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Post by purplehaze on Feb 15, 2023 12:25:33 GMT -5
I will be at Fordham (20-5 record) tonight to see Kyrell and St. Bona (13-13 record) take on the Rams
Kyrell had a fast start through the ooc schedule but has hit a wall recently in A-10 play - he's still playing a lot but his minutes have been reduced because of his offensive production - he's averaging 9.4 pt/game in the league and only shooting 28 pct from the field (and from 3 pt distance)
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Post by res on Feb 15, 2023 15:47:20 GMT -5
Yes, Luc hasn't looked good recently. As you guys know, he's not a "true" point guard. When the offense starts to break down, Luc's 1st instinct is to take the ball into the trees and put up a wild shot. Part of the problem is that Daryl Banks, the ex-St. Peter's SG who torched Kentucky in last year's tournament, has been in a terrible slump.
Luc's minutes would have declined even more if Schmidt had any reasonable alternative. He doesn't. The only other option at the point is a redshirt freshman who, at least at the moment, is in over his head.
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Post by trimster on Feb 15, 2023 17:43:08 GMT -5
Yes, Luc hasn't looked good recently. As you guys know, he's not a "true" point guard. When the offense starts to break down, Luc's 1st instinct is to take the ball into the trees and put up a wild shot. Part of the problem is that Daryl Banks, the ex-St. Peter's SG who torched Kentucky in last year's tournament, has been in a terrible slump. Luc's minutes would have declined even more if Schmidt had any reasonable alternative. He doesn't. The only other option at the point is a redshirt freshman who, at least at the moment, is in over his head. I think the Bona fans thought they were getting a pg. Those of us who followed HC last knew they weren’t. Of course our pg this year isn’t really a true point either. He would be better off off the ball although I think he has handled being the primary ball handler well. |
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 15, 2023 23:20:29 GMT -5
Back from the game a 78-63 Fordham win - Kyrell played very well but proved he’s not a distributor as he scored when taking the ball to the basket and made some circus shots - Bona fans are not accustomed to mediocre teams but they have one this year
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 16, 2023 12:12:59 GMT -5
Have to correct myself as Kyrell did it all last night - (from box score) 6 of 9 shooting for 13 pts - 8 assists and 'zero' turnovers - easily his best game in a long time
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Feb 16, 2023 12:18:42 GMT -5
Fordham’s winningest season since Nick Macarchuck.
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Post by saderfan2020 on Feb 16, 2023 19:07:34 GMT -5
Crazy times as a cbb fan. Bona isn't good, fordham is great, BC is awful, HC is...... getting better?
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Post by hchoops on Feb 16, 2023 20:16:16 GMT -5
I guess if you consider that 10-18 with 8 of those wins vs D1 schools and 7-8 in by all objective metrics a very weak Patriot League as getting better, then very minimal improvement is true.
However, almost all followers of HC are far from satisfied with this very minimal improvement.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 16, 2023 20:25:49 GMT -5
Per KenPom we are #335 out of 363 D-1 teams.
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Post by hcmawfawo on Feb 16, 2023 20:35:12 GMT -5
I guess if you consider that 10-18 with 8 of those wins vs D3 schools and 7-8 in by all objective metrics a very weak Patriot League as getting better, then very minimal improvement is true. However, almost all followers of HC are far from satisfied with this very minimal improvement. Typo? Or did the PL dip down to DIII this year while nobody was paying attention? |
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Post by hchoops on Feb 16, 2023 21:03:32 GMT -5
I guess if you consider that 10-18 with 8 of those wins vs D1 schools and 7-8 in by all objective metrics a very weak Patriot League as getting better, then very minimal improvement is true. However, almost all followers of HC are far from satisfied with this very minimal improvement. Typo? Or did the PL dip down to DIII this year while nobody was paying attention? Sorry Corrected |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Feb 17, 2023 15:16:17 GMT -5
I will be at Fordham (20-5 record) tonight to see Kyrell and St. Bona (13-13 record) take on the Rams Kyrell had a fast start through the ooc schedule but has hit a wall recently in A-10 play - he's still playing a lot but his minutes have been reduced because of his offensive production - he's averaging 9.4 pt/game in the league and only shooting 28 pct from the field (and from 3 pt distance) I was at the game! |
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Post by timholycross on Feb 17, 2023 16:16:16 GMT -5
Crazy times as a cbb fan. Bona isn't good, fordham is great, BC is awful, HC is...... getting better? BCs a better team w/Earl Grant at the helm than they were with Jim Christian or Steve Donahue. Don't expect them to be "dancing" soon, however. |
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 2, 2023 14:00:33 GMT -5
Looks like KyrelL may be the backup pg this season at St. Bona - as usual they loaded up with transfers and a grad transfer who started for Cincinnati started their exh game - Kyrell got only 14 minutes
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Post by hchoops on Nov 2, 2023 15:08:47 GMT -5
Looks like KyrelL may be the backup pg this season at St. Bona - as usual they loaded up with transfers and a grad transfer who started for Cincinnati started their exh game - Kyrell got only 14 minutes And two time transfers take their chances with the NCAA waiver process |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Nov 2, 2023 15:49:26 GMT -5
Too bad--could have been playing 30 minutes at HC and getting that incomparable HC education
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Post by res on Nov 2, 2023 16:30:21 GMT -5
Looks like KyrelL may be the backup pg this season at St. Bona - as usual they loaded up with transfers and a grad transfer who started for Cincinnati started their exh game - Kyrell got only 14 minutes As usual? Last year is the first year I can remember, in the nearly six decades I've been following the team, Bona "loading up" with transfers. That was after all five starters from the previous year's team, all eligible to return, signed NIL deals with P5 teams, at the last minute. Several reserves had already departed assuming the starters were returning. As to the 14 minutes for Luc, it was an exhibition game against a D3 team. Bona's minutes leader had only 21. Only two others had as much as 20. Luc struggled last year. He was playing out of position as he did at HC because there was no one else available to play it. I expect Luc to be a valuable player this year. He'll get his minutes and he'll be more comfortable. |
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Post by crusader1970 on Nov 3, 2023 8:53:51 GMT -5
Kyrell is a 2G in a small PG's body.
