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Post by professorhoya on Jan 26, 2016 22:00:48 GMT -5
Maybe it's my Brooklyn upbringing but does the BE look at those calls and check the bank accounts of the guy making those calls against Govan? Seriously, They were MVC refs apparently.
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Post by trillesthoya on Jan 26, 2016 22:02:32 GMT -5
I was court side for this game and let me just say wow that was some HORRRIBLE officiating. The foul on LJ near the end was legitimately baseless, and it was the same referee every time making those messed up calls with the same stupid look on his face when we started booing. Not gonna lie though, there were definitely times where I felt we fouled their team and got away with it. I would definitely say it was more slanted in their favor calling wise but still.
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Jan 26, 2016 22:02:49 GMT -5
We got worked on the defensive boards tonight, which hadn't been happening. But we did ok, for us anyway, on the offensive glass. True, but at least 2-3 of those were on BS foul calls that gave them a team rebound.
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Post by seaweed on Jan 26, 2016 22:02:59 GMT -5
Tight three pointer Okay, now that I can breathe again: 1. Cant we have DSR take it to the hoop more often? It opens up the 3's, draws fouls for our best foul shooter, and actually makes our opponents play defense. 2. Can't we use that full court press more often? Use Riyan and Kaleb as shock troops at different times in a game, even when we have the lead. 3. Can't we deluge BE Hq with complaints about officiating in general and tonights game in particular. They are ruining BE basketball. 1. we don't dribble drive. apparently it isn't Thompson 2. yes. we are tightening up the roster at the expense of a more persistent and consistent defense. G-fense changes as the year goes on, least i hope so. 3. been saying this since 1983ish. the tape I could make with footage and and a good editor!!!!!
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Jan 26, 2016 22:06:34 GMT -5
Well, I had to watch the last ten minutes again. Then I wanted to check out the comments on the board for the last ten minutes of the game. Let me tell y'all, you folks are some negative, faithless, dare-to-call-yourselves Georgetown fans. Did I doubt for one second that we would lose the game. Ahhm-Ahhm (as I plead the fifth). I cannot believe we pulled that off. The most awesome thing about this win is that it felt like a team win. Not to mention, that Creighton team is a top 25 team, maybe even top 10.
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Post by This Just In on Jan 26, 2016 22:10:59 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 22:12:20 GMT -5
Let's give some credit to JTIII: - Going nuts on the bad foul calls (but not enough to get a T) - putting in Riyan Williams not to foul but to try stay with Watson (because no one else could) - having DSR post up Watson in the last minute to draw his 4th foul (something that should have been much earlier, but I didn't think of it either) - not fouling immediately with 30 seconds left but waiting until their worst foul shooter touched the ball (let's be nice and assume that was the plan) Definitely was the plan you could see Hardy on the bench pointing at that kid frantically and making the X (Foul symbol) after Camerons putback
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Post by seaweed on Jan 26, 2016 22:12:40 GMT -5
Officiating has been uneven at best in the league this year but tonight was horrific. John Cahill, are you even paying attention? Paying attention? He is laughing his ass off
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Post by rambis on Jan 26, 2016 22:12:51 GMT -5
The two calls against Govan (illegal pick and box out) along with the the two calls on Peak (loose ball and double technical) were absolutely atrocious. The refs looked like they were punishing certain players for reasons I cannot fathom. The timing of the calls also stopped our momentum. I was so glad to hear the boos rain on the zebras for a good 5-10 minutes. They definitely deserved all of the taunts and jeers. Govan and Peak executed those plays as best as any player can. For those to be called fouls was beyond ridiculous. I understand they want to "clean up the game" -- but it's basketball -- let players play under the hoop, too. JT2 might have just retired with these new rules, as he always felt big men should be rewarded as much as small men (and was against the 3 pointer for that reason, he thought the 2 you earned in the paint came from harder work). The foul on Mourning's pick after Govan's fifth was a ridiculous call, too. If that was a foul, Creighton was doing it all game long. The officiating tonight had nothing to do with the new rules.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Jan 26, 2016 22:13:00 GMT -5
I am soooo sorry Hoya Board for all the negativity. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaa. LOL This rings a little hollow...
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Post by hoyadestroya on Jan 26, 2016 22:14:28 GMT -5
I forgot the game was on and turned it on with a Hoyas basket that put them within 6 I think. They looked pretty darn good from there on out. Great ending to watch!
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Post by sleepy on Jan 26, 2016 22:15:09 GMT -5
Does anyone have any video of the game/last 3 minutes?
