Six In A Row: Georgetown Escapes With An 83-81 Win Over Providence
by CasualHoya on Feb 5, 2011 2:33 PM EST
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PrintThe Georgetown Hoyas extended its Big East winning streak to six games today with a 83-81 win over the Providence Friars. BARELY. The Hoyas were paced by Austin Freeman with 23 points. Marshon Brooks led the Friars with 43 points in a virtuoso performance for the ages.
In the first half, Georgetown started hot early, as Freeman, Chris Wright, and Jason Clark each connected on threes on Georgetown's first three possessions to open the scoring for the Hoyas. Effective ball movement on the perimeter and into the post resulted in numerous wide open looks, and Georgetown opened a 17-9 lead with 13 minutes left. The Hoyas apparently never got the memo to guard Providence's Marshon Brooks, however, who single-handedly kept the Friars in the game with a whopping 24 points in the first half on a series of drives to the hoop and outside shots. In case that didn't resonate properly, MARSHON BROOKS SCORED 24 OF PROVIDENCE'S 34 POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF. Stellar play by Chris Wright and a flurry of late threes by Hollis Thompson and Jason Clark gave the Hoyas a 46-34 lead at the break.
More sort of happy thoughts after The Jump:
The Hoyas scored the first six points of the second half to build an 18 point bulge, and Georgetown maintained a double digit lead for the first ten minutes until a stretch of sloppy play by the reserves allowed the Friars back into the game. The shooting touch that propelled the Hoyas in the first half completely abandoned them in the second, and Providence closed to a two point deficit on the back of a 14-3 run over six minutes on the hot hand of Brooks and horrible free throw shooting by Georgetown.
Just as the Hoya faithful across the country began to search for household appliances with which to gouge their eyes out, Julian Vaughn began to assert himself. A ferocious dunk was followed by a couple of nifty hookers in the lane, and two Friars turnovers that led to easy buckets for Freeman extended the lead to eight. Jason Clark decided to keep Providence in the game, however, fouling Brooks while he made a three, and the lead was once again cut to four with two minutes to play. The stage was set for a wild and tense finish that never should have happened in the first place.
Every time the Hoyas were on the cusp of putting the game away, the Friars came right back. A ridiculous circus shot for a three point play by Duke Mondy cut the lead to 3 with a minute to play. After two Freeman free throws, a Friars three cut the lead to 2, and after a layup by Brooks sandwiched in between 2 made free throws by Wright (and 2 misses), the stage was set for Brooks to deliver his final dagger. However, that dagger never came as Wright stole the ball from Brooks at midcourt with just seconds to play, sealing the win. Wright appeared to signal for a timeout after the steal, but the ref didn't see it, which was nice because the Hoyas didn't have any timeouts left and that would have been a disaster.
The story of this game was Marshon Brooks, and more importantly Georgetown's inability to stop him. After his 24 point first half I was convinced that JT3 would come up with a way to get a hand in Brooks' face for the rest of the game, but that wasn't the case. Too often this season the Hoyas have allowed an opponent to go off against them, and today it nearly resulted in a loss. The last time I recall an opponent gash the Hoyas as proficiently as Brooks did was JJ Redick on that fateful day against Duke in 2006. Interestingly, that game ended similarly, as after a Jon Wallace missed free throw Redick never got his chance to attempt a game winner after Brandon Bowman stole the ball from him with just seconds to play. THANK GOD.
This first half of this game marked a welcome return for two aspects of Georgetown's game that had been missing of late, 1) holding onto the ball and 2) proficiency from outside. Georgetown turned the ball over only three times in the first half (only 9 turnovers in the game). In addition, the Hoyas connected on 8 of 15 three pointers in the first half, but went an awful 0 for 11 from three in the second half. The inconsistency of the offense was on full display in the second half, and only late heroics by the seniors Freeman, Wright, and Vaughn put this one in the win column.
But at the end of the day a win is a win. And while the Hoyas certainly have a lot of work to do before getting their first look at Syracuse's vaunted 2-3 zone Wednesday night, that 7-4 record in Big East play after the 1-4 start is looking mighty fine.
Enjoy the rest of your Saturday.
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A win is a win...
Now lets go hard in practice to get ready to beat the orange off the Orangemen #thatisall
I enjoyed that as well.
