SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Jul 3, 2008 16:00:52 GMT -5
Billy said something early on to the effect of:
Duke realizes that the Hoyas think they can WIN this game. They are in for a battle.
Remember, it was January and Duke was not only #1, but undefeated. And about to break their record for most consecutive wins to start a season... ooops!
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The Stig
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Post by The Stig on Jul 3, 2008 16:24:54 GMT -5
Awesome stuff! Hats off to the Hoya Blue gang who selected the games, and those who helped them.
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mapei
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Post by mapei on Jul 3, 2008 21:11:21 GMT -5
May I assume that these are all Hoya wins? I have a few of these, but not nearly enough of them.
I just signed up for espnU! The Notre Dame BET game alone is worth the price - one of the best games I have seen, EVER.
Can't. Wait.
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Post by RDF on Jul 3, 2008 22:58:33 GMT -5
It was Lundquist and Billy Packer--Nantz only shows up for CBB in last 2 weeks and then does tournament--due to his NFL duties.
For those who have never seen the '85 BET Final--Ralph Dalton has a fine game and the Sweater Game is a MUST SEE!
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Jul 3, 2008 23:42:09 GMT -5
It was Lundquist and Billy Packer--Nantz only shows up for CBB in last 2 weeks and then does tournament--due to his NFL duties. For those who have never seen the '85 BET Final--Ralph Dalton has a fine game and the Sweater Game is a MUST SEE! OH! Good thing I only quoted Billy! I guess it was Verne. Now I have to find that tape. What an awesome game that was. A true landmark in Hoya Hoops... JT3 and team had arrived!
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Jul 3, 2008 23:48:44 GMT -5
I may have to re-watch it tomorrow night to get amped for the Kenner League - the most important KL since the summer of 2005.
Packer sensed something from the opening tip when he noticed that Green could match up with Sheldon Williams physically. Another one was when he said something like "Looking at the Duke bench, you can tell they now know they're in for a battle."
I had some of the worst seats I've ever had at a Georgetown game for that one, and for each minute of the game, there was such a spirit in the arena, and, for once, I could feel/hear alums young and old live and die with made baskets and defensive stops. Apart from the on court product, it was a true turning point in the sense that we OWNED the Phone Booth on that day and have ever since.
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Jul 4, 2008 0:07:24 GMT -5
I had some of the worst seats I've ever had at a Georgetown game for that one, and for each minute of the game, there was such a spirit in the arena, and, for once, I could feel/hear alums young and old live and die with made baskets and defensive stops. Apart from the on court product, it was a true turning point in the sense that we OWNED the Phone Booth on that day and have ever since. Thanks Jersey, it sure felt like that on TV. The crowd felt as into it as any I'd ever seen... but that isn't the same as experiencing it first hand, on site.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jul 4, 2008 9:18:59 GMT -5
"And Jeff Green is a legit 6'9"!"
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CO_Hoya
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Post by CO_Hoya on Jul 4, 2008 9:42:14 GMT -5
Just a reminder that I've got highlights from that game (and some others) at HoyaProspectus ( link to highlights). Someday, I'll figure out how to post these in Flash, so you won't have to wait for the download . . .
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Post by williambraskyiii on Jul 4, 2008 13:29:59 GMT -5
Just a reminder that I've got highlights from that game (and some others) at HoyaProspectus ( link to highlights). Someday, I'll figure out how to post these in Flash, so you won't have to wait for the download . . . watching those highlights reminded me of a couple things: 1) had to have been the best offensive execution of the backdoor since JTIII started - against the number 1 team no less - even if they were arrogant enough to play almost exclusively m2m. 2) How much I loved and love Jeff Green.
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Post by AvantGuardHoya on Jul 6, 2008 21:45:13 GMT -5
How about a little bump?
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idhoya
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Post by idhoya on Jul 6, 2008 21:46:50 GMT -5
I miss my man SoCal. He was very underrated.
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Jul 7, 2008 12:21:41 GMT -5
I just watched the end of the 1985 BE final... GU beat SJU. First, that Johnnies team was awesome. - Bill Wennington Center - had long NBA Career - Walter Berry F -- I believe he won POY one year, absolute stud AA - Chris Mullin -- NBA All Star, 50 best players, etc. - Mark Jackson -- Long NBA Career
Yet they were completely outclassed by that Hoya Team. Ewing Martin Williams Wingate Michael Jackson Dalton Broadnax Perry McDonald
Wow, wat that team good. And the PACE of those games. Every time we got a steal (often) or a board, we were off to the races. Wingate was incredibly quick. Martin was awesome. Reggie Williams was Reggie Williams. I am still surprised Michael Jackson didn't have an NBA career... I saw a little bit of his Freshman game up at Syracuse when he scored 31 to carry GU and save the game after we blew a 21 point lead.
