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Post by krukster201 on Mar 14, 2013 15:17:10 GMT -5
And Pitt cuts the lead to 4pts ..
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Post by Big Dog on Mar 14, 2013 15:22:18 GMT -5
Just got off the phone with MEGAFAN live at the Garden and he reminded me that it was CUSE that beat us three times in one season (the yr Melo was there) ... Sooooo let's send them packing once again. So be it! If MEGAFAN got his way, Esherick would still be here. Go Pitt.
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Post by alleninxis on Mar 14, 2013 15:22:22 GMT -5
Pull your skirts down. Meeting someone 3 times is nothing but clichéd drivel. As is MSG being a home court for the school that has only won the BET there 4 times in 30 years.
We match up incredibly well with Syracuse this year. They have no answer for Otto, he dominated the last game nearly as much as the prior one.
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Post by Big Dog on Mar 14, 2013 15:26:05 GMT -5
Pull your skirts down. Meeting someone 3 times is nothing but clichéd drivel. As is MSG being a home court for the school that has only won the BET there 4 times in 30 years. We match up incredibly well with Syracuse this year. They have no answer for Otto, he dominated the last game nearly as much as the prior one. The point is only that while the upside of beating Cuse or Pitt is basically the same--we advance (any emotional Cuse aspect left after two wins is outweighed by the need for revenge)--the downside of losing the final game to the archrival is significantly worse than simply losing to Pitt again in NYC, a phenomenon we're all familiar with. Viewed that way, I'd rather play Pitt.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 14, 2013 15:27:00 GMT -5
Pull your skirts down. Meeting someone 3 times is nothing but clichéd drivel. As is MSG being a home court for the school that has only won the BET there 4 times in 30 years. We match up incredibly well with Syracuse this year. They have no answer for Otto, he dominated the last game nearly as much as the prior one. True. We have the defense and the length to contest their 3's, and that is pretty much all they have this year.
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Post by krukster201 on Mar 14, 2013 15:27:15 GMT -5
I Highly doubt that Big Dog .. But at any rate .. Revenge against Pitt would've been cool , but I'd love to crush the orange as many times as possible. Alleninxis ... Will you be in NYC tomorrow night?
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Post by alleninxis on Mar 14, 2013 15:30:03 GMT -5
I'll be there kruk. You?
I get what you're saying Big Dog from our view as fans. But as far as the hoops side, I just think Syracuse is a better match up for us. I can't see us losing to them right now.
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Big Dog
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Post by Big Dog on Mar 14, 2013 15:33:56 GMT -5
Clearly at this point the way this game has gone the ideal scenario for a Hoyas fan is for a gut-wrenching Syracuse loss to Pitt here after choking away a massive lead, followed by Gtown avenging its worst loss of the year and knocking out Dixon for the second-straight (and final) year.
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Post by 71hoya on Mar 14, 2013 15:38:18 GMT -5
would love to see it go to OT
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Post by krukster201 on Mar 14, 2013 15:43:40 GMT -5
I'm online trying to wrap up my ticket now.. I will be in Cafe 31 by 6pm ... Can't wait .. Cuse it is .. Bring em on ..HOYAS!
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Mar 14, 2013 15:48:57 GMT -5
Well, at least Pitt made it a game.
Let's send the Orange packing in style by killin' 'em a IIIrd time!
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Post by GUMBA on Mar 14, 2013 16:51:21 GMT -5
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. Time to juice another Orange.
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Post by Madgesdiq on Mar 14, 2013 17:06:57 GMT -5
Just got off the phone with MEGAFAN live at the Garden and he reminded me that it was CUSE that beat us three times in one season (the yr Melo was there) ... Sooooo let's send them packing once again. So be it! If MEGAFAN got his way, Esherick would still be here. Go Pitt. ** Opinion and Fact
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 14, 2013 18:32:36 GMT -5
There have been 16 turnovers in the first 6:11 of the Nova-Louisville game. Nova already has 10. I wish I were watching this hilarity rather than following it on the computer. During one stretch of slightly over a minute, there were back to back to back to back to back to back turnovers (that's six consecutive turnovers by the two teams for those who don't wish to count).
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Post by sleepy on Mar 14, 2013 18:39:46 GMT -5
There have been 16 turnovers in the first 6:11 of the Nova-Louisville game. Nova already has 10. I wish I were watching this hilarity rather than following it on the computer. During one stretch of slightly over a minute, there were back to back to back to back to back to back turnovers (that's six consecutive turnovers by the two teams for those who don't wish to count). Louisville is the most out of control team on both ends of the floor that I think I have ever seen. It sometimes works to their advantage depending on various factors, and is why they are dangerous, but they run into a smart team with a similar talent level and they are in major trouble.
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Post by tashoya on Mar 14, 2013 18:48:47 GMT -5
There have been 16 turnovers in the first 6:11 of the Nova-Louisville game. Nova already has 10. I wish I were watching this hilarity rather than following it on the computer. During one stretch of slightly over a minute, there were back to back to back to back to back to back turnovers (that's six consecutive turnovers by the two teams for those who don't wish to count). Believe me you don't. This is painful stuff.
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Post by dense on Mar 14, 2013 18:55:51 GMT -5
Villanova might break 20 turnovers in the 1st half
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Post by dense on Mar 14, 2013 18:57:20 GMT -5
Villanova looks like a team that never has practiced a press break ever, Louisville should be up 30 but are only up 9
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Post by tashoya on Mar 14, 2013 19:00:59 GMT -5
Villanova is horrendous. If I could stomach it, I'd rewatch our game against them to figure out (outside of the ridiculous free throw differential) how we lost with five players on the floor.
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 14, 2013 19:01:30 GMT -5
It was a thing of ironic beauty hearing Jay Wright complain about refs and Louisville being too aggressive. After that half though Ive officially decided to watch a meaningless preseason baseball game than the rest of this.
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