hifigator
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 6,387
|
Post by hifigator on Dec 27, 2007 16:18:04 GMT -5
Now now, you all should go to neutral corners and cool off for a minute. Then if you want to come back, touch gloves and get it on, please feel free.
On an unrelated note, this thread title got me thinking: if you are completely happy and satisfied are you "gruntled?"
|
|
hifigator
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 6,387
|
Post by hifigator on Dec 27, 2007 16:19:00 GMT -5
Similarly, if you are sharply dressed and clean-shaven, are you "sheveled?"
|
|
Filo
Diamond Hoya (over 2500 posts)
Posts: 3,911
|
Post by Filo on Dec 27, 2007 16:19:40 GMT -5
Enough of this grammar nonsense. Let's talk about facilities...
If the boys had a decent practice facility, there is no way they lose that game. Simple as that.
One other thing -- here is a quick rant post-Duke game last year (I won't say whose post it was 'cause I am not trying to call anyone out. Just making a point that things can get a tad, well, over-emotional around here):
|
|
hifigator
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 6,387
|
Post by hifigator on Dec 27, 2007 16:25:49 GMT -5
Enough of this grammar nonsense. Let's talk about facilities... If the boys had a decent practice facility, there is no way they lose that game. Simple as that. One other thing -- here is a quick rant post-Duke game last year (I won't say whose post it was 'cause I am not trying to call anyone out. Just making a point that things can get a tad, well, over-emotional around here): I know you said that with a degree of tongue-in-cheek, but be you should still be careful what you say. Florida completed one of the nicest practice facilities in the Country and our team is a big step down from the past couple of years. I guess what I am saying is that sometimes it isn't the arrows that miss the target, it is the Indians.
|
|
DFW HOYA
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 5,818
|
Post by DFW HOYA on Dec 27, 2007 16:32:45 GMT -5
Similarly, if you are sharply dressed and clean-shaven, are you "sheveled?" Ummm, no. See www.m-w.com/dictionary/disheveledOtherwise, the Memphis game is old news. On to AU, Fordham, and the Big East.
|
|
kchoya
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Enter your message here...
Posts: 9,934
|
Post by kchoya on Dec 27, 2007 16:51:45 GMT -5
One other thing -- here is a quick rant post-Duke game last year (I won't say whose post it was 'cause I am not trying to call anyone out. Just making a point that things can get a tad, well, over-emotional around here): Oh, c'mon. Everyone recognizes that as an RDF rant. I just happen to think this team will prove him wrong, just like last year. (maybe "prove him wrong" is the wrong phrase, as I happen to agree with his assessment of several of the deficiencies JT3 needs to address).
|
|
hifigator
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 6,387
|
Post by hifigator on Dec 27, 2007 16:59:14 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by Hoya TMF on Dec 27, 2007 18:16:04 GMT -5
i actually would like to add sheveled and gruntled to my daily vocabulary. michael scott used "gruntled" on the office; that means i can say it at work, right?
|
|
|
Post by Hoya TMF on Dec 27, 2007 18:21:53 GMT -5
i don't doubt that JTIII will address these deficiencies and that the team will get it together. still, roy is a senior. you'd think that he wouldn't have been so passive in such a big match-up that is likely to impact our seeding in march.
also, part of this is from my perspective as someone who is frustrated with a schedule that doesn't present a lot of opportunities to knock off a really good team. i saw on espn that padgett is coming back soon, so maybe they can right the ship. hopefully pitt will stay in the top ten as well. at least until they play us.
|
|
blueandgray
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 6,767
|
Post by blueandgray on Dec 27, 2007 19:44:39 GMT -5
Any fan who doesn't feel the sting of this Memphis loss has to have their fanhood questioned!!!! We got blown out in the 2nd half by Memphis in a nationally televised game. Ouch!!! We are a national powerhouse again and have to raise our expectations. Give me another shot at the Tigers... on a neutral court.... play freeman 35 minutes... let roy redeem himself... and we win!!!
Step up kids!!
