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Post by hchoops on Dec 11, 2016 18:00:28 GMT -5
Got it
Thank you very much
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Post by HC13 on Dec 11, 2016 18:04:38 GMT -5
Great, hope you enjoy a very entertaining game
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Post by sader1970 on Dec 11, 2016 18:11:54 GMT -5
Opening tip off, good ball movement resulting in an MA 3 pointer:
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 11, 2016 18:43:43 GMT -5
Just watched the second half, which I missed live--some fantastic passing for layups by our guys, very very impressive.
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Post by Ray on Dec 11, 2016 20:04:44 GMT -5
This team can look VERY good when the 3's are falling, as they were today.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 11, 2016 20:15:56 GMT -5
This team can look VERY good when the 3's are falling, as they were today. Re: team 3 point FG percentage, my goal was to move up 100 places from last season's #261 ranking among D-1 teams. After today's game we are at #137. |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 11, 2016 20:22:18 GMT -5
By the way--MA had an off game and thus will have to wait to crack the 1,000 career points threshold in the next game. He now has 997. RC is at 766 and projects to reach 1,000 points in the Lafayette game on February 8th.
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Quinnipiac
Dec 11, 2016 20:45:33 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by Sons of Vaval on Dec 11, 2016 20:45:33 GMT -5
Since we are talking stats. Let's (is that okay? Do they matter?) look at how we are accomplishing a solid defensive PPP of 1.027, which ranks 155th.
Our defensive 2PT and 3PT FG percentages are both poor, 37.0% and 56.2% respectively. The defensive eFG% is a poor 55.9%, which ranks 311th. Based on these metrics, we've been a very poor defensive team. However -- and Woo Gray touched on this in a recent post -- we are turning opponents over at an incredibly high rate. Basically one in every four possessions ends in a turnover for our opponents. We have done a really good job extending the 1-3-1 out to the perimeter, which has led to us forcing turnovers, but it also makes us susceptible to giving up buckets in the paint.
We know that Ralph Willard was a defensive wizard at HC and preached in the importance of deflections (his goal was 40 per game). The best HC team he had at forcing turnovers was at 26.2% in 2004-05. Of course, these teams also defended the basket very well.
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Post by hchoops on Dec 11, 2016 20:53:23 GMT -5
I believe that the matchup may not get as many steals and deflections as the 1-3-1, (though it gets its share) but it causes more misses.
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Post by DiMarz on Dec 11, 2016 21:15:28 GMT -5
The 1-3-1 and the matchup cause problems because other teams do not see them often...Plus HC is now running them both very well...tough to practice against them to get ready, very few teams run anything similar...With long athletic players the D will only get better.
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Post by Ray on Dec 11, 2016 21:43:28 GMT -5
Yeah, watching the defense closely today, it's clear that what they do best is generate deflections/force turnovers. It's not clear to me exactly WHY that is, but they're quite good in that area.
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Post by southernsader on Dec 11, 2016 21:54:35 GMT -5
Let's give some props to DC Joe Scott.
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Post by southernsader on Dec 11, 2016 21:58:32 GMT -5
On the subject of student support, or lack thereof, hard for me to understand with the Hart right there at the top of the hill. I thought nothing of thumbing to the Aud on a 10 degree night.
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Post by sader1970 on Dec 11, 2016 22:00:30 GMT -5
We were a hardier breed in those days.  |
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Post by sader1970 on Dec 11, 2016 22:02:47 GMT -5
Just looked over the stats. Rob Champion, your cleaners called and your Superman outfit is ready for pickup.
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Quinnipiac
Dec 11, 2016 23:10:44 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on Dec 11, 2016 23:10:44 GMT -5
Tough day to expect to get students there. Study period was this weekend. Finals start Tuesday. Hopefully we get on a run here and the students are excited to come see the team in mid-January.
