OldHoyafan
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Post by OldHoyafan on Feb 19, 2015 23:25:23 GMT -5
Copeland's emergence has been great to behold, but this team still has not proven it can beat a team with tall athletic bigs like Xavier and Providence. It is no coincidence that those were the only teams to sweep the Hoyas in conference play. They will not face such a team, in completing conference play, so we will have to wait until the Hoyas face and defeat either Xavier or Providence in the BE tourney.
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WVHoyasfan
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Post by WVHoyasfan on Feb 20, 2015 0:40:27 GMT -5
Is the game on tv??
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Post by BubbleVisionBiff on Feb 20, 2015 6:50:20 GMT -5
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TBird41
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Post by TBird41 on Feb 20, 2015 10:38:46 GMT -5
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. Agreed. Except in the NCAA tournament. I refuse to have expectations for those games. Not after 2013.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Feb 20, 2015 10:53:54 GMT -5
Copeland's emergence has been great to behold, but this team still has not proven it can beat a team with tall athletic bigs like Xavier and Providence. It is no coincidence that those were the only teams to sweep the Hoyas in conference play. They will not face such a team, in completing conference play, so we will have to wait until the Hoyas face and defeat either Xavier or Providence in the BE tourney. Tall athletic bigs are pretty much problems for everyone not named Kentucky, and we are no different, especially if Hop cannot stay out of foul trouble. That said, we were the better team at Provy, and should have beaten them at home. Xavier had our number so far.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Feb 20, 2015 11:36:18 GMT -5
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. Agreed. Except in the NCAA tournament. I refuse to have expectations for those games. Not after 2013. This pretty much says it all. Expectations for finishing the regular season strong: YES. Expectations for doing well in the BET: YES. Expectations for winning a game in the NCAA tourney: ZERO. Or, something like that...
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Post by aristides on Feb 20, 2015 12:32:25 GMT -5
I'll quote from Wikipedia here, "While successful during the regular season, Donovan's Florida squads from 2001 to 2005 consistently underperformed in the NCAA tournament, losing to lower-seeded teams in the first or second round every year despite rosters stocked with highly recruited players."
Five years of fail in the tourney. Years and years of skepticism about whether something was fundamentally wrong with a Donovan coached team in the tourney. Until one year they stopped failing. This is that year for Georgetown.
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Feb 20, 2015 12:38:55 GMT -5
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. For some reason, feels different this time. I just hope those Providence/Xavier type games are behind us.
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Feb 20, 2015 14:09:03 GMT -5
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. I'm with GIGAFAN, Aristedes and HoyaInSpirit. This feels different, time to have expectations, and "this is that year for Georgetown".It's time to crawl out from the bunker and cheer lustily for a team we know is going to [continue] to do well. JT3 and staff are outstanding coaches. We have a mix of talented upperclassmen and frosh. We have athleticism and size. and now we have three, reliable, lead scoring options Josh, DSR and Copeland, plus a lot of other pieces around them. Jabril has been hitting the open three with remarkable consistency - because he is taking OPEN threes. If the opposing D clamps down on him, it will open things up for the others. The more open space on the floor, the easier it will be for Peak to drive to the rim. Meanwhile, our D, rebounding and ball security have improved a lot. Add in the quality depth from Hopkins, Bowen, White and Campbell.... We should expect this team to do well as they finish out the regular season, have a good showing in NYC at the BET and break the streak of early disappointments in the NCAAs. THERE! I said it! Or at least typed it. And it will only get better from here. GO HOYAS!!
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beenaround
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Post by beenaround on Feb 20, 2015 14:38:56 GMT -5
I must admit something pretty sad.that possibly merits banishment from this community.I watch or attend most regular season games, but.. I have taped the past few NCAA games and waited to find out the result, . since the Ohio fiasco. So, I have not watched games like FCGU...just the endless highlights of the "upset of mighty Georgetown."
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Post by prhoya on Feb 20, 2015 15:03:52 GMT -5
I must admit something pretty sad.that possibly merits banishment from this community.I watch or attend most regular season games, but.. I have taped the past few NCAA games and waited to find out the result, . since the Ohio fiasco. So, I have not watched games like FCGU...just the endless highlights of the "upset of mighty Georgetown." You'll live longer than most of us.
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Post by KHoyaNYC on Feb 20, 2015 15:23:58 GMT -5
Agreed. Except in the NCAA tournament. I refuse to have expectations for those games. Not after 2013. This pretty much says it all. Expectations for finishing the regular season strong: YES. Expectations for doing well in the BET: YES. Expectations for winning a game in the NCAA tourney: ZERO. Or, something like that... Agree on the NCAAs, any hardened Hoya fan knows at this point a first round exit can be in the cards no matter what your expectations should be. In fact, no matter what the run-up is to the NCAAs this year, I think it's appropriate to have ZERO expectations given past history. I also think the loss to Providence on our home floor was a bad loss. 11 point second half lead that quickly became a showcase in being completely inept in every facet of the game from the coach on down. With those caveats, I am upbeat we will win 3 of last 4 (or all 4?) and make a deep BET run. I feared a collapse after the Providence/Villanova back to back losses but we have not only not collapsed, we have put on two of our best performances all year, in no small part because of Copeland cracking the starting lineup over Hopkins. What a difference. We can keep it up.
