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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 7, 2007 21:55:58 GMT -5
This was posted on HT before the Final 4: www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/finalfour/stories/2007/03/28/0329georgetown.htmlIt certainly seems that he loves being on the team, and he really appreciates his ability to help a championship caliber squad. He has his head screwed on straight--he knows the greatest thing Georgetown has to offer him, and it isn't basketball. It would be great to see him in the lineup because he's definitely paying his dues, but either way I wouldn't bet on seeing him transferring for basketball reasons. Besides, even if Roy and Jeff return, they'll be gone after next year, and Spann will be a Senior forward in a young frontcourt; in that situation, he'll definitely get in more games.
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 7, 2007 15:34:38 GMT -5
Izzo's got no chance while Saed's still on the market. With his killer-instinct, deadly 3-ball, and precise hand-off passing, this guy is hotter than Redheadedhoya's avatar. Remember...you heard it here first. Does anyone else think some of the comments on this thread are pretty messed up? Can we lay off the sarcasm just a smidge? All these guys have a thousand times better chance than anyone on this board of playing professional basketball and, especially after the season they ALL contributed to, probably wouldn't appreciate these types of comments or the completely baseless judgements on their respective % chance of making it to the NBA. Could go on and on about how in theory the goal here is not to make it to the NBA but to use their skills to get an education, but why bother.. Tom Tucker: Chill out, hoyaonbothsides. There's room for fun on HoyaTalk, too...not just facilities conversations. Hoyaonbothsides: I don't wanna!!! Tom Tucker: Yes you do, because it's normal! (By the way, I find it reprehensible that you are making light of people with the serious problem of upside-down faces. That you could find humor in this tragic situation shows what a heartless, evil person you are.)
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 22:14:34 GMT -5
Izzo's got no chance while Saed's still on the market. With his killer-instinct, deadly 3-ball, and precise hand-off passing, this guy is hotter than Redheadedhoya's avatar. Remember...you heard it here first.
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 9, 2007 12:55:51 GMT -5
Whoa! Where are they hiding that extra court? Is that under the team rooms? And when did the weight room get back into commission, or is that different than the old varsity weight room?
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 11:54:09 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess this thread might be clutter...but before it gets locked up, let me agree with some of the posters on the other thread that JW will be a great coach, no matter what happens with the NBA (or law school). GU should hand him a contract with his diploma next year.
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 11:45:45 GMT -5
JW = Steve Kerr.
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 11:48:00 GMT -5
Roy, please come back! You will roam the post at will in the BE next year!
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 10:54:13 GMT -5
So honestly, what job is still out there that JTIII might want to take this year? I'm not saying that we shouldn't pay him immediately...because we should...but I think we can ratchet down the pressure of the III-Watch (knocking on wood!).
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 10:59:36 GMT -5
I like it. I like it a lot.
Though it's amazing the disparity between the pre-pre-season polls this year. It really does seem that the top-10 will be wide open next year (depending on the draft, of course)...I don't remember so much volatility in these polls last year. I can't wait for the Hoyas to go and settle the matter on the court. Woo wooo!
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 13:45:33 GMT -5
Most teams practice off campus? Ummm...substantiate that please. Good parsing, thebin...you caught me! I should have been more precise...8 teams practice off campus. The point is that it wouldn't be a travesty for the basketball team to practice off campus.
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 13:17:03 GMT -5
If more than a couple of hundred (tops) GU students live in Rosslyn these days...things have changed a LOT from the late 1990s. I mean if you could build something RIGHT at the end of the Key Bridge that would be almost on campus....just like Navy's football stadium is to their campus. I could be open to that...but it would literally have to be decent walking distance (dead of winter) and I would lose interest fast as you started moving even a couple of miles into VA...which I think realistically is what would happen. THe minute its not reasonable walking distance from campus...it becomes a huge waste of very scarce resources to solve a problem (MCI) that isn't as bad as some think. I'm sorry, but this is a ridiculous assertion. It takes half-hour for students to get to games now, and when we were using buses, the bus route went through Virginia already! If we got something built in the Rosslyn area, even a bit out of walking distance, the commute to the games would be considerably shorter than it is now, and the students would continue coming in droves. I think the bigger problem is that we would risk losing a lot of the inner-DC fans who show up to the VC; Rosslyn is served by metro, though, which could bring DC fans to the games. In addition, from everything I know about Northern VA, it is one god-awful boring place if you don't looovve strip malls, and I see no reason why a quality Gtown team wouldn't bring in plenty of new NoVA fans. I used to be in favor of getting an arena on campus, but I think that the logistics would be really tough to get over. Transportation in Georgetown is ridiculous as it is, but could you imagine trying to get off-campus fans (aka the paying public) to games? Traffic and parking would be almost impossible to manage...frankly, I think the neighborhood association would probably be correct (for the first time on anything!) in opposing an on campus arena. It would be a disaster for Georgetown...the neighborhood and the university. In the end, I think that a quality practice facility and playing at the VC is what we need to do. The practice facility, by the way, should be constructed in the best way to cut costs...if that means bringing it to NoVA, then so be it. Most teams practice off campus already, and it's not as if fans need to get to practice.