Brooks was a beast, but we still got the win. I don’t even think we ever trailed in the game. It was a highly enjoyable experience to be there in person, however tense the final ten seconds were. 7-4 in conference is awesome, considering the strength of the BE this year. And that Friars squad is really just one more good player away from being good, damn good.
This was a GOOD victory today people. Please enjoy it.
I lift things up and I put them down.
by Cuse Swallows on Feb 5, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
WHYYYYYY
the heart attack hoyas strike again
by bleeding blue, painted gray on Feb 5, 2011 3:06 PM EST reply actions
Thankfully
I didn’t have to bust out the adrenaline speedballs this time.
"The enemy is like a woman, weak in face of opposition..." - St. Ignatius
to quote Chris Wright
Cwright_4 profile
Cwright_4 umm Marshon Brooks is #TOUUUUUUUUUGGHHHH
I probably need a new handle, but I'm too lazy to think of one
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Feb 5, 2011 3:24 PM EST reply actions
nomination for Jim nantz commenter od the game
“NOOOOOOOOOOOO!” -unified response by Band-side student section (and probably the rest of the world) to seeing jerrelle benimon reentering the game with less than a minute left
by Moose#10 on Feb 5, 2011 3:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Can we actually
have a serious conversation about why he plays? I’m not kidding, I really don’t understand. Why does he add? Every game I’ve ever attend he’s provided nothing but epic fail and every game I’ve ever watched on tv he’s made me want to drop kick babies.
Can we please discuss JTIII’s possible thought process?
by BeerBottlesToTheFaceOfSyracuseFans on Feb 5, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
He hustles.
But often to his detriment (e.g., his charge today). I think JT values guys who go hard (even moreso than the average coach), sometimes to the team’s detriment.
But with JB as the 4th of 4 on the center/PF committee, I really don’t understand why he gets so many more minutes (11.7) than Starks (8.6) and Sanford (7.4) (and even Moses (4.3) for that matter). It’s not like he’s our only option.
Does anyone know if Manley Field House is still open?
by January 21, 2006 on Feb 5, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
not defending him
but he did lead the team in blocks today with 3
I probably need a new handle, but I'm too lazy to think of one
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Feb 5, 2011 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
Greater Good
true, but he also…
1) led the team in personal fouls (4)
2) tied for the lead in turnovers (2)
3) tied for the lowest amount of rebounds (2) (except for Vee’s 1 minute)
4) only 2 points
5) no assists
In 10 minutes of game time. Clock adjusted he has numbers only slightly better than a three-legged waterbuffalo on LSD (which is what he reminds me of when he plays defense). Seriously, he would have had 16 fouls!!!
His 3 blocks are very little consolation especially because they quite easily could have been called fouls if it were different referees.
Sometimes...
you need to throw a guy out there so others can get rest. His 4 fouls are 4 fouls that didn’t get called on another, better player.
Opulence, I has it.
by Esteban d' Amur on Feb 6, 2011 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
That was also the response from the 100 section as well.
Lot’s of “WTF’s” were being muttered in my area.
I lift things up and I put them down.
by Cuse Swallows on Feb 5, 2011 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
Man
We ended up in 214 today and the folks behind us spent most of the game discussing the Orioles. The seats weren’t awful (row A) but I’m going back to 101 next weekend, where people actually know what sport they’re watching.
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
*what does he add
too much benimon related alcoholism today
by BeerBottlesToTheFaceOfSyracuseFans on Feb 5, 2011 3:55 PM EST reply actions
Taking a shot
every time #20 hurts the team? Good way to get drunk fast.
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
For the love of God . .
. . . why did JT not call a TO earlier when the bench (mostly) was handing the game back to PC? It’s the flipside of his inexplicable TO in the middle of a Georgetown run earlier in the season.
Starting at 12:07 in the 2d, we’re up by 13, 62-49. Everyone but AF comes out. On the floor: AF, HS, JB, MS, HT. Then this:
HT foul = 62-50.
JB charge.
Missed 3 (?!) by JB.
Missed layup by HT.
JV and NL in for HS and JB.
Brooks scores, 62-52.
Missed 3 by MS.
Coleman scores, 62-54.
NL missed layup.
AF fouls. CW in.
TO by JV.
Batts scores, 62-56.
ONLY THEN, at 9:51, does JT takes a TO.
