Post by DanMcQ on Jan 6, 2007 9:52:31 GMT -5
The Hoya - Brenna McGee: No Luck Involved: Hoyas Pummel Irish
Wash Post - Camille Powell: Hoyas Pull Rank On No. 17 Irish
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Wash Times - Patrick Stevens: Hoyas Handle Fighting Irish
Wash Times: Hoyas Report
NY Times: Georgetown Shuts Down Notre Dame’s Offense
GUHoyas.com Recap
Box Score / Play-by-Play
GUHoyas.com Post-Game Quotes
South Bend Tribune: ND men suffer 'Hoya-fying' loss - G'town humiliates ND in rout.
Chicago Tribune: Offense a no-show for Irish
Fox Sports: Irish adjustments didn't pay off vs. Hoyas
As the post-game press conference came to a close, Thompson asked his father, who was standing in the back of the room, if he had anything to add. Saying that he had noticed an increase in tempo, the Hall-of-Famer quipped, “Did you decide to abandon the Princeton
bulls hit for a day?”
bulls hit for a day?”
Wash Post - Camille Powell: Hoyas Pull Rank On No. 17 Irish
Jessie Sapp stood near midcourt and dribbled the ball as the final seconds of Georgetown's 66-48 victory over 17th-ranked Notre Dame ran off the clock and the crowd at Verizon Center stood and cheered.
This was the kind of moment -- jubilant -- and the kind of performance -- dominant on offense and defense, inside and outside -- that Georgetown fans envisioned seeing over and over, but hadn't yet seen, during this highly anticipated season.
"I think everything came together right now on offense and defense," said junior Roy Hibbert, who had a game-high 18 points on 8 of 9 shooting. "It's a great morale boost. . . . We're coming for everybody. We're not going to come up and sneak up on anybody. They know we're coming."
"That's who we are," said Coach John Thompson III, whose team plays host to Villanova on Monday night. "We have a lot of different people that can step up and help out. . . . We did have offensive balance today, but we need to stop throwing the ball away so much [17 turnovers] and make our foul shots [6 for 13]. Other than that, it was pretty good."
"The defensive intensity was very, very good -- I can't overstate that," Thompson said. "That is a very, very good offensive team. Looking at the tapes you think, we're not going to stop them, so hopefully we're going to score. It turned out we did a good job today."
This was the kind of moment -- jubilant -- and the kind of performance -- dominant on offense and defense, inside and outside -- that Georgetown fans envisioned seeing over and over, but hadn't yet seen, during this highly anticipated season.
"I think everything came together right now on offense and defense," said junior Roy Hibbert, who had a game-high 18 points on 8 of 9 shooting. "It's a great morale boost. . . . We're coming for everybody. We're not going to come up and sneak up on anybody. They know we're coming."
"That's who we are," said Coach John Thompson III, whose team plays host to Villanova on Monday night. "We have a lot of different people that can step up and help out. . . . We did have offensive balance today, but we need to stop throwing the ball away so much [17 turnovers] and make our foul shots [6 for 13]. Other than that, it was pretty good."
"The defensive intensity was very, very good -- I can't overstate that," Thompson said. "That is a very, very good offensive team. Looking at the tapes you think, we're not going to stop them, so hopefully we're going to score. It turned out we did a good job today."
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Wash Times - Patrick Stevens: Hoyas Handle Fighting Irish
"The defensive intensity was very, very good. I cannot understate that," Thompson said. "I don't just mean rah-rah, bump your chest, but it was intelligent. There was communication and understanding what they were trying to accomplish relative to how we had to stop that."
The Irish averaged 88 points a game and had won 12 straight before yesterday, and much of their success came from potent perimeter shooting and the ability of their big men to extend defenses outside to set up easy layups. Neither developed against the Hoyas.
Notre Dame missed 13 of its first 15 attempts from the field and wound up shooting 30.8 percent overall and 4-for-22 from 3-point range. Meanwhile, forwards Rob Kurz, Luke Zeller and Luke Harangody combined for only 14 points on 2-for-11 shooting, and their inability to create open looks visibly flustered them.
"That was our plan. We had to keep frustrating them," Green said. "We knew coming in they were a great 3-point shooting team. That's mostly what they wanted to do, and we just had to contain that. We knew that would frustrate them throughout the whole game."
