The Casual Awards: Don't Call It a Comeback
by CasualHoya on Jan 5, 2012 1:27 PM EST
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PrintThe 9th ranked Georgetown Hoyas added some icing on what has already been a sumptuous cake of a season last night in an epic comeback win against 20th ranked Marquette at Verizon. I could go on and on about how much of a joy it has been watching this team progress so far this season, but since (I hope) there will be many more opportunities to do so, let's get to the hardware. Away we go...
The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Jason Clark. Down 17 and with any hope of victory against Marquette waning, Jason Clark put the rest of the Hoyas on his back and single-handedly decided that Georgetown wasn't going to lose this game. Driving to the hoop on nearly every possession, Clark made layups, got to the foul line, and created open looks for all of his teammates. This was the game from Clark that we have been waiting for. Honorable mention: Henry Sims. Sims was possessed in the 2nd half, running the floor like a gazelle for driving layups, baseline jumpers, grabbing rebounds and altering numerous shots. Honorable honorable mention: Hollis Thompson.
More Awards after The Jump:
Dickie V Award:
Adam Amin. I'd never heard of this guy who called the game along with LaPhonso Ellis on ESPNU, and at first glance I thought I was going to hate him. However, this kid was fantastic. Displaying some solid knowledge of the Hoyas and the Golden Crapfarts throughout and ramping up his game to sound like a poor man's Gus Johnson down the stretch, he was probably the most enjoyable play by play guy I've heard call a Hoyas game all year.
The Best Game That No One Was There to See Award:
From a Casualty who works at Verizon Center, the total attendance last night was 8,205. That includes 88 student tickets. I'll just let that one sit in a bit.
Thanks, Buzz! Award:
From SI's Andy Glockner:
A time(out) for regrets. When Todd Mayo swished a corner three-pointer to give Marquette a 17-point lead with 13:12 left, there was an immediate timeout on the floor. The TV announcers assumed (understandably) it was Georgetown needing to regroup. Even ESPN's box score has it listed as a Hoyas timeout. Except it wasn't. The minute the ball splashed through the net, Golden Eagles coach Buzz Williams was off the bench calling for time. I have no idea why. According to folks at the postgame interviews, Williams acknowledged he called it, but wouldn't discuss why. Maybe he saw a fool's gold approach and wanted to settle his team down or maybe he wanted to get some fresh legs in, but killing the profound momentum seemed very, very curious. Georgetown was on the ropes and didn't even need to burn its own timeout to get a breather.
The Captain Bar Mitzvah Award:
Hollis Thompson. Welcome to manhood, Hollywood. The Alabama shot was incredible, but that was a great moment rather than a crucial performance. Against Marquette, it was clear Jason Clark could do enough on his own to keep the Hoyas close, but his free throw shooting wouldn't let him take them all the way back. Someone else had to step up, especially in the final minutes as Marquette continued to answer on the offensive end. And Hollis heeded the call. A couple of enormous threes, including the winning margin plus a midrange pull-up for good measure.
The Award For the One to Have When You Need to Have One to Relax After a Game like That:
Suntory Hibiki 12.
For relaxing times.
Brandon Bowman Memorial Award for Interesting Behavior With the Line in Play:
Jason Clark. The line closed at Hoyas -4 and Georgetown was up three with 0.7 seconds left and our star senior at the line to drain two easy free throws to ice the win and what would have been a miraculous cover. We don't have to tell you what happened. OOF. Let's say that again: OOF.
The 110% Award for Fan of the Game:
OldHoya. No, our eyes did not deceive us in the first half when we saw OldHoya legitimately courtside instead of in his usual seats behind the scorer's table. Well, we know how that went. Fortunately, a nice halftime adjustment put OldHoya back where he belonged, and within SHOUTING DISTANCE of the refs to ensure the Hoyas win. Who told OldHoya to get his ass back in his regular seats? None other than JT3's sister.
