#13 Connecticut Huskies (11-3, 2-1) vs. #12 Georgetown Hoyas (11-2, 2-1)

Monroe getting 19-19 is laughable

Lots of ifs here. Not feeling good about this one. Feeling an 8 pt Loss.

I do hear that crow goes down well with a celebratory jame-o or two.

Btw, I am posting this from a sunoco in wilmington, DE during the drive down.

I AM SUCH A LOSER!

There is no way around it: if we do not win this game then the program should be sanctioned by the NCAA and this blog should be shut down. Therefore, the only choice is Georgetown -4.5. The alternative is doom. I have fallen to 6-3 ATS after the Marquette debacle. You can still pay your bills with that kind of action, though.

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Georgetown will have a tough time with Connecticut

The Georgetown Hoyas will have their hands full when Jerome Dyson arrives in his hometown Saturday coming off two straight double-doubles for the Connecticut Huskies.
College basketball betting odds have not been released for this matchup.
While Dyson looks to finally have a great game against the Hoyas, Greg Monroe must be certain not to expect to start off against the Huskies the way he did last year, with five points and three assists during a game-opening 15-1 run.
Monroe should be looking to jump-start his game after averaging 9.5 points, seven rebounds and four turnovers in Georgetown’s last two games.
UConn has a lot of bodies they will throw at the Georgetown big man to slow him down, so the matchup between Chris Wright and Kemba Walker on the perimeter may be key.
The Huskies are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Georgetown.

College Basketball Betting: Connecticut at Georgetown Preview

If you threw the numbers "13" and "12" at me in regards to Connecticut and Georgetown basketball this year my Jeopardy-style response would have been, "What is the number of losses that each team has this year?"
Nope. The numbers "13" and "12" are the respective rankings for the Huskies and the Hoyas as they enter their marquee matchup at noon on Saturday at Georgetown. Somehow these two teams, despite significant personnel losses in the offseason, have managed to work their way into the Top 15. So, in my opinion, that has vaulted both teams into the elite level of Most Overrated Teams In The Country along with Kentucky and North Carolina.

Open Court Challenges; Georgetown Will Look To Slow Down UConn – Courant.com
“I think we’ve been lucky,” coach John Thompson III said. “I don’t know that it’s any one particular thing. I think we’ve had some good nights and probably caught them sometimes when they’ve been a little off. But you have to play them 40 minutes. It’s going to be an intense, physical game and you just have to stay focused the entire time. Make them work at both ends of the floor is what we try to do.”

UConn Men’s Basketball: On the road again; Huskies searching for marquee win away from home – The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT
Under the tutelage of Thompson, a Princeton grad and Pete Carril disciple, the Hoyas (11-2 overall, 2-1 Big East) employ a slow-down, Princeton-style offense that primarily runs through the 6-foot-10 Monroe. Guarding that type of offense requires a lot of work and patience — on both ends of the floor.

In Hoyas, Huskies face their opposites The Republican-American
“We have a tendency to want to do it right away,” said associate head coach George Blaney, who subbed Friday for Jim Calhoun as the head coach was out recruiting. “Because we run and generally score easily, when we get in the half court we sometimes go too quick. “We have to get into a play. Quite often, we’re not always good with that, but we’re getting better.”

Connecticut-Georgetown Preview – Jan. 8, 2010 – NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – CBSSports.com
The Hoyas have done an excellent job of stopping Connecticut star Jerome Dyson, a Washington-area native. Dyson, third in the Big East with 19.9 points per game, is averaging 7.0 on 29.0 percent shooting in three games against Georgetown.

Chris Wright emerges as the Georgetown Hoyas’ leader – washingtonpost.com
Months before the current college basketball season began, Georgetown’s Chris Wright began to establish his leadership credentials — putting in a summer’s worth of twice-a-day workouts along with fellow guard Austin Freeman — so it would be clear who the Hoyas’ 2009-10 captains were when the first practice opened.

At Clydes I would have to say your average UConn fan looks like what you would expect if The Situation had sex with Snookie and the baby was brought to term inside a horse.

Dear Baby Jesus: please don’t let us lose to this crowd.

Sounds like he likes drinking, sick bro

Involved early

Some dude in my section wearing an oj mayo USC jersey. Clearly believes the hoyas should have paid more for roscoe

Actively involved on the bench. Could use a big game from hin

Huge! Hoyas demolish uconn’s press. And then turn it over

pressure a serious issue

4 strong here at the bar in NOLA.

