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Post by Admin on Mar 8, 2008 13:25:26 GMT -5
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Post by guhoyasfan36 on Mar 8, 2008 14:46:00 GMT -5
Oh, did we make the big east tourney.  I thought all the "lucky wins" didn't count for the post season. ;D |
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Locker
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Post by Locker on Mar 8, 2008 14:52:23 GMT -5
Madison Square Garden = home away from home
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HoNYaSaxa
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Post by HoNYaSaxa on Mar 8, 2008 14:53:30 GMT -5
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Except when we (potentially) have to face Syracuse and UConn on our side of the bracket. It would be incredible to beat both of those teams on the way to a title.
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Big Dog
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Post by Big Dog on Mar 8, 2008 14:56:39 GMT -5
That's why you've gotta cheer for the Flu to beat Boeheim today. Not only would it end the Orange's tourney hoops, it would keep them away from us.
Go MQ!
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Post by grokamok on Mar 8, 2008 15:06:24 GMT -5
Nah - I WANT the opportunity to beat them. Hopefully, we'll also get the opportunity to beat Pitt, though that would likely be in the finals. Taking out Memphis in the Elite Eight or Final Four would complete our payback games.
One can dream...
Hoya Saxa!
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MassHoya
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Post by MassHoya on Mar 8, 2008 15:26:51 GMT -5
Emotionally, SUcks, UCon and Louisville would be very satisfying, but when you get rational, that would be incredibly tough. Cincy, Marquette and ND would be better. When you look at it though, there ain't no easy road. Will not matter. GO HOYAS!!!
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alleninxis
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Post by alleninxis on Mar 8, 2008 15:28:59 GMT -5
I don't want to face Cuse...
but it wouldn't be all that bad, considering...
their lack of depth and it would be their 2nd game in as many days
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Mar 8, 2008 16:41:54 GMT -5
POST SPORTS BLOG PSThompson also said that Chris Wright will likely play in the Big East Tournament. What a stroke of good luck!
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Mar 8, 2008 17:45:53 GMT -5
From the post-game interview:
"'We're still sitting at the table,'' Thompson said. ''The game's still going on. Cards are still being played. The dice is still in someone's hand. So we can't pick ourselves up and start to feel good right now. We've got to keep playing.''
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AvantGuardHoya
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Post by AvantGuardHoya on Mar 8, 2008 20:48:02 GMT -5
If there is ANY team in the league that I WANT to face during the tournament this season, it’s Syracuse. I’m telling you they will rue the day they play the Hoyas a third time this season. They got a double digit spanking waitin’ for ‘em if they have to face us. Take it to the bank.
Oh, and BTW, if we EVER have trepidation at the prospect of squeezing the Orange, then Jack might as well try and paw his way into Westminster, ‘cause the Hoya heydays in the Garden will be over.
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Mar 8, 2008 21:49:13 GMT -5
If there is ANY team in the league that I WANT to face during the tournament this season, it’s Syracuse. I’m telling you they will rue the day they play the Hoyas a third time this season. They got a double digit spanking waitin’ for ‘em if they have to face us. Take it to the bank. Oh, and BTW, if we EVER have trepidation at the prospect of squeezing the Orange, then Jack might as well try and paw his way into Westminster, ‘cause the Hoya heydays in the Garden will be over.
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Post by mrsixer123 on Mar 8, 2008 21:52:08 GMT -5
Nah - I WANT the opportunity to beat them. Hopefully, we'll also get the opportunity to beat Pitt, though that would likely be in the finals. Taking out Memphis in the Elite Eight or Final Four would complete our payback games. One can dream... Hoya Saxa! be careful what you wish for......................its not exclusively about who has better players. its more about match ups and what teams excel in areas we struggle |
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mrsixer123
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Post by mrsixer123 on Mar 8, 2008 21:56:29 GMT -5
If there is ANY team in the league that I WANT to face during the tournament this season, it’s Syracuse. I’m telling you they will rue the day they play the Hoyas a third time this season. They got a double digit spanking waitin’ for ‘em if they have to face us. Take it to the bank. Oh, and BTW, if we EVER have trepidation at the prospect of squeezing the Orange, then Jack might as well try and paw his way into Westminster, ‘cause the Hoya heydays in the Garden will be over. they gave us all we wanted and more at home, and beat us in the dome. no way in hell do i want to face that 2-3 zone in the garden with 90% of the fans rooting AGAINST us for various reasons |
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Post by happyhoya1979 on Mar 9, 2008 0:03:31 GMT -5
Syracuse would give us a super-tough emotional game that we do not need in the first round. The Orange always play beyond themselves when they confront us and the only way they can insure getting to the NCAA this year is to win the Big East Title outright with its automoatic bid. As much as I would love to beat them, I don't want that much emotion and energy to be spent in the first round game when we have to play two more.
I f we do have to play them I hope we have Chris Wright so that our guards won't be exhausted for days 2 and 3.
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 9, 2008 4:55:21 GMT -5
I don't disagree with any of these Syracuse comments. The fact is, though, that we are likely facing a very tough first game regardless if the 8/9 game is Syracuse/Villanova, since every Villanova game seems to feature some sort of weirdness.
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AvantGuardHoya
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Post by AvantGuardHoya on Mar 9, 2008 10:00:41 GMT -5
Oh ye of so little faith. I'm telling you, there are not two teams the Hoyas will be more up for than Syracuse and Pitt. I frankly think 'Nova would give us a tougher game.
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Post by The Stig on Mar 9, 2008 10:13:02 GMT -5
I don't want to play Cuse, because that means Cuse would have won their first round game. I want them to lose that game and miss the NCAA Tournament again.
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Post by SaxaCD on Mar 9, 2008 10:19:35 GMT -5
I don't want to play Cuse, because that means Cuse would have won their first round game. I want them to lose that game and miss the NCAA Tournament again. BINGO! I think Nova would be as tough or a tougher opponent. But while I relish the thought of the Hoyas beating Boeheim's whiners in the BET, the fact of the matter is, the Garden and New York City in general, are much more attractive, pleasant places to be when Cuse is dismissed, as they should be, in their first game. The troglodytes flee north to the NY hinterlands, or east to the Oy-land, and all is right with the basketball world for the next few days! |
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AvantGuardHoya
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Post by AvantGuardHoya on Mar 9, 2008 10:43:35 GMT -5
I don't want to play Cuse, because that means Cuse would have won their first round game. I want them to lose that game and miss the NCAA Tournament again. I absolutely agree that I'd rather they lose their first round game. My point, though, is that I am not frightened at the prospect of playing them. Being scared of a team would be truly unHoyalike behavior. 90% of the Garden rooting against us? Where y'all been? Shoot, that's the kind of atmosphere we thrive on. It has been ever thus.... |
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I thought all the "lucky wins" didn't count for the post season. ;D
