theexorcist
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Post by theexorcist on Jul 23, 2009 14:51:21 GMT -5
Nothing that happens at the dome of the Rock interests me. I knew guys who transferred from there to GU but have never heard of anyone going the other way. Caring about what ND thinks is like caring about whatv Duke thinks. It's not relevant to human experience. ND? Please. Really. When your big, season-defining, coach-saving, hope-it-gets-us-to-the-BCS footballing win came last year against Hawaii, you'd look for diversions, too.
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hoyaalf
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Post by hoyaalf on Jul 23, 2009 16:13:15 GMT -5
Well said!
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whatmaroon
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Post by whatmaroon on Jul 23, 2009 17:47:03 GMT -5
I was class of 2000 and didn't root for Georgetown before being admitted. Big John is deservedly in the college basketball Hall of Fame and a CBB legend, but not for anything he did while I was on campus.
I'm sorry, what was this thread about anyway?
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Post by jkhoya12 on Jul 23, 2009 18:48:02 GMT -5
I was class of 2000 and didn't root for Georgetown before being admitted. Big John is deservedly in the college basketball Hall of Fame and a CBB legend, but not for anything he did while I was on campus. I'm sorry, what was this thread about anyway? Maybe less than previously in his career in terms of on the court results, but certainly no less in terms of off the court effect.
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Post by centercourt400s on Jul 24, 2009 11:20:43 GMT -5
I was class of 2000 and didn't root for Georgetown before being admitted. Big John is deservedly in the college basketball Hall of Fame and a CBB legend, but not for anything he did while I was on campus. Please don't consider this a flame... but since you put it out there, I feel obliged to point out that this is a pretty pointless statement. I mean, Abraham Lincoln hasn't done anything good since I've been alive but does that have any relevance when regarding his presidential reputation? For the record, the year before you got to Georgetown, '95-'96, the Hoyas were 29-8 and made it to the NCAA final 8. And the question deserves to be asked: Has anyone coached Allen Iverson more effectively since then? The next year, presumably your freshman year, with Iverson gone after his sophomore season, the team went 20-10 and made the NCAAs, losing in the 1st round. Winning 20 games and making the NCAAs is no small accomplishment, regardless of past success, so saying he did nothing during your tenure is not entirely accurate in any case.
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cnyhoya
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Post by cnyhoya on Jul 24, 2009 15:22:54 GMT -5
Just an opinion from the the class of 1985. (Yes, a great 4 years). Pops is deservedly a legend. A larger-than-life personality. A great teacher of not just basketball, but of life!
A great recruiter - but in spurts. But most of us never thought of him as a great x's & O's game time coach, even back then. He won with defensive intensity, and in-your-face attitude.
Nothin wrong with that.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Jul 24, 2009 16:07:25 GMT -5
Just an opinion from the the class of 1985. (Yes, a great 4 years). Pops is deservedly a legend. A larger-than-life personality. A great teacher of not just basketball, but of life! A great recruiter - but in spurts. But most of us never thought of him as a great x's & O's game time coach, even back then. He won with defensive intensity, and in-your-face attitude. Nothin wrong with that. Seems to me anyone who produces teams with defensive intensity and in-your-face attitude and wins is a good coach.
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robbyt
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Post by robbyt on Jul 24, 2009 16:38:26 GMT -5
About the comment that no school produces both top tier academics and basketball except Stanford...
Have ya heard of UNC? Duke?
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royski
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Post by royski on Jul 24, 2009 16:54:54 GMT -5
About the comment that no school produces both top tier academics and basketball except Stanford... Have ya heard of UNC? Duke? UCLA, Cal, Michigan, Davidson...
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Post by hoyas big supporter on Jul 24, 2009 17:17:51 GMT -5
Even, gulp, ND
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hoyaalf
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Post by hoyaalf on Jul 24, 2009 18:17:10 GMT -5
That's because of the faculty, not the fans.
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Post by burnell on Jul 24, 2009 22:19:33 GMT -5
Uh....welcome to the board? Next time, can you leave this thing somewhere else: tinyurl.com/5kkbd3
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Post by burnell on Jul 24, 2009 22:29:40 GMT -5
I no your wrong about one thing you said in your reality check statement. every since the 80, s Georgetown still have a National following in Connecticut they are still popular.
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Jul 25, 2009 12:53:21 GMT -5
saxa23,
I just have one simple question for you ... in two-parts:
Have you ever heard of Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Allen Iverson, "Sleepy" Floyd, David Wingate, Othella Harrington and Jeff Green among others ... and if so, off the top of your head, what do they all have in common?
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hifigator
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Post by hifigator on Jul 25, 2009 12:58:24 GMT -5
Oops, I almost forgot one more thing: you have an underlying premise, that Georgetown isn't Duke. For some reason you have an assumption that this is not a good thing. I, for one, beg to differ. At the risk of a red-letter warning, Duck Fuke!
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