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Post by Churchwell on Mar 16, 2011 21:21:37 GMT -5
Neither of these teams can score and I don't think it's just due to great defense.
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Post by Churchwell on Mar 14, 2011 15:49:26 GMT -5
Why do "reporters" (and I use that term very loosely) keep saying Chris broke his wrist? I seriously doubt he would be back in a few short weeks if the wrist was broken - even on his non-shooting hand. Do a little homework before you start mouthing off....sheesh.
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Post by Churchwell on Mar 10, 2011 17:45:51 GMT -5
We are an interesting case, I think. As some have pointed out, the #s show our "body of work" to be pretty damn good. But, there most certainly has to be some recent eye test bias, and more importantly - it is totally unclear how the committee will deal with Chris Wright's injury. Will be interesting to see what happens. While I largely agree, this presumes that those who make up the committee actually watch the games. I could see the sinkers we've laid recently being overlooked by our "body of work"
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Post by Churchwell on Mar 10, 2011 13:27:37 GMT -5
While I don't think UNC is the worst opponent, we really do need that 6 seed. Or we need a second round game against BYU, SDSU or maybe Duke. Is there such thing as karma?
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Post by Churchwell on Mar 10, 2011 11:13:36 GMT -5
What Jook said...
I couldn't agree more. The NCAA tourney (at least the first couple of rounds) seems to be all about match-ups. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Hoyas get a favorable path (and a little luck) and suddenly find themselves in the Sweet Sixteen (which IMHO should have been about right for this squad before the beginning of the season). I also wouldn't be surprised to go out in the first round, losing exactly the same way we've lost the last 4 games - even if Wright returns.
My hope - we play a team or two in rounds 1/2 that can't hold a jock for the top half of the Big East and that we beat the crap out of them. Unrealistic, yes. But I saw signs of life from Clark and Freeman yesterday. If Julian and Henry can put the past behind them and Wright is back in action, I think we can beat anyone in the country on any given night (perhaps with the exception of Ohio State, Kansas, Pitt and Notre Dame). No one else scares me. Of course, we can also lose to Ohio. Or Belmont. Or Oakland.
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Post by Churchwell on Mar 5, 2011 16:36:13 GMT -5
It IS embarassing. Chris Wright or no Chris Wright, you can't lay down like that. Sure they fought but that's just a terrible way to end the season. I'm very happy with 10-8 in the BE given what this year could have been. But after an NIT finish, a loss to Ohio in last year's tourney and this end of season flameout, somebody please tell me what about Hoya basketball there is to feel good about. We seem to have this personality where we are streaky and can play with anyone but then get absolutely punked by anyone.
After seeing the way we've lost these games, is there really ANY chance of a run in either the BE or NCAA tourneys. I thought Sweet Sixteen was an admirable goal for this group. But now can't see that as even a remote possibility.
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Post by Churchwell on Mar 1, 2011 16:01:19 GMT -5
Wow. This kid sounds like the real deal...great player...great kid...strong family...commitment to his team...height...length...what a great addition he would be to an already outstanding group of kids. Would be proud to have Otto as a Hoya.
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Post by Churchwell on Jan 11, 2011 12:19:57 GMT -5
You're right Frazier....perhaps I jumped the gun. For the record, I would NEVER sell my tickets to an opposing fan. And I would NEVER bring a Syracuse fan with me to a game, even if I were best friends with one. Which I'm not. Because Syracuse fans suck and are stupid. But they are fun to look at and make fun of. Which I like to do. Often.
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Post by Churchwell on Jan 11, 2011 12:15:47 GMT -5
The Tombs: 75 Hemingway's Cafe: 62
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Post by Churchwell on Jan 11, 2011 11:54:53 GMT -5
And say what, exactly? I spend a lot of money for my season tickets in the lower bowl - in part so I can take my large family to games and indoctrinate my children with all things Hoya - and so I can entertain clients and friends at big games like this.
It doesn't happen very often, but I will be bringing two die-hard Pitt fans to the game with me tomorrow night and I don't feel the least bit of guilt about it. They will be respectful, I'm sure, and sit on their hands a little more than they otherwise would when things are going their way, but that doesn't make me any less of a Georgetown fan. I'm happy that I get to share the Georgetown experience with others who love Big east basketball as much as I do. Win or lose, these guys are thrilled to have a chance to experience the game in person. Beating Duke like a drum last year was made that much more enjoyable because I was sitting next to a buddy who was a Duke alum.
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Post by Churchwell on Dec 1, 2010 22:21:49 GMT -5
As everyone continues to dissect the no call on Jason at the end, keep in mind that there were .03 seconds on the clock when the ball was inbounded. I have no doubt that Jason intended to foul him, but I also have no doubt that the half was over before Jason got close to him. He took a dribble for goodness sake before launching the shot. I'm not sure if Jason touched him, but the ref didn't make the call because the clock had expired.
