Summary of Georgetown Media Day Coverage

by Hire Esherick on Oct 14, 2009 10:45 AM EDT in Previews and Predictions

Every year flocks of beat writers rush into the famed McDonough Arena to catch a glimpse of the new Georgetown Basketball squad. And every year fans across the globe rush to the nearest newsstand to read about what to expect from their beloved Hoyas. And then the fans realize they learned nothing new because the writers are recycling the same thoughts from April. To summarize the coverage of the many publications linked below, Georgetown still has Greg Monroe, Georgetown has no seniors and Coach Thompson has not forgotten about last year.

Hoyas Desperate for a Fresh Start -- The Washington Times
No Seniors, but Hoyas Return with Monroe -- The Washington Post
Sophomore Monroe Expected to Lead No-Senior Hoyas -- Sports Illustrated
Back for More - Monroe Passed on the NBA in Hopes of Redeeming Georgetown -- SLAM Magazine

But for actual content, check out HoyaHoops.com Media Day coverage, which has full transcripts from interviews with coaches and players.

Take a look at the pretty pictures we now get courtesy of the AP, should have them post every game and event.

Good talk.

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From Chris Wright

I’m not sure I like the fact that he feels they took possessions off last year, but hopefully they can execute on this quote:

What I’ve learned as a player … is that at certain points of the game, there are certain plays you have to make… You have to understand the time and situation and that every point no matter if it’s the 19 minute mark or the 30 seconds left on the clock in the 2nd half, every possession is very important, and I think some time we as a team took some possessions off and it hurt us.

Hopefully, this means fewer turnovers and fewer terrible shots.

"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark

by Chris Haines on Oct 14, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions

Excellent quote by Chris Wright

That was an excellent quote by the point guard Chris Wright, now that’s point guard play, knowing how many team fouls both teams have and when to attack, clock management, leadership, etc. Great!

by Hoy a on Oct 19, 2009 1:36 AM EDT reply actions