NCAA Florida Game Articles

[Grandpa]

NCAA men's basketball: Minneapolis will have Big East flavor
Minneapolis Star Tribune

www.startribune.com/513/story/319899.html

Also, "Kurt Shirts" get some additional non-sequitor pub in the Minneapolis Star Tribune (although I think the writer got a little confused as to front vs. back of the shirt!):

www.startribune.com/503/story/319701.html

[DanMcQ]

GUHoyas.com Florida Game Notes



HoyaSaxa.com Florida Articles Links



Another AP III-Pops story: Thompson III Emerges From Father's Shadow
By JOSEPH WHITE , 03.21.2006, 07:37 PM

Asked to describe Georgetown coach John Thompson III, sophomore forward Jeff Green answered: "Laid-back. Very."

"It think it's cool," Green elaborated, "because I'm a laid-back kind of dude, so me and him, we have type of a bond."

[DanMcQ]

The Hoya Coverage


The Hoyas and Their Fans are Dancing

Sweet 16: How Long's It Been?

[jerseyhoya34]

In the Shadows, Hoyas Drive On
Focus on GMU Is Fine With Them

By Camille Powell
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 22, 2006; Page E08

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/21/AR2006032101885.html

"Madeleine Albright talked about the tsunami of sound that rushed down to 34th Street when the Hoyas beat the Buckeyes. That's how she opened class yesterday," said junior Craig Kessler, who is a student in Albright's American foreign policy class. "She's excited for the Hoyas. We tried to get her to promise no final exam if we made it to the Final Four, but she said no to that."

[DanMcQ]

Phew!!! Hoyas Not on SI Cover This Week . . . but Mr. Noah is

;D

[SirSaxa]

SI's SETH DAVIS

All Tournament team from the first weekend. Look who's on his first team!

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM (FIRST WEEK)

Roy Hibbert, C, Georgetown 7'2" sophomore outplayed Big Ten player of the year Terence Dials with 20 points and 14 boards in second-round win over Ohio State

Joakim Noah, C, Florida Sensational in all aspects of the game, 6'11" sophomore totaled 33 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, nine blocks and five steals in two wins

Link:

premium.si.cnn.com/pr/subs2/siexclusive/2006/pr/subs/siexclusive/03/21/ncaa.davis0327/

[SFHoya99]

From the Chris Seneca article:

"...realize that when the Hoyas play at the top of their game, they have proven that there is not a team in America that can keep up with them. The seventh-seed slight be damned, this is Georgetown’s tournament as much as it is anyone else’s."

Love it.

[DanMcQ]

SFHoya99, could you make that print a little LARGER? I can't see it very well...




Hoyas' turnaround just getting started
By Bob Cohn
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
March 22, 2006

"We're still in the process of putting a program together," Thompson said. "We still are not where I want to be or where we're gonna be. We're enjoying this and this is good. But it's a process. And it takes time to get the program how you want it on the floor, off the floor and everything that entails. We're not where we're gonna be yet."

[Big Dog]

A Familiar Name Has Georgetown Winning Again

by Terence Harris

Houston Chronicle

www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/3739863.html

[idhoya]

There is a nice piece on Jon Wallace in today's Huntsville Times. Nothing really knew, but good. I feel good that I did the first interview and story on him before he left for college. Really nice kid and family.

link: www.al.com/sports/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/sports/1143022854221820.xml&coll=1

[DanMcQ]

Thompson III learned from two Hall of Famers

Ian O'Connor / Special to FOXSports.com

John III doesn't have a Ewing or an Alonzo Mourning. He does have an improving 7-2 center in Roy Hibbert and a long, athletic frontline that just left Ohio State crumpled under a Big Ten cloud of dust.

Does Georgetown have enough to win the national title the way Ewing won one before his epic loss to Villanova a year later? Probably not. But this is about John III building a program with staying power, a program that can compete for the national title like it used to — on a semi-regular basis.

In that context, John III has already won. Georgetown basketball matters again. In a year or two, maybe the Hoyas can challenge the UConn Huskies for control of the Big East, for control of America. At least John III has made these realistic scenarios.

If John III shows less emotion than his father, he is a sea of tranquility when measured against Carril, who stormed about the Princeton sideline in his mad scientist way. John III couldn't stand playing for him as a freshman and sophomore, then fell in love with Carril as a junior and senior.

Carril has that effect on people, and he now calls John III one of the best passers he's ever coached. Only at Georgetown, John III isn't in the business of deferring anymore.

It's his ball. It's his team. It's his time to take the Hoyas where only men named Thompson can take them.

