Filo
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Post by Filo on Feb 28, 2008 15:10:27 GMT -5
Anyone watch the MU-'Nova game and notice Cubillan slapping the floor on D?
Ugh. Pretty damn annoying.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2008 15:40:17 GMT -5
Check out the very first post in the Game Predictions thread on the Marquette board. I'm guessing math isn't much of a priority at MU:
"1. Total Game Points: 128
2. MU points: 74
3. GT points: 70
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Post by tallfish on Feb 28, 2008 15:48:27 GMT -5
I was poking around the Marquette boards to try and figure out the whole Marquette day crap and found a whole lotta nothin'. But I did find out they're having gamewatches: tinyurl.com/293oghIf Mrs. Tallfish and I weren't expecting our first future Hoya any day now, I'd be inclined to make my way to the Austin area one to engage in a little friendly banter. I'm not gonna say anything about the fact that the bar is at a Holiday Inn, but I will point out their attempt to misappropriate the "We are' business. |
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Post by HoyaSox04 on Feb 28, 2008 15:53:05 GMT -5
I cant believe that this thread is over 2 pages long now and "dienertowade" hasnt weighed in at all with some inane, idiotic post. I refuse to believe that. The only reason I could imagine is that he's dead, or he's too busy following every minute of the Pacers games to see if Travis Diener contributes anything in garbage time.
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ichirohoya
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Post by ichirohoya on Feb 28, 2008 15:53:42 GMT -5
This game is a terrific opportunity for us to validate our "great team" status by actually doing something great. This would be a fantastic road win.
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theexorcist
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Post by theexorcist on Feb 28, 2008 15:54:35 GMT -5
Also avoid Crystal City Sports Pub, which is another Official Flu Prevention Day HQ.
Cam - in their defense, they could have been covering their bets - guaranteeing that they'll lose one.
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Post by Hoya TMF on Feb 28, 2008 15:58:21 GMT -5
I agree with everyone who highlighted the importance of this road game. This would definitely be our biggest road win of the season.
The more I wait for these games, the more I am getting fed up with every so-called analyst and opposing fan who question our supremacy in this league. Georgetown has been in first place or tied for first place since the beginning of the conference season. Even after losing two out of three games a few weeks back, we are still tied for first and control our destiny in the conference. It's time for this team to assert itself by blowing out Marquette on the road and then beating Lousiville on Senior Day. Enough is enough. This is our conference. Our guys better be ready on Saturday to show everyone why we are still the Beast of the Big East.
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Feb 28, 2008 15:59:47 GMT -5
Not gonna be too critical of National Marquette Day- it would be nice if Georgetown made a similar effort to get our alumni together once a year, beyond the sporadic gamewatches. I am going to stay away from the Cask and Flagon in Boston, though that shouldn't be hard to do.
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Post by Big Dog on Feb 28, 2008 16:04:25 GMT -5
I cant believe that this thread is over 2 pages long now and "dienertowade" hasnt weighed in at all with some inane, idiotic post. I refuse to believe that. The only reason I could imagine is that he's dead, or he's too busy following every minute of the Pacers games to see if Travis Diener contributes anything in garbage time. I'm sure we'll hear from him. He's flying into Milwaukee tonight. Its probably safe to assume he's been busy the past few days hand-washing his Dwayne Wade t-shirt jersey that was handed out last time the Hoyas played at the Bradley Center. I hear its a D-Wade jockstrap giveaway this time around. |
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 28, 2008 17:35:45 GMT -5
The Marquette Golden Showers?
I'd like to see some of their cheerleader routines.
Do we have any guesses on the line? I predict Marquette by 2.
