Ottomatic
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Post by Ottomatic on May 25, 2012 18:08:46 GMT -5
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Post by Highsmith on May 25, 2012 18:52:19 GMT -5
Very nice! Send it to every player we recruit!!!
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Post by bigelephant on May 26, 2012 4:57:37 GMT -5
Good find - helps answer the knocks on the GUPO that recruiters throw at our recruits.
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Post by SirSaxa on May 26, 2012 8:52:08 GMT -5
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Post by hoyainspirit on May 26, 2012 9:40:21 GMT -5
The author, Rob Dauster, likes us. Before he went big time, he had a blog called "Ballin' Is A Habit", which was one of my favorites. He frequently had articles on us and our games. CollegeBasketballTalk hosts his blog content now. As well, he's showing up in several mainstream publications like SI and newspapers. Glad for him. Sounds like he's gettin' paid! |
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on May 26, 2012 10:57:03 GMT -5
He doesn't just like us. He's a Georgetown Fan and Actively Roots for Us. That being said. He's not a homer and is realistic about the team.
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Post by hoyaLS05 on May 26, 2012 12:19:11 GMT -5
I could be wrong, but I am not sure he is a Georgetown fan who actively roots for us. I believe his BIAH co-blogger, Troy Machir, a member of a longtime Georgetown family, better fits that description. Dauster does seem to appreciate the Hoyas, though.
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Post by CO_Hoya on May 26, 2012 16:44:42 GMT -5
I could be wrong, but I am not sure he is a Georgetown fan who actively roots for us. I believe his BIAH co-blogger, Troy Machir, a member of a longtime Georgetown family, better fits that description. Dauster does seem to appreciate the Hoyas, though. Yeah, I think Rob is a UConn guy, but also Big East generally. As I recall, he was (is?) tending bar in DC while working towards his break into mainstream writing, so he's seen a lot of the Hoyas. |
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Post by dreamhoya on May 30, 2012 11:10:30 GMT -5
This clarifies GU's offensive approach for me. I will no longer criticize the "Princetown" offense. I do think a little more running should be emphasized.
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Post by DanMcQ on May 31, 2012 2:28:14 GMT -5
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Post by lichoya68 on May 31, 2012 5:47:04 GMT -5
nice article STILL big man u but with refinement too. go hoyas go coach jt3 hes the man still .
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Post by miracles87 on Jun 3, 2012 9:49:18 GMT -5
"The 1989 team was led by "Rejection Row," the overpowering duo of Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutumbo, who both went on to become dominant players in the NBA." Not to be a pain, I certainly enjoyed the article, but the above falsehood is annoying on a couple of levels. First off, the SI of my youth would have possessed the institutional knowledge to correct the mistaken characterization of Mutombo's importance to that team. It's just sad, this death of print. Secondly, Mutombo was under utilized in our season ending East Region Final loss to Duke. Laettner and Ferry chewed the Hoyas in the paint from the opening tip, excepting the brief interlude with Deke roaming the middle. My recollection, which I am having little luck confirming due to my inability to locate a box score of this game online, is that this well could have been Mutombo's coming out party, and he could have been remembered rightly as a big part of that team, had Coach played him more in that game. I've always thought of that as one of Thompson's worst coaching performances, no way they should have lost in that tourney, they were great. Here's the box score--Adminwww.hoyabasketball.com/history/32689.htm |
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Post by ahoya2 on Jun 3, 2012 17:41:35 GMT -5
uhh, you sure you witnessed that Duke game in the Meadowlands? Attended with several friends. The score doesn't reflect how one sided it was. Out coached, out played and inferior personnel
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 4, 2012 11:38:14 GMT -5
That team peaked in the Big East tournament and never came close to that level of play in the NCAA tournament. Charles Smith's illness probably didn't help.
That was a team that, going into the NCAA tournament, I thought had a legitimate chance to win it all. But they never played like it once the tournament began. The loss to Duke was no surprise.
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miracles87
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Post by miracles87 on Jun 7, 2012 6:52:55 GMT -5
Thanks for the Box, Admin! Unfortunately, while my recollection that Mutombo didn't play much is confirmed, my assertion that he was effective remains unproven. I'm going to need you to produce +/- figures for Dikembe as well...
Ahoya, I did watch that game, and Duke kicked our butt for much of it. Georgetown led at half, but Duke kept us at bay at the end, though it certainly wasn't a blowout. I think we had a chance down the stretch.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2012 19:30:59 GMT -5
Was this already posted? Some more Gtown love www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/index.php/sports/basketball-stars-transcend-positions-ushering-in-new-eraBasketball stars transcend positions, ushering in new eraWhile the revolution is more obvious in the NBA than in the NCAA, college coaches are beginning to come around. Few, though, have embraced the new era quite like Georgetown’s John Thompson III. At a school steeped in basketball tradition, Thompson III has abandoned all semblance of a classic lineup. Rising sophomores Otto Porter and Greg Whittington are the driving forces behind the new strategy. The pair of versatile 6-foot-8 forwards have allowed Thompson III to experiment with a variety of lineups and frustrate opponents with matchup problems. “”With those two guys, you have a couple guys that, at the collegiate level, can play four positions,” Thompson III told Sports Illustrated last week. He’s not exaggerating. Whittington came off the bench his freshman year to play the two-guard spot frequently and effectively, drilling threes and shutting down the opponent’s best outside scorers. His size and remarkable length also allowed him to play in the post if necessary. As a skinny 6-foot-8 freshman, Porter led the Hoyas in rebounding despite splitting frontcourt minutes with two true low-post bangers in center Henry Sims and power forward Nate Lubick. When he wasn’t jostling for position down low, Porter showed off impressive range on his jumper and frequently broke full-court presses with his excellent ballhandling. |
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Jun 8, 2012 12:16:22 GMT -5
Nice article clearly very familiar with Georgetown( well he's a Georgetown student so that makes sense).
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Post by HometownHoya on Jun 8, 2012 13:35:43 GMT -5
Great article...I just hope we don't see GW in the post  |
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Post by kchoya on Jun 13, 2012 14:53:14 GMT -5
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