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Post by jwp91 on Feb 20, 2015 15:55:46 GMT -5
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. If there has been one word to describe this team, it would be 'inconsistent.' They will play well in a series of games and get ranked only to lay subsequent eggs. I would love to be wrong, but I expect more of the same. Hopefully, we get a favorable schedule from here on out.
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Post by FLHoya on Feb 20, 2015 16:08:48 GMT -5
I'll quote from Wikipedia here, "While successful during the regular season, Donovan's Florida squads from 2001 to 2005 consistently underperformed in the NCAA tournament, losing to lower-seeded teams in the first or second round every year despite rosters stocked with highly recruited players." If there's a similar Wikipedia quote about Georgetown between 2001-2005, I bet it's freaking hilarious.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Feb 20, 2015 16:40:57 GMT -5
I must admit something pretty sad.that possibly merits banishment from this community.I watch or attend most regular season games, but.. I have taped the past few NCAA games and waited to find out the result, . since the Ohio fiasco. So, I have not watched games like FCGU...just the endless highlights of the "upset of mighty Georgetown." You are safe among friends. Trust me, I will scared sh345wless for the first game. There is no chance I would be able to watch it unless I am 1) with Georgetown fans and 2) drinking heavily...
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Post by kchoya on Feb 20, 2015 20:43:46 GMT -5
I must admit something pretty sad.that possibly merits banishment from this community.I watch or attend most regular season games, but.. I have taped the past few NCAA games and waited to find out the result, . since the Ohio fiasco. So, I have not watched games like FCGU...just the endless highlights of the "upset of mighty Georgetown." I don't understand this thinking. What's the fun in following the team if you're not even going to watch the tournament games as they're happening? Unless you can't watch live because of a commitment, it's insane to intentionally not watch the game live. The wins are so much more enjoyable because of the losses.
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beenaround
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Post by beenaround on Feb 20, 2015 21:21:57 GMT -5
I must admit something pretty sad.that possibly merits banishment from this community.I watch or attend most regular season games, but.. I have taped the past few NCAA games and waited to find out the result, . since the Ohio fiasco. So, I have not watched games like FCGU...just the endless highlights of the "upset of mighty Georgetown." I don't understand this thinking. What's the fun in following the team if you're not even going to watch the tournament games as they're happening? Unless you can't watch live because of a commitment, it's insane to intentionally not watch the game live. The wins are so much more enjoyable because of the losses. Agreed. Hopefully this year I sit down with a few cold ones and gut it out!
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Post by canissaxa on Feb 20, 2015 22:33:53 GMT -5
I must admit something pretty sad.that possibly merits banishment from this community.I watch or attend most regular season games, but.. I have taped the past few NCAA games and waited to find out the result, . since the Ohio fiasco. So, I have not watched games like FCGU...just the endless highlights of the "upset of mighty Georgetown." I must admit something sad as well. I was at the FGCU game.
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Feb 20, 2015 22:44:12 GMT -5
I must admit something pretty sad.that possibly merits banishment from this community.I watch or attend most regular season games, but.. I have taped the past few NCAA games and waited to find out the result, . since the Ohio fiasco. So, I have not watched games like FCGU...just the endless highlights of the "upset of mighty Georgetown." I don't understand this thinking. What's the fun in following the team if you're not even going to watch the tournament games as they're happening? Unless you can't watch live because of a commitment, it's insane to intentionally not watch the game live. The wins are so much more enjoyable because of the losses. No, I know a lot of fans/alum that do the same. They think it's insane/hazardous to watch it live. Nothing strange/insane about it. To each his/her own.
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Post by gutuna on Feb 20, 2015 22:46:16 GMT -5
I must admit something pretty sad.that possibly merits banishment from this community.I watch or attend most regular season games, but.. I have taped the past few NCAA games and waited to find out the result, . since the Ohio fiasco. So, I have not watched games like FCGU...just the endless highlights of the "upset of mighty Georgetown." I must admit something sad as well. I was at the FGCU game. I also attended the FGCU game...and the Davidson game... And had tickets and hotel for a weekend in Providence cut off by Ohio. And was there for Northeastern in Puerto Rico during my bachelor party and ODU at a snowy and stunned McDonough for good (bad?) measure. No shame in DVRing these. I think at times I need a restraining order to keep me from an abusive partner.
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