QHoops
Senior
Posts: 368
Reg: 12-16-04
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02-21-15 07:43 PM - Post#183054
Dartmouth favored by double digits???
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PennQ
Freshman
Posts: 79
Age: 49
Reg: 01-03-15
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02-21-15 08:51 PM - Post#183088
In response to QHoops
I've figured out the root of the turnover problem…JA insists on "coaching" their every move on the offensive end. Many of the careless turnovers we have are from our guys staring at Allen trying to see what he wants them to do instead of actually paying attention to what's going on in the game. I've already seen it twice tonight. I wish he would give them more liberty to just play basketball. It's not like what he is telling them to do is working...
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palestra38
Professor
Posts: 32803
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-21-15 08:53 PM - Post#183090
In response to PennQ
That's been happening for years, and a lot of posters have commented on it in the past. Not only does his insistence on talking to the players while play is on result in inattention, it also results in Penn far too often going deep in the shot clock.
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PennQ
Freshman
Posts: 79
Age: 49
Reg: 01-03-15
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02-21-15 09:00 PM - Post#183095
In response to palestra38
It's painful to watch. Not only does he cause a lot of turnovers with the over coaching, but he then proceeds to go crazy on the kids as if it was their fault. I'm so over his sideline antics.
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penn nation
Professor
Posts: 21193
Reg: 12-02-04
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02-21-15 09:02 PM - Post#183098
In response to PennQ
Truth is, Hicks is by far the worst offender on the team when it comes to turnovers.
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fdiapmf
Masters Student
Posts: 590
Reg: 08-03-05
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02-21-15 09:43 PM - Post#183132
In response to penn nation
Losses are good at this point. Just out of curiosity, is this the first ivy weekend there hasn't been a game thread for either game?
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Penn7277
PhD Student
Posts: 1365
Loc: Lancaster, PA
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-21-15 09:44 PM - Post#183133
In response to fdiapmf
It may be. I guess people think it just isn't worth the effort.
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10Q
Professor
Posts: 23360
Loc: Suburban Philly
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-21-15 09:48 PM - Post#183137
In response to Penn7277
This blog is more interesting than the actual games.
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PennQ
Freshman
Posts: 79
Age: 49
Reg: 01-03-15
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The new lows keep whizzing by
02-21-15 09:49 PM - Post#183140
In response to penn nation
Speaking of turnovers…we just committed 3 to give Darmouth the game…WOW. But hey, while I think JA's fate was sealed a couple of games ago, there is no way he stays on after this. This is what we need so HOORAY!
Edited by PennQ on 02-21-15 09:57 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Penn7277
PhD Student
Posts: 1365
Loc: Lancaster, PA
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-21-15 10:00 PM - Post#183150
In response to PennQ
It is just so discouraging!
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PennQ
Freshman
Posts: 79
Age: 49
Reg: 01-03-15
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The new lows keep whizzing by
02-21-15 10:16 PM - Post#183159
In response to Penn7277
It is…but it's the only way for the team to move on and starting building something new. There are some bright spots here and there in individual play.
I feel bad for Jerome at this point. If he is let go, who is going to hire him? I don't see him getting another opportunity like the one he has now at Penn. And more than anything, I feel for the players. I'm sure this is not what they expected. The players have changed over time, but the one thing that has remained the same is JA's total inability to be a head coach. Last year was a 20 loss season with the predicted talent to go head-to-head with Harvard for a shot at the ivy title. There is no way we could have possibly expected to see any better this year with the inexperienced team we have now. Sorry Jerome…but it's time to move on….
Edited by PennQ on 02-21-15 10:16 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Mike Porter
Postdoc
Posts: 3618
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-21-15 10:56 PM - Post#183168
In response to Penn7277
What's even worse is a Yale choke and Harvard pulls off comeback to get back into first. SIGH. The fact that I'd even sort of root for Yale disgusts me. Time for a drink...
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penn nation
Professor
Posts: 21193
Reg: 12-02-04
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02-21-15 11:34 PM - Post#183178
In response to Mike Porter
Come on, it happened at Princeton's expense.
Now if Princeton had won and Yale and Harvard both lost, that would have gotten me to join you...
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penn nation
Professor
Posts: 21193
Reg: 12-02-04
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02-21-15 11:42 PM - Post#183182
In response to Penn7277
Here's how bad it has gotten.
I count only 18 teams (with some games not yet finished tonight) with fewer victories than Penn. EIGHTEEN out of THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY.
Wait--it gets better. Out of Penn's 7 victories, 3 have come from that mighty list of 18 (Binghamton, Marist, Niagara).
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TheLine
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Age: 60
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02-22-15 09:50 AM - Post#183202
In response to Mike Porter
What's even worse is a Yale choke and Harvard pulls off comeback to get back into first. SIGH. The fact that I'd even sort of root for Yale disgusts me. Time for a drink...
What else are you expecting out of a James Jones team? They cough up games regularly. He got thoroughly out-coached BTW.
I couldn't ever root for Yale while Jones is there. They are regularly the chippiest team in the league, though I think their current team is a bunch of good kids who in general play straight up. Still, his constant whining is annoying. No other coach in the league whines half as much as he does.
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