Georgetown - Belmont NCAA 2nd Round Article Links

[DanMcQ]

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Note: The game will be shown at approximately 3:10 PM EST on TruTV.


Georgetown NCAA Tournament Central Link


Georgetown Game Notes


From the HHC email 3/15/12:

HEADING TO OHIO?

RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS AND BARS IN COLUMBUS

A big thank you to Joe Lonardo C'69 for providing a snapshot of great places to go!


FINE DINING

Martini's | 445 N. High Street | Upscale Italian Dining

Lindey's | 169 E. Beck Street | Upscale German Restaurant

Hyde Park Steakhouse | 569 N. High Street, on the Cap | Fine Dining and Steaks

Marcella's | 615 N. High Street | Pizzeria and Wine Bar

Rigsby's | 698 N. High Street | Authentic Italian Cuisine | www.rigsbyskitchen.com

L'Antibes | 772 N. High Street | Classic and Contemporary French Cuisine

Mitchell's Steakhouse | 3rd & Gay Street

CASUAL DINING AND SPORTS BARS

Gordon Biersch | 401 N. Front Street | Hoyas hangout for the weekend!

Max and Erma's | 55 E. Nationwide Blvd | Sports Bar with plenty of space and televisions to take in the other games!

Short North Tavern | 674 N. High Street | Casual Sports Bar

Barley's | 467 N. High Street | Large microbrewery, great place to hang out and watch basketball


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Wash Post - Tarik el Bashir: www.washingtonpost.com/ncaa-basketball-tournament-2012-georgetown-to-meet-familiar-face-in-belmont/2012/03/07/gIQAn0n75R_story.html

Wash Times - Nathan Fenno: www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/11/hoyas-clark-and-sims-are-familiar-with-march-sadne/

The Hoya: www.paranoia.thehoya.com/ncaa-tournament-getting-to-know-belmont/

AP: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/belmont-bruins-get-rematch-of-2007-ncaa-game-vs-georgetown-look-for-schools-1st-tourney-win/2012/03/11/gIQArkVy5R_story.html

sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/wires/03/11/2060.ap.bkc.ncaa.belmont.1st.ld.writethru.0842/

[DanMcQ]

Selection Sunday Video

Nate Lubick:

Jason Clark:

[whatmaroon]

Ken Pomeroy-run log5 odds: kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/ncaa_tourney_log5/

At Hoya Prospectus, I ran odds based on results against the KenPom top 100: www.hoyaprospectus.com/2012/03/st-louis-bracket-log5-prediction.html

[jackdog74]

Be sure to read Feinstein's Midwest preview in the Post where he does not waste a chance to knock the Hoyas. I refuse to call him Bum because it's disrespectful and mean to bums everywhere.

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/2012/02/13/gIQAcwI85R_story.html

[DanMcQ]

Washingtonian: www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/23183.html

[glidehoyas (Inactive)]

Dime Mag thanks RESPECT! dimemag.com/2012/03/5-teams-to-watch-in-the-2012-ncaa-tournament/

[kchoya]

rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=mh-huguenin_ncaa_midwest_seeding_tough_explain_031112

Most overseeded: No. 3 Georgetown. The Hoyas finished tied for fourth in the Big East and lost in the quarterfinals of the league tourney. They have nine top-100 wins. They also are seeded one line better than Michigan, which tied for the regular-season title in the Big Ten (a league with a better power ranking than the Big East), lost in a semifinal of its league tourney and has 13 top-100 wins. Hmmm. Michigan as a No. 3 and Georgetown as a No. 4 makes more sense.

[guru]

www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7676413/titus-12-ncaa-tournament-predictions

Midwest

High seed most likely to get upset in the first weekend — Georgetown
Double-digit seed most likely to make the Sweet 16 — Belmont
Here's a twofer. I have a feeling this game will be the popular 14-over-3 pick in this year's bracket, and with good reason. Even with Cody Zeller pulling Indiana out of the Big Ten gutter, Georgetown has been the biggest surprise in college basketball this season. The Hoyas were picked to finish 10th in the Big East, but thanks to the combination of Jason Clark and Hollis Thompson's leadership, Henry Sims's improvement from last year, and John Thompson III's steady coaching, they went 12-6 and finished fourth in a pretty tough league. They've had a great year and they deserve credit for it. But the truth is that I would've picked Belmont to beat any of the 3-seeds in this year's tournament, because they've got that classic upset-minded mid-major feel to them. This, of course, is my way of saying that they're undersized, they've got a ton of white guys, they're experienced, and they've got a handful of shooters who you know are going to get hot just because it's March Madness and these things are inevitable.

[glidehoyas (Inactive)]

Hoyas are Dancing! glidehoyas.blogspot.com/2012/03/hoyas-are-dancing.html

[DanMcQ]

www.csnwashington.com/ncaa/news/Hoyas-nail-a-3-for-NCAAs?blockID=667744&feedID=6623

Video: www.csnwashington.com/pages/video?PID=1cVCk69b9Li628S1sRwNYwPgnDosc3RP

[TBird41]

Don't buy Belmont Hype: t.co/twMzgFBP

[kchoya]

www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/20098/a-march-madness-guide-for-pacists-statists-and-mascotists

[kchoya]

Pat Forde: Yahoo Sports

What’s the wildest dream for your team in this NCAA tournament? What’s the darkest nightmare? We’ll tell you. Here are the best-case and worst-case scenarios for every team in the Midwest Region.

