from up front, article is below
notes: i LOVE the matchup they used. have seen it a few possessions this year, but not much. think it's a good change of pace. hoyas will need to switch defenses going forward...man, 2 3 zone, traps full and 3/4 court, and now the matchup. not good enough to play just one defense imo.
mosely is settling in. still not shooting so well from the outside, but he's getting into the paint and working. solid guy.
shooting needs to get better though. teams are not guarding him from outside.
January 10, 2017 - Following are observations from Georgetown’s 83-55 defeat of St. John’s. (Click here for post game video)
The match up
Late in the first half and leading by a handful of points, Georgetown, who had played man to man the entire game – outside of specific situations – changed their defense; out came an aggressive match up zone, one in which the Hoyas switched up top a lot, while morphing what the Johnnies were doing.
John Thompson III’s Hoyas continued to utilize this match up zone early in the second half, a contributing factor to his team’s 19-2, second half beginning run.
Chris Mullin, St. John’s head guy, acknowledged the zone, yet he didn’t necessarily point to any Hoya defensive scheme, as “when you shoot as poorly as we did you’re going to have problems with any defense”. In the past, “We have actually been pretty good against the zone especially with sagging defenses because we shoot the ball pretty well” he continued. “But a total collapse today”.
His three rotational guards, freshmen Shamorie Ponds and Marcus LoVett, along with sophomore Federico Mussini, came into the game top 15 among BIG EAST three point shot makers; Ponds was second league wide at 2.9 three ball makes per game, LoVett seventh with 2.2, while Mussini slotted 11th at 2.1.
Versus G'Town, that Johnnie trio only managed 3-15 from beyond the arc, as they all took five of those shots, LoVett making two, Mussini one. Ponds logged 3-11 from the field, LoVett was 3-7 and Mussini was only 1-6 shooting.
The futility was not simply assigned to them, given SJU's 16.7% from deep, 27.6% overall marks.
Mosely is making moves
In a team high 28 minutes, freshman guard Jagan Mosely notched 16 points, four rebounds and two assists, also displaying leadership far beyond his standing as a 17-game collegiate veteran. Add a willingness to draw charges and strap head up to what the Jersey product provided.
Though some of Mosely’s expanded minute total can be attributed to junior guard Tre Campbell’s absence due to injury, it can’t be denied Jagan is looking more at home on the court. Is Thompson becoming more comfortable with his rookie backcourt player?
“He’s been someone I can count on from Day One” revealed the coach. In his mind, Mosely “gives 110 percent every practice, every possession and he has a hardness to him…he plays hard and is a very good teammate”.
Thompson even joked about two, dramatic miscues, saying “He has to figure out how to make his dunks” before laughing.
If Mosely continues to play like this, additional chances to pound the rim will reveal themselves.
notes: i LOVE the matchup they used. have seen it a few possessions this year, but not much. think it's a good change of pace. hoyas will need to switch defenses going forward...man, 2 3 zone, traps full and 3/4 court, and now the matchup. not good enough to play just one defense imo.
mosely is settling in. still not shooting so well from the outside, but he's getting into the paint and working. solid guy.
shooting needs to get better though. teams are not guarding him from outside.
January 10, 2017 - Following are observations from Georgetown’s 83-55 defeat of St. John’s. (Click here for post game video)
The match up
Late in the first half and leading by a handful of points, Georgetown, who had played man to man the entire game – outside of specific situations – changed their defense; out came an aggressive match up zone, one in which the Hoyas switched up top a lot, while morphing what the Johnnies were doing.
John Thompson III’s Hoyas continued to utilize this match up zone early in the second half, a contributing factor to his team’s 19-2, second half beginning run.
Chris Mullin, St. John’s head guy, acknowledged the zone, yet he didn’t necessarily point to any Hoya defensive scheme, as “when you shoot as poorly as we did you’re going to have problems with any defense”. In the past, “We have actually been pretty good against the zone especially with sagging defenses because we shoot the ball pretty well” he continued. “But a total collapse today”.
His three rotational guards, freshmen Shamorie Ponds and Marcus LoVett, along with sophomore Federico Mussini, came into the game top 15 among BIG EAST three point shot makers; Ponds was second league wide at 2.9 three ball makes per game, LoVett seventh with 2.2, while Mussini slotted 11th at 2.1.
Versus G'Town, that Johnnie trio only managed 3-15 from beyond the arc, as they all took five of those shots, LoVett making two, Mussini one. Ponds logged 3-11 from the field, LoVett was 3-7 and Mussini was only 1-6 shooting.
The futility was not simply assigned to them, given SJU's 16.7% from deep, 27.6% overall marks.
Mosely is making moves
In a team high 28 minutes, freshman guard Jagan Mosely notched 16 points, four rebounds and two assists, also displaying leadership far beyond his standing as a 17-game collegiate veteran. Add a willingness to draw charges and strap head up to what the Jersey product provided.
Though some of Mosely’s expanded minute total can be attributed to junior guard Tre Campbell’s absence due to injury, it can’t be denied Jagan is looking more at home on the court. Is Thompson becoming more comfortable with his rookie backcourt player?
“He’s been someone I can count on from Day One” revealed the coach. In his mind, Mosely “gives 110 percent every practice, every possession and he has a hardness to him…he plays hard and is a very good teammate”.
Thompson even joked about two, dramatic miscues, saying “He has to figure out how to make his dunks” before laughing.
If Mosely continues to play like this, additional chances to pound the rim will reveal themselves.