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Post by johnnysnowplow on Jan 20, 2015 10:24:38 GMT -5
Seriously these students can do nothing right in the eyes of this board. Either their attendance is lacking or they're not into the game or, apparently, they're having too much fun celebrating a win. In the big picture who gives a crap. They're kids, let them have some fun.
And honestly, I couldn't really give two sh*ts about what the coach (or his father for that matter) think about it. We get it, you're grumpy old men who don't think kids shouldnt have any fun in and around the game of basketball (see Aaron Bowen 360 dunk incident). Just like the dunk incident this is a total non-story imo.
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Post by guru on Jan 20, 2015 10:34:07 GMT -5
Would much rather have students there and ill-advisedly rushing the court than not there at all. I think III should clarify his statement as there's really no reason to chastise (however lightly) the students for showing enthusiasm.
Bottom line is that rushing the court doesn't carry the same significance these days as it once did for me and all the other #oldballs on this board. It's ubiquitous, and there's no use shaking our fists at it. These millennials want the the thrill, so god bless 'em for it. Doesn't dull the glow of a great win one iota.
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Post by guru on Jan 20, 2015 10:36:46 GMT -5
You can't chant "overrated" then rush the court. Ha! That's funny. Cognitive dissonance be damned - we're rushing the court! |
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jan 20, 2015 10:37:41 GMT -5
Students: please don't rush the floor. It leads to threads like this one and no one needs this.
Or alternatively, we could stop being so curmudgeonly. Yes, it was a weak court rush. Who cares? We just whipped Nova.
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 20, 2015 10:58:28 GMT -5
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Post by drquigley on Jan 20, 2015 10:59:33 GMT -5
Everyone who had to live through last year's nightmare games deserves to rush the court after beating the #4 ranked team by 20 points. Hell, we also deserve time off in purgatory for what we endured last year! And this from a geezer alum.
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Post by Filo on Jan 20, 2015 11:14:50 GMT -5
Would much rather have students there and ill-advisedly rushing the court than not there at all. I think III should clarify his statement as there's really no reason to chastise (however lightly) the students for showing enthusiasm. Bottom line is that rushing the court doesn't carry the same significance these days as it once did for me and all the other #oldballs on this board. It's ubiquitous, and there's no use shaking our fists at it. These millennials want the the thrill, so god bless 'em for it. Doesn't dull the glow of a great win one iota. Totally agree, and I think the "lightly chastising" point should not be undersold. It's not like JTIII made a big deal of it. He was kind of bemused and gave an honest response to a commentator. He just said he wished they hadn't done it. Doesn't seem like a big deal to me. |
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Post by guru on Jan 20, 2015 11:32:51 GMT -5
Would much rather have students there and ill-advisedly rushing the court than not there at all. I think III should clarify his statement as there's really no reason to chastise (however lightly) the students for showing enthusiasm. Bottom line is that rushing the court doesn't carry the same significance these days as it once did for me and all the other #oldballs on this board. It's ubiquitous, and there's no use shaking our fists at it. These millennials want the the thrill, so god bless 'em for it. Doesn't dull the glow of a great win one iota. Totally agree, and I think the "lightly chastising" point should not be undersold. It's not like JTIII made a big deal of it. He was kind of bemused and gave an honest response to a commentator. He just said he wished they hadn't done it. Doesn't seem like a big deal to me. No, not a big deal at all. |
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 20, 2015 11:34:48 GMT -5
Let's get to the real issue - if you are going to rush the floor - RUSH the floor! It looked more like the 5:00 commuter mob crowding onto the Metro at Union Station than a real, explosive court-storming! The students clearly need more practice
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 20, 2015 11:36:30 GMT -5
Let's get to the real issue - if you are going to rush the floor - RUSH the floor! It looked more like the 5:00 commuter mob crowding onto the Metro at Union Station than a real, explosive court-storming! The students clearly need more practice It was late at night. I think people were tired  |
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 20, 2015 11:36:56 GMT -5
Context is everything: if you watch the actual interview, you can see the bemused half smile that goes with the comments. Just reading the text allows you to interpret it as grouchy old coach speak, which it wasn't. Remember, this is a guy whose career really launched with a REAL court rush in the same place on January 21, 2006.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 12:54:37 GMT -5
Let's get to the real issue - if you are going to rush the floor - RUSH the floor! It looked more like the 5:00 commuter mob crowding onto the Metro at Union Station than a real, explosive court-storming! The students clearly need more practice It was late at night. I think people were tired Many looked to be moving slowly so that they could take videos and selfies while they were doing it. It's not enough to experience and embrace the moment anymore - you have to document it. God forbid we have any memories that are just that...memories. I was a little annoyed when I saw them moving down towards the floor as time expired, but if that's how they wanted to celebrate, then they should enjoy it. If that game and court-rush turn a couple dozen of those kids into lifelong Hoya fans, it's worth it. |
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Post by nodak89 on Jan 20, 2015 14:31:16 GMT -5
Context is everything: if you watch the actual interview, you can see the bemused half smile that goes with the comments. Just reading the text allows you to interpret it as grouchy old coach speak, which it wasn't. Remember, this is a guy whose career really launched with a REAL court rush in the same place on January 21, 2006. yup |
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Post by johnnysnowplow on Jan 20, 2015 17:18:40 GMT -5
Context is everything: if you watch the actual interview, you can see the bemused half smile that goes with the comments. Just reading the text allows you to interpret it as grouchy old coach speak, which it wasn't. Remember, this is a guy whose career really launched with a REAL court rush in the same place on January 21, 2006. Georgetown 87 - Duke 84. I broke my toe during this event as my flip flops (yes I wore flip flops to a game in January) left me ill-equipped to handle all the toe-mashing I would endure. It was worth it. |
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Post by Boz on Jan 20, 2015 18:51:54 GMT -5
The consensus among sports media today seems to be: "You are Georgetown. You don't do this. It's not big enough for you."
