njhoya78
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 9, 2019 17:22:18 GMT -5
Thrilled with this win. But jeez this team is totally unpredictable. And I don’t think we can just chalk it up to freshmen inconsistency. We could win the BET or lose the first game. Candidly, I think you can write the same about almost every team in the Big East. No clear-cut favorite at all in any of the potential game matchups. The tournament is going to be wild this year, and I won't be surprised by any result.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 9, 2019 17:23:04 GMT -5
Today’s victory beer is The Fig Lebowski by Solace Brewing Co.
It’s an Imperial Stout brewed with figs, vanilla, and lactose. 11% alcohol. I’m not a huge fan but it does have a picture of The Dude on the can so it’s pretty awesome overall.
Also, it’s extra cold after a BIG HOYAS WIN.
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DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on Mar 9, 2019 17:24:32 GMT -5
Today’s victory beer is The Fig Lebowski by Solace Brewing Co. It’s an Imperial Stout brewed with figs, vanilla, and lactose. 11% alcohol. I’m not a huge fan but it does have a picture of The Dude on the can so it’s pretty awesome overall. Also, it’s extra cold after a BIG HOYAS WIN. And no corn syrup. I hear that's big in Milwaukee.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Mar 9, 2019 17:25:22 GMT -5
Trey literally grabbed his leg so he couldn't move and the strip was a pure arm rake. To say they weren't fouls is ridiculous especially they way that game was called. I'll take it but the way this fan base whines about bad officiating then when we wr a break they act like it's good officiating is LOL funny. You wild. There wasn't a raked strip because the Marquette player never had the ball to strip. Marquette fans don't even think that was a foul. Go take your weird anti-Georgetown agenda to a Syracuse bird and comeback after our next loss per usual. Where do these supposedly fans of Georgetown come from, anyway?
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njhoya78
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 9, 2019 17:33:17 GMT -5
As an outsider, I think the DePaul game was clearly a fluke thing where Georgetown was plain and simple not ready and DePaul torched them. Georgetown just came off a thrilling (not to me, I was pulling for Seton Hall) Double Overtime win against Seton Hall. I think the Marquette game will be a better indication where Georgetown is at but Marquette has their own issues too. I think it will be a fun game to watch and this Conference Tournament is going to be insane. The tournament will be wild. By the way, re 'Nova's #1 seed...you're welcome.
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Post by gatormcclusky on Mar 9, 2019 17:35:21 GMT -5
Today’s victory beer is The Fig Lebowski by Solace Brewing Co. It’s an Imperial Stout brewed with figs, vanilla, and lactose. 11% alcohol. I’m not a huge fan but it does have a picture of The Dude on the can so it’s pretty awesome overall. Also, it’s extra cold after a BIG HOYAS WIN. sounds horrible but salud anyway, brother - everything tastes better after a Hoya win
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dchoya72
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Post by dchoya72 on Mar 9, 2019 17:38:12 GMT -5
This season has been crazy! So much anticipation and hope...then out of the gates of the roller coaster filled with ups and downs. Despite that, this team, the season, and the style of play has been so much better than we've experienced in the last few years. Maybe the best is yet to come. Maybe the team is growing!!
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 9, 2019 17:39:25 GMT -5
Wow! We needed that! I hope this schizo team stabilizes in the BET. How great were the freshmen today. Go HOYAs!
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Mar 9, 2019 17:39:41 GMT -5
Today’s victory beer is The Fig Lebowski by Solace Brewing Co. It’s an Imperial Stout brewed with figs, vanilla, and lactose. 11% alcohol. I’m not a huge fan but it does have a picture of The Dude on the can so it’s pretty awesome overall. Also, it’s extra cold after a BIG HOYAS WIN. sounds horrible but salud anyway, brother - everything tastes better after a Hoya win Exactly right lol. I’m usually a fan of stouts but not so much with this one.
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njhoya78
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 9, 2019 17:43:01 GMT -5
Today’s victory beer is The Fig Lebowski by Solace Brewing Co. It’s an Imperial Stout brewed with figs, vanilla, and lactose. 11% alcohol. I’m not a huge fan but it does have a picture of The Dude on the can so it’s pretty awesome overall. Also, it’s extra cold after a BIG HOYAS WIN. As unappetizing as that sounds, it probably does less damage to one's stomach than the multiple bourbons I downed after the DePaul debacle.
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Post by gatormcclusky on Mar 9, 2019 17:44:06 GMT -5
your brand of Hoya fandom is strange, my friend Yes I call it like I see it now with blinders on. I know that is strange pretty much with all things in the world right now. I hear ya buddy, but I think you may be beating that contrarian drum a little hard... it's ok to just have fun and embrace rooting for this team in all their confounding, infuriating glory (even including a certain baby faced, angel wings tatted scoring machine)
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Post by gatormcclusky on Mar 9, 2019 17:45:13 GMT -5
sounds horrible but salud anyway, brother - everything tastes better after a Hoya win Exactly right lol. I’m usually a fan of stouts but not so much with this one. I'm an IPA man myself but more power to ya
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Loyal Hoya
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Post by Loyal Hoya on Mar 9, 2019 17:45:43 GMT -5
What do we have to do in the Big East tourney to make the big dance? Win it! And why not?
