Positive PostGame Prognosis: Syracuse
by hoyasincebirth on Mar 1, 2011 12:41 PM EST
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Look, no one likes losing to Syracuse, but as far as losses to Syracuse go, this one was fairly tolerable for me. Given the circumstances of this game, Georgetown performed admirably.
Despite not having Chris Wright, Georgetown showed it has what it takes to compete with one of the elite teams in the nation. The Hoyas were in position to win this game even without its point guard, emotional leader, and arguably most valuable player. Clearly, this was a very encouraging sign.
The Hoyas had to overcome a lot of things in addition to the loss of Chris Wright, and most of the Hoyas' difficulties were self-created. Georgetown turned the ball over entirely too much which led to easy baskets for Syracuse. This was clearly the direct result of the absence of Wright. Reduce those 21 points off of turnovers and Georgetown wins that game. The second major reason for the loss, was just that our shots were not falling. We got plenty of good 3pt opportunities that just did not fall. Another thing that would've lead to a Hoya win is the refs calling any fouls in this game, but unlike Cuse fans I can realize this was not the primary reason we lost.
The fact that we were able to compete and nearly win with a subpar performance and without our best player speaks volumes about the capabilities of this team. The Hoyas did a lot of things well in this game that not only bode well for the rest of the season, but also for next year. For starters, the Hoyas did a great job on the boards in this game. The Hoyas outrebounded Syracuse 39-30 including a 13-9 edge on the offensive glass. More impressively, Syracuse was only able to gather 25.7% of their misses for the game. The Hoyas did great on the defensive glass throughout the game. They also did a great job 43.8% on the offensive glass in the second half.
On Senior Day, the Hoyas got some huge contributions from the youngsters. Markel Starks, Vee Sanford, Henry Sims, Jason Clark, and Nate Lubick all played huge minutes and showed that the Hoyas a lot to look forward to for years to come. The young guards did a great job helping out in the absence of Chris Wright and Henry Sims had one of his best games of the year. Jason was one of our only consistent 3pt threat and did great defensively, while Nate continued his solid all around contributions.
The Hoyas Fought! This was extremely encouraging. Down 10 at half with the shots not falling, without Chris, and the calls not seeming to go their way it would be fairly easy to go quietly into the night. But, the Hoyas refused to do so.
Player Evaluations:
Austin Freeman: He fought valiantly in his final home game. He led the Hoyas in scoring with 16 points. Unfortunately his 3pt shot was just not falling with consistency. He had 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Austin did us proud.
Julian Vaughn: Struggled against a Syracuse team that was allowed to be physical with him. His shots were not falling. Hit 3-4 from the FT line and grabbed a team high 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. Picked up a huge charge in the final minutes.
Jason Clark: Hit 3 of 7 from deep spurring Georgetown to the run that helped them take the lead. He was also the best defender of people who played real minutes. He posted a great 77.4 defensive rating. He scored 11pts had 7 rebounds and a steal.
Nate Lubick: His stats belie how well he played and how clutch as his 4 points were to tie and to take the lead halfway through the second half. He also had 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Hollis Thomson: Was not his best game. His shot just was not falling in this game. He did manage to grab some rebounds(3) and block 2 shots. He was also the only Hoya who was able to get fouled shooting half of the Hoyas 12 free throws.
Henry Sims: Great great game for Hank. 6 points 4 rebounds an assist and a block for the game is very good. His stats did not do him justice as he did a great job moving the ball in the center of the zone. he had the second highest offensive rating for the hoyas at 119.9. He was also very good defensively: 82.3.
Markel Starks: Best game of the year for Markel who stepped up well with Chris on the bench. He drained 2/3 form 3pt range. He also played very good defense: 83.7. He also had a team high offensive rating of 136.6. He had 2 rebounds an assist and no turnovers.
Vee Sanford: Did an admirable job in this game he hit his patented runner and did a good job moving the ball on offense. Also grabbed a rebound and had an assist. He also played well defensively: 86.3.
Jerrelle Benimon: Only saw 2 minutes of playing time. He did not have a turnover and recorded a rebound. Again Statistically was very good defensively during his 5 defensive possessions: 16.0.
Georgetown's late season slide has mirrored the slide to start the Big East season rather remarkably. The early season stretch was mostly due to poor shooting, as has the late season slide. They have both gone: loss, win, loss, loss. The wins were both against two of the worst teams in the conference. I think it's very possible that the Hoyas can make a similar 8-0 run following what could be a 1-4 or a 2-3 slide. Winning @ Cincinnati will be tough as ball-handling will be tested by Cincinnati's pressure.
