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Post by Admin on Mar 10, 2013 0:27:20 GMT -5
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Post by krukster201 on Mar 10, 2013 1:15:32 GMT -5
Stay hungry HOYAS! If we take home the trophy in the B.E.T we will be a 1seed imo
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Post by krukster201 on Mar 10, 2013 1:17:30 GMT -5
One game at a time .. I can't wait .. The thurs game my be difficult for me to attend .. But I plan on being there on Friday and hopefully Sat. Not many teams playing as well as the Hoyas right now.
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jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Mar 10, 2013 7:01:51 GMT -5
Eat the banana!
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 10, 2013 8:07:34 GMT -5
I've been to the tournament for a bunch of consecutive years but work will have me out of town this time, but I will be following nonetheless. I think the bracket is decent and its nice that we wouldn't have to play Marquette or Louisville until the championship game.
The likely Pittsburgh-Syracuse game will be interesting. I'd rather potentially draw Syracuse if we make it to the semifinals, though it would be nice to get our revenge on Pittsburgh one last time.
Hoya Saxa.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 10, 2013 8:15:33 GMT -5
I have us going through Providence, Cuse, and Louisville to win it all.
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Mar 10, 2013 8:47:35 GMT -5
I'd like another shot at Pittsburgh. We owe them.
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hoyazeke
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Post by hoyazeke on Mar 10, 2013 9:23:11 GMT -5
Pitt is the only team that worries me. I think we beat Providence and then Syracuse easily. Pitts gonna beat Cuse and we don't matchup with them well. If they shoot like they shot in DC it will be tough. We are better now and I think we should win because they don't have anyone to matchup with Otto. LVille would be a great game in the final and I think we easily beat Quette in the final. I predict that we see Providence, Pitt and then LVille in the final.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 10, 2013 10:32:59 GMT -5
It's winning time.
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Mar 10, 2013 10:56:42 GMT -5
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Cambridge
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Post by Cambridge on Mar 10, 2013 12:28:54 GMT -5
I want Cincy, Pitt and Marquette. I want to give Cincy and Cronin a proper goodbye in the form of a blowout. I want revenge on Pitt; we are a different team now and I think we will annihilate them. I want to show them the door properly. I want no part of a third showdown with the Orange. When was the last time any team beat someone three times in a season? Would be sweet, but not much emotional upside. I feel like we have closure with Cuse, lets move on. I also want the finals to be two members of the new big east. Turn the page.
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hoyas1995
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Post by hoyas1995 on Mar 10, 2013 12:29:26 GMT -5
Living on the west coast, I enjoy the 9am game as Im able to watch at work.
I will finally get to look forward to enjoying the 4 Wednesday games in peace and not have to worry about our outcome.
GO GTOWN!
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hoyas1995
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Post by hoyas1995 on Mar 10, 2013 12:30:16 GMT -5
I want Cincy, Pitt and Marquette. I want to give Cincy and Cronin a proper goodbye in the form of a blowout. I want revenge on Pitt; we are a different team now and I think we will annihilate them. I want to show them the door properly. I want no part of a third showdown with the Orange. When was the last time any team beat someone three times in a season? Would be sweet, but not much emotional upside. I feel like we have closure with Cuse, lets move on. I also want the finals to be two members of the new big east. Turn the page. I wont complain either with the Cuse again one final time on a neutral court
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Post by Loyal Hoya on Mar 10, 2013 13:37:25 GMT -5
I want Cincy, Pitt and Marquette. I want to give Cincy and Cronin a proper goodbye in the form of a blowout. I want revenge on Pitt; we are a different team now and I think we will annihilate them. I want to show them the door properly. I want no part of a third showdown with the Orange. When was the last time any team beat someone three times in a season? Would be sweet, but not much emotional upside. I feel like we have closure with Cuse, lets move on. I also want the finals to be two members of the new big east. Turn the page. I agree that those are the preferred match ups, though Cincinnati plays a tough, physical defensive style, especially off the ball. I also think Louisville is more likely to make it to the finals than Marquette is.
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DoctorHoya
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Post by DoctorHoya on Mar 10, 2013 14:37:29 GMT -5
I want Cincy, Pitt and Marquette. I want to give Cincy and Cronin a proper goodbye in the form of a blowout. I want revenge on Pitt; we are a different team now and I think we will annihilate them. I want to show them the door properly. I want no part of a third showdown with the Orange. When was the last time any team beat someone three times in a season? Would be sweet, but not much emotional upside. I feel like we have closure with Cuse, lets move on. I also want the finals to be two members of the new big east. Turn the page. I wont complain either with the Cuse again one final time on a neutral court Not sure Cuse at MSG can be considered neutral
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drquigley
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Post by drquigley on Mar 10, 2013 14:46:25 GMT -5
I also would rather play Pitt again. No upside to beating Cuse again plus we have to prove to ourselves that we are better now than 6 weeks ago. What better way than to avenge the Pitt loss. Also don't see Marquette getting to the final. Away from home they are not that good. But let's focus on the first game. I said in another post that Cuse game was not a good test. Right now Cuse is a very weak sister whereas Cincy and Providence always seem to give us trouble.
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DoctorHoya
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Post by DoctorHoya on Mar 10, 2013 14:48:27 GMT -5
I also would rather play Pitt again. No upside to beating Cuse again plus we have to prove to ourselves that we are better now than 6 weeks ago. What better way than to avenge the Pitt loss. Also don't see Marquette getting to the final. Away from home they are not that good. But let's focus on the first game. I said in another post that Cuse game was not a good test. Right now Cuse is a very weak sister whereas Cincy and Providence always seem to give us trouble. Also playing Pitt again and winning would give us a win over all of those a-hole defectors this season
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Post by chep3 on Mar 10, 2013 15:16:53 GMT -5
Want Pitt again. We'll beat them like we did last year. Playing Cuse would be anti-climactic after yesterday. Would love to see Marquette in the final.
But, PC or Cincy is going to be a tough game. PC is playing a lot better than Cincy right now. Cincy still scares me more, but if Jabril can shut down Kilpatrick again, then I'd much rather play them.
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Post by bicentennial on Mar 10, 2013 16:14:45 GMT -5
Anyone interested can get some good data from hoya prospectus web site under the big east snapshot tab. The test teams are Louisville, Us, Pitt then Marquette. Even over just the last 5 games Louisville is scary but so are we. I agree that meeting up three times in a season is a kiss of death so would prefer not to meet Syracuse 3 times. 1985 met Villanova 3 times...
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Highsmith
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Post by Highsmith on Mar 10, 2013 17:05:31 GMT -5
Using post #1000 for me to say (in my best Tom Berenger voice)..... LET'S WIN THE WHOLE F$#^ING THING!!
Providence/Pitt/Louisville is my thought, but we shall see!
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