feb 26, 2017 9:26:35 GMT -5
AT did hit a trey in OT but his ill-advised or ad libbed drive the lane as regulation expired was a terrible decision by either the staff (if he was told to do so) or him (if he did it on his own). That was a killer. That possession was a total disaster from the start. We should have called a timeout at the 10 second mark when it was obvious that nobody in an HC uniform had a clue what they were doing. Agreed. I know - and respect - Carmody's demonstrated preference to let the players play in last possession situations, but this was clearly a case where the team had enough time and needed to compose itself.
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Post by hc6774 on Feb 26, 2017 10:39:43 GMT -5
That possession was a total disaster from the start. We should have called a timeout at the 10 second mark when it was obvious that nobody in an HC uniform had a clue what they were doing. Agreed. I know - and respect - Carmody's demonstrated preference to let the players play in last possession situations, but this was clearly a case where the team had enough time and needed to compose itself. Ok what would you do with the TO, your last one... sub in PB if so for whom? something else?
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Post by sarasota on Feb 26, 2017 10:42:38 GMT -5
74- ANYTHING would have been better than what happened.
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 26, 2017 10:44:23 GMT -5
We didn't deserve to win this today. On our last two possessions in regulation time we had the ball with time and both preceded by time outs. Score tied. Our offense could not produce a good shot each time. Atrocious offense scheme....again. If an offense is producing makeable shots, which is the objective of an offense scheme, you don't need good shooters. In a perfect PO execution every shot attempt will be a layup. Three point attempts are an admission of failure of the PO. I'm sick of CBC's mantra about our poor shooting. He's throwing his players under the bus no different than when CMB did it. The missed shots in OT wouldn't have happened if we did anything in our last two possessions in regulation time. We gave the game away because of a dysfunctional offense scheme, not poor shooting. Sota, How is missing a jumper from inside the key not a good shot? The answer is the shot missed. That has nothing to do with the PO nor is it the result of an atrocious offensive scheme. There were two good shot available, taken, but missed and an open 3 from the corner. That 3 was not due to any failure. Your harping on the so-called failure of the PO is more of you looking to find something wrong with the coaches' strategy than with what is actually happening on the court. Was the travel call on Malachi under the basket the result of a poor offensive scheme? Of course not. We didn't "deserve" to win because we blew shots at key times and BU had more points. That is called basketball. The last possession in regulation was, indeed, awful. But the ones that saw open baskets and made 3s were not that bad, were they? Please give this argument a rest.
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Post by sader1970 on Feb 26, 2017 10:45:36 GMT -5
Perfect example of second guessing. "I don't know what I would have done, but whatever I would have done would have been better."
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 26, 2017 10:45:52 GMT -5
In a game (and a season, for that matter) where multiple guys miss wide open looks (some within 15 feet of the basket); where multiple guys cannot play through contact and make 3 point plays; where we allow a layup off an out of bounds play in a crucial situation; where multiple guys don't box out in key situations.........we single out ONE kid every time we lose. If he is as bad as some people make him out to be, the ire should be directed at the coach that has played him 30+ minutes over the last 2 seasons, as far as I'm concerned. The TEAM has made the upcoming tournament a lot harder than it needed to be - not one player. Agreed. On that inbounds basket by BU, it appeared that HC (one player in particular) was still setting guys into position with his back to the inbounds play. That was a shocker...and most unusual.
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 26, 2017 10:48:55 GMT -5
We have got to get our expectations higher for this program. I never thought I would admire Harvard and Yale for their BB programs. Harvards freshman average 43.7 points per game. Ours ?? Just how much did Harvard beat us by that you see them as an example? Oh yes, that's right...
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 26, 2017 10:49:52 GMT -5
Anyone who criticizes Anthony Thompson's play in yesterday's game overall knows nothing about basketball. He and Robert Champion carried us. End of story ...along with KC who had an overall solid game.
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 26, 2017 10:52:12 GMT -5
74- ANYTHING would have been better than what happened. Such as a steal and a BU Score? That is part of "anything" after all. Calm down. It was a bad possession, but it could still have been worse.
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Post by cfrivals on Feb 26, 2017 10:55:27 GMT -5
We have got to get our expectations higher for this program. I never thought I would admire Harvard and Yale for their BB programs. Harvards freshman average 43.7 points per game. Ours ?? Just how much did Harvard beat us by that you see them as an example? Oh yes, that's right... Really!! They would beat us tomorrow if we played, badly. Don't even compare recruiting to them, they are eons ahead!