The 109% Award for Fan(s) of the Game:
The Young Alumni Section. This is the last pass the student section gets. Exams and Kwanzaa and Winter Solstice break is over. They had better be back for Cincinnati. But in the interim, kudos to the Young Alums next to the barren student sections for bringing the noise when the game was at its darkest moments.
The Poor Choice of Absorbant Fabric Award:
Marquette. Are your uniforms supposed to be more than one color of blue? Well THEY WERE. And that was an all-natural dye of HUMAN PERSPIRATION. As we at The Global Phenomenon like to say: Never let them see you sweat.
LL Cool J Award:
Don't call it a comeback
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Jan 4, 2012 8:43 PM EST reply actions
Otto Porter Award for Filling the Boxscore:
Henry Sims. 13 points, 5 rebounds, a team-high 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals for the big fella, who was simply everywhere in the second half.
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall Award:
In the 1st half, Marquette outscored Georgetown 43-29. In the 2nd, the Hoyas outscored Marquette 44-27.
Barclays Presents the FIFA Award For Futbol Inspired Flopping:
Jae Crowder. Let's just narrow this down to the first half foul where he was brushed in the back and went "flying" about six rows deep in the tunnel. There were others, all surely designed to win a yellow card from the Morrocan referee. But unlike in soccer, it only ALMOST worked.
Ted Leonsis Award for GETTING THINGS DONE:
There are beer guys now roaming the aisles of the Phonebooth peddling delicious Miller and Bud Light. If this isn't reason enough to get your ass to Verizon to watch the nationally ranked powerhouse Georgetown Hoyas, I just don't know what is.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Award for Making Me Look Up Your Weight on the Marquette Website After the Game:
Davante Gardner. 6-9 and 290 pounds? Yeah right. And I don't drink Stella Tallboys after halftime.
There Once Was a Time When Georgetown Had a 70 Point Lead in the First Half Award:
Nice work, ESPNU
The Award for Being Worse Than Hitler:
The Refs. Let's be honest, there were bad calls that went each way, but you know what: Hitler killed a lot of Jews AND Gentiles. Those refs were singularly atrocious. Perhaps they were overreacting to the early hard foul involving Starks, but then they were vainly trying to regain control of a game that wasn't out of control. So the fouls had no rhyme or reason, killed the flow, and will probably give Buzz Lightyear some kind of basis for sobbing and brow sweating to justify the loss. Bad refs!
The chrisharvey'sfacialhiar Award for Photoshop Excellence:
The Hoyas are now 4-0 when this Casualty gets to work on his photoshopping.
The Colt McCoy Concussion Award:
Markel Starks. From our VIP vantage point behind the Hoyas bench it was clear Starks was more than a little shaken up after that early-first half fall. And don't just trust us: we share a row with a cop. And cops know a thing about head injuries. But Starks got a breather and was back on the court in no time. Of course, for the rest of the game he wasn't in nearly as much danger as a Cleveland Browns quarterback, so maybe the medical opinion was a-ok.
The Award for Best Ostensible Syracuse Bar:
Clyde's Gallery Place. Yes it hosted the Marquette Chubby Alumni reception. Yes it will host the same for Syracuse in the future. And yes it was crowded. But when somebody may have put a bit too much elbow into a discussion about Richard Cordray's recess appointment (we DID go to Georgetown, mind you) and accidentally topple a tray of beers being carried by a passing waitress, they couldn't have been nicer about it. Even a dry-cleaning voucher for my constitutional-precedent-disrespecting friend who got about 16 oz of Yuengling all over his Brooks Brothers suit (he DID ALSO go to Georgetown, mind you). No hard feelings all around!
I See You, #3 Award:
Mikael Hopkins. Hopkins provided a huge spark for the Hoyas in the second half when JT3 opted to have freshmen Porter, Trawick, Whittington and Hopkins all on the floor at the same time. Hopkins hustled his way to 4 points and 2 assists in just 6 minutes, and planted the seed in some Hoya fans minds that he can be a future force at the 4 spot in the future, producing against tough Big East competition for the first time.
