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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 16, 2013 21:03:51 GMT -5
Everything about this BET final sucks. It's stomach-turning watching Syracuse. The board seems to have taken that loss last night in stride, but it really stinks. One of the most painful Hoya losses I've ever seen. Let's hope they start making us forget it with a nice run in the Big Dance. Look, I hate the way this is turning out too but what can you do? The Hoyas played hard last night but came up short. Was it the difficulty of trying to beat a team three times in as many weeks? Maybe. It wasn't the Hoyas at their best, it wasn't Otto at his best. But was it one of the most painful losses? Don't know about that. At times it was painful on offense and at the free throw line though. To me yesterday wasn't nearly as painful as 2006. That was a bad Cuse team and we had that team by the neck in the tournament. We let them off the mat which allowed the Cuse to go on and not only win the game but advance and eventually win the Big East tournament. Which helped make the (ESPN-driven) legend of Gerry Mac and get the Cuse into the Big Dance which they otherwise wouldn't have without the BET crown. This year's turn of events got nothing on that. And since I'm not buying into the media agenda that this is
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Post by guru on Mar 16, 2013 21:06:48 GMT -5
Everything about this BET final sucks. It's stomach-turning watching Syracuse. The board seems to have taken that loss last night in stride, but it really stinks. One of the most painful Hoya losses I've ever seen. Let's hope they start making us forget it with a nice run in the Big Dance. Look, I hate the way this is turning out too but what can you do? The Hoyas played hard last night but came up short. Was it the difficulty of trying to beat a team three times in as many weeks? Maybe. It wasn't the Hoyas at their best, it wasn't Otto at his best. But was it one of the most painful losses? Don't know about that. At times it was painful on offense and at the free throw line though. To me yesterday wasn't nearly as painful as 2006. That was a bad Cuse team and we had that team by the neck in the tournament. We let them off the mat which allowed the Cuse to go on and not only win the game but advance and eventually win the Big East tournament. Which helped make the (ESPN-driven) legend of Gerry Mac and get the Cuse into the Big Dance which they otherwise wouldn't have without the BET crown. This year's turn of events got nothing on that. And since I'm not buying into the media agenda that this is 2006 stunk as well. It was just the finality of this - you really felt it in the building last night - that made it so hard to take. The Big East tourney will be back, but Syracuse won't, and if this holds up they get to go out as champs. THAT sucks.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 16, 2013 21:09:20 GMT -5
Everything about this BET final sucks. It's stomach-turning watching Syracuse. The board seems to have taken that loss last night in stride, but it really stinks. One of the most painful Hoya losses I've ever seen. Let's hope they start making us forget it with a nice run in the Big Dance. Look, I hate the way this is turning out too but what can you do? The Hoyas played hard last night but came up short. Was it the difficulty of trying to beat a team three times in as many weeks? Maybe. It wasn't the Hoyas at their best, it wasn't Otto at his best. But was it one of the most painful losses? Don't know about that. At times it was painful on offense and at the free throw line though. To me yesterday wasn't nearly as painful as 2006. That was a bad Cuse team and we had that team by the neck in the tournament. We let them off the mat which allowed the Cuse to go on and not only win the game but advance and eventually win the Big East tournament. Which helped make the (ESPN-driven) legend of Gerry Mac and get the Cuse into the Big Dance which they otherwise wouldn't have without the BET crown. This year's turn of events got nothing on that. And since I'm not buying into the media agenda view that this is THE FINAL BIG EAST TOURNAMENT IN MSG I ain't getting all worked up by this. But I do wonder if those who are taking it really, really badly are some of the same folks who were so adamant that the Hoyas were better off without Greg Whittington. Because last night was one of those times in which the Hoyas needed another option to make up for the fact that two of our three big guns weren't firing on all cylinders and the one of the three who was found himself in foul trouble for much of the game. The Hoyas don't lose yesterday with Greg in the lineup IMO.
