Georgetown thread

[Kevin Reilly]

Swain with his best game and Foster with a double double pulled it out. Maddox had a couple clutch 3 pointers too. Maddening to see Conwell with the ball when the other team is pressing. He runs into the corner and gets trapped or turns with the ball right into the defender. I still think we need to win out but who knows. We have learned to play hard and as a result we are in every game. Sixteen turnovers will get you a loss most games but I like the effort. Go X.

[muskieman]

They tried to give us a little scare at the end, in bounding technique needs work. MM's blood pressure was getting a little higher. I believe that was AH in a scrum with Cooley at the end good thing the AD was there to save him

[skyhops]

Great games by Foster and Swain provided boost we needed. Closing out games with a below average point guard is going to make it difficult to be successful closing out the season. McKnight played 31 minutes and had 2 points and four turnovers and played terrible defense. Their PG had 13 points and 8 assists. McKnight has no confidence in his shot and he is sloppy with the ball. We play better when Conwell has the ball in his hands. Having Swain throw in the ball at the end of games is probably not a good idea. The ideal situation would be to have Green out there but that ship has sailed. Maddox hit two big threes today. Good minutes for Hughley and Zach came on in second half. Too bad that you can't trust Hunter on the court these days.

[bluegrass]

Foul shooting saved us. Hard to believe we win with McKnight scoring 2 points. Thank goodness Foster stepped up.Swain has really stepped his game up .Clearly our best player now

[connecticut72]

Thank God we had time outs left at the end. With miller that is not always the case. I agree Conwell in particular has trouble with the pressure. I also agree that we need someone other than Swain inbound the ball. Overall a good win and one that we needed. I would not want to see GT in the big east tourney. I know we don’t Like Zone and either do I but I think you need to have one in your back pocket for teams like GT. They do not shoot That well from outside and we cannot guard Mack or Peavey. We made peavey look all world tonight. Hugely loooks like he found the grocery store Again. McKnight seems to be in a funk and is not looking to score. I would also give Maddox more freedom to shoot we need him when they guard Conwell tight. Go X keep it rolling!!

[skyhops]

I agree with playing a zone especially when their big had their first 8 points and Peavy had most of his in paint. In fairness to Conwell, McKnight does not seem to want the ball in crunch time. Not a good idea having Swain throw in the ball still young. Green would have helped.

[muskieman]

Despite a few off games, McKnight still averages 4.6 assists [per game and averages only 1.7 turnovers. Green averaged .9 turnovers but then only averaged one assist in the games he played this year. Some of the same people were knocking his defense and size. So maybe some of us are remembering facts a little differently. Go back and tell me what game besides Seina that Green made a mark on a game, and I don't mean just points. I bet McKnight knows he has not been as productive, but let's look at a few games ago when he was the one who had the nerve to take threes when others didn't, including the hero of the moment, Mr Foster. It's not a knock on Foster or Conwell, as they are part of the team, but read reality: our guards have been hot and cold at times this year.

It is the nature of fans to nitpick, and I am sure GT fans are asking why Mack's numbers are down in almost every category from his time at Harvard and has been inconsistent with games that he has scored well and games he has disappeared

Don't get me wrong. I didn't complain about Green and wish he was still active with the team, but sometimes, friends and family get in the players' ears and tell them that they are not getting enough time for the talent they presume. It has happened before and will happen again.

[skyhops]

McKnight went five games without a three all while averaging over 32 mins per game. We haven’t been able to close out games the last two years and he is out PG. He looked like he didn’t want the ball late in the game. If you are a good PG in a high major conference you better average 4 assists. This is his fifth year, so he needs to play better. Coaches said that as well. He was terrible last night. I expect that from Hunter not McKnight. Green would have helped at end of games, but he decided to basically quit due to playing time given to others. McKnight has also gotten schooled on D.

[muskieman]

As I asked, tell me where this year Green showed his point skills successfully other than Senina. McKnight is going through some tough games, but every year, we see that from some players, including point guards, and McKnight has never been for X the focus of the offense.

Some have been touting here that Mack, from GT, has had some equally tough games. We see a player go off on us and think, "Wow, I wish we had him," but there are few players who are consistent over a whole year—take Boum and Quincy. We saw Souley disappear at times just like Des did and then have break-out games, but McKnight is not a scorer for X. In 13 games, this year, McKnight has been the assist leader Conwell comes in second with 5.

[connecticut72]

For the record I was never a fan of Green since day one. Too small and other than the Providence game last year he never shot well in games. Because of his size he would be too easy to trap when teams press at the end.McKnight is the man at the end. He should take over. He is a good ball handler and free throw shooter. But There are times when he does not come hard to the ball. Almost like he does not want it at the end of games.IMO