False Prophet Award:
To the legions of Casualties on the Casual Gamethread who, as the Hoyas dug themselves into a double digit deficit decided that the season was over, this one's for you:
starks dead, season over.
by Brasky on Jan 4, 2012 7:13 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
delusion train crashes into wall
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Jan 4, 2012 7:14 PM EST reply actions
Sorry folks
I turned on the video feed and we turned in to a high school team. Better go away for a while. Expect we’ll be up 20 when I return.
by TouomouIsMyHomie on Jan 4, 2012 7:40 PM EST reply actions
aaaand let the Big East schedule collapse begin!
#cynical
I am not Casual Hoya.
Clark fucking sucks
by HoyafromBmore on Jan 4, 2012 7:48 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
by chrisharvey'sfacialhair on Jan 4, 2012 7:50 PM EST reply actions
It's not that the shots aren't falling
It’s that the looks aren’t good. This reeks of the sort of settling the team did far too much of last season. You can’t beat good teams without someone who can at least occasionally dribble drive. Or a decent big man, which we don’t have.
I fucking said it. Hank has regressed.
I don’t think the team can survive the emotional blow that will come with the second half going anything like the first. Someone needs to nut up.
Oh well
Marquette is very good and playing very well. We are playing very poorly. Not a great combination. Hope we can make the score respectable.
90% of the student section probably thinking
"this is why I haven’t been going to games."
Ugh
"I don't know. I'm making this up as I go."
Not sure who's enjoying his nap more
Sims or JT3.
by HoyaSmacksYa on Jan 4, 2012 8:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Not showing the composure tonight that we've had earlier this season
Markel just took a three from the parking lot…
by J-Wall's Mom's Broom on Jan 4, 2012 8:21 PM EST reply actions
Seriously Clark definitely forgot how to shoot a basketball
post December collapse
Who’s going to be the first to mention it?
Oh, wait.
tonight's positive prognosis
Positive Prognosis, the feature begins tomorrow or Friday.
I, for one, am excited!
Blip
by JahidiLikesPie on Jan 4, 2012 8:26 PM EST via mobile reply actions
JT3 just stepped onto the court
To ask the officials to a spot of tea after the conclusion of the contest this evening.
by HoyaSmacksYa on Jan 4, 2012 8:30 PM EST via mobile reply actions
hot wing challenge on man vs food
probably more inspiring than the end of the game
Hate to rain on everybody's Happy Parade, but Georgetown got very little production out of the point guard spot last night. Good sign that the Hoyas can throttle a top 25 team regardless, but Markel Starks and Jabril Trawick combined for 2 points, 3 assists, and 7 turnovers in 34 minutes. Though Trawick played some strong defense down the stretch, he had two crticial turnovers that if Marquette could have come up with any stops in the final moments could have been killers.
The Award for the Moment in Time When We Should Probably Have a Serious Sit-Down Talk About Delusion:
Now. All of us here at The Global Phenomenon are very well acquainted with how a game like last night would typically have gone: before the casual first-half Stella tallboy is finished, it becomes apparent that a possibly surmountable lead is insurmountable and a halftime of another Stella tallboy round becomes a second half of regret because we forgot the concession stand that pours Crown Royal. And though there is a noble effort to make a game of it, the deficit cannot be whittled and the Hoyas end up with a semi-respectable 8-point loss only because of some garbage-time threes. For many years that is how this portion of the season has ended up--and typically at this very time, right after the Hoyas crack the top 10. There is letdown and despair that presages March and despondency. But last night was very different. It wasn't an epic comeback (see UConn at home in years past) which can be marked down as a monumental triumph, or a late game run against a clearly inferior opponent (all those games where we trail Eastern Northern Western Savannah State or whatever in November); this was a serious, gutsy win against a serious, gutsy opponent. And a WIN WE SHOULD NOT HAVE WON. Marquette is an actual, worthy top-25 team. Georgetown was down by SEVENTEEN. Let's type that again: SEVENTEEN. The Hoyas trailed from midway in the first half until 2:08 left in the second, a deficit they somehow overcame through SHEER FORCE OF WILL. A theme here at The Global Phenomenon has been to note how this team plays with a defensive intensity and a heart we haven't seen in many years. Well, once again, in spades, they have shown it. So it must be said: Your Georgetown University Hoyas are an unstoppable juggernaut that will, WITHOUT A DOUBT, win the National Championship and then defeat the Red Chinese Army in an Asian land war. THIS IS FACT. WE HAVE A BLOG AND NOTHING ON A BLOG IS EVER WRONG.
