Seton Hall Pirates (10-5, 1-3) vs. #11 Georgetown Hoyas (12-2, 3-1)

Seven points is just too many. Having fallen to 6-4 ATS and into a tie with Casual, I am going to show some differentiation here and go SETON HALL +7 to make the leap to a stunning 7-4. Best case scenario is we are up 10 or 11 in the waning minutes, a few missed shots by Wright, some clutch Pirate threes and suddenly it’s an eight point game with 45 seconds to play. We know how that ends. Six-point victory. Of course, the mostly likely outcome is an outright loss. Still good for my stats!

Dick Vitale: Greg Monroe Needs To Get Selfish – ESPN
Monroe has to get more touches and more good looks at the basket. When Connecticut held him in check in the first half of last weekend’s game, adjustments were made and the Georgetown big man went to the basket more in the second half. I don’t like a guy who is 6-11 drifting on the perimeter so much. He has to get to the basket. To be an All-American, you have to be assertive. Monroe is a good kid who does what coaches tell him to do. He is a little too passive at times.

Moving forward after stirring win over U-Conn., Georgetown can’t let down its guard – washingtonpost.com
The final key for the Hoyas is to not let their own heroics in Saturday’s victory over Connecticut go to their heads and lead to a false sense of invincibility. No chance, sophomore center Greg Monroe said. “We did show some resilience in that game,” Monroe conceded, “but that’s not a place we want to gain confidence from. That’s not something you want to do every time. That was a good win; we understand what we can do, coming from behind. But I think we’d rather be in a position where we’re controlling most of the game, and we’re playing at the pace we want to.” Junior forward Julian Vaughn sees it much the same way. “We can’t get all cocky because we came back and won,” Vaughn said. “We could easily have lost that game by a lot.”

Agree that Monroe has to get fed the ball in the low post more, though, in terms of FG percentage its worth noting that both Wright and Freeman (& Vaughn I think) have better FG percentages. Also worth noting: Monroe has the highest turnovers per game on the team.

Still with Monroe’s passing ability, if we feed him in the low post more, I think good things will happen.

As painful as it is to recall (because of what happened over the remainder of the season after last year’s innagural Nikita Day)….today is the one year anniversary of the Hoyas ‘smack down’ over Syracuse… a most satisfying win….and even Mescheriakov hit successive 3 point shots (almost causing a need for Depends from my seat in Sec. 201)…… little did I know as I hoisted a few at Clyde’s that night……the awfulness that was to follow…..
THE CLOCK struck midnight…. the next day, a flock of geese knocked out both engines on Sully’s US Air plane causing it to land in the Hudson…. the next weekend was Duke… where Sapp and Wright decided to stage a preview of the Pacquiao-Cotto bout……. missed free throws at the end of regulation against Cincinnati…. and on and on……and the season went in the cr*pper from there…. :-(

The last time we played an undersized team, Monroe shot 6 times. He needs to get more touches in the post than that tonight. This game truly needs to be played from the inside out.

Does the banishment from Section 102 still stand?

“You don’t F with a streak!”
                               -Crash Davis

“Not really one to take revenge on someone, But tonight we gettin revenge on these niggas! Let’s go fellas!”

That’s what I like to hear!

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asshole who called the T on monroe in durham

also the guy, along with karl hess and mike stephens, who called 66 fouls during the louisville nova game.

hess is reffing tonight as well

Screw this! Might as well go home now!!!

Benimon not wearing customary black sneaks. Totally part of the appeal of his game

SICK. Feel like I’m in a pro arena

Len Elmore and Mike Patrick calling the game.

There’s a reason they don’t guard you at the three. Get in the paint

Not the best turnout but not awful. The upside is that the incomparable male cheerleader is bringing it. I mock plenty of people but this dude is the best. 110% every play

Not surprisingly, it’s Thompson but sims outstanding so far and involved in the game

Hoyas getting plenty of good looks early with ball movement especially impressive.

Vaughn with 4 pts and 3 rebs.

Seton Hall averaging one turnover per minute.

Seton hall sucks

chris wright is playing out of his gourd

Anyone have a seton hall media guide? They have a guy who must be 7’ and 350 pounds

Ever

Sims making a first half appearance. Big moment for the rookie twitterer

Freshman out of Long Beach, Ca.

The dude is 6’9" and 340 pounds.

Seems to be flexing his left knee on the bench.

Uh oh.

Does NOT like monroe.

Every time wright gets the ball I hear the bass line from “Cannonball” by the Breeders.

First BE minutes

“Monroe has been virtually invisible in this game”

Hoyas have 28 points in the paint.

Seton Hall has 28 points.

In a poll of hoyas, jay z better than kanye. Tremendous insight into the mind of the team though nowhere near as good as twitter

heading to dinner.

if we lose, let me know.

Did monroe get off the team bus?
Vaughn is awesome!
Just saw sead walking around Verizon.
This halftime beer line (for miller lite!) Is a debacle.

As is bobby

STICK WITH MILLER LITE

Cahill is the worst. He is referred to, by an aquaintance of mine, as the pretty pony. Watch him when he runs.

Monroe really cruising right now anyone check to see what he tweeted before the game?

Princeton Offense
Georgetown Defense

Still awesome

Me likey

Appears hire escherick just talked to a girl. First time for everything

they bring out our nasty cheerleaders

Not hitting out FTs for shit

Lordnick makes his yearly appearance. And loses

Never again in HD