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 9, 2019 17:54:45 GMT -5
your brand of Hoya fandom is strange, my friend Yes I call it like I see it now with blinders on. I know that is strange pretty much with all things in the world right now. Call it like it is? I actually was interested in what you had to say early in the year. You seemed informed and had an interesting take. I desperately hoped you and your statistics were wrong. It turns out they were. Wildly. Now you are clearly just a troll.
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 9, 2019 18:01:00 GMT -5
Yes I call it like I see it now with blinders on. I know that is strange pretty much with all things in the world right now. I hear ya buddy, but I think you may be beating that contrarian drum a little hard... it's ok to just have fun and embrace rooting for this team in all their confounding, infuriating glory (even including a certain baby faced, angel wings tatted scoring machine) Sorry not how I am with anything especially not sports. When the guys/team do something good I will point it out. When they don't I'll point that out as well. When I give my opinion it's what I think is best for the team. It's not from an agenda as I don't have one. I live on the west coast with no ties to anyone in the program. I root for this team hard and have traveled all over to watch them play. I want them to win every game and honsestly the losses used to kill me but all the losing has definitley softened that some. I just can't stand this mentality that no matter what we do it's right and if something goes against us it's a conspiracy. As I said it's more of a worldly problem but it's pretty bad here as well. I've always said this board needs a cheerleader section where those that only see things through Hoyas blinders can exist in that safe space and the others that don't can say what they think.
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richfame
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Post by richfame on Mar 9, 2019 18:05:34 GMT -5
Great win! Good Georgetown showed up today!
A few points
Amazing how great Govan should be was on the bench most of the second half and most of crunch time. Yes he was inserted and got a huge rebound but still. In a game with this pace he could not play. I hate to say it but the NBA is played at a fast pace!
WOJO needs to shut the *^%^ up! He’s not coach K he can really go suck a @“&@.
Our Frosh are awesome. With Yurt next year we will be poised for a tourney run!!
So two BET wins and we’re in? One BET win and we’re sweating bullets? Is this the consensus?
Great win GO HOYAS
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 9, 2019 18:07:35 GMT -5
Yes I call it like I see it now with blinders on. I know that is strange pretty much with all things in the world right now. Call it like it is? I actually was interested in what you had to say early in the year. You seemed informed and had an interesting take. I desperately hoped you and your statistics were wrong. It turns out they were. Wildly. Now you are clearly just a troll. I would love to know what stats were wrong? Please point them out. Honestly the stats haven't really changed. Before today we had the same KenPom ranking that we did last year. Our BE conference play was essentially the same as our OOC. Today was an awesome win but it was not some big turning the corner moment. It was the freshman playing ISO ball taking the same bad shots they have all year but today they went down at a rate that was so far out of the norm. That and the refs just making it a FT contest made it a fluke. I would love to know what everyone thought we did today fundamentally different today then the rest of the year. The one thing I saw was James playing great on the ball defense but other than that as I said it was a fluke shooting performance. I am glad for such a performance. I have won more money betting this team than any other year and I've been very successful in the past. It's honestly been laughably easy. To win money on this team you have to view them from a realistic not blinded POV.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Mar 9, 2019 18:33:28 GMT -5
Call it like it is? I actually was interested in what you had to say early in the year. You seemed informed and had an interesting take. I desperately hoped you and your statistics were wrong. It turns out they were. Wildly. Now you are clearly just a troll. I would love to know what stats were wrong? Please point them out. Honestly the stats haven't really changed. Before today we had the same KenPom ranking that we did last year. Our BE conference play was essentially the same as our OOC. Today was an awesome win but it was not some big turning the corner moment. It was the freshman playing ISO ball taking the same bad shots they have all year but today they went down at a rate that was so far out of the norm. That and the refs just making it a FT contest made it a fluke. I would love to know what everyone thought we did today fundamentally different today then the rest of the year. The one thing I saw was James playing great on the ball defense but other than that as I said it was a fluke shooting performance. I am glad for such a performance. I have won more money betting this team than any other year and I've been very successful in the past. It's honestly been laughably easy. To win money on this team you have to view them from a realistic not blinded POV. I was referring to your assessment of our freshman guards throughout the year. You still stand by those? Still like Mulmore and Dickerson’s efficiency numbers?
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madgesiq92
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Post by madgesiq92 on Mar 9, 2019 18:35:07 GMT -5
JohnnyJones. What was the atmosphere like at game?
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Post by FHillsNYHoya on Mar 9, 2019 18:41:07 GMT -5
Today’s victory beer is The Fig Lebowski by Solace Brewing Co. It’s an Imperial Stout brewed with figs, vanilla, and lactose. 11% alcohol. I’m not a huge fan but it does have a picture of The Dude on the can so it’s pretty awesome overall. Also, it’s extra cold after a BIG HOYAS WIN. sounds horrible but salud anyway, brother - everything tastes better after a Hoya win I'm going w Industrial Arts Wrench. Pretty nice IPA.
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