"WE ARE GEORGETOWN".....
|
|
|
Post by youngjeezy on Dec 27, 2007 19:45:56 GMT -5
sarcasm meter: check
|
|
mdhoya97
Century (over 100 posts)
Posts: 217
|
Post by mdhoya97 on Dec 27, 2007 19:55:40 GMT -5
Maybe its because I spent the days after the game away from the board, but I can't get over how poorly we played on Saturday. Roy was pathetic out there and our free throws and rebounding were abysmal. I don't understand how after everything this team went through last year, that our best player doesn't realize what's expected of him in order to help this team win. If we had played hard and just got beat, that would ahve been fine. In teh first half we looked like we would walk all over Memphis, even despite being down three at the half. I thought Roy was just in foul trouble and working to get other players involved. Instead, he was just too scared and impatient to do anything. It's not as though he's never seen a double team before. I can't say that I'm excited about watching our guys tool on overmatched American and Fordham squads this weekend. Maybe that makes me a bad fan, but I don't think any of us should be satisfied with the team's and specifically Roy's effort against Memphis. And this is what makes our terrible out of conference schedule even worse. The one tournament caliber team we play completely destroys us. I'd like to see the same focus and aggression against the good teams as we have against the bad ones (see Radford). Somebody wake me up when we play UConn or Pittsburgh. yeesh. <yawn> ...You have less than 100 posts. Your opinion does not matter here. You need to get into at least one confontration with hifigator, RDF, hoya4eva or MrSixer. You get double credibility if you get hifigator AND RDF to be on the same side of an argument with you! JTIII will let you coach the team against Fordham if you get Brasky to agree with hifi! speaking of hifi, i haven't seen him in along time. i guess all the hate mail finally made him leave... kinda miss him now.. kinda like when you miss that cold sore in your nether regions after you get a shot of penicillin... hmmm maybe not...
|
|
RDF
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 8,835
|
Post by RDF on Dec 28, 2007 1:36:43 GMT -5
Enough of this grammar nonsense. Let's talk about facilities... If the boys had a decent practice facility, there is no way they lose that game. Simple as that. One other thing -- here is a quick rant post-Duke game last year (I won't say whose post it was 'cause I am not trying to call anyone out. Just making a point that things can get a tad, well, over-emotional around here): Yeah--and that "electric" performance at home against Nova was even worse--and Editeded me off even more. Crappy basketball has no limits--I also pointed out--and rightfully so how AWFUL Duke was a year ago--while some here were too busy blowing all things Coach K---and how did that turn out "experts"? Oh wait--I know--it's just trying to point out how we can "overreact". Was I wrong? Did I not point out how that level of play and if you really want to go back--why not post the entire commentary where I mentioned if Green/Hibbert didn't elevate their play--this team was going nowhere. Amazing how "wrong" that turned out too. Do me a favor--next time you guys want to bring up old threads--don't forget about the times I've been correct/dead on--because you might be surprised--but then again you might not have that much time in your day--oh wait--you dug through threads on HoyaTalk to make a point--so make the time or don't bother. It's tiresome to have to defend points that were correct. This team had to change--and you know what--they DID. Never said they couldn't--I said "IF THEY PLAY LIKE THAT....." and you saw a repeat performance against Nova in January and it ended up a miserable loss. I actually supported the loss at Pitt where I thought team turned corner--and still point to that 2nd Half as beginning of the turnaround-but guess that was forgotten. Maybe Ken Pomeroy or Joe Lunardi can take you on their Chocolate Rainbow Time Machine of Fantasy Life and tell you what lies ahead for the Hoyas. I just go by what I see--and the games I took issue with--I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy--that was AWFUL BASKETBALL!!!
|
|
DanMcQ
Moderator
Posts: 30,884
|
Post by DanMcQ on Dec 28, 2007 2:12:50 GMT -5
Anyone for some sandwiches? Milk shakes?
|
|
revsly
Century (over 100 posts)
Posts: 132
|
Post by revsly on Dec 28, 2007 2:17:00 GMT -5
Disclaimer: I have every confidence in JTIII... but just food for thought.
Anyone else wonder if perhaps we had made an error in judgment by not pounding the ball into Roy more in the season thus far? I remember reading a quote by JTIII earlier that basically implied that we could do that, but then we wouldn't develop. I agree for the most part, but it seems almost as if Roy just didn't know what to do out there. It was like it was the first time he saw double coverage and some physical play, and was forced to do something. Normally he could just pass it off or something, but once the 3s went cold he had to get tough and it was simply lacking. So I wonder if we wanted to prepare for a game like Memphis, do you think perhaps we should have gotten Roy more involved in going to the hole strong against weak opponents? I'm not sure exactly what I think; I think if we wanted to beat Memphis, we should have, but in the long-term this may have positive results for the rest of the team, and I feel like Roy can get tough when he wants. Thinking out loud.
|
|
RDF
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Posts: 8,835
|
Post by RDF on Dec 28, 2007 4:24:42 GMT -5
Anyone for some sandwiches? Milk shakes? No--but I'm ready to rip someone's head off and shove it down their throat--which makes me about a million times more aggressive then Roy Hibbert was against Memphis.
|
|
Boz
Blue & Gray (over 10,000 posts)
123 Fireballs!
Posts: 10,355
|
Post by Boz on Dec 28, 2007 8:34:29 GMT -5
Similarly, if you are sharply dressed and clean-shaven, are you "sheveled?" Greatest line - and movie - in Michael Keaton's rather tepid film career: "I noticed you two gentlemen are unencumbered by female companionship..."