That’s 5 successive empty Hoyas possessions, 4 of them directly attributable to the bench. And some moronic fouls. I love our bench; but when it’s not working, it’s not working. Call a TO, put the starters back in, and stop the bleeding. Eventually CW got back in, but not until we’d given up half of our lead. Then it was close the rest of the way.
That 2 minutes shaped the rest of the game, and with someone going FREAKIN’ NUTS like Brooks, anything could have happened.
(Now, maybe it seems worse than it actually was because in back-to-back possessions JB committed a charge and missed a three (again: ?!), but still.)
Does anyone know if Manley Field House is still open?
by January 21, 2006 on Feb 5, 2011 4:04 PM EST reply actions
Absolutely right
There was also a similar spell by the reserves in the first half after the starters handed them a comfortable lead.
Also, what was the deal with Clark not entering the game after that timeout only to check in seconds later after yet another bad possession?
Casually.
by CasualHoya on Feb 5, 2011 4:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'd like to give a Casual Award to the guy who sold my dad our tickets
The guy gave up 2 Row A seats in 111 for $20 a pop. My dad’s ass was on the fucking half-court line. Only stipulation was that he checked beforehand who he would be cheering for. Very, very casual.
As a Michigan grad
I live in fear of again seeing someone call a timeout when there aren’t any left. I’m guessing Chris was tired and the signal was a reflex? Whatever the reason, years were taken off my life.
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 4:28 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Asked if calling a timeout was his intention, Wright smiled and coyly said: "I don’t remember."
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201102050229
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
After that you became a hoya fan too?
That’s sure not the way to recover any of the lost time and add it to the end of your life! Then again, I think we’re all masochists of one degree or another around here…(says the lifelong New York Rangers fan).
Moved here a few years ago
Fell in love with #4 (and his crew).
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
Excellent choice.
Until the years I lived in DC, my knowledge of college basketball was pretty much limited to a vague awareness of when march madness was going on. I didn’t even know the rules of the game, nevermind follow a specific team. Clearly things have changed since then…you know, just a bit.
A subtle change, to be sure
how’s the shirt coming along?
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
Handling a hot iron last night post-drinks would have led to bad things.
But it will get made sometime this week. And yours?
A wise choice
Mine isn’t done either.
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Don't forget
to document your shirts at the game
"If Austin Freeman gets a pick at the hotel across the street, you go with him"
And me, If he asks I'll carry his luggage.
by PerryMcDonald'sRightCross on Feb 5, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
Would that make up
for never documenting my lunch?
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
Not my call
but if it were I would say yes.
"If Austin Freeman gets a pick at the hotel across the street, you go with him"
And me, If he asks I'll carry his luggage.
by PerryMcDonald'sRightCross on Feb 5, 2011 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
Cool
The shirt is much more interesting than any of my lunches
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
Hoyas win
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good game
as a member of the student section, one of the better games to watch this year, however disappointing spread wise.
by Matt Causey's Jumpshot on Feb 5, 2011 4:57 PM EST reply actions
that was an excellent day.
Does anyone know if Manley Field House is still open?
by January 21, 2006 on Feb 5, 2011 5:42 PM EST up reply actions
Watching Uconn v. Seton Hall
ESPN U just advertised a Rivalry Week Double Header of:
Xavier vs. Georgia
Clemson vs. Boston College
???!!!!
We're on the big boy ESPN on Wednesday
Hoyas @ Orange – 7PM
Tar Heels @ Blue Devils – 9PM
Not a bad doubleheader.
See those are rivalries
Xavier Georgia?
Clemson BC?
bitter long standing rivals ? SMH
by hoyasincebirth on Feb 5, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
I guess those are the games that got relegated to the U
Makes about as much sense as some of the “rivalries” the MLB gets stuck with during interleague play. After all the regular rivalries are set, the rest have to play somebody.
How could Clemson and BC be rivals?
Boston College didn’t even join the ACC till 2005. That’s not nearly enough time for a rivalry-worthy hatred to develop!
A picture of the Thundersnow sign just appeared on my newsfeed.
It seems the nickname is appreciated even by people who don’t read this blog. Thus…progress?
Only when
One of the players or coaches calls him that in an interview.
