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Post by calhoya on Feb 10, 2012 16:32:28 GMT -5
I think Lubick's limited time was due to the height disadvantage. I believe that they were throwing the ball right over him when he was trying to play post defense.
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Post by blueandgray on Feb 10, 2012 17:08:55 GMT -5
I'm still mad about the cuse game...in no particular order henry and hopkin's inability to finish at the rim Hollis disappearing act in the second half terrible 3 pt shooting Jason's last turnover officiating (i don't want to complain about it too much - but suffice it to say they got some homecooking) Melo's smile....why doesn't he just go to class. Things to be happy about I'm trying to focus on..in no particular order redounding Otto clark's onions to get us close lubicks strong 7 mins (he couldnt get any more time when Hopkins was clearly gassed in the second half?) Hollis attempts in the first half (he didn't disapear until the second) Team defense (except the otto / greg loss of 1 one guy that could shoot on wednesday on the final 3 pter) Good list. On the positive side I'd add two more: GW's dunk attempt on the break Jabril's ability to get into the lane against the zone.
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Post by kchoya on Feb 10, 2012 18:48:06 GMT -5
Here's the writeup for Cuse: The Orange withstood a huge challenge from a very good Georgetown team, combining hot shooting with stout defense. They host UConn on Saturday. Umm, the Orange shot 34.9% for the game.
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Post by hoyazeke on Feb 10, 2012 19:11:42 GMT -5
I, for one, never said that Syracuse was average. They're clearly a top 10 team. Just note, though, that every time they played somebody good, the game has been close. They have won all of those games (ND aside, without Melo), and that's to their credit, but if they had played some of us, Marquette and Florida on the road, I believe they would have lost some if not all of those games. I stand by my statement that they are overrated. Also, I should correct my statement about NC State being their best road win. They did beat Cincy on the road, and Cincy is clearly better than NC State.[/quote]
I feel that SU may be a little overrated also but sometimes when I'm reading a post I get the vibe that the author is giving more credit to the opponent being overrated and less credit to our superior D. We have made some decent teams look really bad this year. KU, Quette, L'Ville, and SU have all looked really bad shooing against our team. I don't think that is a coincidence. KU just shot Baylor out of there own gym but they needed a late comeback to beat GTown on a neutral site............
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Post by CTHoya08 on Feb 10, 2012 20:51:18 GMT -5
Here's the writeup for Cuse: The Orange withstood a huge challenge from a very good Georgetown team, combining hot shooting with stout defense. They host UConn on Saturday. Umm, the Orange shot 34.9% for the game. Maybe the author meant our scintillating 33.3%? That is a strange summary of the game.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Feb 11, 2012 18:55:44 GMT -5
The ESPN announcers for the Ohio State/Michigan State game believe that "everyone in the country would agree" that the Georgetown-Syracuse rivalry has to live on, noting that several 'Cuse players tweeted something to that effect after the game. Perhaps ESPN already has something cooked up along those lines.
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Post by kchoya on Feb 11, 2012 19:37:35 GMT -5
The ESPN announcers for the Ohio State/Michigan State game believe that "everyone in the country would agree" that the Georgetown-Syracuse rivalry has to live on, noting that several 'Cuse players tweeted something to that effect after the game. Perhaps ESPN already has something cooked up along those lines. The fact this thread is 40 pages speaks to the rivalry.
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Post by EasyEd on Feb 11, 2012 20:24:08 GMT -5
To heck with the rivalry. Traitors hang.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Feb 11, 2012 20:45:26 GMT -5
The fact this thread is 40 pages speaks to the rivalry. This hits the nail on the head. For fans of Georgetown, there is no opponent that will bring the same energy, excitement and enthusiasm as Syracuse. It's not a natural rivalry (like a geographic one), but one that has developed over the years with great teams playing great games. That is why I don't think it can survive without the teams continuing to play. It's easy to call Syracuse a traitor, but the Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry is probably the only one that can guarantee a sell out at the Verizon Center (or, at the very least, the best attendance of the year) and an intense amount of excitement. Just look at the thread on this board - before the game, the Syracuse game thread had 13 pages. The St. John's page has 3 now (and St. John's is one of those teams that has been a rivalry before). The difference is clear. It's a shame the rivalry (and others, even in football) will probably end because of nonsensical realignment. A similar rivalry could emerge, but I think it would take a very long time and a series of hotly contested games between Georgetown and the would-be rival.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Feb 11, 2012 21:03:24 GMT -5
This hits the nail on the head. For fans of Georgetown, there is no opponent that will bring the same energy, excitement and enthusiasm as Syracuse. It's not a natural rivalry (like a geographic one), but one that has developed over the years with great teams playing great games. That is why I don't think it can survive without the teams continuing to play. It's easy to call Syracuse a traitor, but the Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry is probably the only one that can guarantee a sell out at the Verizon Center (or, at the very least, the best attendance of the year) and an intense amount of excitement. Just look at the thread on this board - before the game, the Syracuse game thread had 13 pages. The St. John's page has 3 now (and St. John's is one of those teams that has been a rivalry before). The difference is clear. It's a shame the rivalry (and others, even in football) will probably end because of nonsensical realignment. A similar rivalry could emerge, but I think it would take a very long time and a series of hotly contested games between Georgetown and the would-be rival. In football, there are three types of rivalries; academic (Harvard-Yale), regional (Alabama-Auburn, et al.) or merely competitive (ND-USC). Basketball-wise, Syracuse fits in the latter. No one saw the schools as academic peers, pro or con, nor was there a regional component to the games as, say, Pitt-West Virginia. Syracuse was a rival because they were always very good; by contrast, the rivalry with St. John's tapered off as the Redmen began their decline in the 1990's. Syracuse and Georgetown won 8 of the first 10 Big East tournaments. If Syracuse was a 10-16 Big East team for a few years in the 1980's, would the interest have been as great? Does Georgetown want a new rivalry game? Hard to say. If UConn commits to the BE for the longer term, it could be the Huskies. Obviously, Maryland is always out there should the two sides enter into some sort of arrangement, and Duke and Virginia come closest to academic peers but without the ties than bind the respective schools. And at Syracuse? This may hurt them more than it hurts Georgetown. The idea of trying to sell tickets in the Carrier Dome in the post-Boeheim era with Clemson, FSU, and Boston College must bring a shudder to those who know what they're walking away from.
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Post by Just Cos on Feb 11, 2012 21:22:44 GMT -5
Cuse is not "shuddering" about who they have to play when they are the only show in town, have the highest attendance in the NCAA, and Duke and UNC will visit on a regular basis. Cuse left for football and suck for doing it. Their downfall in football came before anything relevant today and their downfall in basketball will be witnessed when Magoo leaves ( but their stickiness has been for ages).
If I'm an admin at Cuse I'm more worried about what's happening at UConn and being proactive with my program.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Feb 11, 2012 21:52:14 GMT -5
Cuse is not "shuddering" about who they have to play when they are the only show in town, have the highest attendance in the NCAA, and Duke and UNC will visit on a regular basis. The Carrier Dome will not see Duke and UNC on a regular basis per the link below. Syracuse has been assigned into the ACC Atlantic Division (Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida State, North Carolina State, Boston College, Maryland). In a six year cycle, Syracuse plays Duke and UNC twice each. www.nunesmagician.com/2012/2/3/2768851/syracuse-acc-atlantic-division-pit-coastal
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Post by Just Cos on Feb 11, 2012 22:09:59 GMT -5
Fair enough but from a revenue standpoint that may be enough. Let's not be naive.
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