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 26, 2017 11:06:28 GMT -5
Just how much did Harvard beat us by that you see them as an example? Oh yes, that's right... Really!! They would beat us tomorrow if we played, badly. Don't even compare recruiting to them, they are eons ahead! Amazing, how much did they win by last year? Oh yes, HC beat them then too. How about the year before, yup another HC win. Yes, their recruiting is a model to copy. It is so outstanding that they are forced to give playing time to frosh and not the upperclassmen that they recruited. I would say that HC will win every game that is not played against Harvard. Does that make it so? No more than your ambitious fictional prediction. HC now has beaten Harvard for three straight years...you need to learn to live with that
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Post by ncaam on Feb 26, 2017 11:08:06 GMT -5
Scanlon, a frosh, killed us yesterday. Our frosh DNP...Ziggy?...oh my
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Post by possum on Feb 26, 2017 11:11:05 GMT -5
RGS you're a pretty easy grader if you think Charles had a good game, 39 minutes played 5 points on 1/5 shooting all 3's, 3 rebounds and the requisite two or three silly fouls he makes every game.
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Post by cfrivals on Feb 26, 2017 11:16:07 GMT -5
Scanlon, a frosh, killed us yesterday. Our frosh DNP...Ziggy?...oh my Compare our freshman class to theirs! Cmon What is our overall record In last three years? And theirs. I would take their progress. amaker is a great recruiter and we need that
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 26, 2017 11:24:07 GMT -5
RGS you're a pretty easy grader if you think Charles had a good game, 39 minutes played 5 points on 1/5 shooting all 3's, 3 rebounds and the requisite two or three silly fouls he makes every game. It wasn't just me. If you go back to the video stream, the announcers repeatedly spoke of KC's effort - especially in the start of the second half where they said he was trying to take the team on his back. If you don't think he had a solid game, that is OK by me I don't recall saying he had a "good" game but your misquote was probably an error and not intentional. He does still foul too much, but that has gotten better than his freshman year. I understand the meaning of "unnecessary" fouls (often coming when a player is too intense or is trying to make up for an error). What exactly is a "silly" foul?
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 26, 2017 11:28:46 GMT -5
Scanlon, a frosh, killed us yesterday. Our frosh DNP...Ziggy?...oh my Compare our freshman class to theirs! Cmon What is our overall record In last three years? And theirs. I would take their progress. amaker is a great recruiter and we need that If you are speaking of Harvard and Holy Cross... HC = 3 wins, 0 losses Harvard = 0 wins, 3 losses If Amaker is such an outstanding recruiter (and it is not just the cache of Harvard), he must be the world's worst in-game coach.
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Post by possum on Feb 26, 2017 11:34:55 GMT -5
Silly fouls are unnecessary fouls, didn't hear video stream was at game, don't recall any sequence when he was trying to take team on his back particularly at start of 2nd half when we were out scored 16-2
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Post by cfrivals on Feb 26, 2017 11:40:31 GMT -5
Not just speaking of that . Look overall. Are they seeded low as us in ivy, what their OOC against better competition, have they won NCAA (non pig). We can't keep guaging on mediocrity. Need to shoot higher. Last year was a 20 loss team that played well against a week league. Doubt we will pull off again.
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Post by ncaam on Feb 26, 2017 11:48:07 GMT -5
RGS you're a pretty easy grader if you think Charles had a good game, 39 minutes played 5 points on 1/5 shooting all 3's, 3 rebounds and the requisite two or three silly fouls he makes every game. It wasn't just me. If you go back to the video stream, the announcers repeatedly spoke of KC's effort - especially in the start of the second half where they said he was trying to take the team on his back. If you don't think he had a solid game, that is OK by me I don't recall saying he had a "good" game but your misquote was probably an error and not intentional. He does still foul too much, but that has gotten better than his freshman year. I understand the meaning of "unnecessary" fouls (often coming when a player is too intense or is trying to make up for an error). What exactly is a "silly" foul? A silly foul is the one Ziggy commited at half time.
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Post by crossbball13 on Feb 26, 2017 11:48:34 GMT -5
Scanlon, a frosh, killed us yesterday. Our frosh DNP...Ziggy?...oh my Didn't you used to say champion is a d2 player and didn't belong at hc? Please confirm.
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