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 0:12:53 GMT -5
There are some awesome points here, guys. StPete, I really think that the off-campus practice idea has legs, and Tejano, you are absolutely right about the need for a leader who wants to get the job done. Any way you guys can get your thoughts into letter form and send them to the applicable university/HHC personnel?
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Apr 6, 2007 12:19:11 GMT -5
Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 12:19:11 GMT -5
Well, with Thabeet going to the NBA (or trying, at least), I guess that this McClain debate can stop. We'll probably see him as a Husky, no?
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 10:56:14 GMT -5
or GUSA Elections or anything like that. Save our Coach!!! Haha...great joke...even including GUSA elections as something that might be remotely important to the campus! Good laugh!
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 10:46:44 GMT -5
While not exactly palatable, people should keep an open mind to the possibility that the scenario of JT3 leaving will not exactly mean doom and disaster for the program. We have good players, and based on our reputation, any capable coach should be able to recruit and direct a winning team. It's not like any potential replacement would usher in another Esherick-like era of substandard performance. JT3 is clearly a good coach, and a valuable asset for the program, but the idea of students holding protests so he can get paid more than the ~ $500,000+ he earns a year is a little ridiculous. This isn't a social justice issue. And why should "social justice" be the only protest-worthy issue? Call me callous if you want, but my bet is that a whole lot more students care about keeping JTIII than cared about the "living wage" hunger strike. "Georgetown solidarity," as far as I'm concerned, is evidenced more by the sea of gray at the Verizon center this winter than by a few wannabe hippies living in a tent in red square. There, I said it. That said, though, the living wage protests provide a great example to the students: if DeGioia caves in to 10 students not taking showers for 20 days, there's no way he could resist hundreds in a JTIII protest. Get to it!
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 5, 2007 17:11:28 GMT -5
Seriously--I think Goode is on to something. What are the students doing to pressure DeGioia? Hoya Blue, where is that petition? Where are the banners? How about the sit in Goode describes? At least a rally? If and when you read that JTIII has taken another job it will be too late. Be proactive--put the pressure on the University NOW. I agree Volta. Goode puts forth a good argument, and the students must do everything they can to pressure DeGoia. If the doomsday scenario involving Freeman to UMCP doesn't convince people to riot, I don't know what will.
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 6, 2007 14:37:53 GMT -5
Pat Forde just said, "Bob Huggins just disgraced his entire profession with what he did," or something along those lines on OTL: First Report. Bob Ley just let that one stand...hilarious!
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 4, 2007 12:19:52 GMT -5
So can somebody refresh my memory as to what circumstances cause someone to "not graduate?" For example, our rate is 47 percent (seemingly low) but 16 of the last 17 four year players have graduated. I've only been here for 4 years and I don't remember hearing about us booting people out after their fourth basketball season for poor academic standing. I'm more wondering if the Causeys and Reeds (people who will presumably earn a degree elsewhere) are counting against that average. Keeping in mind my disclaimer below, I'm pretty sure that the Causeys and Daggers of this world do count against our graduation rate. I think that's a load of crap...if someone transfers in good academic standing, I don't think that should count against our graduation rate, but oh well. I'm glad that Bernard responded to the Post; it's about time that someone stood up against the mud-slinging from the media. Most people probably recognize that these hatchet jobs are born more out of jealousy of a great academic university than anything else, but it's good to call out the naysayers who think that their position as editors is analogous to being gods. I'd say a more accurate synonym would be "editeds." Also, way to go James P. Moore, Jr., the professor who wrote the second letter. It's nice to know that some of the professors at Georgetown know where their loyalties should lie. His courage to write that letter sure makes the sociology professor quoted by the NYTimes look like a cowardly edited (just looking for more words that will get by the filter ).
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 4, 2007 12:02:59 GMT -5
Can you provide some more info on Sims? Baltimore big man with potential. Multiple sources suggest that he's bigger than his listed 6'9, probably about 6'10 or 6'10 and a half. Probably will be able to play both the 4 and the 5 in college. Likes to hang around the perimeter quite a bit for a big man, and has a good outside shot. Working on the post game, but still extremely skinny and gets pushed around a little by stronger/more mature big men (ex. Samardo Samuels last weekend). Supposed to be a bit awkward when he runs. With his size and and shooting ability, he figures to develop into a pretty good big man in time, once his body fills out a little bit and as he improves in the post. Supposedly a good fit for the Georgetown system because of his offensive ability away from the basket. Seems pretty entrenched as 4-star type prospect. Also considering UVA, Maryland, and a few others. IMHO, based on everything I've read, he's the next Georgetown center after Roy leaves. I know some would like a bigger 5 man, someone 7 foot+, but talented 7 footers are few and far between. We shall see how things work out with some other bigs on the trail, but Sims definitely likes us and is one of the best center prospects left on the board. Thanks for cutting through the crap and giving us some solid info, RB.
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 4, 2007 11:58:32 GMT -5
I think we should all just vote on it. If it were left up to me then I think Green and Hibbert should return along with Horford, Noah and Brewer -- but somehow I don't think that will happen. I think Hibbert is probably the only one of that group who will be playing for free next year. Georgetown costs $40K+ buddy, and the career earnings potential for non-NBA careers skyrockets with a degree. Not to nitpick, but no one with a schollie to Georgetown is "playing for free." If they both come back, they'll both be making (in terms of opportunity cost) more than your average SmartTech audio expert.
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