Gratuitous Pic of Derek Jeter's Girlfriend in a Dillon Panthers Cheerleader Uniform:
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose.
The Georgetown Hoyas are a nationally ranked powerhouse.
West Virginia is NeXt.
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Man that was awesome last night
seems like that attendance number is low though
by VictorPage'sLeftEye on Jan 5, 2012 1:41 PM EST reply actions
Agree. It looked full in the 100 and club level.
Section 101.
by RileysDressLikeAHoyaJersey on Jan 5, 2012 2:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
As the “Casualty” who provided the attendance information, I can state with 100% certainty that those numbers are accurate. I will provide the documentation to the administrators the Global Phenomenon to assuage the doubters.
by Chicken Finger Thursdays on Jan 5, 2012 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
8,205 is everybody that walked through the gates into the building
Including season ticket holders
by Chicken Finger Thursdays on Jan 6, 2012 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
Bad news
Found out last night that the students are apparently not back from break for Cincy game. More may be back than came back for Marquette, but school won’t be officially open yet (i.e. unless something changes, dorms won’t be open). Add that to the fact that the game is a 9PM start and opposite the National Championship game and we could see significantly less than the 8,000 and change we saw for Marquette.
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Some random WaPo article put attendance at 11,213
whatever it was, I was fine with that crowd.
by More like Awesome Freeman on Jan 5, 2012 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
A CH poster in the postgame thread
Works at VC and paid was 11+, but actual gate attendance was supposedly 8+.
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I work at the Verizon Center
Total attendance last night was 8,205.
That includes 88 student tickets.
That said, despite how small it was, it did feel bigger than that and the crowd was really great. A lot of fun down there last night.
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absolutely best crowd i've seen in a while
folks were getting excited on most second half possessions, including at least half when we were down double digits.
Yeah
People were itching to get back into the game. The crowd was palpably edging the team along as they slowly got back into the game. entire lower bowl was standing on numerous occasions before the game was even really close.
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We were there
we got loud
awesome win
we need the students tho
After that last, unholy row,
I never, ever play, basketball now.
It joins a list of things I'll miss like fencing foils and lovely girls I'll never kiss.
by vivanloshoyas on Jan 5, 2012 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
Correct
11k was the tickets sold number, 8,205 was the actual gate turnstile number.
by Chicken Finger Thursdays on Jan 5, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
however many there were...they sounded good
can we invite THEM back for next game, as reward for good behavior? along with the people who already have tickets, of course. the arena would actually look full!
by Hoya Saxual on Jan 5, 2012 2:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
First time I've noticed the JTII quote in your handle
It graces the best shirt I own.
by Markel's Right Hook on Jan 5, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
sounds like an awesome shirt
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This is correct, however:
1. The majority of upperclassmen who live off campus will be back by Monday.
2. You overestimate how valid of an excuse you need to move in early. It’s not too hard to get permission, and once one person in a room/apt comes early, essentially everyone can.
If the game was Saturday I’d be nervous. But Monday? The students better fucking show up or I’ll be making angry phone calls to friends.
by WallaceAtTheLineShooting2 on Jan 5, 2012 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Right, but
I’d have to imagine that with the school technically closed, the athletic department sells the seats in the student section like they have for the past two games, wouldn’t they? I have no inside info here or anything so someone can certainly correct me, just seems like the likely scenario that we have, at most, one full student section and worst case, a section that consists of ten rows on one end.
