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Post by rgs318 on Jan 17, 2021 16:05:46 GMT -5
How about a slight rewording to, like the other "holdovers" (Butler and Ward) he did not run away from adversity.
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Post by HC92 on Jan 17, 2021 16:07:02 GMT -5
BBC meant the holdovers from the Carmody era who mostly abandoned ship. Faw, Butler and Wade are the only exceptions among scholarship players who played under Carmody or who were recruited by him.
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Post by hchoops on Jan 17, 2021 16:12:21 GMT -5
Gerrale—22, 11, 3 assists, 3 steals, 32 minutes 10-13 FT
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Post by HC92 on Jan 17, 2021 16:16:04 GMT -5
Gerrale—22, 11, 3 assists, 3 steals, 32 minutes He’s the epitome of a workhorse. I imagine he needs some time in the ice tub after each game. He gives and takes a ton of contact.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 17, 2021 16:22:48 GMT -5
Because so many of his shots are so close to the basket I think GG will be ,much more consistent , hitting 35-60% of his twos each game. I think I suggested this in an early game-let's see him make 45% or so (he won't "shoot" 55% like Joe Pridgen would-different type of game and skill set) of his twos and get to the line a lot and make 65-70% and we'll be happy.
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Post by trimster on Jan 17, 2021 16:42:27 GMT -5
Because so many of his shots are so close to the basket I think GG will be ,much more consistent , hitting 35-60% of his twos each game. I think I suggested this in an early game-let's see him make 45% or so (he won't "shoot" 55% like Joe Pridgen would-different type of game and skill set) of his twos and get to the line a lot and make 65-70% and we'll be happy. I am happy already. Where would our frontcourt be w/o him?
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Post by hchoops on Jan 17, 2021 17:15:04 GMT -5
Because so many of his shots are so close to the basket I think GG will be ,much more consistent , hitting 35-60% of his twos each game. I think I suggested this in an early game-let's see him make 45% or so (he won't "shoot" 55% like Joe Pridgen would-different type of game and skill set) of his twos and get to the line a lot and make 65-70% and we'll be happy. Right now GG is at 47% FG, 74 % FT That fits, KY
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Post by mm67 on Jan 17, 2021 17:21:12 GMT -5
Oh, fierce defenders of The Cross - Yes, more needs to be done. But, I suggest we all take a deep breath & get some perspective. Does anyone doubt that our young 'Sader brothers are a tremendous improvement? HC has a real coach. HC has a team.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 17, 2021 17:26:35 GMT -5
Because so many of his shots are so close to the basket I think GG will be ,much more consistent , hitting 35-60% of his twos each game. I think I suggested this in an early game-let's see him make 45% or so (he won't "shoot" 55% like Joe Pridgen would-different type of game and skill set) of his twos and get to the line a lot and make 65-70% and we'll be happy. Right now GG is at 47% FG, 74 % FT That fits, KY Let's do that all year. Note the consistency on his twos (yes, early in the season and I could eat my words later): 7-16 7-16 4-9 5-10 5-9 6-13
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Post by bringbackcaro on Jan 17, 2021 17:40:31 GMT -5
It didn’t really matter if we played full court defense or half court defense, this Colgate roster is a matchup nightmare for us at this point. We only have two bigs who can play right now, and one is 6’6. If I would have told you that we could have held Jordan Burns (1-13) and Nelly Cummings (3-6) to a combined 4-19 (21.1%) from the field, I’ll bet you would have taken that every day of the week. Our issue was that the rest of the team was 24-39 (61.5%). If we focused on the other guys, then we’re going to have a problem with Burns and Cummings. — Bright spot: Matt Faw. He has gone from a guy who used to be allergic to playing in the paint to going 13-20 on 2 FGs against Colgate’s size and length this weekend. Kudos to him for putting in the work and not running away from adversity like the other holdovers. Let’s hope guys like Rabinovich and Louth follow his this same type of improvement under Nelson & Co. Could you expand on that? What holdovers have run away from adversity? Lowder, Niego, Verbeek, Hargris To a somewhat lesser extent: Pridgen, Green ?: Copeland
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Post by efg72 on Jan 17, 2021 17:46:53 GMT -5
Last year we were bad and other than the loyal contingent here most would not spend two hours watching.