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Post by FLHoya on Feb 28, 2008 18:13:38 GMT -5
By the way, who is handling the game for CBS? Will there be a Billy Packer sighting? Its times like these when I wish I hadn't accidentally deleted last year's regional final from my DVR. I'm re-watching that game right now on my DVR. After 11 months of "Save Until I Delete," our cable box has gone haywire--lost a fair chunk of channels incl. all the HD ones, gets that digital interference crap every once in a while, and it's flaked out and either not taped/deleted two GTown games this season (Cuse and WVU). Only fix is getting a new box, so the long but happy slog copying off all last year's games has been going on in earnest for a few weeks now. Incidentally, it's shocking how much different our offense looked on March 25, 2007 vs. the last few weeks. Just night and day--we were just on a completely different level at the end of last season. Some of the moves Hibbert was putting on, and Sapp pulling stuff out of his hat, not to mention Green...yikes we were good. To answer your question...it's Gus Johnson and Clark Kellogg on Saturday. |
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Post by hoya9797 on Feb 28, 2008 19:37:19 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I think we have about a 5-10% chance of winning this game. I'll be there rooting for the miracle but I don't have high hopes at all.
By the way, go to Real Chili for some food while in Milwaukee. Good stuff.
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Post by guru on Feb 28, 2008 20:46:09 GMT -5
It will be tough, no doubt, but I expect a win on Saturday. And I would not consider it anything close to a "miracle." Despite the way we have looked at times this season, we are still a very good team that can beat anyone when we're on.
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Big Dog
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Post by Big Dog on Feb 28, 2008 21:00:35 GMT -5
Right. And let's not act like Marquette is a world class team. I'd have no doubt we'd win at Verizon or on a neutral floor. The main reason to worry is their building--the crowd will be pumped.
They were blown out by Louisville twice, blown out by UConn, and beaten at ND (with a blowout win at home against ND). That tells me they're right where they should be: fifth best in the conference. If we want to finish first, we really should do what Louisville did and win there.
Yes, they've rattled off a few wins in a row against lesser competition. But much of this resurgent confidence on MU's part stems from their annual win over Pitt, which MU fans I know don't seem to understand isn't the Pitt of years past.
Our defense should give them fits. The entire game will turn on our guard play. MU HAS to get turnovers in order to score. Crean still hasn't figured out how to run a half-court offense, so they rely entirely on defensive intensity to produce turnovers and points. Play like we did against Nova or second half vs. Louisville, and forget it. Take care of the ball and shoot a reasonable percentage from 3, and we win.
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Post by guru on Feb 28, 2008 22:12:48 GMT -5
I was thinking that Saturday would be Marquette's final home game, but it turns out they play Florida Gulf Coast at home next week.
(double take)
WTF are they doing playing Florida Gulf Coast in MARCH? That's some scheduling, Crean Pie.
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Post by Hoya TMF on Feb 28, 2008 23:09:56 GMT -5
well no one wants to ruin senior day with a loss. respect is back ... apparently so is fear.
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Post by hoyainindia on Feb 28, 2008 23:56:15 GMT -5
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Post by michaelgrahamfan on Feb 29, 2008 9:39:54 GMT -5
I will be going to the game surrounded by Golden somethings. Anyway, I have seen most of the Marquette games and as everyone knows they lack size to go with their speed. They made Wisconsin look like they were playing in mud. Our advantage is that we have size that can move. I would really like to see Roy and Vernon play more together in this game. To press the size advantage I really can not see Roy only playing 25-27 minutes during this game. Since it is a week before Louisville maybe we could ride Roy a little longer than normal. Just a thought.
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Post by Boz on Feb 29, 2008 9:49:08 GMT -5
I will be going to the game surrounded by Golden somethings. Watch out for creepy, giant Tom Crean heads on sticks. I hear Nicolas Cage is making a new movie where he plays a man (possibly an alcolholic, possibly a former Navy SEAL, possibly both) who is driven insane by giant creepy heads in the Bradley Center. Get the ball to Roy, they can't defend him with less than three players. Break the press, hold onto the ball, let the #1 FLU shoot all he wants, but only from outside. Go HOYAS!!! |
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Post by drjimcooper on Feb 29, 2008 10:26:22 GMT -5
Loved this Ewing quote from the Times pre-game write-up:
"I was looking on the Internet, and even when my dad was here, they never won the regular season or the tournament title two years in a row," senior forward Patrick Ewing Jr. said. "That is crazy because I thought they would have won a bunch of them. He has three Final Fours, and hopefully I'll get two regular-season and tournament titles back-to-back. Then finally I'll have something on him."
I hope some of the other guys can get fired up about their chance to make Hoya history by winning out. The fact that our "energy" guy has something to play for is very encouraging
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