I wish the kid well but, as dynamic as he can be at times, he has very limited PG skills and may not be the type of player to build a winning Div I team around.
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 3, 2023 10:35:15 GMT -5
I recognize that this may come across as a little (lot?) uncharitable, but unless and until his team finds its way onto the Holy Cross schedule, I don't really care.
At least with Caleb Green, his Fairfield team played HC.
While I am fine with graduate transfers, I'm pretty much against any player on any Purple team that abandons the Crusaders . . . . . unless they are run off by the coach, and then I get ticked at the coach. Yeah, loyalty and appreciation for a world class education should mean something, both ways.
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Post by crusader1970 on Nov 5, 2023 23:05:11 GMT -5
I recognize that this may come across as a little (lot?) uncharitable, but unless and until his team finds its way onto the Holy Cross schedule, I don't really care. At least with Caleb Green, his Fairfield team played HC. While I am fine with graduate transfers, I'm pretty much against any player on any Purple team that abandons the Crusaders . . . . . unless they are run off by the coach, and then I get ticked at the coach. Yeah, loyalty and appreciation for a world class education should mean something, both ways. I understand your sentiment and would agree with you in most cases. However,IMO Nelson was not only an incompetent coach but also had a very austere and unforgiving personality. Accordingly, I think we need to give the benefit of the doubt to most (maybe not all) kids that left the program. |
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 6, 2023 5:41:01 GMT -5
We are likely in more agreement than perhaps my prior post implied. I happen to believe that some (most?) of the guys who left were run off by the prior coach either directly or indirectly. That’s why I put that caveat.
Let’s agree that we are both happy he is gone and replaced by someone who seems to understand what Holy Cross and its mission is all about. And happens to be a proven winning coach.
Now, turnarounds don’t generally happen overnight, so we all need to be patient.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Nov 6, 2023 8:31:04 GMT -5
Not to defend any particular player, but to a great extent, imho the Adults created the environment we now experience as fans......the creation of today's AAU....the worshipping of kids from a very early age.....the funding/bribery program known as the NIL....the lax enforcement of the 2 Transfer rule (what a joke that has been).
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 6, 2023 9:09:45 GMT -5
Not to detour this thread any more than it already has been but a couple of points on transfers:
1. Compare the percentage of transfers out of the HC basketball vs. football program. The Coach has a tremendous impact.
2. Watch DP's interview with Ben Capron when he says our basketball program "will not swim in the transfer portal" but does say this does not mean he will never accept a transfer. He makes very clear that it is not simply basketball skills that would determine either a transfer in or a new recruit. He's looking for a kid who will "mesh" with Holy Cross. In this he, unlike his predecessor, wants players who will value the entire Holy Cross experience, including and especially the academics and value system ("men and women for others"). In that, he sings from the same sheet music as Bob Chesney. You get kids like that and they aren't transferring out except as grad transfers (which I don't consider as a real transfer) or very exceptional circumstances. As a perfect example, you know Jake Dobbs could go to a "better" program but he values Holy Cross and stayed for a 5th year. There are tons of kids (literally, I'd guess) on the football team who've stayed.
I'm very, very pleased that we now have two coaches who "get" Holy Cross despite not being alums.
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Post by mm67 on Nov 6, 2023 9:32:22 GMT -5
Is it only that these coaches "get" Holy Cross? Isn't it also and possibly more important for success in the age of the transfer portal that they "get" the young men they are coaching? Do Chesney's players stay Primarily because of HC or because of a tie to their coach. Chesney recruited top flight student athletes. Hired a staff of assistants who buy into his style of leadership & know how to teach. And Chesney himself inspires & leads in an extremely positive way. At this point we can only hope Coach Paulsen lives out his promise of being a great coach, too. Peace. Addendum. Obviously, "getting HC" & "getting" the student-athlete vibe are not mutually exclusive.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 16, 2023 20:14:59 GMT -5
Bonnies up 3 vs Oklahoma State 6:20 left. On ESPNU
I have not seen much, but no Luc sighting and no stats in the box score
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