"Yeah, so?"
"Well, how'd you like to get...you know...cumbered?"
|
|
kchoya
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
Enter your message here...
Posts: 9,934
|
Post by kchoya on Dec 28, 2007 9:29:15 GMT -5
Enough of this grammar nonsense. Let's talk about facilities... If the boys had a decent practice facility, there is no way they lose that game. Simple as that. One other thing -- here is a quick rant post-Duke game last year (I won't say whose post it was 'cause I am not trying to call anyone out. Just making a point that things can get a tad, well, over-emotional around here): Yeah--and that "electric" performance at home against Nova was even worse--and Editeded me off even more. Crappy basketball has no limits--I also pointed out--and rightfully so how AWFUL Duke was a year ago--while some here were too busy blowing all things Coach K---and how did that turn out "experts"? Oh wait--I know--it's just trying to point out how we can "overreact". Was I wrong? Did I not point out how that level of play and if you really want to go back--why not post the entire commentary where I mentioned if Green/Hibbert didn't elevate their play--this team was going nowhere. Amazing how "wrong" that turned out too. Do me a favor--next time you guys want to bring up old threads--don't forget about the times I've been correct/dead on--because you might be surprised--but then again you might not have that much time in your day--oh wait--you dug through threads on HoyaTalk to make a point--so make the time or don't bother. It's tiresome to have to defend points that were correct. This team had to change--and you know what--they DID. Never said they couldn't--I said "IF THEY PLAY LIKE THAT....." and you saw a repeat performance against Nova in January and it ended up a miserable loss. I actually supported the loss at Pitt where I thought team turned corner--and still point to that 2nd Half as beginning of the turnaround-but guess that was forgotten. Maybe Ken Pomeroy or Joe Lunardi can take you on their Chocolate Rainbow Time Machine of Fantasy Life and tell you what lies ahead for the Hoyas. I just go by what I see--and the games I took issue with--I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy--that was AWFUL BASKETBALL!!! Wow! What amazing insight, if Green and Hibbert didn't play better, the team wasn't going to do well. If the team played "AWFUL BASKETBALL" they would lose. If they don't play better then they did against Memphis, they're not going back to the final four. Way to go out on a limb there. I got another one, if the team doesn't start scoring more points than their opponents, they're not going to win many more games.
|
|
VelvetElvis
Silver Hoya (over 500 posts)
pka MrPathetic
Posts: 934
|
Post by VelvetElvis on Dec 28, 2007 9:48:06 GMT -5
0206 - Lighten up, Francis! I was actually MAKING FUN of people on this board that actually do judge folks based on their post count. As far as you firing back at the perceived insult with a grammatical call-out??? I WILL say that the people who do that are WORSE than the aforementioned post-count judgers (unless said grammatical call-outs are directed at MsSixer123, of course)!
|
|
|
Post by mrsparkle12 on Dec 28, 2007 11:17:40 GMT -5
Maybe its because I spent the days after the game away from the board, but I can't get over how poorly we played on Saturday. Roy was pathetic out there and our free throws and rebounding were abysmal. I don't understand how after everything this team went through last year, that our best player doesn't realize what's expected of him in order to help this team win. If we had played hard and just got beat, that would ahve been fine. In teh first half we looked like we would walk all over Memphis, even despite being down three at the half. I thought Roy was just in foul trouble and working to get other players involved. Instead, he was just too scared and impatient to do anything. It's not as though he's never seen a double team before. I can't say that I'm excited about watching our guys tool on overmatched American and Fordham squads this weekend. Maybe that makes me a bad fan, but I don't think any of us should be satisfied with the team's and specifically Roy's effort against Memphis. And this is what makes our terrible out of conference schedule even worse. The one tournament caliber team we play completely destroys us. I'd like to see the same focus and aggression against the good teams as we have against the bad ones (see Radford). Somebody wake me up when we play UConn or Pittsburgh. yeesh. Right on.
|
|