[DanMcQ]

Gators-Hoyas: It's All About The Elbows
By Matthew Zemek
GatorCountry.com
Date: Mar 22, 2006

[DanMcQ]

Wash Post: Princeton Offense Keeps Hoyas on the Move

By Mike Wise
Thursday, March 23, 2006; Page E12

Many kids still don't understand how the gray jersey they had locked down on the wing changed direction in a blink and caught a threaded bounce pass for a layup. They all must wonder, deep down: "How come Backdoor U. is still playing and we're out?"

That's easy. The Hoyas are a smarter, more cohesive and patient basketball team. In an increasingly I-gotta-get-mine, sneaker-deal world, they bought into a system of five teammates playing as one. They long ago tuned out the "Georgetown-plays-boring" lament and kept learning and winning.

And here's the crazy part: If any of them harbors NBA dreams, this offense is helping them more than erupting for 25 points per night elsewhere.

"A lot of people say, 'Young black kids don't like that offense.' I don't buy that," said Caron Butler, the Wizards forward who learned the offense this season. "I think it's all young kids on the playground, period. They want to run and dunk and have that freedom to score. What they don't realize is, once you learn this offense, that freedom goes to another level."

Said Hoyas senior Darrel Owens, before he left for Minneapolis on Wednesday for Georgetown's game against Florida on Friday: "We were kind of skeptical at first about it because I didn't know a lot about the offense. I knew that it slowed you down and made you pass the ball around and get everybody involved.

"But the moment that I was taught the Princeton offense, I knew it helped me and it tremendously helped our team. I mean, why would I disagree? Look where we're going: the Sweet 16."

[Grandpa]

A 'Clash of the titans'
By Barker Davis
THE WASHINGTON TIMES[/b]

www.washtimes.com/sports/20060323-120048-5567r.htm

Hibbert listened to Noah's tale and chatter with a wry smile before responding:

"Yeah, I heard his comments. We're just going to play the game. It does elevate my intensity to hear guys talking, but you've got to keep a level head. We do things differently. We do things the Georgetown way, so I'm not going to get into a war of words. It's fine if he wants to say stuff. We're totally focused on actions and trying to control the game with our offense. That said, I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't looking forward to the matchup."

[DanMcQ]

Some Eddie Munster music:

Donovan keeps UF in right frame of mind before Sweet 16



Florida's frontcourt faces formidable foe:
The Gators' big men have performed well, but Georgetown offers the toughest task yet.



Who has the horses?
Louisville Courier-Journal

It's time for the hoops and horses parlay. Here's Jennie Rees' third annual pairing of the NCAA Sweet 16 and Kentucky Derby contenders.

Florida/First Samurai: Both have outstanding breeding. The Gators' roster includes sons of former NBA players Sidney Green and Tito Horford as well as the son of former tennis star Yannick Noah. First Samurai is by Giant's Causeway, one of the most popular young stallions around. Like Florida, First Samurai likes an up-tempo pace.

Georgetown/Point Determined: Both Hoyas leading scorer Jeff Green and Point Determined are Maryland-breds. The dads of both coach John Thompson III and Point Determined also are known for being on the losing side of stunning upsets: Georgetown to Villanova in the 1985 final and Point Given to Monarchos in the 2001 Derby.

[Nevada Hoya]

Somebody has to sign this kid up for Hoya Blue:

www.georgetownvoice.com/2006-03-23/voices/giving-it-the-new-college-try

[DonkDonk]

Nevada, that should be required reading for current Hoyas. This guy had the nuts to step into what must be a somewhat intimidating world for the non-college bb fan. Hats off to the author.

[millerj9]

Previewing Friday's Sweet 16 matchups
Fox Sports - Frank Burlison

msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/5438536

"Things to consider: Both teams played extremely well in their first two games, although the Hoyas (in Northern Iowa and Big Ten Conference regular-season champion Ohio State) faced the more formidable competition. All of Billy Donovan's sophomores, most notably Joakim Noah, have had exceptional seasons. But, if the Gators are to beat the Hoyas, they are going to have to do a much better job — and then some — defending Georgetown's half-court ("Princeton-style") offense than did Ohio State. Some of the Buckeyes may still have whiplash from getting beat backdoor so often. By the way, when will Hoyas' sophomore forward Jeff Green starting getting the national attention that is due him?

Frank's Spin: Georgetown advances to the Elite Eight — and Green gets some of that credit he deserves."

[KHoyaNYC]

CNNSI likes us twice. The second link is Seth Davis:

tinyurl.com/zy584

sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/seth_davis/03/23/sweet.16.picks/1.html

[DanMcQ]

Florida vs. Georgetown
PREGAME QUOTES


March 23, 2006