While I have to say that I agree with that thought in principle (being an old curmudgeon myself), I find myself being glad today that it happened.
Why? Because before they got into the topic of whether or not the students should have rushed the court, they all had to first set the context by talking about how we just laid a gigantic beat down on Villanova. And, further, in order to reach the conclusion that they did, they needed to acknowledge the plain and simple fact that Georgetown is still a preeminent name and program in the college basketball universe.
So...DON'T DO THAT!! (but, yeah, I'm kind of glad that you did that).
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Post by FLHoya on Jan 20, 2015 21:34:14 GMT -5
My position on this is that I'm too old to have a position on this.
In lieu of that, here's the history of rushing the court at the MCI/Verizon Center, based on experience/things I've heard:
Feb 2000 vs. Louisville: They were unranked at the time
Feb 2001 vs. Syracuse: We were #21 they were #17
Jan 2002 vs. Syracuse: We were unranked, they were #14 at the time, but fell out and later missed the NCAA Tournament.
Jan 2005 vs. Notre Dame: They were unranked at the time
Jan 2006 vs. Duke: They were ranked #1 and undefeated at the time
March 2013 vs. Syracuse: We were #5, they were #19. This clinched the Big East title in the final BE regular season game between the two schools. However, six days later Syracuse beat us in the BET Semis in our final BE meeting period, and three weeks later Syracuse cut down the nets in Verizon after winning the East Regional.
Jan 2015 vs. Villanova: We were unranked, they were #4 at the time.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jan 20, 2015 22:24:24 GMT -5
Sorry, but I can't believe what I'm reading here. The poor students haven't experienced success? Let's see, two years ago, the Hoyas were BE regular season champs. The seniors have seen teams with 2 and 3 seeds in the Dance (sort of like Nova, no?), and the juniors have seen a team seeded 2. Are failures in the NCAA tournament an excuse for rushing the floor? Please.
I'm willing to give them a pass for being stupid, but I'm certainly not going to agree that they had good cause.
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 20, 2015 22:43:47 GMT -5
My position on this is that I'm too old to have a position on this. In lieu of that, here's the history of rushing the court at the MCI/Verizon Center, based on experience/things I've heard: Feb 2000 vs. Louisville: They were unranked at the time Feb 2001 vs. Syracuse: We were #21 they were #17 Jan 2002 vs. Syracuse: We were unranked, they were #14 at the time, but fell out and later missed the NCAA Tournament. Jan 2005 vs. Notre Dame: They were unranked at the time Jan 2006 vs. Duke: They were ranked #1 and undefeated at the time March 2013 vs. Syracuse: We were #5, they were #19. This clinched the Big East title in the final BE regular season game between the two schools. However, six days later Syracuse beat us in the BET Semis in our final BE meeting period, and three weeks later Syracuse cut down the nets in Verizon after winning the East Regional. Jan 2015 vs. Villanova: We were unranked, they were #4 at the time. I think that ND game was the crazy game where Roy had a dunk at the buzzer, right? I think that was the reason for the celebration. It was back and forth in the final seconds. The Syracuse games are pretty much all about it being Syracuse. Duke is obvious, of course. Have no idea about that Louisville game. Don't remember that one at all. |
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Post by cosmopolitanhoya on Jan 20, 2015 23:35:05 GMT -5
Context is everything: if you watch the actual interview, you can see the bemused half smile that goes with the comments. Just reading the text allows you to interpret it as grouchy old coach speak, which it wasn't. Remember, this is a guy whose career really launched with a REAL court rush in the same place on January 21, 2006. think the difference was that Duke was #1 with a 16-0 record with redick, shenden williams, paulus while georgetown was unranked. we don't really meet Duke often though we do have some rivalry regarding the recruits (hill, monroe) and with a similar academic standings as a lot of hoyas were also accepted into duke and vise versa. villanova is kinda like our long-time conference rival - they are #4 in the country while we are unranked. guess there were more reasons to celebrate back then than now. i do remember when we were highly ranked and lost to unranked syracuse and their fans also stormed the court.  |
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Post by Cambridge on Jan 21, 2015 10:24:11 GMT -5
My position on this is that I'm too old to have a position on this. In lieu of that, here's the history of rushing the court at the MCI/Verizon Center, based on experience/things I've heard: Feb 2000 vs. Louisville: They were unranked at the time Feb 2001 vs. Syracuse: We were #21 they were #17 Jan 2002 vs. Syracuse: We were unranked, they were #14 at the time, but fell out and later missed the NCAA Tournament. Jan 2005 vs. Notre Dame: They were unranked at the time Jan 2006 vs. Duke: They were ranked #1 and undefeated at the time March 2013 vs. Syracuse: We were #5, they were #19. This clinched the Big East title in the final BE regular season game between the two schools. However, six days later Syracuse beat us in the BET Semis in our final BE meeting period, and three weeks later Syracuse cut down the nets in Verizon after winning the East Regional. Jan 2015 vs. Villanova: We were unranked, they were #4 at the time. I can confirm the 2000 Louisville court storm. I was there. It was a Tuesday night. Both teams were 11-8 and nowhere near the top 25 coming into the game. If I recall we stormed the court because AP nailed a three with about 30 seconds to go to take the lead after being down 10 with two minutes to go. I believe it was also fan favorite Lee Scruggs' coming out party. I can't say it was justified, especially since there were only about 100-200 students at the game, but we were very "spirited" to say the least. |
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