"If Austin Freeman gets a pick at the hotel across the street, you go with him"
And me, If he asks I'll carry his luggage.
by PerryMcDonald'sRightCross on Feb 5, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
I still maintain it was too wordy and clunky
I get that you have to establish the nickname with a wide population before you can start alluding to it, but “Nate Lubick is Thundersnow” is pretty disappointing. “Thundersnow” wasn’t even all on the same line.
Okay...
Any other notes, boss?
I didn’t put the right emphasis on “is” I heard it in my head as “Nate Lubick IS Thundersnow” I agree that it leant itself to a far less emphatic reading which would make it lamer. I woke up hungover, though, so I’m happy I got it done at all.
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Feb 5, 2011 11:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
In your defense...(since you appear to be getting picked apart slightly)
I put the mental emphasis in the same place – suppose that makes me lame too. Plus, it would be hard to fit Thundersnow on one line, while keeping things legible.
I waved
from my place of exile. Hard to see me without binoculars.
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
I felt the love
In case it’s not obvious, I’m a huge attention-whore who lives for the moments when undergrads see me painting up in the bathroom outside 118 and say “What’s up, Joker? What’s the sign say today?”
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Feb 5, 2011 11:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well, I'm sorry your friends don't appreciate you and document appropriately...
…but apparently mine do?
Can anyone confirm what was on the Jason Clark signage?
I thought I read “Dirty deeds done dirt cheap”, but assumed it had to be something out because that sign absolutely sucks.
*Something else
I would have taken a picture but I was trying really hard to not be one of “those” guys.
Ok seriously
Did I kick your dog or something?
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Feb 5, 2011 11:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Just felt like directing my Marshon Brooks hate somewhere semi-productive.
Three weeks ’till Syracuse comes to town. Everybody needs to be at the top of their game.
I can see
why you’d direct your Marshon Brooks hate at HoyaJoker. Both of them bear an uncanny resemblance to Leon Phelps, the Ladies’ Man
by rochesterhoya07 on Feb 5, 2011 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't a Casualty say last week that he was working on some kind of JC/DC sign?
I would assume that that was the outcome of that effort.
by HoyaSmacksYa on Feb 6, 2011 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
Hahahaha
SO That Guy. Love it.
Just seeing all the 118s reminds me. Who do I need to talk to about snagging/buying a Thunderbus shirt? When I saw it actually had 118 on it, I immediately needed one.
Why so Syracuse?
Hated how the refs let providence get away with everything once we got up 18 and allowed them to get back in the game by not calling any fouls on them and calling crap agianst us.
That 4pt play by brooks was crap. Jason barely touched him. No way is that an and 1.
The foul call on chris in the back court with seconds remaining when brooks trips over himself with chris not touching him.
The Refs were terrible. Clearly wanted Providence to get back in the game.
Felt Luke we controlled the whole game
Kept expecting us to put them away but it just never happened. But seriously, WTF happened to the defense. Where did the Louisville, nova d go? Need that focus back. And on a delusional note, best part of a 6 game win streak is that it only takes 6 to win the tourney
I'm A Closet Benimon Fan............
OK. So he is probably the 10th man in a 10 man rotation but gets more minutes because we don’t go as deep up front (until Moses emerges). But I like the guy. Always did. He is thankful as hell to be at G’Town and plays his butt off. He is one of two players (Lubick being the other) that I think actually intimidates the other team. Yes……some fouls will come from that but so will blocks and rebounds. Plus a little game changing for the other team. He has made enormous progress since last year and has shown the ability not only to get his share of rebounds but also to take the ball strong to the hoop on occasion. He will never be a starter but I think he will continue to contribute more over his career at G’Town. As his confidence grows, his play will follow. He does need to work on turnovers. But so does Chris Wright sometimes. No need to blame Benimon for Vee not getting minutes. He’s not taking Vee’s minutes. He is resting JuJu or playing a position that allows Hollis to play the 3 and be productive. Woiuld love to see Vee play more. He leads the team in points per minute played and he has the ability to walk on the court and nail a 3 or drive to the hoop when others are cold.
Lubick is awesome. 9 rebounds today in 16 minutes. Why did he play so little? Early fouls?