Michael Jackson was like Jon Wallace, with much better athleticism. Same leadership. Same confidence/poise. This is really fun to see some of these old games and remember just how good a lot of these teams and players were.
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the_way
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Post by the_way on Jul 7, 2008 12:36:53 GMT -5
that Providence game was something.
Charles Smith was unreal.
that 88-89 team was deep.
funny thing is, Esh was the coach for that game, and was praised for his efforts during the broadcast.
Seeing stuff like this, makes me realize why I became a Georgetown fan in the first place.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 7, 2008 12:45:24 GMT -5
They can't possibly be showing a Georgetown/Memphis 1994 game because it never took place. ESPN went to great lengths to fabricate the legend that this past year's game was the programs' first meeting since the 1983 NCAA tournament, complete with highlights of the teams' last meeting some 24 years prior.
More of what galls me each and every day about the joke that ESPN has become.
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Post by theexorcist on Jul 7, 2008 12:47:21 GMT -5
I may have to re-watch it tomorrow night to get amped for the Kenner League - the most important KL since the summer of 2005. Packer sensed something from the opening tip when he noticed that Green could match up with Sheldon Williams physically. Another one was when he said something like "Looking at the Duke bench, you can tell they now know they're in for a battle." I had some of the worst seats I've ever had at a Georgetown game for that one, and for each minute of the game, there was such a spirit in the arena, and, for once, I could feel/hear alums young and old live and die with made baskets and defensive stops. Apart from the on court product, it was a true turning point in the sense that we OWNED the Phone Booth on that day and have ever since. The thing that got me? The national anthem. It was the MLK game (the one where, during III's first year, Roy dunked at the buzzer). So, anyway, they had the GU gospel choir that did a bang-up job. And, early on, the students joined in the singing. It almost seemed like part of the reason they started singing was that the choir wasn't singing fast enough - the students finished the national anthem first. You got chills. You thought that, maybe, just maybe, this wasn't Duke's day. And an early lead helped that. The irony? Two or three days before, there was a bargain-basement effort against South Florida.
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SoCalHoya
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Post by SoCalHoya on Jul 7, 2008 13:04:26 GMT -5
Is anyone recording these beautiful replays? SOMEBODY has to record this, and preferably on a computer and not a TiVo or tape. I don't have ESPNU, or else I would.
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Post by idhoya on Jul 7, 2008 14:52:00 GMT -5
Wasn't that '94 Memphis game in Toronto? Watched GU/Cuse at the Cap:
Boy Hoyas couldn't shoot. Shoulda gotten Moten O was vertically challenged
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Jul 7, 2008 15:54:56 GMT -5
Awesome job to all who worked on this!!
TiVo people - counting on you to record this and save it for BET/NCAA time next March when we inevitably invade your couches for days on end.
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The Stig
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Post by The Stig on Jul 7, 2008 16:38:11 GMT -5
I may have to re-watch it tomorrow night to get amped for the Kenner League - the most important KL since the summer of 2005. Packer sensed something from the opening tip when he noticed that Green could match up with Sheldon Williams physically. Another one was when he said something like "Looking at the Duke bench, you can tell they now know they're in for a battle." I had some of the worst seats I've ever had at a Georgetown game for that one, and for each minute of the game, there was such a spirit in the arena, and, for once, I could feel/hear alums young and old live and die with made baskets and defensive stops. Apart from the on court product, it was a true turning point in the sense that we OWNED the Phone Booth on that day and have ever since. The thing that got me? The national anthem. It was the MLK game (the one where, during III's first year, Roy dunked at the buzzer). So, anyway, they had the GU gospel choir that did a bang-up job. And, early on, the students joined in the singing. It almost seemed like part of the reason they started singing was that the choir wasn't singing fast enough - the students finished the national anthem first. You got chills. You thought that, maybe, just maybe, this wasn't Duke's day. And an early lead helped that. The irony? Two or three days before, there was a bargain-basement effort against South Florida. I remember that very well. We couldn't hear the gospel choir (I think they were too far from the mikes), so we just sang the anthem ourselves. We finished when the choir was about halfway through. The amount of energy in the building that day was just incredible - watch the highlights and you can see the students jumping around like crazy right from the start. And I remember the awful USF game a few days before too. It was a horribly ugly game, and I was stunned when I looked at the clock and realized that USF had the last possession, and they had a chance to win it. Thankfully they missed the shot, and DJ Owens (who was the only Hoya to play well that day) pulled down the rebound, then made the free throws to ice it. We ended up beating USF and Duke by the same margin of victory in consecutive games.
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