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Post by professorhoya on Mar 2, 2012 12:52:29 GMT -5
Jason King If the Hoyas win, as many as four schools (Georgetown, Marquette, South Florida and Notre Dame) could finish tied for second place. Each of those teams is 12-5. Wouldn't the Hoyas hold tiebreakers over those 3 teams for 2nd place.
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Post by thebin on Mar 2, 2012 12:57:43 GMT -5
It's at 7PM at the United Center and is on ABC.
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 2, 2012 13:00:45 GMT -5
Jason King If the Hoyas win, as many as four schools (Georgetown, Marquette, South Florida and Notre Dame) could finish tied for second place. Each of those teams is 12-5. Wouldn't the Hoyas hold tiebreakers over those 3 teams for 2nd place. Yes. This is going to be a very, very difficult game. Marquette is 8-0 at home in conference play this year. Count me as less than optimistic.
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Post by Big Dog on Mar 2, 2012 13:13:31 GMT -5
These are two very good teams that are very close and highly motivated. It would be a major surprise if the game doesn't come down to the final minutes, which means it will turn on things like who is hitting more open shots, who avoids foul trouble, who avoids turnovers, etc. It would be foolish to bet on a game like this. What odds does KenPom give Marquette of winning? 54%?
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Post by Big Dog on Mar 2, 2012 13:18:48 GMT -5
By the way, if you need any further reminder about how bad everyone expected the Hoyas to be the season, look no further than the fact that this game is only on regional TV with no national broadcast. In 2008, GU-MU was on CBS. Last year I believe it was an ESPN game, as it usually has been.
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Post by kchoya on Mar 2, 2012 13:24:10 GMT -5
Cranky because bronxie ronniehighspliff turned down your eharmony request? Jeez. Maybe you would have noticed the 2:00 time on the front page? Or maybe you would have noticed SNY's schedule, where it says 'Big East Game of the Week" at 2:00. Or the schedule at guhoyas.com. Or the 32 articles in the GU-Marquette article thread. And where did anyone state that you were "wasting precious time?" You know when I saw the pre-game report, I never thought to myself "7PM? That's suspicious! Wait...now they want me to believe the game is at the Bradley center? Yeah right. We'll just see about that!" There was no investigation because I'm not generally in the habit of double checking tip-off times with multiple sources nor do I check tv listings 5 hours before the expected program time. But I guess you do. Either that or you just happened to see the front page and not the pre-game page for start time. Which I guess does make you quite sharper than myself. Keep it up the diligent tip-off-time reconciliations. Those were some excellent tips. There I was sitting there going "I know its not at 7PM- that's just crazy talk- but where on earth could I possibly check? I give up!" If you spent 1% of the time checking for the time of the game as you do whining on this thread, your problem would be solved. I put the game times in my calendar at the beginning of the season. Problem solved.
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Post by HoyaChris on Mar 2, 2012 13:51:50 GMT -5
These are two very good teams that are very close and highly motivated. It would be a major surprise if the game doesn't come down to the final minutes, which means it will turn on things like who is hitting more open shots, who avoids foul trouble, who avoids turnovers, etc. It would be foolish to bet on a game like this. What odds does KenPom give Marquette of winning? 54%? KenPom has Marquette with a 57% chance of winning with a predicted final score of Marquette 66 - Georgetown 64.
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Post by rosslynhoya on Mar 2, 2012 14:05:08 GMT -5
I put the game times in my calendar at the beginning of the season. Problem solved. Brilliant!!! To be honest, the key chain calendar has been a persistent lifesaver this season. "Sure I can do X on Tuesday evening, oh wait, sorry, I'm booked."
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 2, 2012 14:17:57 GMT -5
That one doesn't seem like a slight. Just the facts. Like others said, this game is easily billed as "two top ten teams battling for 2nd place in the BE." Two minutes of research confirms that. It's no biggie, but it goes to what Big Dog is alluding to. For whatever reason, Gtown, and really, Marquette, have flown under the radar a lot this season. I personally think both are good enough to be #2 seeds ahead of a team like OSU. Yet, OSU has gotten a ton of love all year.