With paranoia,
Give Benimon's ten minutes to Nate
and we win by several more points, at a minimum
by (S)he who is brave on Feb 5, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
Well...
the benimonster sort of is taking Vee’s minutes… by way of Hollis. The shift of Hollis from 4 to 3 makes — as has been discussed here and elsewhere at length — a great deal of sense given size, et al. But the direct effect is that with Hollis at the 3, there is now a lot more minutes at the 4 which are being eaten up by benimon. Conversely, with Hollis taking an increasing amount of 3 minutes, Vee is effectively becoming the 6th guard, after both HT & MS.
So… while Vee wouldn’t necessarily have all of Benimon’s time, the HT shift is what is giving JB more time, and VS less. I like the change insofar as it puts HT at the right spot (and makes me happy for next year), but I’d rather see more Vee time.
All that said, I was a big JB booster last year. And I really want to get behind the kid this year. I know he sometimes looks like a trainwreck, but I feel the fundamentals are there and once it clicks, he could make a Sims-like leap. I think he could be a solid contributor—next year particularly. I’m still willing to trust coach on this… I think.
Benimon
could evolve into a solid enforcer.
"If Austin Freeman gets a pick at the hotel across the street, you go with him"
And me, If he asks I'll carry his luggage.
by PerryMcDonald'sRightCross on Feb 5, 2011 8:35 PM EST reply actions
Nice finish Seton Hall
Man, talk about soul crushing. Would have been nice to see a UCONN loss. Mega-collapse down the stretch by SHU.
NCState
letting us down too
"If Austin Freeman gets a pick at the hotel across the street, you go with him"
And me, If he asks I'll carry his luggage.
by PerryMcDonald'sRightCross on Feb 5, 2011 9:12 PM EST reply actions
The reason GU almost lost
Was the guy in the dinosaur costume not winning the Capital One Check Card Challenge. How can you beat a dinosaur?
Yeah, that was a definite robbery
Dinosaur showed up to Iron Horse afterward (during the great blog miscommunication that had folks at Fado AND IH).
At the horse, I opted for the Yeti beer in honor of that enormous man whom Julian schooled all day. Unfortunately, got burned because (1) beer was served in one of those snifter glasses and (2) cost me $10. I blame Marshon for that, too.
Why so Syracuse?
On his snout
Adding to the questionable loss
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Feb 6, 2011 10:31 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
On his snout
Adding to the questionable loss
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Feb 6, 2011 10:31 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Cannot wait
For HE’s morning after.
by WarmupEwing on Feb 6, 2011 12:15 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Brooks should
also get a Casual Award. He was very classy about the game ending steal being clean.
"If Austin Freeman gets a pick at the hotel across the street, you go with him"
And me, If he asks I'll carry his luggage.
by PerryMcDonald'sRightCross on Feb 6, 2011 12:20 AM EST reply actions
Others
who play for hated schools whose initials can be derived from “Duckers” have not been so casually classy over the years.
"If Austin Freeman gets a pick at the hotel across the street, you go with him"
And me, If he asks I'll carry his luggage.
by PerryMcDonald'sRightCross on Feb 6, 2011 12:22 AM EST up reply actions
agreed
Provi has always struck me as a classy bunch.
I’m not sure he was that classy:
“Ill tell you what Marshon was talking some serious crap when Wright missed the front end. In fact he was dropping F bombs to the Gtown bench”
by hoyasincebirth on Feb 6, 2011 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
Quote from....?
Where?
by Vee Sanford's Next-door Neighbor on Feb 6, 2011 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
Evan Daniels
Basketball Scout it’s in the link in my post.
Dropping F Bombs is never classy. You can trash talk with out cursing and you can also let your game speak for it’s self. That’s what classy players do. Yes he could’ve been even more classless but just because he didn’t lie and say he got fouled on that last play when he clearly didn’t doesn’t make him classy.
by hoyasincebirth on Feb 6, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
He was definitely getting into it after that miss
Ran his mouth a lot, and was clapping and cheering. I just took it more as him trying to get his team up for a chance to tie/win.
In game
trash talk is part of the game.
This is about class and graciousness after the game in which Brooks compared to Reddick, DC, Douglass, Owens, Ferry, Laettner and a host of others was quite gracious in defeat.
"If Austin Freeman gets a pick at the hotel across the street, you go with him"
And me, If he asks I'll carry his luggage.
by PerryMcDonald'sRightCross on Feb 6, 2011 10:13 AM EST reply actions
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