An Ode to Gerry McNamara

by Hire Esherick on Feb 19, 2010 12:25 PM EST in Classy Cuse Clips

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Georgetown lost, I lost, and now we all lost.

As a result of an awful bet I made with Hoya Suxa, I am forced to pen a horribly inaccurate and deceiving composition about Gerry McNamara. To fully reflect on the impact Gerry has made on my life, I decided to write a poem, through the eyes of Craig Esherick.

Hoya Suxa - Congrats. I still hate you.

(More filth after the jump)

Gerry McNamara

You weren't much to look at,

Somehow listed at 6'2''.

After one glance I knew that,

I take shits bigger than you.

You couldn't dribble or drive,

Leap high or get back on D.

How you got to this level,

Is beyond the life of me.

Were it not for your only skill,

Your shooting ability.

You'd be working for Wonka

at the Chocolate Factory.

But alas, I regress,

For fear of being a dunce.

During your tenure at Cuse,

I never beat you once.

Time and time again,

As much as it hurts to say.

You hit clutch shots and caused,

me much pain and dismay.

That shot at Verizon,

The one in 2004.

It actually made me cry,

I couldn't hate you more.

Since so much time has passed,

It is nice to look back at things.

I have nothing to show,

And you, a championship ring.

It's funny how things worked out,

I wish I wasn't such a snob.

As I am now sitting at home,

While you have a coaching job.

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as tiger said

it’s not what you achieve in life, it’s what you overcome. well done mr. esherick..although next time i hear syracuse fans stop the poetry courses after they’ve covered limericks.

by sleepyhoya on Feb 19, 2010 12:30 PM EST reply actions

hire esherick

now buddhist

High fives only on three pointers.

by TheYellofAllYells on Feb 19, 2010 2:24 PM EST up reply actions

Damnit that's good

It's not you, it's me.

by JGD on Feb 19, 2010 12:32 PM EST reply actions

missing stanza

We wish Cuse the best of luck,
For after holding off the Hoyas pluck.
It would surely be a shame to see,
Yet another early exit in the NCAA Tourney.

Casually.

by CasualHoya on Feb 19, 2010 12:37 PM EST reply actions

Not consistent with Hire's rhyme pattern

YOU IDIOT

It's not you, it's me.

by JGD on Feb 19, 2010 12:58 PM EST up reply actions

Very nice.

Excellent job.

by Hoya Suxa on Feb 19, 2010 12:38 PM EST reply actions

Poetic Justice

After the early shoot around, Gmac attempted to go back to the Syracuse locker room to change into his not-so-casual suit. Verizon Center security, taking him for a student looking to sneak into the locker room, proceeded to stop him, until it was finally verified that he was, indeed, on the coaching staff.

And there is no way he’s 6’2". He still looks like he’s 12.

by Clark-Sims 2012 on Feb 19, 2010 1:28 PM EST reply actions