tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10607226.post116671058653074632..comments2023-11-05T06:48:03.911-05:00Comments on The Van Buren Boys: The Blogosphere's home for Georgetown Hoyas basketball: "Point Forward"Jester of Magellanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14890949752290418368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10607226.post-1166793437699501072006-12-22T08:17:00.000-05:002006-12-22T08:17:00.000-05:00Thanks to Waxman, author of the WaxWorks Blog and ...Thanks to Waxman, author of the <A HREF="http://waxworks.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">WaxWorks Blog</A> and avid Van Buren Boys reader, for pointing me to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_forward" REL="nofollow">this Wikipedia article</A> on "point forwards."Jester of Magellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14890949752290418368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10607226.post-1166725286404471192006-12-21T13:21:00.000-05:002006-12-21T13:21:00.000-05:00I would argue that PE Jr.'s six points with zero f...I would argue that PE Jr.'s six points with <EM>zero</EM> fouls is nothing short of a Christmas miracle.Jester of Magellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14890949752290418368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10607226.post-1166717268610639712006-12-21T11:07:00.000-05:002006-12-21T11:07:00.000-05:00The only good thing about Jeff's drop-off is that ...The only good thing about Jeff's drop-off is that he is very quickly sliding down the charts of what is shaping up to be a star-studded 2007 NBA draft. If he keeps this up, he may well have reason to stick around another year. <BR/><BR/>As for Rivers, ankle injuries are notoriusly difficult to bounce back from, especially because you have to essentially remain inactive while allowing them to heal. This breeds poor conditioning and the loss of rhythm etc.<BR/><BR/>There may be something more to his string of injuries, however. Often these ankle problems are mere bad luck but sometimes they result from poor conditioning and lack of stretching and lack of care. Al Jefferson of the Celtics repeatedly suffered ankle injuries last year because of poor conditioning and a reluctance to use heavy tape.<BR/><BR/>Rivers moved very slowly and also looked a lot pudgier to me. I suspect it's going to take him more than the next game to develop any flow, if he can regain it all this season.<BR/><BR/>Agreed re: Macklin. He looks terrible to me most games and is absolutely lost (he is the one guy on the team who seems to have no knowledge of our plays). It is mistifying to me how he and Summers could have started at the same time. Difference is night and day. Athleticism means nothing unless you have the court smarts and awareness to go with it. Kendrick Brown was the most freakish pure athlete on the Celtics under Jim O'Brien and he's now out of the league. <BR/><BR/>Big props to Summers. He has been by far the most pleasant surprise this season and while he occasionally makes a freshman mistake (well actually Bowman made those types of mistakes for 4 straight years but he's an exception), he shows trememdous poise on the court. Hats off to him.<BR/><BR/>I would argue PE Jr. had his best game as a Hoya last night, which isn't saying much, but does count for something.IPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063485125128329162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10607226.post-1166712389884954282006-12-21T09:46:00.000-05:002006-12-21T09:46:00.000-05:00I feel bad for Rivers. He was just getting into t...I feel bad for Rivers. He was just getting into the flow of things when he got hurt. I hope we can use him a good deal more against Navy. He will be important this year and beyond. Summers is a stud. He looks like he can be a big part of the team this year. I've been disappointed in Macklin. Everyone said he was raw, but he's really ineffective right now. His athleticism is beyond belief so there is at least no reason why he can't get position against smaller teams.<BR/><BR/>Jeff and Roy were asleep again. I don't know what to say about these guys. They were getting tripple teamed. I hope they will be more effective against Big East competition where they won't get triple teamed because by then the word will get out that we can shoot from the outside.Diamond_Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14129512201719922196noreply@blogger.com