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[DanMcQ]

Friars +9 at the line

sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/boxscore?gid=200503050229


Photos link

sports.espn.go.com/ncb/photos?gameId=250640046

[Nevada Hoya]

You're right, Dan.

[DanMcQ]

Nevada said:

You're right, Dan.

unfortunately the Friars were also about +15 on the boards too

[Nevada Hoya]

Why didn't RaMell get his name in the boxscore?

[DanMcQ]

Nevada said:

Why didn't RaMell get his name in the boxscore?

too busy holding Owens' flowers

[Nevada Hoya]

We still have to stop this blood letting. If not, we will end the last two years with 16 consecutive losses! javascript:adds("")
embarassed:o

[nodak89]

It's getting hard to be a good role model for the kids while listenting to Hoyas games lately.

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Ahem. Good night children. What's that? That was a phrase daddy learned at Georgetown. Something in ancient Greek and Latin. Now off to bed.

[DFW HOYA]

Nevada said:

We still have to stop this blood letting. If not, we will end the last two years with 16 consecutive losses! [

In 2002-03, Georgetown lost 7 of its last 10 regular season games, too.

First back to back losses in the regular season finale since 1973 and 1974.

[showcase]

Okay, maybe that columnist was right in saying the Hoyas were ruining it for the Big East.

Ugh, seeing Provvy get more offensive boards than the Hoyas got total really makes me want to puke.

Then again, I the team played far better than I would have expected coming in. I'm not ready to slit my wrists yet.

[DFW HOYA]

Box score below. Hoyas finish home attendance at 8,522 a game, only up 1% (1%) from 2004. Not good.

Only 15 rebounds. 15? The Hoyas had more against Villanova in the 1985 NCAA title game and they shot 78%!

www.usatoday.com/sports/scores105/105064/20050305NCAABGTOWN-----0.htm

[hoyatables]

I figured a season as hopeful as this was still two or three years away. Disappointing end to the regular season, but still plenty of ball left to play--if the Hoyas want it!

[Bahstin]

That attendence figure is misleading because we hosted Duke last year.

[GPHoya]

38-15 rebounding margin is one of the most bizarre statistics I can ever recall. Losing by 3 with that differential is amazing. I have seen Hanke play and he is not Moses Malone.

[DanMcQ]

GPHoya said:

38-15 rebounding margin is one of the most bizarre statistics I can ever recall. Losing by 3 with that differential is amazing. I have seen Hanke play and he is not Moses Malone.

McGrath with only 2 assists and 9 points is another oddity as well.

[CAHoya07]

Pardon me for my ranting, but I just need to let off some steam.

It's hard to win the game when your opponent is +23 on the boards.

Easily the most frustrating game of the year. We rebound we win, simple as that. It seemed like they scored on every possession coming down the stretch in the second half, and most were - you guessed it, 2nd chance points. Someone's gotta teach our boys to block out. Green scored 15 points, but only TWO rebounds. Hibbert had one board, with no points and fouled out with 11 minutes left.

If the halftime stats at MCI were correct, Providence was outrebounding us 24-5 on the boards at the half. Pathetic. No excuse for that.

Gomes should have never had a chance to make that leaner in the lane. We should have won this game.

Losing streaks suck. Two years ago, we lost six in a row in the middle of the conference season. Last year, we ended the season losing nine in a row. This year, we've lost 5 in a row to basically kill any NCAA hopes, of which we were at one point a virtual lock.

I'm not losing faith, because I believe we will be NASTY next year, with everybody returning and a solid, though guard-overloaded, freshman class. JT III has us on the right track, but I don't understand how we've regressed so much this late in the season. We gotta beat Seton Hall in the Big East Tournament. Please STOP THE BLEEDING!!

Out drinking to forget this loss.

[Frank Black]

Next year we are almost certain to be NIT bound again unfortunately. We can't rebound and can't shoot the ball particularly well. One decent frosh and three mediocre ones are hardly going to keep up with a league that has demonstrably passed us by.

[CAHoya07]

Disagree, Frank. We will certainly be better next year. This year's recruiting class is better ranking wise than last year's. And we get virtually everybody back. We just need to learn to stop choking late in the season.

[RBHoya]

Really a sad way to see such a fun regular season end. I feel that all the optimism we had early on is gone, and its just more gloom and doom.

Let's try to look at the positives though. We have arguably the best Freshman in the conference, and another Freshman who has shown enough skills to indicate that he can be a dominator in the future. Almost all of our contributors are coming back--our two juniors should be ready to dominate, and our Freshman should be ready to explode. Everyone will be more comfortable with their role in JTIII's scheme. The future IS still bright.

The present is just a tough pill to swallow, and Im as disappointed as anyone. But lets not give up. Lets go into the BET tourney and leave it all on the floor. Anything can happen. Lets at least finish strong, win at least 1 in the tourney, and tear it up in the NIT.

[DanMcQ]

Hoyas Lose Fifth In Row; NCAA Chances Fade
Friars' Gomes Sinks Decisive Shot: Providence 68, Georgetown 65

By Camille Powell

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10700-2005Mar5.html

Rebounding "was the difference in the game," Georgetown Coach John Thompson III said. "They got 21 offensive rebounds. We defensively stopped what they were doing, but they would throw it up and get the rebound."

Thompson said that the loss was one of the toughest of his career, and junior forward Brandon Bowman said that it was "most definitely" the toughest of the season. The Hoyas had played themselves into position to earn an at-large tournament berth by winning 16 of their first 22 games, but they played themselves out with five straight losses to close the regular season.

"We're a team that came a long way, had our ups and downs, and if people could find it in their hearts to give us a postseason invitation, we would take it," Bowman said.

"The season's not over," said Thompson, when asked if the Hoyas deserved to play in the postseason. "On top of everything else, that's what I told this group in there. At the end of season, we'll talk about it. We play in a great conference, and we've done some good things. Obviously we have not won down stretch, but when it's over, ask me what I think."

"For the most part thought I played good defense," said Bowman, who led the Hoyas with 19 points and five rebounds. "It was a very tough shot. He faked over the screen, spun back, and I was there, and someone else was there because he was fouled. He hit it, and it happened so fast. I was devastated after he hit the shot."

."We haven't been deep all year," Thompson said. "Not having Roy and Jeff on the floor, particularly against this team when we wanted to put them on the floor together. Was that part of the equation, our two interior players in foul trouble? Yes. It definitely hurt us."

[lichoya68]

gomes is a monster..... especially when he plays the hoyas....but they had heart.. and almost pulled it off ...ray reed stole the ball right near the end ...and then lost it...i kinda wished we had fouled them with 23 seconds..... not let gomes get the ball to beat us... if they get one we win with a two... if they get two we tie with a two.... andwin with a three.. shoulnt have let gomes beat us.. too many missed bunnies in th egame... and yes no rebounds... 24 to fivein the first half was not a missprint.. few rebounds few bunnies go in ....and we win... but as we play our hearts out ..in luck in the beggining.... and won with luck and poise ...we paid for our lapses and lack of boards.. welll onto ny i thought we played providence no matter what but they say its seton hall go hoyas win one for pride..