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Post by kchoya on Mar 2, 2012 15:18:54 GMT -5
What the F? Is Seth Davis really Laurie Fine in drag? First the Melo love fest and now Scoop? cnnsi.com/2012/writers/seth_davis/03/02/Weekend.Picks/index.html?sct=cb_wr_a1I love seeing all these Senior Day ceremonies, but I'll be especially happy to see Scoop Jardine take his final bow in the Carrier Dome. Jardine's five years at Syracuse has been beset by injuries, off-court issues and unmet expectations, but he has become one of the steadiest, toughest and most efficient point guards in the country. He's also one of the most likable players I've ever dealt with. On a team lacking individual star power, Jardine is the glue that holds things together. Syracuse doesn't technically have much to play for -- it has already wrapped up the Big East regular season crown and is virtually assured of a number one seed -- but it's impossible to imagine the Orange falling flat in Jardine's and Kris Joseph's final home game.
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Post by swhoya on Mar 2, 2012 16:02:51 GMT -5
What the F? Is Seth Davis really Laurie Fine in drag? First the Melo love fest and now Scoop? cnnsi.com/2012/writers/seth_davis/03/02/Weekend.Picks/index.html?sct=cb_wr_a1I love seeing all these Senior Day ceremonies, but I'll be especially happy to see Scoop Jardine take his final bow in the Carrier Dome. Jardine's five years at Syracuse has been beset by injuries, off-court issues and unmet expectations, but he has become one of the steadiest, toughest and most efficient point guards in the country. He's also one of the most likable players I've ever dealt with. On a team lacking individual star power, Jardine is the glue that holds things together. Syracuse doesn't technically have much to play for -- it has already wrapped up the Big East regular season crown and is virtually assured of a number one seed -- but it's impossible to imagine the Orange falling flat in Jardine's and Kris Joseph's final home game. If there is any decency and justice in the world, the Orange will "fall flat" in their final home game. If there is a loving God out there, the Orange will "suffer a humiliating and demoralizing ass whupping by the Hoyas" in the BE tourney final.
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Post by kchoya on Mar 2, 2012 16:19:58 GMT -5
Gardner unlikely to play tomorrow: twitter.com/#!/trebby/status/175681710036500480
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Post by Dhall on Mar 2, 2012 19:11:07 GMT -5
We have three high quality neutral/road wins this season, but they were all in November and December. It will be important to win this game to show they can win away from home against very good teams. Go Hoyas.
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Post by MassHoya on Mar 2, 2012 19:52:29 GMT -5
We should appreciate where we are. Playing tomorrow for the second seed in the BET and a third seed in the NCAAs. Only the most optimistic of us could have or did predict it. We can and will go on a great run from here but it really is all house money. Let's enjoy it. GO HOYAS!!! Beat the Warriors.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 2, 2012 20:35:48 GMT -5
Okay, our purchasing agent and ex-Temple bball player told me that Georgetown is better than Marquette and should win the game tomorrow. So there you have it.
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Post by tashoya on Mar 2, 2012 20:49:36 GMT -5
I'm sold Nevada.
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Post by kettlehill on Mar 3, 2012 7:04:48 GMT -5
To me our toughest game of the year and most important. We win, I believe we are a 2 seed in both tourneys. We win, we go from a surprising and very solid year all around to an outstanding year with portents of a deep run in the tourney: beating an excellent, senior led on Senior day team who are going to be out for revenge, damn this will be tough. We can do it.
To me this is an interesting game to in that it shows the future of the Big East: Hoyas and MU and Louisville AND UC and Notre Dame fighting it out. Throw in Memphis and Temple, still the best conference in the country. And the Orange headed for the irrelevancy of BC land. Pitt and WVU already irrelevant.
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Post by lichoya68 on Mar 3, 2012 7:55:17 GMT -5
first that guy is wrong wrong wrong WE WIN AND WE ARE IN SECOND PLACE ALONE.. YUP and dont believe that gardner will sit but maybe we could use ONE break this year wright... go hoyas YOU CAN DO THIS.. YUP JUST DO IT. AND THE PREDICTION OF THE 66-64 WIN BY MARQUETTE IS WRONG WRONG WRONG IT WILL BE A THREE POINT GAME OR OT YUP will take THAT to the bank go hoyas forty MINUTES OF HUTSLING OR MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TIS MARCH FELLAS TIS MARCH and thats MORE important than even feb was . EAT THE BANANANANANA
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Post by lichoya68 on Mar 3, 2012 7:59:12 GMT -5
You never know we will need jabril's philly tough to help out in this game yup just got a feeling like greg came out last game could be philly time in milwaukee TODAY at 2pm. go hoyas GO JABRIL.. ITS TEAM BUT EVERY GAME SOMEBODY NEW HAS BEEN OUT THERE HELPING .. IS THIS JABRIL'S DAY? we will see.. go hoyas
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Post by AltoSaxa on Mar 3, 2012 8:11:35 GMT -5
Simple:
Do Hoyas, Do!
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