The Irish averaged 88 points a game and had won 12 straight before yesterday, and much of their success came from potent perimeter shooting and the ability of their big men to extend defenses outside to set up easy layups. Neither developed against the Hoyas.
Notre Dame missed 13 of its first 15 attempts from the field and wound up shooting 30.8 percent overall and 4-for-22 from 3-point range. Meanwhile, forwards Rob Kurz, Luke Zeller and Luke Harangody combined for only 14 points on 2-for-11 shooting, and their inability to create open looks visibly flustered them.
"That was our plan. We had to keep frustrating them," Green said. "We knew coming in they were a great 3-point shooting team. That's mostly what they wanted to do, and we just had to contain that. We knew that would frustrate them throughout the whole game."
Wash Times: Hoyas Report
NY Times: Georgetown Shuts Down Notre Dame’s Offense
Once something of an afterthought compared with the storied Notre Dame football program, the Irish basketball team is fighting to become part of the conversation in South Bend. The football team dropped its N.C.A.A.-record ninth consecutive bowl game — 41-14 to Louisiana State on Wednesday in the Sugar Bowl — so this was a perfect time for the Irish to grab the university’s attention.
But the Hoyas would have none of it. With Georgetown comfortably ahead in the second half, one fan in the second row reminded the Irish of the Sugar Bowl loss, yelling, “We’re crushing you guys, L.S.U.-style!”
But the Hoyas would have none of it. With Georgetown comfortably ahead in the second half, one fan in the second row reminded the Irish of the Sugar Bowl loss, yelling, “We’re crushing you guys, L.S.U.-style!”
GUHoyas.com Recap
Box Score / Play-by-Play
GUHoyas.com Post-Game Quotes
John Thompson III
“I think overall our defense was very, very good today against Notre Dame, which is a very good offensive team. They [Notre
Dame] can score in a lot of different ways, putting up about ninety points a game. Our energy level and communication on
defense was very good today.”
“We have a lot of different people that can step up and help out. We started out with Jeff and DaJuan making threes to get it
going and then things kind of softened up, but then Roy got going and we started fanning out and get cuts here and there. So
we played a pretty balanced offense today, we just need to stop throwing the ball away and start making foul shots.”
Mike Brey
“I said that I thought they came out on us like they came out on Duke last year. There was an energy, it was their first league
game and they shot it well. They’ve not shot it well all the time and which you knew it was coming first league game coming off
winning at Michigan. I reminded our guys, they were the second pick in the poll and this is a good basketball team and I am
glad we don’t play them again.”
“I think overall our defense was very, very good today against Notre Dame, which is a very good offensive team. They [Notre
Dame] can score in a lot of different ways, putting up about ninety points a game. Our energy level and communication on
defense was very good today.”
“We have a lot of different people that can step up and help out. We started out with Jeff and DaJuan making threes to get it
going and then things kind of softened up, but then Roy got going and we started fanning out and get cuts here and there. So
we played a pretty balanced offense today, we just need to stop throwing the ball away and start making foul shots.”
Mike Brey
“I said that I thought they came out on us like they came out on Duke last year. There was an energy, it was their first league
game and they shot it well. They’ve not shot it well all the time and which you knew it was coming first league game coming off
winning at Michigan. I reminded our guys, they were the second pick in the poll and this is a good basketball team and I am
glad we don’t play them again.”
South Bend Tribune: ND men suffer 'Hoya-fying' loss - G'town humiliates ND in rout.
"They took it to us," said Falls, who managed just three points on 1-of-7 shooting. "We haven't been beat like that since I've been here.
"It's embarrassing."
How did it happen? Not even the Irish could say for sure.
"We got it handed it to us; y'all saw the game," offered senior Russell Carter as he stared out over the empty arena. "They scored, we didn't."
"It's not a good feeling," Falls said. "They just took it to us. There's really no other way to say it. In every phase of the game, they outplayed us."
"It's embarrassing."
How did it happen? Not even the Irish could say for sure.
"We got it handed it to us; y'all saw the game," offered senior Russell Carter as he stared out over the empty arena. "They scored, we didn't."
"It's not a good feeling," Falls said. "They just took it to us. There's really no other way to say it. In every phase of the game, they outplayed us."
Chicago Tribune: Offense a no-show for Irish
Fox Sports: Irish adjustments didn't pay off vs. Hoyas
