Georgetown - DePaul 2/21/15 Discussion

[DanMcQ]

Defend home court.

[HoyaSinceBirth]

Must win game. Cannot afford any bad losses on the resume.

Play like we have the last two games and we'll be fine.

Contain Garrett. Limit Henry. Watch out for 3's from Robinson.

DePaul is pretty good on offense, but they're a poor defensive team.

They're even worse at rebounding than St. John's is. Pound the Glass.

[GUJook97]

I think you are being somewhat tongue in cheek, but we can definitely afford a bad loss at this point. I would honestly say we are a lock for the tournament after last night. Doesn't mean we should tempt fate, however

[GIGAFAN99]

Depaul is better than usual but alas, 5-2 was an illusion and they're still bottom tier. Night game on a Saturday at home? Really hard to see a loss here.

[MassHoya]

Stay focused. One game at a time. This is the best Depaul team in a long time. Not too many people saw a loss last year in the first round of the BET either.

[FrazierFanatic]

Have to guard against complacency after the last 2, hopefully our home performances against Xavier and Prov will help the team keep focus. Come out strong, do not let Depaul gain any confidence.

[FrazierFanatic]

Feb 18, 2015 9:12:27 GMT -5 GUJook97 said:

I think you are being somewhat tongue in cheek, but we can definitely afford a bad loss at this point. I would honestly say we are a lock for the tournament after last night. Doesn't mean we should tempt fate, however

Might be right, but we need to stay on a roll from here on out, a loss to Depaul derails that pretty quickly.

[drquigley]

Fuhgeddaboutit. The Hoyas have turned the corner. Ike has arrived and the team can now fire on all cylinders. I don't want to hear any of this "reasoned" discussion on how DePaul can surprise us or how DePaul is dangerous. They're dangerous if you are Creighton or Marquette. We win this game by 20+

[blueandgray]

Agree. We should expect to win this going away and we need to play accordingly. Inserting Cope in the starting line up and having Hop back up Josh has taken this team to the next level.

[tashoya]

I hope drquigley and b&g are correct. And I want to agree completely. The heart says yes and the mind needs to forget the past and get on board. Get 'em Hoyas!

[beenaround]

Feb 18, 2015 16:39:42 GMT -5 drquigley said:

Fuhgeddaboutit. The Hoyas have turned the corner. Ike has arrived and the team can now fire on all cylinders. I don't want to hear any of this "reasoned" discussion on how DePaul can surprise us or how DePaul is dangerous. They're dangerous if you are Creighton or Marquette. We win this game by 20+

Drq..I agree with your comments and hope you are right that they have "turned the corner". Unfortunately, I think we will be ranked after whupping Depaul, and we have not handled our ranking well, so far this year. (Similar to our high seeds in the Dance). So...think I will take em one game at a time...don't wanna get too pumped quite yet. Feel free to call me a curmudgeon..or worse!

[HoyaSinceBirth]

Feb 19, 2015 9:55:13 GMT -5 beenaround said:

Feb 18, 2015 16:39:42 GMT -5 drquigley said:

Fuhgeddaboutit. The Hoyas have turned the corner. Ike has arrived and the team can now fire on all cylinders. I don't want to hear any of this "reasoned" discussion on how DePaul can surprise us or how DePaul is dangerous. They're dangerous if you are Creighton or Marquette. We win this game by 20+

Drq..I agree with your comments and hope you are right that they have "turned the corner". Unfortunately, I think we will be ranked after whupping Depaul, and we have not handled our ranking well, so far this year. (Similar to our high seeds in the Dance). So...think I will take em one game at a time...don't wanna get too pumped quite yet. Feel free to call me a curmudgeon..or worse!

I doubt we're ranked after beating St. John's and DePaul. We're 31st currently but 86 points behind #25. Maybe 2 weeks from now if a lot of teams around us lose, but more than likely we have to win @ Butler and vs. Seton Hall to get back into the rankings. Failing that we would need a run deep in the BET to get ranked, but at this point in the season who cares about rankings. Care much more about improving our seed than getting ranked at this point.

[aristides]

Garrett is a good player. I've been impressed with how he's turned that team into a respectable opponent. Assuming he, Henry, and Hamilton all return, DePaul should be dangerous next year as well and perhaps will do everyone the courtesy of not tanking the non-conference season. I hope Purnell builds on this season and gets some quality recruits.

That said, I like the Hoyas chances on Saturday. Copeland seems to be taking this team to another level.

[Big Dog]

DePaul is 12-15 on the year, has lost 6 of 7, and hasn't beaten any team that isn't the mess that is Seton Hall in a month. There is absolutely no scenario in which it is acceptable to beat this team, which is out of gas and returning to the bottom of the standings where they belong. No one on this team should forget the close game in Allstate, much less the need to continue to issue payback for DePaul's ending our NCAA hopes at MSG a year ago.

[Big Dog]

In fact, DePaul is 6-14 in their last 20 games. The only team that isn't conference bottom half that they beat is Xavier. They are ready to give up on the season, and have just totally let things go defensively. Blow. Them. Out.

[grandmahoya]

We have a lot to play for in this game against DePaul. First, when we beat them it will give us ten conference wins and guarantee a decent seed in the NCAA tournament. Second we have to stay in the top four of the BE to get a bye in BE tournament. Finally, we'll have three wins in a row, heading into our two road games with St. John's and Butler. We can't get too comfortable, just because DePaul hasn't been winning. We don't want this to be a trap game. We really have to bring it on Saturday. Go Hoyas.

[Just Cos]

Does anyone else fear that we are not done with the roller coaster? I mean we are 2 of the last 4 and 3 of the last 6. I'm as pumped as anyone about our recent play but I also have felt eerily similar earlier in the season. We should win in a big way on Saturday but maybe that is why I'm cautiously optimistic.

[Big Dog]

Feb 19, 2015 21:47:58 GMT -5 Just Cos said:

Does anyone else fear that we are not done with the roller coaster? I mean we are 2 of the last 4 and 3 of the last 6. I'm as pumped as anyone about our recent play but I also have felt eerily similar earlier in the season. We should win in a big way on Saturday but maybe that is why I'm cautiously optimistic.

It really hasn't been much of a roller coaster. This isn't losing at home to USF, then winning at ND, beating Louisville and losing at Nova. We have literally zero bad losses the entire year. If form holds, we'll finish 5-1 here and then see what happens in NYC. That won't mean we can't lose to another top 30 team when the time comes at MSG or in the NCAAs.

[GIGAFAN99]

Feb 19, 2015 21:53:18 GMT -5 Big Dog said:

Feb 19, 2015 21:47:58 GMT -5 Just Cos said:

Does anyone else fear that we are not done with the roller coaster? I mean we are 2 of the last 4 and 3 of the last 6. I'm as pumped as anyone about our recent play but I also have felt eerily similar earlier in the season. We should win in a big way on Saturday but maybe that is why I'm cautiously optimistic.

It really hasn't been much of a roller coaster. This isn't losing at home to USF, then winning at ND, beating Louisville and losing at Nova. We have literally zero bad losses the entire year. If form holds, we'll finish 5-1 here and then see what happens in NYC. That won't mean we can't lose to another top 30 team when the time comes at MSG or in the NCAAs.

Exactly. A team picked to finish 2nd in the conference with zero bad losses while incorporating a top recruiting class turns the corner and...everyone is nervous.

Time to stop sandbagging. Let's have expectations.

[Just Cos]

Fair points. I guess it is more the feeling of moving from good to great to being humbled...repeat.