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Post by guru on Mar 16, 2013 21:15:51 GMT -5
Everything about this BET final sucks. It's stomach-turning watching Syracuse. The board seems to have taken that loss last night in stride, but it really stinks. One of the most painful Hoya losses I've ever seen. Let's hope they start making us forget it with a nice run in the Big Dance. Look, I hate the way this is turning out too but what can you do? The Hoyas played hard last night but came up short. Was it the difficulty of trying to beat a team three times in as many weeks? Maybe. It wasn't the Hoyas at their best, it wasn't Otto at his best. But was it one of the most painful losses? Don't know about that. At times it was painful on offense and at the free throw line though. To me yesterday wasn't nearly as painful as 2006. That was a bad Cuse team and we had that team by the neck in the tournament. We let them off the mat which allowed the Cuse to go on and not only win the game but advance and eventually win the Big East tournament. Which helped make the (ESPN-driven) legend of Gerry Mac and get the Cuse into the Big Dance which they otherwise wouldn't have without the BET crown. This year's turn of events got nothing on that. And since I'm not buying into the media agenda view that this is THE FINAL BIG EAST TOURNAMENT IN MSG I ain't getting all worked up by this. But I do wonder if those who are taking it really, really badly are some of the same folks who were so adamant that the Hoyas were better off without Greg Whittington. Because last night was one of those times in which the Hoyas needed another option to make up for the fact that two of our three big guns weren't firing on all cylinders and the one of the three who was found himself in foul trouble for much of the game. The Hoyas don't lose yesterday with Greg in the lineup IMO. I don't get the Whittington stuff. If we had Greg, maybe we have a better shot last night. If we had Papa Smurf on our team, we'd be more blue, too. Rooting for Greg to come back, but he's not playing due to his own actions. The team we have is good enough to win that game last night - they played hard, it didn't work out. I'm not looking to cast blame - or trying to shoehorn a victory lap for winning past arguments on the board like the Whittington one - I'm just saying that last night sucked, and so does tonight. So far.
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 16, 2013 21:21:12 GMT -5
Go Louisville.
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Post by superan on Mar 16, 2013 21:24:45 GMT -5
Edited syracuse
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Post by guru on Mar 16, 2013 21:26:00 GMT -5
Screw McDonough. This guy is out of control - openly calling out refs for calls against the Orange.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 16, 2013 21:26:16 GMT -5
McDonough is whining like a little biotch.
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 16, 2013 21:28:27 GMT -5
I don't get the Whittington stuff. If we had Greg, maybe we have a better shot last night. If we had Papa Smurf on our team, we'd be more blue, too. Rooting for Greg to come back, but he's not playing due to his own actions. The team we have is good enough to win that game last night - they played hard, it didn't work out. I can respect your point of view, guru, but to me it is not being just "good enough", it is about inceasing your odds that you will be better than that game in and game out. The team as it now is be good enough for a deep run in the tournament. Having someone like Greg, in my opinion, would have made them more dangerous and given them a better shot.
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 16, 2013 21:29:03 GMT -5
McDonough is whining like a little biotch. I think he is going to cry.
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Post by superan on Mar 16, 2013 21:29:46 GMT -5
Edited mcdonough
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 16, 2013 21:29:56 GMT -5
Indeed. Won't miss McDonough. Are any of the FOX guys Syracuse grads as well?
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Post by MCIGuy on Mar 16, 2013 21:39:52 GMT -5
Great coaching and adjustments by Pitino, great toughness by the Louisville players and, yes, great quality depth.
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Post by harlemhoya on Mar 16, 2013 21:45:56 GMT -5
Where can I get one of those Montrezl Harrell's.
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Post by harlemhoya on Mar 16, 2013 21:47:15 GMT -5
Indeed. Won't miss McDonough. Are any of the FOX guys Syracuse grads as well? u hear what you want to hear. This is the best listen in college basketball.
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Post by GUJook97 on Mar 16, 2013 21:48:01 GMT -5
Where can I get one of those Montrez Harrell's. Seriously. Wow.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2013 21:49:14 GMT -5
44-10 run…Dam..Smh
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 16, 2013 21:49:40 GMT -5
Almost as satisfying as Syracuse choking away a massive second half lead to Louisville was listening to Sean McSyracuse lose all objectivity and start spewing excuses "Louisville has out scored Syracuse xx-0 since Southerland got his 4th foul" and openly complain about officiating calls.
Good riddance to both.
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Post by harlemhoya on Mar 16, 2013 21:49:51 GMT -5
Where can I get one of those Montrez Harrell's. Seriously. Wow. EFFING ANIMAL
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 16, 2013 21:50:21 GMT -5
Thank you Rick Pitino.
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