ephoya04
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Post by ephoya04 on Nov 15, 2005 10:05:41 GMT -5
Page 2 did a mock bracket assembling all star teams for each college and then ranking them. sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hoops/tournament/indexHoyas Roster: Starters: C Dikembe F Ewing F Morning G Iverson G Sleepy Floyd Bench: G/F Reggie Williams F Michael Graham That's a sick team and Page 2 has us as #4 all time behind: #1 UCLA #2 UNC #3 LSU Hard to argue with those rankings...maybe you could argue we should be #3. Cool idea on ESPN's part. It will be interesting to see how this plays out and who they have winning it. |
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 15, 2005 10:35:42 GMT -5
What's the team you'd throw out there? For ESPN, that's the best five; but if you were actually constructing a team that ahd to play this tourney, what's your five starters and eight (or so) man rotation?
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SaxaCD
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Post by SaxaCD on Nov 15, 2005 10:35:48 GMT -5
I'd have Reggie start, Ewing at C and Dikembe being the backup. That way, you have even more offense (and another guy who can go inside or outside), along with already ridiculously good defense. Fun exercise, though.
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ephoya04
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Post by ephoya04 on Nov 15, 2005 10:40:58 GMT -5
Maybe throw Page and Sweets in there on the bench for some back court flexibility and another big body to bang up front (altho you are prob pretty set with the big 3)
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 15, 2005 10:46:51 GMT -5
Who's the backup wing? Wingate? Does a true point make the squad? What about a shooter, like Tillmon?
I got to Saxa's starting team:
Sleepy
Allen
Reggie
Zo
Pat
Dik
Sweetney
but then stumbled on the backup guards and wings.
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mapei
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Post by mapei on Nov 15, 2005 21:07:09 GMT -5
long time reader, first time poster, etc.
C Ewing
PF Mourning
SF R. Williams
SG Floyd
PG Ch Smith
Bench: Mutombo, Sweetney, Iverson, Gene Smith
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Nov 15, 2005 21:08:26 GMT -5
Who's the backup wing? Wingate? Does a true point make the squad? What about a shooter, like Tillmon? I got to Saxa's starting team: Sleepy Allen Reggie Zo Pat Dik Sweetney but then stumbled on the backup guards and wings. Backups: Gene Smith, Michael Jackson, Eric Smith, David Wingate |
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HoyaSox04
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Post by HoyaSox04 on Nov 15, 2005 21:38:04 GMT -5
Some more good press on this subject, from someone outside the Hoya family: www.themightymjd.com/I don't know how many of you read his blog, but its pretty good. He gives his props to GTown as being the best team in the bracket: "Personally... I don't know how anyone would beat #4 seed Georgetown, with their front line of Ewing, Mutombo, and Mourning. If a you were lucky enough to get a shot off against those boys, you better not miss it, because you aren't getting the rebound... and after a good outlet pass, Allen Iverson is going to kill you on the fast break. Sure, they could be outquicked... but they could play zone all day, which means you aren't going inside, and you aren't penetrating. You better be able to shoot." |
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Post by RockawayHoya on Nov 15, 2005 23:14:43 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree with that statement, HoyaSox. The only team I saw that could beat that lineup was UCLA. Figuring that our trio of big men could probably slow down their big men (and vice versa), it would come down to outside shooting between Reggie and Iverson. Gotta give Reggie the edge there.
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YB
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Post by YB on Nov 15, 2005 23:32:25 GMT -5
Iverson
Sleepy Floyd
Jerome Williams
Mourning
Ewing
Bench:
Mutombo
Harrington
R. Williams
Charles Smith
Sweetney
Joey Brown
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HoyaChris
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Post by HoyaChris on Nov 15, 2005 23:38:25 GMT -5
Iverson, Floyd, Reggie Williams, Zo, Patrick.
Bench - Sweets, John Duren, Craig Shelton, Derrick Jackson, David Wingate, Dikembe.
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GUHoya07
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Post by GUHoya07 on Nov 15, 2005 23:49:52 GMT -5
It's on the Front Page of ESPN.com right now, I love it!
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GUHoya07
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Post by GUHoya07 on Nov 16, 2005 0:04:02 GMT -5
We currently have about 95% of the 35,000+ votes in our first round matchup.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Nov 16, 2005 8:07:34 GMT -5
Looks like we are lock to move on to the 2nd round and will be facing the Magic Johnson led Spartans. Bring it on!
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Nov 16, 2005 9:41:12 GMT -5
Did anyone else notice that JT2 made the roster as a reserve for the Providence College entry?
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ephoya04
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Post by ephoya04 on Nov 16, 2005 11:20:12 GMT -5
If any of you have ESPN Insider check out the chat transcript with Scoop Jackson from yesterday...he actually makes sense in it and talk about Gtown a bunch
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 16, 2005 11:23:11 GMT -5
The matchup between GU and LSU would be bear-awesome. Petit and Shaq down low versus Zo, Ewing and Dik. Chris Jackson Abdul-Raouf and Pistol Pete versus Sleepy and Allen. That'd be a fun, fun game.
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Post by DuddingtonHoya on Nov 16, 2005 11:47:06 GMT -5
Big East has 10 of the 32 top programs on the list:
Marquette
Louisville
Syracuse
Villanova
DePaul
Georgetown
Cincinnati
Providence
Connecticut
Notre Dame
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Post by Boz on Nov 16, 2005 12:10:04 GMT -5
Not that it matters at all, but Daily Quickie picked the Hoyas over everyone else this morning.
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Post by MCIGuy on Nov 16, 2005 12:11:53 GMT -5
Starters:
Ewing
Sweetney
Reggie
Floyd
Iverson
Off bench Zo (only because you waste him at the PF spot and Sweetney is more of a natural at that position)
Victor Page
Michael Jackson
Mutombo
Wingate
Braswell
Bowman
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