I hear you on the early move-in stuff, just not sure many underclassmen would take that option.
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The tickets were not part of the student ticket package
The students have the option to get them, but they don’t automatically come in the envelope.
What are these assertions!?
by DHB Enterprises on Jan 5, 2012 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
i'd start making those calls now, pre-emptively
this way, instead of angry, you can be encouraging?
by Hoya Saxual on Jan 5, 2012 2:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don't know, maybe we've been going about this the wrong way
If we’re this awesome with 88 students in attendance, how great would we be with only 50?
by HoyaSmacksYa on Jan 5, 2012 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
As a law student, I wanna throw something out-
we are criminally under-advertised to, especially considering the low attendance and the fact that the law campus is about a ten minute walk from VC. The law center gets a very small allotment of student tickets, and does not promote them—perhaps for fear of not being able to meet demand. Last year, I was more likely to get my tickets through stubhub than the university. Now, we CAN buy season tickets, but again no one advertises this to the law students and law students seem unwilling to commit to going to so many games.
But I’m telling you, 2Ls and 3Ls with summer associate/full time employment lined up are looking for ways to kill time, are bigger sports fans than you might think, and are starting to feel like they can spend money again, in anticipation of future earnings.
Just food for thought.
by whitethunder on Jan 5, 2012 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I'd like to keep
the Anacostia High School band for one more game at least.
"These dudes are good" - Hoya2Pacer on this years team
by iheartgregmonroe on Jan 5, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
^this
After that last, unholy row,
I never, ever play, basketball now.
It joins a list of things I'll miss like fencing foils and lovely girls I'll never kiss.
by vivanloshoyas on Jan 5, 2012 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
And the A/V guys too
I mean, when was the last time you heard that much Queen during a Georgetown game? Ozzie? GnR? It’s almost like – they WANT the crowd to stay pumped up during a time out.
#mindblown
I'm bothered by those guys
Yeah, they’re really good, but who choreographs a routine with ARROW SIGNS?! What would make someone think to do that?! It’s too perplexing to be enjoyable.
by HookerInTheLane on Jan 5, 2012 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
Im with you
Makes VC look like an episode of flight of the choncords or a bad furniture outlet
by bunk moreland on Jan 5, 2012 7:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
OUCH
I thought nothing would ever make me comment…until right now. Just want to give everyone an understanding that for most of us, Pep Band is a serious commitment. Most members of the GU Pep Band show up to 90% of the football games, men’s basketball games, and women’s basketball games. Being at the men’s basketball games is a five hour affair for us. We sometimes spend 15 hours a week in band (thanks to women’s basketball and rehearsal). A lot of us (most of us) don’t skip games because we have too much work, and my GPA is a clear, depressing demonstration of that fact.
As a side note, I think the atmosphere at Verizon says less about Georgetown students ourselves and more about the Verizon Center (sometimes the band and the students are on opposite sides of the court) and the depressed expectations – especially for us seniors, who started our Georgetown careers with a vaunted one-game run in the NIT.
Ragging on the pep band is one of GU's only legitimate time-honored traditions
I’m pretty sure if you go back to the 1860s equivalent of CasualHoya, you’d find comments like “You call that a march? I heard better marches in Andersonville!” and the like. The pep band has always endured, to their great credit.
by HoyaSmacksYa on Jan 5, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
Get used to it. It ain't fair, but it's the truth.
Our buddy Jim was in the Pep Band. Twenty four years later when we’re looking for a chance to give him crap, that’s what we bring up. Did I mention he’s slip and fall lawyer in Skokie and lives in him Mom’s house? Could have been worse, he could’ve been a cheerleader.
by Ronnie Highsmith's Hightops on Jan 5, 2012 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
It's great to be a Hoya
Those girlfriend abusing child molesters would never get a Civil War joke.
