This is a good basketball team. I don’t know what the rest of the season will hold for the Hoyas. But for the first time in a very long time, I can say this is a good basketball team. What’s more? It might be a GREAT defensive basketball team.
Your Georgetown Hoyas had their best week in a while, and certainly the Cooley era, with two big wins. This includes a road win at Syracuse and a beatdown of Creighton. The team is starting to display a clear identity, purpose and cohesion. If you’re not on board, you better hurry up. The train is leaving the station.
Malik Mack – INC
Cuse: 9pts, 3-8 37% FG, 1-4 25% 3PT, 2-4 FT, 6 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL, 0 TOV, 40 MIN
Creighton: DNP (Lower Body)
Malik was very good against Syracuse before missing the Creighton game with a lower-body injury. Hopefully, it’s nothing too serious. Despite the convincing win against Creighton, Georgetown needs Mack, particularly on offense. He’s not been as consistent a shooter as I would like, but he has a knack for hitting big shots. I think that speaks to his feel for the game. He knows when the team needs a bucket, and he stepped up and hit a big three against Syracuse when Georgetown needed it. He seems to wait until later in the game to get his own shot. He’s deferential early on – a great trait for a lead guard. But I think he could look for his shot a bit more. Or, at least, he could attack the rim earlier on. Despite his size, he gets to the basket well. The more pressure he puts on the defense, the more he’ll open up the game for others.
Jayden Epps – A
Cuse: 27pts, 11-15 73% FG, 4-6 66% 3PT, 1-1 FT, 2 REB, 4 AST, 3 TOV, 36 MIN
Creighton: 21pts, 7-12 58% FG, 5-6 83% 3PT, 2-4 FT, 3 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 4 TOV, 32 MIN
Jayden’s best two-game stretch as a Hoya is not particularly close. He was outstanding in both games. There were one or two possessions of over-dribbling, but they were the outliers. He put together a run they desperately needed in the second half of the Syracuse game. He just couldn’t miss. Against Creighton, he showed great offensive discipline despite the Hoyas being down a shooter. He didn’t try and do too much, and almost all of his threes came in rhythm within the offense. I think six threes a game is right around where he should be. Any more is an indication of him doing too much off the dribble. He has embraced the off-ball role, and if he continues to play like he has in these last two games, this team will have a tremendous upside….
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