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Post by WilsonBlvdHoya on Nov 22, 2020 17:50:37 GMT -5
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Post by prhoya on Nov 28, 2020 12:54:41 GMT -5
Oh, oh...
From the front page:
The Georgetown women's basketball team has postponed a Nov. 29 season opener at Richmond following a positive COVID-19 test Friday.
According to a release, the individual is only identified as a "tier 1 member of the team", which could include students, coaches, or staff. No men's players have been identified in this announcement.
The official GUHoyas.com web site has not posted a link to the 2020-21 women's schedule, which included scheduled Big East games at St. John's on Dec. 4 and at McDonough Gymnasium versus Creighton on Dec. 6.
"The status of future games will be announced at a later date," it reads.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Nov 28, 2020 13:19:38 GMT -5
As much as I love college basketball, playing this season really makes little sense. There are going to be constant cancellations/postponements, and in addition to the players and staff of each program being at risk, other people involved will be at risk too (like the media production crews, etc.). The real problem is that everyone involved stands to lose a lot of money if there is no season, so it will be played, in some form.
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Post by hoyaboya on Nov 28, 2020 14:07:49 GMT -5
99.7% recovery rate - much higher for young, healthy population like college athletes.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 14:37:56 GMT -5
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Post by jwp91 on Nov 28, 2020 15:00:38 GMT -5
99.7% recovery rate - much higher for young, healthy population like college athletes. Have you no empathy? This virus is on its way to killing more Americans than WWII. It has already surpassed WWI, Vietnam, Korea, the Revolutionary War, 240k American families would find your comment heartless. May COVID not take one of your beloveds away. |
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Nov 28, 2020 15:01:55 GMT -5
Of course we will never know the real numbers, since there is no accurate way to calculate, or maybe even estimate, how many hundred thousands, or even millions, of people never had symptoms, or had only very mild symptoms, and therefore never got tested.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 15:33:43 GMT -5
Of course we will never know the real numbers, since there is no accurate way to calculate, or maybe even estimate, how many hundred thousands, or even millions, of people never had symptoms, or had only very mild symptoms, and therefore never got tested. I get what you're saying but it also works on the inverse if you consider the fact that excess deaths far outnumber what they were a year ago. Either way 264,858 is a very large and real number that shows we need to take this seriously and for that reason this season is going to be rocky at best. Personally I think (gulp) Rick Pitino had the right idea. |
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Nov 28, 2020 15:54:49 GMT -5
It is a huge number, I did not mean to suggest otherwise. The mortality rate does not really matter when you are talking about a quarter million people taken from their families.
My point was more that there is still so much we don't really know about all this.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Nov 28, 2020 16:49:08 GMT -5
99.7% recovery rate - much higher for young, healthy population like college athletes. This 99.7% figure originated in March, has been repeatedly many times, and has been debunked many times. I am not going to waste space on that here. Talking about young college athletes misses the point. Sure, super healthy college athletes are less likely to get the more severe COVID symptoms. But, college basketball is a lot more than the athletes. For one, there are many elderly staff and coaches, along with many middle-aged as well. Louis Orr is 62, Kirby is almost 60, and Ewing is 58 (luckily he got past COVID okay). Then, what about somebody like Rich Chvotkin who has to be in his mid-70s. And, this is across the board, including sportscasters, producers, etc. So, the risk is much greater than college athletes. Of course, it's a balance, and I can understand a case can be made for playing, but the argument above is not that. |
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Post by hoyaboya on Nov 28, 2020 19:28:27 GMT -5
99.7% recovery rate - much higher for young, healthy population like college athletes. This 99.7% figure originated in March, has been repeatedly many times, and has been debunked many times. I am not going to waste space on that here. Talking about young college athletes misses the point. Sure, super healthy college athletes are less likely to get the more severe COVID symptoms. But, college basketball is a lot more than the athletes. For one, there are many elderly staff and coaches, along with many middle-aged as well. Louis Orr is 62, Kirby is almost 60, and Ewing is 58 (luckily he got past COVID okay). Then, what about somebody like Rich Chvotkin who has to be in his mid-70s. And, this is across the board, including sportscasters, producers, etc. So, the risk is much greater than college athletes. Of course, it's a balance, and I can understand a case can be made for playing, but the argument above is not that. Nobody is forcing Orr, Chvotkin, etc. to work in these conditions. |
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Post by RusskyHoya on Nov 29, 2020 15:39:52 GMT -5
Not a great look...but a pretty accurate reflection of Americans' priorities at the moment
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Nov 30, 2020 11:44:44 GMT -5
This 99.7% figure originated in March, has been repeatedly many times, and has been debunked many times. I am not going to waste space on that here. Talking about young college athletes misses the point. Sure, super healthy college athletes are less likely to get the more severe COVID symptoms. But, college basketball is a lot more than the athletes. For one, there are many elderly staff and coaches, along with many middle-aged as well. Louis Orr is 62, Kirby is almost 60, and Ewing is 58 (luckily he got past COVID okay). Then, what about somebody like Rich Chvotkin who has to be in his mid-70s. And, this is across the board, including sportscasters, producers, etc. So, the risk is much greater than college athletes. Of course, it's a balance, and I can understand a case can be made for playing, but the argument above is not that. Nobody is forcing Orr, Chvotkin, etc. to work in these conditions. This is disingenuous. People have obligations. Louis Orr is an assistant basketball coach. If his team plays, it is his job to be there and fulfill his duties. I mean, nobody forces EMTs, doctors, grocery clerks, and countless others to work during the pandemic either, but they do so out of a feeling of obligation and responsibility, not to mention that for many people (though perhaps not Orr or Chvotkin) earning money is important for their livelihood and families, particularly employees who have been out of work because of the pandemic. For example, I guarantee you that there are Fox Sports 1 employees who probably make very minimal sums, who do not want to be exposed to COVID, but also desperately need the money to feed their families, buy Christmas gifts, pay for medical stuff, or whatever. Personally, I know of people who have been out of work for some time, who, while fearing COVID, would go back to work anyway because they need to earn money. There are many people out there in that situation. So no, it's not as simple as saying nobody is forced to work. |
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Post by hoyas315 on Dec 10, 2020 13:49:30 GMT -5
Hopefully their paths don’t cross often
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Dec 10, 2020 14:30:36 GMT -5
One would think the two programs would try to stay apart to avoid both going down
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Post by BSM on Dec 10, 2020 16:24:39 GMT -5
Hopefully their paths don’t cross often Most of this was covered above but the Women's team has not played a game yet. Besides the Richmond game, and the Big East games against St. John's and Creighton, games against Navy and Howard were cancelled/postponed while they quarrantined from the 11/27 positive test. Hard to believe they had another positive test. More likely GU not ready to play as the original 14 day quarrantine ends today or tomorrow. Either way, it's a mess. I believe they have fewer returning players than the Men's team has, between transfers and graduations. The Women are so far under the radar even DFW is not talking about them. |
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Post by DanMcQ on Dec 10, 2020 17:17:02 GMT -5
Wonder what Pete Gaudet would have to say about this...
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Post by Elvado on Dec 10, 2020 17:35:49 GMT -5
Wonder what Pete Gaudet would have to say about this... Hypocritzki strikes again. Corey Maggette anyone? |
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Post by prhoya on Dec 10, 2020 17:40:21 GMT -5
Hopefully their paths don’t cross often Hopefully the two teams have switched practice facilities. The men’s team needs the most time possible at McD. |
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Post by prhoya on Dec 10, 2020 18:34:37 GMT -5
Wonder what Pete Gaudet would have to say about this... It’s this year’s version of Coach K’s back pains of yesteryear... |
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