... straight for a -touchdown- rebound
by glackensghost on Jan 6, 2012 2:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Appreciated
nothing personal at all and I appreciate the commitment. Just a different style from the Anacostia band and its fun to change it up sometimes.
"These dudes are good" - Hoya2Pacer on this years team
by iheartgregmonroe on Jan 6, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Hoyas on Grantland
by quickhoya on Jan 5, 2012 2:02 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
AWESOME article
Great read, thanks for posting it!
by J-Wall's Mom's Broom on Jan 5, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
I had no idea that being in the Top 10 for 4 out of the last 4 years was un-inspiring.
by StPetersburgHoya on Jan 5, 2012 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
I think
out of fealty to his own underdog narrative, the author both underplayed the hoyas’ success since the final four season, and our collective talent this year. Grantland is afterall part of ESPN, and ESPN don’t do nuance.
well the hot wing challenge was pretty great
guy turned down cool milk in favor of beer at the end. v casual.
that said, this was the most inspiring end of a game evar, as it turned out…
also, can someone confirm whether students are still on break or something?
blown away by their (non)attendance.
yes.
they’re still on break — classes don’t start until next wednesday. see @Chris Haines above.
by hometownhoya08 on Jan 5, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Casual note:
Greg Monroe led his team in points, rebounds and assists last night (19, 13 & 5)
by Be(a)st of the Big East on Jan 5, 2012 2:48 PM EST reply actions
ESPN called Roy the top performer on the Pacers last night as well.
16 12 and 2, with only 2 TOs and 3 PFs.
Both in losing efforts, however.
by WallaceAtTheLineShooting2 on Jan 5, 2012 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
VOTE FOR OUR GTOWN ALUMNI FOR THE ALL STAR GAMES NOW!
had to make two accounts so i can vote for both hibbert and monroeeeee. i just sayin and also used my phone….
^^^^^THIS^^^^
let’s settle this with a poll
"These dudes are good" - Hoya2Pacer on this years team
by iheartgregmonroe on Jan 6, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Was there ever an audible Let's Go Marquette or Let's Go Warriors chant last night?
The one time something I didn’t recognize started up I thought we did a pretty good job of drowning it out, but now in retrospect, it could have been some kind of Whittington cheer for all I know.
i sit by the visitors bench, so am usually in the middle of opposing fans
I think there was a weak chant for about 10 seconds — too quick for it to really get drowned out, and too quiet for it to get much past a few sections. The fans did give their players a nice applause, though, as they left the floor at half time.
Although the Marquette fans did cheer, they actually seemed pretty amiable. They weren’t making the asshole sort of comments I’m used to hearing from around the visitor’s bench. (And given the comments Hoyas were making re Gardner… I was sort of surprised some weren’t more animated.)
Feel
kind of bad for the Warrior’s fans. Maybe we should all join RubyQ’s site and cheer against the Orange this weekend?
New sig tba
by PerryMcDonald'sRightCross on Jan 5, 2012 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't hear any chants
Even though there were quite a few gold-clad MU fans in my section. The look in their faces was as following:
First half – wow, I can’t believe this is happening
Second half – wow, I can’t believe this is happening
After that last, unholy row,
I never, ever play, basketball now.
It joins a list of things I'll miss like fencing foils and lovely girls I'll never kiss.
by vivanloshoyas on Jan 5, 2012 3:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The only one I heard
Was right before the game when a couple MU fans by the visitors tunnel yelled WE ARE MARQUETTE during the WAG cheeer.
I heard one coming from the 400s
There was a lot of marquette fans up there near 118 but we did a good job of drowning it out.
by hoyasincebirth on Jan 5, 2012 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
For a backhanded compliment,
Try Luke Winn’s Power Rankings:
“Alas, it’ll be difficult for Georgetown to earn a spot in the Boston-based East Regional, even at this pace; the committee wouldn’t make Syracuse-Georgetown a region’s 1-2 combo. St. Louis, Phoenix and Atlanta are the other options.
