Let's care about how the team plays,okay?

[the_way]

Please, enough already. Who cares how we are picked or thought of by God-knows every freakin magazine article/website/analyst etc. I can't wait until the season starts so we can start talking about our team's play, instead of what "Joe Schmoe/dumbwebsite.com/Dead-Tree Daily News/Another Dead-Tree Times" thinks of our chances this year. It has no bearing on us what we do.

I'm sorry. I'm ranting. But, geesh. Who freakin cares what these idiots think about our chances this year. We know what we got! We know the type of recruits that are on board to come here. We know what type of Head coach and coaching staff we got here. Thats all that matters. Since when has G-Town started to strive to be the national "media-darlings" that Duke (correct spelling) has become or the local "media-darlings" that the Terps (correct spelling) have become.

In our Glory days in the 80s up until the mid 90's, we never gave a flying F what people thought about us. We thrived on being hated. In order to be the best, you got to be envied and discounted by most. So, you can have these prognostications/predictions. I'll take W's with hard defense,great team play, and a great coach in JTIII any day of the week. Go Hoyas. We ARE Georgetown. Bring on this season!!!! ;D


P.S. Rudy Gay sucks.

[williambraskyiii]

i have to agree with you way -- not that it isn't relevant what the preseason buzz is - obviously everyone likes to hear about it or else there wouldn't be SO much written on preseason rankings, etc.

But, that being said, who gives a shat - there is a LOT of buzz about this team, but we are still an unproven lot and I don't want people getting down on this team if we hit some road bumps early on. I personally cannot WAIT for the season to start, like everyone else, so we can start critiquing the play and I hope that this team plays to its potential and kicks some ass.

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theway said:

So, you can have these prognostications/predictions. I'll take W's with hard defense,great team play, and a great coach in JTIII any day of the week.

Yeah, you're right. Posters on the board would rather be ranked in the top ten than win anything this season. I know I personally would be satisfied with a 4-23 season, just so long as Jay Bilas picks us in the top 10 and ranks Jeff above Gay; Andy Katz says we're the best team the Big East has ever seen; SportsLine has us in their pre-season Final Four; and Dick Vitale says we're awesome, baby.

Jesus, _way. What do you want people to do, talk MORE about the Navy bench players? Perhaps the new coat of laquer on the court at the Carrier Dome? Rick Pitino's sock-wearing habits? Good god, take it easy.

The only reason the Hoyas are in the news these days are because of some schlub's rankings. Its only logical people talk about 'em.

P.S. Rudy Gay is the best player in the history of college basketball. Esh would have coached him to back-to-back-to-back-to-back national player of the year honors.

[prhoya]

Okay... ;D

[Cambridge]

Woah, the_way, where have you been? I've been jonesing for you man. Twitching and shaking.

[StPetersburgHoya (Inactive)]

I believe that there are two things that will always be true about college basketball:

1) Facilities are the most important part of recruiting

2) National Media attention and picks actually impact your wins and losses

[CTHoya08]

You forgot number 3:

The ACC is was and ever shall be the greatest basketball league at the college level.

[the_way]

cambridgehoya said:

Woah, the_way, where have you been? I've been jonesing for you man. Twitching and shaking.

What's up. How is San Fran?