3. Georgetown

Best case: A program that has developed a bad recent history in this tournament reverses the curse in emphatic fashion. After three consecutive eliminations at the hands of double-digit seeds, the Hoyas are perfectly prepared to take out Belmont; they don’t give up open 3-point shots, and the Bruins need them to survive. Next up is a San Diego State team that overachieved and is overdue to lose, then comes Saint Mary’s in the Sweet 16 when Kansas is stunned by Detroit. With Henry Sims facilitating, Otto Porter rebounding and everyone chipping in points, the Hoyas complete the journey back to their roots – New Orleans, site of the program’s first modern Final Four in 1982 – by beating North Carolina in the regional final. Georgetown loses to Kentucky in the national title game but re-establishes itself as an elite program.

Worst case: For the fourth season in a row, Georgetown is inconceivably bounced by a double-digit seed from mid-majorland. From Davidson to Ohio to VCU and now to Belmont, the rigid Hoyas can’t seem to transition from Big East play to different styles and are again lit up. Georgetown’s defense, which had been showing signs of slipping late in the season against Cincinnati and Marquette, now falls down and can’t get up against the crafty Bruins. John Thompson III, pretty much beyond reproach after taking the program to the 2007 Final Four, has some ’splaining to do.

rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=pf-forde_midwest_region_best_worst_cases_031412

[DanMcQ]

www.stltoday.com/sports/college/bootheel-product-is-key-to-georgetown-s-title-hopes/article_784d3e31-b0a2-514d-8c73-1f4926263a8c.html

www.wusa9.com/news/article/196620/25/The-VoiceForever

washingtonexaminer.com/sports/college/2012/03/sims-showing-plenty-drive-georgetown/371781

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[kchoya]

Scrappy, plucky, tiny little Belmont:

ncaa-tournament.si.com/2012/03/15/can-belmont-break-through/?sct=hp_wr_a4&eref=sihp

[DanMcQ]

JTIII Pre-NCAA Video:

Hoya Practice Pics: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/hoyas-practice-for-ncaa-game/2012/03/15/gIQAR06yES_gallery.html?tid=pm_sports_gal

Wash Times: www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/15/henry-sims-ready-to-pen-final-chapter-of-an-up-and/

Wash Post - Liz Clarke: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/ncaa-tournament-2012-georgetown-aims-to-accelerate-past-early-exits/2012/03/15/gIQAJS99ES_story.html

www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/gametracker/preview/NCAAB_20120316_BEL@GTOWN/belmontgeorgetown-preview

[DanMcQ]

collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/16/previewing-the-early-session-of-day-2-of-the-ncaa-tournament/related/

Previewing the early session of Day 2 of the NCAA tournament
Rob Dauster
Mar 16, 2012, 8:30 AM EDT

3:10 pm ET, TruTV, No. 3 Georgetown vs. No. 14 Belmont, Columbus: The Hoyas have been one of the popular upset picks heading into the NCAA tournament. Belmont's good. Kenpom ranks them high. We know this.

But I'm still not buying the upset.

The reasons why Georgetown has been a popular upset pick is what makes this matchup so intriguing, however. The Hoyas have not exactly been a powerhouse in the NCAA tournament over their last three trips to the dance. In the last four years, they are 1-3 in the tourney, with the 1coming against a No. 15 seed and each of the 3 coming to mid-major programs. And Belmont is good. They are balanced, they make a lot of 3-pointers and they have size inside. Belmont is capable of winning.

I just don' see it happening.

www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-georgetown-seeking-long-run-in-ncaa-tournament-20120315,0,2962429.story

[DanMcQ]

Box Score: scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320760046

Photos: scores.espn.go.com/ncb/photos?gameId=320760046

[DanMcQ]

espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/54236/rapid-reaction-georgetown-74-belmont-59

Turning point: It was a six-point game after a 9-2 Belmont rally that concluded with a Blake Jenkins tip-in with 14:46 to play. Uh oh, right? Wrong. Georgetown opened the game back up via a Belmont goaltending call, a Bruins turnover on its next possession, a Henry Sims turnaround hook and a Greg Wittington dunk. And just like that the Hoyas had a double-digit lead again.

Key player: Jason Clark could not be stopped. He scored 21 points and went 9-for-12 from the field.

Key stat: Belmont, one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the country this season, recorded a 4-for-12 mark from the 3-point line in the second half.

Miscellaneous: Belmont had the right idea. The Bruins mixed things up in the first half and tried to find their shooters. But Georgetown was simply too long and athletic. … Was that really a goaltending call in the second half? From here, it looked questionable. … This was a trendy upset pick not because of the matchup but because of Georgetown’s early exits in recent years. On paper, however, it was a horrible matchup. Belmont needs 3s. Georgetown uses its length to protect the arc better than any team in America. Game. Set. Match.