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Username Post: Premature Exclamations        (Topic#22059)
SomeGuy 
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Re: Premature Exclamations
11-07-18 02:45 PM - Post#264645    
    In response to TheLine

They don’t, but the end game yesterday looked a lot like the Foreman end game. Often seemed like since Coach Donahue started we play pretty offense with lots of assists for 30-35 minutes, and then for the last 5-10 Foreman was supposed to take it to the hoop. I suspect that’s Woods this year. Certainly was yesterday.

 
palestra38 
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Re: Premature Exclamations
11-07-18 02:49 PM - Post#264646    
    In response to SomeGuy

Yes, indeed.

 
SomeGuy 
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11-07-18 02:51 PM - Post#264648    
    In response to PennFan10

Hoping the turnovers were game flow based and had a lot to do with Mason. We won the A:TO comparison decisively— our ratio was a lot better than their ratio. It just wasn’t a good ratio objectively. More Woods hopefully helps too. He’s the steadying presence out there in the backcourt.

 
palestra38 
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11-07-18 02:54 PM - Post#264650    
    In response to SomeGuy

You have to think that he won't get double fouls often. But he clearly is the enforcer.

 
Penndemonium 
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Re: Premature Exclamations
11-07-18 03:18 PM - Post#264651    
    In response to penn nation

I did that to make it appear that I really wanted to include exclamations and to conceal any hint of innuendo. I will probably drop them in the next round, as "Boff" and "Pow" are probably a bit too much. Feel free to weigh in - this is a customer friendly editorial.

  • penn nation Said:
So every post-game report is gonna look like an episode of Batman?

Hey, I'm in.



 
Silver Maple 
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11-07-18 03:34 PM - Post#264656    
    In response to Penndemonium

You might find this to be a helpful reference:

https://www.66batmania.com/trivia/bat-fight-word s/

 
Penndemonium 
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11-07-18 03:38 PM - Post#264657    
    In response to Silver Maple

You know, I may need to keep it going for a while. That link definitely expands my vocabulary.


 
penn nation 
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11-07-18 03:43 PM - Post#264658    
    In response to Penndemonium

Given what happened to Betley last night, I fear that Yiddish expressions might dominate the post-game exclamations for a while.

Talk about expanding your vocabulary....

 
OldBig5 
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Re: Premature Exclamations
11-07-18 10:55 PM - Post#264746    
    In response to pennsive

Remember that Eagles injury well. That was a crusher.

  • pennsive Said:
Interesting post. For us old timers, Betley's injury reminds me of the crushing feeling we had when John Engles went down with a major knee injury. Now the question is, what do we do going forward? I would like to see more playing time for Kuba and Jarrod to back up Max and AJ; Eddie, Bryce and Hamilton to back up both Wang at the 3 and Antonio at the 2, and Antonio to back up Devon at the point when he is not playing the 2. Ryan's injury is terrible, but it does open up PT to talented, but inconsistent, players who often have looked lost on the court because they may have needed game experience, and not just practice time, to gel with AJ, Max, and Antonio. BTW, Jarrod, especially, and Eddie can stroke it at the line, and we sure can use that.



 
Streamers 
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Re: Premature Exclamations
11-08-18 01:09 PM - Post#264795    
    In response to OldBig5

I hate being late to threads like this - so many reactions to the posts here, but just a few:

No question this was a statement game for this team that fought through so much adversity to steal one from a good GMU team. It says a lot about not only their character, but the depth and versatility of the roster, as well as SD's ability to use it. This makes me think they will minimize (although certainly not eliminate) the impact of losing Betley.

As one of the Tyler fans on the board, I'm thrilled to see him bring his skills and senior experience to the court again. I seem to recall he
was off the bench even before Betley went down, but I could be wrong about that.

I too, wonder where the 3's will come from now, but I know Wang will get even more PT now. We just have to stop thinking of him as a 'big' in this context. Kuba and Scott seem the most likely choices to provide additional 3's when needed. In Eddie's case, this feels like his big chance to step up. I still don't trust JD, but I would love him to change my mind.

I don't think three is any question Woods will get the ball when we are protecting a lead late, with Silpe being next in line for that role, as we saw a few times last year.

Let there be NO doubt FT shooting will cost us some games this year if it does not improve.



 
10Q 
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11-08-18 01:19 PM - Post#264796    
    In response to Streamers

How can it not improve? There is only one direction after abominable.

 
Penndemonium 
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11-08-18 02:09 PM - Post#264803    
    In response to Streamers

I can't think of any other Freshmen that have come out gunning from distance in the first game the way Wang did. I feel bad for him that have no other shooters who will command attention from out there - and that teams will no doubt adjust. It's a tall order for a Freshman to have to bear the load of being a focus of the opponent's defensive game plan.

What surprised me about the game is how well both Wood and Goodman slashed to the hoop at the end. I wouldn't have thought of our team as a slashing team, but I'd love to see them continue. That would give our team a different identity than it's had for a while, and slightly offset our loss of 3 point shooting.

 
SomeGuy 
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11-08-18 02:14 PM - Post#264805    
    In response to 10Q

Yes, only one direction to go on the free throws, and we’re still 1-0. Woods’ comments after the game were encouraging, as was the fact that any loss of poise at the end there was quarantined to the free throw line — there wasn’t any loss of composure on defense, or on the offensive boards, or handling the balll.

 
Silver Maple 
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Re: Premature Exclamations
11-08-18 02:35 PM - Post#264811    
    In response to Streamers

  • Streamers Said:


I too, wonder where the 3's will come from now, but I know Wang will get even more PT now. We just have to stop thinking of him as a 'big' in this context.




What he said.

 
SteveChop 
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11-08-18 04:29 PM - Post#264845    
    In response to Penndemonium

Doesn't seem to bother freshmen players on the top national teams that people concentrate on them so why should it bother Michael Wang?

BTW, "Wood" is gone (and happily engaged); Antonio's last name is Woods.

 
Penndemonium 
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11-08-18 06:22 PM - Post#264861    
    In response to SteveChop

  • SteveChop Said:
Doesn't seem to bother freshmen players on the top national teams that people concentrate on them so why should it bother Michael Wang?

BTW, "Wood" is gone (and happily engaged); Antonio's last name is Woods.



The people on the top national teams may have more than one shooter on the floor to zero in on. If I were coaching against Penn, I'd make sure someone stayed out on Wang at all times. You'd be happy with anyone else shooting threes, and would be OK if Wang takes it inside for two. It could be disruptive to Wang to be commanding all of the attention up top. If I think back to a lot of our top Freshman guards such as Ibby, Rosen, Jordan, and even Allen, none of them necessarily were needed as badly to shoot as we may need Wang. The closest I could think of was Bernardini.

 
PennFan10 
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11-08-18 07:43 PM - Post#264871    
    In response to Penndemonium

Pretty sure teams were trying to guard Betley pretty close behind the arc and that didn't work so well. It all depends on how Wang moves without the ball.

 
Charlie Fog 
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11-09-18 07:49 AM - Post#264919    
    In response to Penndemonium

The issue teams will have trying to defend Wang on the perimeter is that they will need to use a big to do that and that should open up the inside for AJ and Max. That is how is see it at least!

 
Silver Maple 
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11-09-18 08:29 AM - Post#264924    
    In response to Charlie Fog

My thought exactly. Not only is Wang 6-10, but he seems to have a very quick release. This should probably allow him to be an effective 3 pt shooter even if he's closely guarded.

 
Streamers 
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11-09-18 08:53 AM - Post#264928    
    In response to Silver Maple

Just think of the possibilities once Wang develops a post-up game.

 
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