Clearly doesn’t even consider the possibility we win at the Dome.
Why so Syracuse?
He must mean
We would be the 1 and Syracuse the 2, after we beat them naturally…#delusionsohigh
by Goldenstatehoya on Jan 5, 2012 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
either way we can agree that
this blog will self destruct if the feb matchup is #1 vs. #2.
Cuse delenda est
a fitting way for the rivalry to end
both teams vowing never to play again. Two teams enter Superdome, one leaves. And then the rivalry is officially closed.
Hammer of the Cuse
Wow, and after vowing not to play again
the NCAA tournament forces them to play again in a rematch to end all rematches.
I don't understand the logic
would they really not put us as the 1 and 2 in the east just because they don’t want to? It seems unfair. Should the protected seed thing mean we could be the 2 in the east even if Syracuse was the 1. Aren’t they not supposed to look at conference affiliation? You’re allowed to have rematches in the elite 8, I don’t see what the problem would be. Doesn’t matter anyway since Hoyas will be the 1 and Boston and they’ll have to ship Cuse somewhere else.
Wouldn’t mind going through atlanta anyway. Everyone seems to have Cuse, UK, UNC, and Ohio St pegged as the 4 #1 seeds no matter what. And all but Cuse probably are a lock, but Cuse will have some tough tests and could drop.
by hoyasincebirth on Jan 5, 2012 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
everyone seems to have cuse as top seed but few have them in final four
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Jan 5, 2012 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
no space for this clown on the delusion train
Nobody should be trying to downplay what the Hoyas have done this season with an inexperienced lineup and a lot more contributors than stars, but they aren’t exactly the type of conference juggernaut you expect to roll through a rugged conference schedule. This a team that scored just 49 points in a win over Providence and they probably won’t shoot 76% in the second half again all season. They are also very young and their rotation is barely eight deep. John Thompson III and his team have already proven they belong in the NCAA Tournament, and there are definitely enough wins on the schedule to earn themselves a high seed. Just don’t be surprised if this team loses one or two or even three games down the stretch that they probably shouldn’t. There just isn’t enough experience on the roster to keep winning these nail-biters forever.
http://rushthecourt.net/2012/01/05/four-thoughts-marquette-v-georgetown-edition/
Good talk.
I'll keep this guy in mind
When I am RUSHING THE COURT in New Orleans after we win the national title.
by JGD on Jan 5, 2012 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
barely 8 deep?
after following my precious hoyas the last few years that made me chuckle
Cuse delenda est
It beats barely 4 deep
Yeah, I remember that season
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Jan 5, 2012 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
absurd statement by the clown
how many teams have 8 players averaging 15 or minutes a game?
and why is our performance against providence less of an exception than our performance against marquette.
should be noted that while we score 49 against the friars, we held them to 40
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Jan 5, 2012 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
*15 or more
so worked up i cant even type
is it saturday yet?
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Jan 5, 2012 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
The fact that you responded to HoyaJoker with
absurd statement by the clown
and weren’t talking about him is funny to me.
Let's settle this with a poll.
hes *our* clown, not *the* clown
Cuse delenda est
Plenty of absurd statements by me on here.
For instance…Cool Whit in double figures on Saturday.
Watch your back, Seth Davis, it’s my turn to look awesome on the off-chance something happens.
Why so Syracuse?
the proper position for this guy, relative to the train
is laying across the tracks in front of it
by Hoya Saxual on Jan 5, 2012 5:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
(not that I truly wish him dead, but since it’s an imaginary train…)
by Hoya Saxual on Jan 5, 2012 5:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I will look on your treasures, gypsy. Is this understood?
by Lord Humongous on Jan 6, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
I love when they write
Hoya won’t hoot X%( between 50-80%) again.
Even though we’ve done it at least 20 times under JT3. We shot something like 71% for the game against Duke in 2010. When you’re executing and getting good looks you’re going to shoot a high %.