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 26, 2016 22:15:12 GMT -5
I am soooo sorry Hoya Board for all the negativity. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaa. LOL Now that is what I'm talking about! We all share in the euphoria tonight!
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Post by NCHoya on Jan 26, 2016 22:17:48 GMT -5
Well, I shut the game off for an extended period of time in the 2nd half, my wife forced me to put it on around the 3 minute mark and I was disgusted with the score, saw Riyan Williams in there and thought, man we are giving up. Goes to show how much I know. Things started going well and I thanked my wife repeatedly for convincing me to watch the end of the game.
Great win, was so happy to see how much the players enjoyed it. After this type of season, they deserved some breaks to go their way for a change. But make no mistake, we made our own luck. That steal by Kaleb was HUGE, DSR being himself and fouling out Watson and of course the foul on that terrible FT shooter they had on the court. Even I said - "why is that guy on the court?" I cannot imagine what Creighton fans must think. Epic fail by CU tonight at the hands of the clutch Hoyas.
End of game execution was perfect, refreshing to see this season.
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Post by hoyapac on Jan 26, 2016 22:18:15 GMT -5
The press conference was pretty incredible. You can hear JT2 cursing about the refs and he says " F that.. last two games were terrible calls, you can tell the effing commissioner and everybody else in the big East that I said that". JT3 then answers the question politely and JT2 tells him to "shut up" Definitely worth a watch.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jan 26, 2016 22:20:01 GMT -5
Tight three pointer Okay, now that I can breathe again: 1. Cant we have DSR take it to the hoop more often? It opens up the 3's, draws fouls for our best foul shooter, and actually makes our opponents play defense. 2. Can't we use that full court press more often? Use Riyan and Kaleb as shock troops at different times in a game, even when we have the lead. 3. Can't we deluge BE Hq with complaints about officiating in general and tonights game in particular. They are ruining BE basketball. 1. we don't dribble drive. apparently it isn't Thompson 2. yes. we are tightening up the roster at the expense of a more persistent and consistent defense. G-fense changes as the year goes on, least i hope so. 3. been saying this since 1983ish. the tape I could make with footage and and a good editor!!!!! LJ dribble drove multiple times tonight. Ike did it twice (with mixed results). We don't do it a lot because we are not particularly good at it. But it is not prohibited in the offense. As for the defense - it is somewhat of a dilemma. Our best defenders are limited offensively - and since our offense has often struggled, it is very hard to sacrifice what offense we do have in order to shore up the defense.
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Post by bamahoya11 on Jan 26, 2016 22:20:25 GMT -5
Well, I wasn't able to watch any of the game live tonight, so I'll start by saying that my usual observations will be even weaker. My wife surprised me at Christmas with tickets to a symphony performance, so I was there when the game ended. After a dinner of feverishly checking my phone, I turned my phone off outside the concert with us down 11, thoroughly expecting another loss. Little did I know that as I was soothed by the Russian masters, Georgetown was staging an epic comeback.
I've browsed the comments, and to be honest I couldn't be happier with the finish. Playing from behind like that against a good Creighton team shows mental toughness and that the guys clearly haven't given up on the year. I was already starting to think tonight that it was time to really just watch the young players and try to find points for optimism about next year. This team proved to me that they still have a lot of things to get done this year. Now, I don't know that they will get there, but the execution was clearly improved from the UCONN loss. We executed at the end of the game, came from behind, and won.
Ultimately, we got a win that we had to have in the worst way. Now we have to get ready for a good Providence team. I'm excited, though, to know that the guys are still fighting out there. From where we were in December to where we are now, it is quite a journey. This team is improving and, for now, I'm enjoying celebrating the improvement for the rest of the week.
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Jan 26, 2016 22:20:32 GMT -5
Great win that never should have come to that.
Of all the awful calls, the worst for me was the anticipated, demonstrative, showboat call on the Mourning screen. Beyond terrible. It was unprofessional.
Maybe a bigger crowd will bring some home cooking Saturday? Wishful thinking.
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Post by vanman on Jan 26, 2016 22:22:56 GMT -5
Great win. The emotions overcome by the coach and players was incredible.
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Post by SaxaCD on Jan 26, 2016 22:24:14 GMT -5
Great win that never should have come to that. Of all the awful calls, the worst for me was the anticipated, demonstrative, showboat call on the Mourning screen. Beyond terrible. It was unprofessional. Maybe a bigger crowd will bring some home cooking Saturday? Wishful thinking. Depends... which conference is supplying the refs next time?
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