i think the hoyas will battle better than expected, but fall in the end primarily in the frontcourt, which of course opens up the perimetr. hope im wrong.

xaviers Miller

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me especially

this program has spun me so hard I temporarily quit earlier even though I've been here since the beginning

I came back because I needed the handful of people in our country that still care for Hoya basketball to talk me off the proverbial NCAA hoops ledge

I definitely appreciate everyone here. The fact that this community has not torn itself to shreds says a lot to me. I'm sure many of my opinions are not shared but as a community we all respect each other for the most part

All I really want is a competent team that is fun and exciting to watch. I waited nearly my entire life to this point to get another Warriors championship and then was rewarded with 4 of them. I'd love to have those feelings with my beloved Hoyas.

I do still believe fully that we can get out of this. I think we are still a desirable team in a desirable conference. I don't think that changes. I don't think UConn bolts. I think we have a shot at Gonzaga joining us. Yes I'm delusional.

cheers to every one of you and have a wonderful holiday season.

kis are murray , akok

ewing also

I have seen a lot of people criticizing the negativity of Hoyas fans and HoyaNation on the internet. The negativity is justified and explainable in my opinion.

Most fans simply want a basketball program they can be proud of. Instead, over the last decade there has been very little for Hoyas fans to be proud of on the court. And . . . in the last 1.5 years, not only is there not pride, but instead, that pride has been replaced with embarrassment. The program has fallen so low, that it is literally embarrassing to be affiliated with the program the last 1.5 year. Winning basketball is a big part of what brings pride. However, the embarrassment stems not just from the poor record, but also from a look at (1) the teams that we lose to (Dartmouth, St. Joe's LMU, American, South Carolina 2x), (2) the way we lose (either getting blown out or losing in second half after holding a double digit lead), (3) the way we win (barely beating teams like Longwood, Coppin State UMBC, Siena and LaSalle), (4) the way we defend, (5) our simplistic offensive schemes, (6) our player turnover, (7) the way we turn the ball over, (80 our poor attendance, (9) the fact that despite the poor record our coach appears to be blindly supported by the administration in a way that no other coach would ever be, (10) the fact that our coach keeps blaming the very players that he recruited to the program as the root of the problems, and (11)other items that I am sure many can list here if they wanted to expand.

To expect the fan base to not become negative in light of all of this, is unrealistic and ridiculous. Most of the negativity is directed towards the head coach and the administration and not the players. This appears to me to be well placed because with few exceptions, it seems like the most of the players are giving their best efforts on the court most of the time despite the adversity and obstacles. Personally, I feel badly for many of the players and many others affiliated with the program.

We all just want a basketball program that makes us proud to be affiliated with, whether as alumni, fans, former players/managers etc. Right now, we have one that we are embarrassed about. Until that changes, the negativity will not go away. I am generally a positive person and tend to be an optimist. I was one of the last people to become anti_ewing (at least as our coach). I supported the hire. In the first 2-3 years, I thought he deserved not to be fired and to give him a fair chance to get behind the wheel and make the program his own even after things started getting worse. After the BET win in 2021, I certainly did not think he should get an extension, but believed he deserved another year as things were looking up and the Hoyas were finally playing some defense. Last year was a complete disaster. It turned me. I wanted him fired after last year. However, when he brought in Nickelberry and Baldwin, promoted Clinton and brought in what appeared to be a talented transfer class and highly touted freshman guard from NJ, I had renewed hopes that we could be a .500 team this year (one of the reasons I was one of a very few fans who decided to go to Jamaica before Thanksgiving). Those hopes were crushed with the LMU loss and buried with the American loss.

I am not proud to be a Hoya fan and supporter and it is a bit embarrassing to support this program at this time. Realistically, I do not see how pride can emerge and the embarrassment can be avoided and anything can materially change under Patrick Ewing. It seems to me from what I read and others that I talk to at least 90% of Hoya Nation agrees. The negativity is justified and will remain until material change occurs.

at him. offered

offered

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is here.

so i only have one game...colgate. i erased one and then forgot to tape one. hahah

but here it is.

they do mostly the same stuff, though judah has more of a green light than i expected. they are going to give him the keys to the engine.

offense

curls and clearouts for mintz and somewhat williams. the pg is of course shooting all the time. they will push on misses.


defense

2 3 matchup obviously. didn't see him tandem it, like last year.

....screen it to get spears doing downhill

....a five out with people movement and ball motion three pointed cuse to death. their perimeter defense sucked. But attack it inside out. slip murray in there and let him trigger. maybe akok but i'm unsure about his passing. or mozone

....high low it also.

...people and ball movement





players

wiliiams - took shots, didn't make them. just took them.
...make him a shooter not slasher

juda mintz - rookie is turning heads. has that green liight
...don't let him get to cup. be physical and make him guard in the 2 3.

girard - still shooting when he wants.
...make this guy defend. also play him to shoot, not a great driver so you can recover

heard Louis Orr is in bad shape battling illness

his return is not expected

prayers up

The fact there is a game against Syracuse tomorrow and not a single thread or discussion on it. Apathy has set in here at Hoya Nation!!

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my guess is a program hit piece which is long overdue

but it could be anything and nothing would surprise me anymore

is not playing tonight

they are in Cumberland

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is here

is up front now.

hoyas seem to have a chance.

watched their fsu game...much of it that is.

got a few observations.

offense

5 out like 90% of the time
pushes off misses
will pull for 3 on fast brea
baseline cutters cause havoc
High ball screen then just playing
they are going to score
...dont force things. play inside out game.
multiople drivers and shooters
...pay attention to them all
looking for mismatches in pnr
...show and recover. try not to give them the chance.

...jump them to speed up. make mcclollum a speatator
...switch defense
.


defense

m2m
show and recover for bigs on pnr
guys

...push off misses.
...ball movement, people movement
...post these jokers. alot.


guys

platek is the shooteer/scorer. will rim run
...stay attached
billups is straight line slasher
Johnson is strong driver
sterno has great footowork. only real post options offensively
...wall off.
32 backup transfer that will get in paint.
Mccollum - good shooter and driver. is a player now, came out of nowhere and developed.
...jump him sometimes. spears needs to show he can mano defend.

so yesterday I received a call from Georgetown University. I usually haven't taken those in a while but decided to unload on whoever called me. but alas it was a very nice freshman named Ashley. She asked me to update my contact info and asked me what my favorite things about going to Georgetown were etc.

I was waiting for it and it came. It was a donation drive. I said to Ashley that I'm a former donor but am refusing to give another dime until Patrick Ewing and Ronny Thompson do not have anything to do with the basketball team. She did not know who they were which is interesting at such a small school. Anyways she was so nice that I was super cordial to her despite my initial thought I'd unload on her (realizing of course she has nothing to do with the state of the basketball program).

Anyways I told her that I keep in touch with a large number of alums and they feel the same way. I said all of them gave up their season tickets and are refusing to donate as well. She found the whole thing very interesting and said when alums have issues she kicks it upstairs and promised to do so with the basketball info.

I was wondering if anyone else received a call this week and what their strategy was.