penn nation
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03-19-17 12:35 PM - Post#227685
Very weird to see him play true point when coming into the game. Missed a bunny but looked OK in his first stint today.
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penn nation
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Re: Hicks in the house 03-19-17 12:52 PM - Post#227686
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Doing a nice job penetrating through the lane. Missed his second shot--another layup bunny, but the next time down he again penetrated beautifully and drew a shooting foul.
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penn nation
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Re: Hicks in the house 03-19-17 01:43 PM - Post#227697
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Hicks with a great lefty drive and finish, then gets the Ivy/Penn props from Nantz and Raftery.
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penn nation
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Re: Hicks in the house 03-19-17 01:47 PM - Post#227698
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Great drive and pump fake by Hicks which gets Walton Jr in the air. Tony to the line for 2.
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TigerFan
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03-19-17 01:49 PM - Post#227700
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Just tuning in. Has Hicks punched anyone yet?
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penn nation
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Re: Hicks in the house 03-19-17 01:49 PM - Post#227701
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Misses a wide open three. And I mean wide.
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penn nation
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03-19-17 01:50 PM - Post#227702
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Just tuning in. Has Hicks punched anyone yet?
He's punched his ticket to the tourney at long last. And at times making Michigan look pretty silly, too.
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penn nation
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03-19-17 01:56 PM - Post#227706
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Another strong drive to the hoop, pulls up to hit a tiny bunny.
It's such a difference when Hicks doesn't have to shoot/force all of those perimeter shots. He can concentrate on driving to the hoop from different spots on the perimeter--a much more efficient use of his considerable talents.
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03-19-17 02:16 PM - Post#227711
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Hicks creates a turnover on a Michigan inbounds, leads to a basket cutting the deficit to 2. Now down 4 and time running out.
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penn nation
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03-19-17 02:21 PM - Post#227712
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Glad Tony had the chance to play in the tourney. He acquitted himself well.
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Stuart Suss
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03-19-17 02:35 PM - Post#227716
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On Tony's last offensive possession, he drove into traffic and lost control of the ball (although Louisville retained possession).
On Tony's last defensive possession, his man drove around him for a score with 30 seconds remaining, earning Tony criticism from the announcers, and a reprimand from Coach Pitino.
Tony did not return to the game.
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TigerFan
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03-19-17 02:37 PM - Post#227717
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But did he draw any blood in the postgame handshake line?
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penn nation
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03-19-17 02:43 PM - Post#227718
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Yes, the part of his game that was weakest was his defense (although he did have 2 steals, including the key late one that gave them a chance to draw even). That said, Walton Jr makes a lot of good defenders look silly, and it was a tough make high off the glass, on a day where he had a very tough time making any shot at all.
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final479
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03-20-17 01:40 PM - Post#227789
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Am I the only one finding this absurd? A sub-500 ivy team could not find a place for a guard that played meaningful minutes on a top 10 team? Something is very wrong here.
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palestra38
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03-20-17 01:52 PM - Post#227790
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This was discussed at length here a year ago. Most people give Donahue props for being frank with Hicks that Penn was rebuilding, that he would have to play team ball and have less of a leading role and that it might be in his interest to graduate and find a better platform for his game. He did just that and incurred some tough love from Pitino along the way.
There was more of an argument here about just how good a player he was---you and I agree on that. Hicks was a highly superior talent who, unfortunately, got no coaching at Penn.
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