So far this year we are inconsistent, with moments of hope and enjoyment, but we aren't good, especially for 40 minutes---but we have fixable weaknesses as the players and head coach grow into their respective roles. This is a mile run not a 40 yard sprint.
Today Colgate and Navy are top shelf, but others will challenge before all is done. As someone else mentioned, next weekend might offer a better view of the next 7 weeks for us.
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 17, 2021 18:19:50 GMT -5
BBC, don't include Kyle in your list of anti-Crusaders (my interpretation of your list of those leaving the sinking ship). I do recognize you put a question mark. Kyle had/has undisclosed health issues. He still attends Holy Cross and expected to graduate this year.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 17, 2021 18:26:22 GMT -5
That is good to know. Well done, 70.
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Post by Tom on Jan 17, 2021 21:08:33 GMT -5
It didn’t really matter if we played full court defense or half court defense, this Colgate roster is a matchup nightmare for us at this point. We only have two bigs who can play right now, and one is 6’6. Either Faw needs to play so that his minutes aren't dictated by his foul situation or some combination of Rabinovich and Coulibaly need to be able to provide some productive minutes of back-up Preferably both
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Post by Tom on Jan 17, 2021 21:22:22 GMT -5
Can we get Whitey Moynihan to spend some time working with Butler on his free throws? Is Whitey known as a free throw teacher? The teacher I think of is Ron Perry. He took Josh Sankes under his wing and there was significant improvement from his first year to second. His son was a petty good free throw shooter too.
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Post by timholycross on Jan 17, 2021 21:29:35 GMT -5
Butler's foul shooting issues are, to paraphrase Yogi Berra, 90% mental, the other half physical.
I guess it's a communicable disease- the ladies went 2-8 from the line in crunch time.
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Post by efg72 on Jan 17, 2021 21:30:17 GMT -5
Think both Rabinovich and Louth need to get some minutes as long as they are healthy. The younger bigs in the league aren't bad and my guess is they will get better each week. Given the abbreviated season and limited playing time available, the sooner they get some game time the better.
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Post by timholycross on Jan 17, 2021 21:33:42 GMT -5
No idea where they think Louth is in terms of being able to contribute (he's a big fella, isn't he?). And Rabinovich can't make the club from the tub, no idea about that, either.
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Post by efg72 on Jan 17, 2021 21:46:15 GMT -5
I guess is I look at this as a transition year, filled with teaching, learning how to win, and for the freshmen players to better understand what they need to do during the off season to improve.
If healthy, 3-5 min against the bigger bodies will give them a feel for the future. My guess is if this was a normal year the non-conference schedule would have helped a bit.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 17, 2021 21:52:47 GMT -5
I believe that is a good point. But, it is also a two edged sword. With ooc games, the younger players might not have gotten the chance to spend as much time working with each other. They seem to have formed a close group as a result of that time together. In any case, I hope we soon see both on the court (and that we also see Louth in a Holy Cross uniform on Louth with a picture on the team website.
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Post by HC92 on Jan 17, 2021 22:09:22 GMT -5
Butler's foul shooting issues are, to paraphrase Yogi Berra, 90% mental, the other half physical. I guess it's a communicable disease- the ladies went 2-8 from the line in crunch time. I wonder whether Butler adjusted how he shot while injured and now doesn’t have the muscle memory right while shooting free throws. He does, however, seem to be shooting better overall so not sure the muscle memory thing works just for the free throws.
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Post by hc6774 on Jan 18, 2021 8:16:30 GMT -5
Think both Rabinovich and Louth need to get some minutes as long as they are healthy. The younger bigs in the league aren't bad and my guess is they will get better each week. Given the abbreviated season and limited playing time available, the sooner they get some game time the better. so far, 1/3 of the season, the freshmen have been getting 40% of the minutes, I expect that it may move to 45%, maybe more, as the season goes on.
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Post by hchoops on Jan 18, 2021 9:10:44 GMT -5
Go HC.com still has the stats for the first 4 games only
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 18, 2021 13:26:31 GMT -5
It's a Federal Holiday.
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Post by HC92 on Jan 18, 2021 13:27:33 GMT -5
What about yesterday and the day before?
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