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Sims was a beast inside
Especially in first half. I would have actually liked to see him matched up with Jackson on the offensive b/c Vaughn was being manhandled the entire game on offense
Take No Prisoners, especially if they wear Orange.
by hoyabballownsall on Mar 1, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
The voting was rather easy I must say, LOL!
Live by the three, die by the three, that’s just not how the game of basketball is played. You have to make the right decisions at the right time especially at the end of games, if we don’t make better decision towards the end of game we will come out on the short end of the stick! Remember, it’ll be one and then we’re done! I don’t think too many folks are aware of this, that’s why I’m mentioning it so much because it’s tourney time. The little mistakes become bigger mistakes when the stakes are high! So, let’s fix it Hoyas, play smarter throughout the game and near games end! Hoya Saxa!
You are aware
that the Hoyas had to foul three times intentionally in the last minute, just to get ’Cuse to the 1-1? How would the Hoyas would have won with more fouls called, when they had less fouls called than ’Cuse until the last 45 seconds of the game? If the refs had called any of the 9 over-the-backs they let the Hoyas get away with, the final margin would have been larger.
Your First Ever Pinstripe Bowl Champions- The Syracuse Orange
by bigbluethruandthru on Mar 1, 2011 1:59 PM EST reply actions
How would the Hoyas would have won with more fouls called
Because the Hoyas are a better FT shooting team than Cuse.
Good talk.
Casual Hoya
by Hire Esherick on Mar 1, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
But again...
…it is not the reason they lost. Georgetown lost because Syracuse scored more points than them.
Good talk.
Casual Hoya
by Hire Esherick on Mar 1, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
Really depends on who was fouled
Rick Jackson? Yeah that wouldn’t help. But fouling Triche more frequently would have helped ‘Cuse. Joseph and Jardine are both over 70% shooters. Only 6 players took FT’s in the whole game, so it’s an exercise in pure speculation. ’Cuse only missed one more FT than Gtown did.
Your First Ever Pinstripe Bowl Champions- The Syracuse Orange
by bigbluethruandthru on Mar 1, 2011 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
because the refs changed the way the game could be played. They let Syracuse hack away in the post. So everytime we drove we got hit with out a call. If they called fouls instead of letting the teams play through all sorts of contact that should have been called then Georgetown would’ve gotten to the line, cuse players would’ve been in foul trouble, and we wouldn’t have settled for so many 3’s becuase driving would’ve been an alternative. But, since the refs were letting all the contact going driving was pretty much a turn over. This took away one of the viable means of attacking the zone. The refs did not blatantly favor Syracuse. They were consistent. Unfortunately the way they decided to call the game completely favored Syracuse in this game. Again not the reason we lost. Our B game without our best player was still almost good enough to beat syracuse, but we just fell short. End of story.
by hoyasincebirth on Mar 1, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
ALSO, all fouls are not equal
an over the back? change of possession at most.
a foul on a drive/putback? 2 shots.
you said the most important thing: it wasn’t the reason we lost, but the way they called it definitely didn’t help
by thejerseytornado on Mar 1, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
You got several 2nd chance baskets
where Freeman, Lubick, and Vaughn came crashing into players to keep the rebound alive. An over the back will lead to FT’s and players sitting if they accumulate like every other foul. Triche and Joseph also use driving as a big part of their game, and they got hammered plenty without calls. To say SU benefitted any great deal more is the same sour grapes you accused Boeheim and RJ after the last game. I will agree that missing Wright was probably the difference between GTown’s B game and SU’s B game.
Your First Ever Pinstripe Bowl Champions- The Syracuse Orange
by bigbluethruandthru on Mar 1, 2011 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
To say SU benefitted any great deal more is the same sour grapes you accused Boeheim and RJ after the last game.
but EVERY single person has said the foul calling WAS NOT the reason georgetown lost! why are you trying to start shit?
Good talk.
Casual Hoya
by Hire Esherick on Mar 2, 2011 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
take off the orange glasses
You’re just making stuff up that didn’t happen.
Syracuse played better than Georgetown did so Syracuse won.
Georgetown at full strength is better than Syracuse. We showed that in Syracuse, and we showed it when we almost beat you at home with out our best player.
Go back to your hole.
by hoyasincebirth on Mar 2, 2011 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
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