Catching Up With Georgetown Hoyas In The NBA: A Photo Essay
by CasualHoya on Dec 14, 2010 9:01 AM EST
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PrintAs a New Orleans Hornets season ticket holder I have the pleasure of seeing Chris Paul play forty one times per year against some of the NBA's best and worst teams. Last week the Hornets hosted both the Detroit Pistons and the Oklahoma City Thunder, which gave me the chance to check out three of the four current Georgetown Hoyas playing professionally: Greg Monroe, Dajuan Summers, and Jeff Green.
NBA Action is FAAAAAANNNNNNTASTIC!
Photo Essay After The Jump:
Greg Monroe:
I wasn't sure how much Monroe would play in this game but he wound up getting a lot of burn in his return to his hometown. Monroe basically played the entire 2nd and 4th quarters, finishing with just 3 points and 6 rebounds in 22 minutes, which is comparable to his season averages of 5 points and 5 boards in 23 minutes. Though the numbers weren't impressive, Greg looked decent out there and has seemingly added some bulk to his upper body. He wasn't particularly assertive on either end of the floor and it took him awhile to make his move once he got the ball at the elbow, and as a result he was rejected a couple of times by some combo of David West and Emeka Okafor. The guy sitting next to me claimed to be his local barber when Greg was growing up and was pretty casual.
Monroe made one of two from the line
Didn't get much rise on a putback attempt underneath.
Dajuan Summers:
Summers wasn't active for the game against the Hornets and didn't even dress. He did make the trip, however, and spent the entire game at the end of the bench in jeans making jokes and staring at the Honeybees with journeyman Chris Wilcox. Summers has played in 4 games this year for a total of 8 minutes and is averaging 4 points and 1 rebound. The Pistons, by the way, might be one of the worst teams I have ever seen. Just a despicable mix of veterans like Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, and Ben Gordon with youngsters like Monroe and Austin Daye with Charlie Villanueva for some reason in there as well. Just awful.
Monroe on far left, Summers on far right.
Summers not exactly involved during timeouts.
Jeff Green:
Green started at forward for the Thunder and finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds in 38 minutes of play. On the season Jeff is averaging just over 17 and 6, pretty gaudy numbers considering he shares the court with Kevin Durant and noted ball hog Russell Westbrook. Green was good but didn't really do anything to stand out, though it is of note that he had the ball on a number of crucial possessions in a close game down the stretch, taking it to the hoop with authority and drawing a number of fouls. Jeff, by the way, is making $4.5mm this season and is a free agent next year. I'm not sure he brings much more to the Thunder than fellow forward Serge Ibaka does, and that's not a knock on Jeff as it is simply what his role is on that team.
Green made 5 of 6 from the line
Green soared on this unsuccessful alley-oop attempt
The editing feature on Casual Droid photos is tremendous
Not my car
Honeybees.
Roy Hibbert and the Pacers don't come to town until Sunday, April 3rd, which is great because it will be the night before Georgetown plays for the National Championship in Houston.
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I agree, the pissed ons
are one of the worst teams I have seen. No chemistry, players who hate passing (Stuckey, Charlie V, Ben Gordon) and make a ton of money, decaying corpses declining stalwarts in Wallace, Hamilton and Prince. They have a team of small-forwards and shooting guards who dont pass. Not conducive to greg’s below rim , hope my shot does not get blocked style of play.
Great documenation of the honeybees. Summers is not long for the league if he cant get out of the coachs doghouse enough to get activated.
Talk about not knowing how to pass
I caught the end of the Mavs Bucks game last night and I’m pretty sure B Jennings isn’t aware he even has teammates. As a Spurs fan I’m glad the Bucks pulled out the win and ended the Dallas win streak. Suck it Dirk (who unfortunately is having a fantastic year).
by iheartgregmonroe on Dec 14, 2010 9:57 AM EST up reply actions
Have tickets to 10 Bobcats games every year
That hasn’t, um, gone exactly to plan this year. Talk about an AWFUL team. Somehow I did get Lakers/Heat/Pistons/Pacers/Knicks (for little Pat, damn them) but no Thunder on 12/21. Instead, I’ll be reliving the Benihana case study from my POM class at GU by enjoying a casual holiday dinner at a hibachi restaurant here in town. So, I’ll be missing out on Jeffrey that night. But I will have shrimp thrown into a bowl in front of me from like 75 feet away, so I think it’s a good trade.
Hey Casual, how many people actually go to the games down there? My first game this year vs. the Wolves was absolutely appalling…no chance we had more than 9k there.
"Before the answer was a 3, I was down in Georgetown with a Hoya chick, lawyer chick....."
by brandonbowmansfootistoobig on Dec 14, 2010 9:28 AM EST reply actions
despite their hot start the bees only get about 14K to show up, though i suspect that number will climb (as it always does) once the saints season ends.
i am especially going to enjoy rooting for the seattle hornets in a couple of years.
Casually.
All of them
Wonderful documentation
My handle used to be Jeff Green's Dad, but it was confusing and creepy, namely because I am not his dad. My new handle is JGD. I am trim and in charge.
A camera in the hands of CasualHoya is a dangerous thing
Lucky we didn’t have any cockshots in this essay
by itsallthatmatters on Dec 14, 2010 10:32 AM EST reply actions
Roy Hibbert
I am currently at Indy Style bout to go on the air at 9 n cook. Bout to make my white bean chilli. http://yfrog.com/h2gcqyj
good to see
that Roy values the opportunity to document his lunch (or at least breakfast). Camera technique could use a little work however – disappointing composition, and looks like he’s cooking during an earthquake.
KBE
From the New England Patriots SBNation blog:
Talking about the improving play of rookie CB Devin McCourty:
I propose a nickname for Devin: Run DMC
…
They should call him Hoya Trinity instead
My handle used to be Jeff Green's Dad, but it was confusing and creepy, namely because I am not his dad. My new handle is JGD. I am trim and in charge.
Summers
16 points scored in 8 minutes played? Did I read that correctly?
What are these assertions!?
by DHB Enterprises on Dec 14, 2010 11:27 AM EST reply actions
original gtown family
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2010/12/original-old-school-king-of-new-york/
But it was-yeah, we were the Hoyas, Hoya Paranoia. But like a big quote I remember back then said: "It ain’t paranoia if they’re really after you." And everybody was after us. The media, the other schools. But you know, we just kept it, "Hey, they’re gonna think what they want, they gonna write what they want, we’re a great family, we’re doing extremely well, so let’s not worry about that and let’s just go out and play. And kick ass."
Good talk.
Casual Hoya
does it ever bother you
that you have his name in your signature?
Blip
by JahidiLikesPie on Dec 14, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
esherick?
those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it
Good talk.
Casual Hoya
by Hire Esherick on Dec 14, 2010 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
SI Article on Hibbert
indeed
It’s also impressive how well our lads (former and current) take direction from their elders/betters. Whether it’s Roy and Bill Walton, or Wright and Chris Paul, they listen, absorb, and execute.
That attitude is probably a Thompson thing (Jr and III).
KBE
With Green
He’s been good this season, and even though the numbers may not reflect it, he’s been extremely reliable in the last three minutes of any game. He does got touches despite playing third (and sometimes fourth) scorer, and while his efficiencies have been lacking, I still think he’s playing out of position and would love to see him as a sixth man in OKC. We need Ibaka starting for the defense, a true center beside him, and KD at the three. Bringing Green off the bench (still getting 30+ minutes ideally) would give us some semblance of a frontcourt (Kristic is terrible at everything but the pick and pop) and two great scorers off the bench in Green and Harden.
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