Enormous downside as owner declares he’s from Connecticut.

Uconn up 12-9 and gtown has a new pomotions guy who seemed confused that chipotle is sponsoring the burrito dash

Good: Fed Monroe down low. Bad: he gets outmuscled

Wright just might be the worst perimeter passer in the country.

Proud to have him as our point guard.

Gtown up 1 with 10 and getting great minutes from benimon – threw an elbow, 2 big boards, and a follow layup

I want to kiss Benimon on the mouth.

19-18 good guys w 10 to play in 1st half. We’ve looked fairly awful and UConn is dictating tempo, but somehow we’re winning.

The Stella carts are open.

Lordnick wife celebrates a bday and gets on the jumbotron. Thankfully, lordnick’s ugly mug not there to ruin it

Apparently UConn players are permitted to do pull-ups on the rim after dunks without fear of technicals.

This one’s a battle with no calls either way. Get tough

Major issue. Uconn has nothing but athletes and they’re running all over

Gtown down 6 with 7:25. Monroe has 3 points and is spending the game at the three point line. Need him in the paint

Greg Monroe has one shot attempt.

Can someone at Verizon please go slap JT3? I mean this is really ridiculous.

Continues to be strong with a decent question about the all-time single game rebound leader. Mutombo with 18 against uconn in 1991

At least he’s throwing punches back at Edwards. He needs the ball in the paint

Casual 16-0 run for the Huskies.

Real casual.

Hoyas down 15 and take a to. My section is silent save for the valiant guy behind me aggressively yelling at the uconn fans

DEBACLE.

Hoyas have 4 assists, 99 turnovers, and no hope.

I hate this team

Nando’s sponsoring the ‘dress like a hoya’ contest. Phenomenal chicken

even better – dude dressed as Gerald Riley loses

“It is absolutely silent in the arena”
-dick vitale

The hoyas are bing outplayed in every facet of the game. Complete domination

Begining to chant for the only player can save us.

But at least he gives a shit, can’t say the same about Monroe

Down 40-25 at half

what worked for the hoyas: nothing. On the flip side, they didn’t play hard, didn’t pound the ball down low, and didn’t rebound

jt3 might be mild mannered but he needs to bring the pain in the locker room

More like national embarrassment.

Should have gone to LeMoyne.

Feeling really good about my Georgetown -4.5 pick.

Can’t tell the school but an entire high school team is here watching. Have to hope that they aren’t gtown recruits

anyone know the local high schools well enough? Royal blue sweatsuits

This is just horrible to watch. Nothing is working. Nothing

Ouch. First half video montage basically consisted of all wright baskets and a 30 second shot of four students in the student section

This loss?

Or the next one against Seton Hall?

The same clowns who dressed as big bird and cookie monster at odu are here again. Actually, I only see big bird but if anyone knows these clowns, explain to them that those outfits are horifically awful bad luck

Optimism high here at the bar in New Orleans

Quashed when I reminded them that we can’t outscore Savannah State by 15 in a half.

Zone offense is stagnant, consisting of our passes and a bad three

By far our best player. It’s not even close.

Dick Vitale talking about Lady Gaga

Thankfully, wright and Freeman are willing to to lead the hoyas. Inexcusable that Monroe doesn’t demand the ball and dominate – just not in his nature?

This has to b the dumbest promo ever

Come on, Hoyas!

Clearly, interpreting austin’s tweets somehow fires him up. Jeff green’s dad solely responsible for this

‘geaux greg’. Not even close

in veriZon

Transition defense is abominable. How many dunks and layaps can UConn possibly have?

100? 1,000? 1,000,000?

Get the ball to Freeman. Easily the most steady and aggressive player on the floor. There’s obviously a reason Calhoun put Robinson on him rather than monroe

Georgetown doen’t have hot girls????

“I stick up for you Greg. You no help me…I say f*ck you Greg – I do it myself”

This is the greatest game in the hsitory of the universe.

Cookie monster wins dance cam. Maybe it is good luck

As Austin Freeman’s Casual Hoya Spite Game

So many layups.

So many dunks.

Documented

This ‘Book of Eli’ movie will either be the best ever or the worst ever. No in-between.

Jesus

Barf

can’t believe he hit those fts

That’s like 4 times today

Was 72-69 the final score in that Hibbert 3 game also?

That was so awesome. Going to watch on dvr right now. There is no way that last play should have worked. Austin freeman is my hero.

is my God. Made 7 hrs of driving for the game 100 percent worth it.