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Post by southernsader on Dec 11, 2016 23:43:12 GMT -5
Tough day to expect to get students there. Study period was this weekend. Finals start Tuesday. Hopefully we get on a run here and the students are excited to come see the team in mid-January. Are you freaking kidding me? It was an early Sunday afternoon game. Give me a break. The school ain't that tough! Nobody has a nuclear physics or neurosurgery exam on Tuesday. |
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Post by sarasota on Dec 11, 2016 23:48:52 GMT -5
We froze our asses off and we LIKED it. Try trudging to compulsory chapel at 7AM in the morning through 28" of Wootown snow in your pajamas under your coat. We did it and we LIKED it.
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Post by bikeman on Dec 12, 2016 7:53:34 GMT -5
Bring in a Chris Potter or Mike Vicens type. Create some pre season buzz. Start the season strong with good wins and exciting play. Then students will want to be there as well as locals. Oh, and join a higher profile league.
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Post by HC92 on Dec 12, 2016 7:56:22 GMT -5
Tough day to expect to get students there. Study period was this weekend. Finals start Tuesday. Hopefully we get on a run here and the students are excited to come see the team in mid-January. Are you freaking kidding me? It was an early Sunday afternoon game. Give me a break. The school ain't that tough! Nobody has a nuclear physics or neurosurgery exam on Tuesday. No. Not kidding. HC students in 2016 are going to prioritize studying for finals over a hoop game against Quinnipiac. That might make you sad or mad or verklempt, but that's the way it is. |
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Post by sader81 on Dec 12, 2016 8:02:44 GMT -5
Nice win yesterday; best they've looked all year. Q shot a respectable 42% and lost by 18! They are showing multiple looks on D; a 1-3-1 and a 1-3-1 1/2 court trap; a couple different matchup looks, and some man. The different looks led to a lot steals and deflections as some mentioned earlier.
Even though they gave away some Ws earlier, I like where the team is now. They look comfortable on both sides of the ball. All the long road games and the tough opponents will pay off later, and they will be in the mix come March.
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 12, 2016 9:13:39 GMT -5
Might HC even see...wait for it... a HOME Game in the PL tourney??? |
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Post by HCFC45 on Dec 12, 2016 9:24:10 GMT -5
This game scares me!
* Q is averaging 77 ppg. * Played tough against Gonzaga and Seton Hall. * Score most of their points in the second half. * 9 - 10 man rotation (nobody averages more than 30 mpg). * 5 players averaging 10 -12 ppg. * They rebound very well.
Bottom line, we need to hold them to around 60 points and we need to put the ball in the basket! Posted this on Saturday....
* Score most of their points in the second half. They did score more in the 2nd half yesterday.
* 9 - 10 man rotation (nobody averages more than 30 mpg). Right on target for yesterday.
* 5 players averaging 10 -12 ppg. Our D allowed only 2 players to reach double figures yesterday.
* They rebound very well. They did outrebound us but only by 3.
Bottom line, we need to hold them to around 60 points and we need to put the ball in the basket!
Thankfully, they came through on both!  !
On to Rhody!
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Dec 12, 2016 9:26:45 GMT -5
Might HC even see...wait for it... a HOME Game in the PL tourney??? There's no reason we shouldn't be a top four seed for the PLT. There seems to be four tiers in the league thus far: 1) Lehigh, Bucknell 2) HC, BU 3) Army, Loyola, Navy 4) Colgate, Lafayette, American First-year Army coach Jimmy Allen the early frontrunner for COY? Despite graduating five impact players (Toomey, Ferguson, Cox, Wilson, and Plomb), Army has been a nice surprise. |
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Post by cfrivals on Dec 12, 2016 9:34:48 GMT -5
Good game yesterday. Solid on both ends. If offense stays consistent, we will win games. Our defense ball to ball is very good. We just show our weakness is the posting up of shooters as we lack size.
As far as attendance, win and people want to see you play. Get a blue chipper who people want to see! But let's face it , student support has been dreadful for the last 25 years. And with every game on the internet somewhere, you can sit in your room and watch any college game in America. The hart as an arena has still a long way to go to provide a must see event on campus. Video is a must, need to have the entrance every game like the one at the DCU, it was cool. But Hart is not better than a new high school gym. No frills, very weak
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