I mean we’ve had half’s so far this year of 69, 63.6, 60.7, 67.7 percent this year. So another 76% wouldn’t be that shocking.
by hoyasincebirth on Jan 5, 2012 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
idiot argumen t
we won when we shot lights out and when we shot like shit.
we won’t shoot lights out again all season.
WE WON THE OTHER WAY TOO, DIPSHIT.
by thejerseytornado on Jan 5, 2012 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
That is a terrifying question
Not sure I would take their B team straight up, but Waiters is a definite upgrade over Poop Jardine. I can see why Boeheim takes Waiters off the bench because he is a great 6th man, but Jardine is terrible.
by rochesterhoya07 on Jan 5, 2012 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
What scares me the most
is that the team itself is talking about it. Somehow it’s worse to know that they actually plan on throwing two teams at us.
This is why I love what we’re seeing from the freshmen.
Why so Syracuse?
Call me selfless
but I wouldn’t be heartbroken if Marquette crushes their soul this weekend, causing the Orange to tumble out of the rankings by 2/8 and giving us a routine win that’s as good for our resume as a win over Seton Hall.
Love the delusion
But i still have nightmares of thomas robinson.
by bunk moreland on Jan 5, 2012 7:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Best casual awards ever
Dikembe sexed twice!
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Jan 5, 2012 6:27 PM EST reply actions
Don't know if this has been mentioned yet
But Kenpom has win probability charts for each game that track the likelihood of one team winning through out the game. When we were down 17 with 13 minutes to go marquette had slightly higher than 90% chance of winning.
Would have thought the odds of Marquette winning were higher
I doubt that 1 out of 10 times, the team 17 down comes back to win
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Jan 5, 2012 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
It's not like it's a random calculation, between any two generic teams with that score at that point in the game
It takes into consideration that we are rocking a six pack of awesome, our lil buddy Markel needed avenging, and our fans would be on their feet for the next 13 minutes straight.
Fair enough
I wonder if KenPom is a Bayesian
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Jan 5, 2012 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Greatest Comeback of all time?!
after all we did come back down by 222,301 pts
by hoyasincebirth on Jan 5, 2012 7:32 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
In other news
Pitt is really lookin’ shaky at the moment against DePaul (only down by 3, but had a nice lead)
I'm glad I'm not the only one happily watching this Bizzaro world game
by Great Vengeance and Furious Anger on Jan 5, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
WOW
That is not what Jamie Dixon asked his players to do there.
by Great Vengeance and Furious Anger on Jan 5, 2012 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
Those free throws by Epps...
I looked like he was trying to miss. The dude was standing a full foot behind the line.
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Jan 5, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
Fun watching the Demons win
Would be nice to see them relevant again… I remember growing up watching them with my Dad back when the Meyers were coaching.
My Nightmare has always been losing to Depaul
… and them storming the court.
by Great Vengeance and Furious Anger on Jan 5, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
Imagine, if you will, someday in the not-so-distant future, a magical basketball-only conference with no football and therefore no TV conference or other media exposure
and that might be us rushing the court after beating Depaul.
Pitt lost!!!!
Pitt lost again. Lol. 4 straight loses. They deserve this for being a bunch of traitors.
by Gtownfan92 on Jan 5, 2012 9:26 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Pitt is lost without Woodall running the point
Lucky for us he’ll be back in time to play against us..smh
While we're enjoying our schadenfreude
Nova is down 7 to USF with 10 minutes left in the game. Were down more earlier, but dang Nova is bad this year.
PPS
USF is without 3 key players due to injury according to the announcers.
by hoyasincebirth on Jan 5, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
Same answer as
Is Crean still creepy?
"These dudes are good" - Hoya2Pacer on this years team
by iheartgregmonroe on Jan 6, 2012 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
so is Temple
now the cream of PA basketball?
Hammer of the Cuse
by SirHoya on Jan 6, 2012 12:04 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
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