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Post by Churchwell on Nov 30, 2010 11:15:11 GMT -5
Do not get destroyed on the backboards and limit the turnovers and we should win this. His storically though we lose this kind of game. Agree completely. This will be a great test because Mizzou is strong where we (think we) are weak. Forgive me for stating the obvious, but we also need to stay out of foul trouble (oh, and hit free throws ;D). We can't afford to have Wright or Freeman pick up cheap ones. We might be able to sustain fouls on the big men, but if our senior back court controls the game, we win.
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Post by Churchwell on Mar 25, 2010 11:52:34 GMT -5
Don't forget Butler and Washington.
(Ok, I know they don't really have a shot and we're talking about contenders here.)
GU went 4-4 against the Sweet Sixteen, with all four of those losses coming against Syracuse and West Virginia.
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Post by Churchwell on Mar 13, 2010 23:35:24 GMT -5
Ditto. The defense and heart the Hoyas showed in the last 5 minutes of that game was awesome. WVU is definitely good enough to be in the Final Four. They outplayed us for 30 minutes of that game and still needed to make a shot like that to win.
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Post by Churchwell on Mar 10, 2010 19:41:21 GMT -5
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Post by Churchwell on Dec 12, 2009 11:17:36 GMT -5
Churchwell will be there with 9 Hoyas in tow - rows F and G in section 210.
I have 5 tickets available in section 210 right behind the Hoya bench (row G). Selling at face value or best offer (bought from the hoop club at $93 per). Call me direct at 703-282-5659 if interested.
Go Hoyas!
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Post by Churchwell on Nov 28, 2009 16:08:35 GMT -5
I thought the same thing about garbage time. It still looked very competitive and there was little drop-off. I don't know if that's because Lafayette was playing their end-of-benchers or not, but in general (at least based on this game - the only I've seen in person) it contributed to my impression that this team seems deeper than in previous years. If this is true it's got to help to have more competitive practices.
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Post by Churchwell on Nov 28, 2009 15:14:35 GMT -5
It's hard to say what we can take from the game, because I just couldn't tell how good (or bad) Lafayette was based on my view from the cheap seats. Took my four boys to today's game and I wasn't about to shell out $40 per seat to be in the lower bowl. Here are my observations from section 410:
- Clark and Thompson give us more from outside than we had last year. They can really shoot it and that's going to make a huge difference for how teams play Monroe. They're ballers and both have the potential to be really special players...add them to the mix on top of proven studs like Monroe, Freeman and Wright and this team is stacked with talent.
- Vaughn has improved. He is much more physical than last year and is an improvement at power forward over Summers (at least when matched with Monroe - not saying he is better than Summers). I really liked what I saw in garbage time when he and Sims were in together. We'll need Vaughn in the BE.
- Sims...I'm dismayed that he didn't even get into the game until under 3 minutes in the first half and until there were about 10 minutes left in the second. The fact that he hasn't cracked the top 7 speaks volumes about where JTIII thinks he is. When he got into the game, he promptly turned the ball over on back-to-back possessions which makes me think he's rattled and feeling the pressure. That said, I thought he played well in the second half...made some really nice entry passes to both Greg and Vaughn. He also pulled down some nice boards and had an electric block on a fast break. He's clearly developing...these next few games will show a lot about his readiness for the BE season. He is very active and seems to know more about where he is supposed to be.
-Defense against the 3-ball in the first half was suspect. Too many open looks and Lafayette was hot. Defense for the rest of the game was very, very good. Lafayette was a decent test in that they are clearly a very disciplined, well-coached team.
I'll leave it to others who didn't have to manage a bunch of restless kids to post more.
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Post by Churchwell on Nov 23, 2009 21:39:48 GMT -5
Would someone please post a link to that alternative board started by some disgruntled hoyatalk posters ? I need to wait until at least mid-January for all of this nonsense and need somewhere else to lurk for a while. Maybe I'll hang with casualhoya for a while.
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Post by Churchwell on Nov 18, 2009 14:39:36 GMT -5
RDF, I'm not overlooking St. John's. I'm including them in the stretch of "mediocre" teams we play before UCONN. Our performance against them will definitely be telling. In general, however, I would like to think that we will measure our success more by what happens against top 20-caliber teams than by what happens against St. Johns and Temple. I recognize that after last year we cannot take that for granted.
Anyone who reads this board knows you are a loyal, diehard fan. You're also someone who clearly knows a thing or two about basketball. So please don't punch me in the face. I promised my wife that my fighting days were over before we got married.
I have no issue with game-by-game analysis and criticism. After all, this is a message board. I can't fault you, or others, for comparing this year's squad with last years....what other measure do we have? It may be that what we saw on the court yesterday is indicative of a bigger issue with the system. I hope not (and I'm sure you do too). I just wish people would reserve judgment until we have a larger sample size of 2009-10 season games. That's all.
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