HoyaChris
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Post by HoyaChris on Aug 10, 2024 19:41:04 GMT -5
After watching the France-USA gold medal game today, I am forced to conclude that Steph Curry is a top 10 player of all time.
What are the odds that the Hoyas would be the victim of two of the ten greatest players announcing themselves to the world in the NCAA tournament?
It is strange how happy events can trigger traumatic memories.
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Post by jwp91 on Aug 10, 2024 20:54:47 GMT -5
The origin stories of heroes require worthy opponents.
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on Aug 11, 2024 1:46:55 GMT -5
After watching the France-USA gold medal game today, I am forced to conclude that Steph Curry is a top 10 player of all time. What are the odds that the Hoyas would be the victim of two of the ten greatest players announcing themselves to the world in the NCAA tournament? It is strange how happy events can trigger traumatic memories. (Oops, wrong Board) Steph Curry and ?? Who am I memory holing lol. MJ I suppose. I was thinking more recent |
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Post by hibernatinghoyafan on Aug 11, 2024 7:45:45 GMT -5
After watching the France-USA gold medal game today, I am forced to conclude that Steph Curry is a top 10 player of all time. What are the odds that the Hoyas would be the victim of two of the ten greatest players announcing themselves to the world in the NCAA tournament? It is strange how happy events can trigger traumatic memories. (Oops, wrong Board) Steph Curry and ?? Who am I memory holing lol. MJ I suppose. I was thinking more recent Armon Bassett is the other…. |
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HoyaChris
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Post by HoyaChris on Aug 11, 2024 8:16:07 GMT -5
After watching the France-USA gold medal game today, I am forced to conclude that Steph Curry is a top 10 player of all time. What are the odds that the Hoyas would be the victim of two of the ten greatest players announcing themselves to the world in the NCAA tournament? It is strange how happy events can trigger traumatic memories. (Oops, wrong Board) Steph Curry and ?? Who am I memory holing lol. MJ I suppose. I was thinking more recent MJ of course. His winning shot shown incessantly during NCAA previews and Nike ads for 30 years after the Hoya loss. |
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Aug 11, 2024 10:58:04 GMT -5
Would have still beaten Davidson if it was not for a style of offense on our end that allowed Davidson to remain in striking distance going into the second half.
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Post by kghoya on Aug 11, 2024 10:59:31 GMT -5
Would have still beaten Davidson if it was not for a style of offense on our end that allowed Davidson to remain in striking distance going into the second half. Georgetown shot like 65% from the floor. Poor free throw shooting tho. |
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Post by prhoya on Aug 11, 2024 11:38:44 GMT -5
Would have still beaten Davidson if it was not for a style of offense on our end that allowed Davidson to remain in striking distance going into the second half. Even with that style, the refs and the TOs were too much. Hibbert was whistled out of the game, fouling out in just 16 minutes. Also, we had 20 TOs to just 5 for Davidson. The poor FT% contrasted with the 55% from 3. www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/284000013 |
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Post by sportsastroguy on Aug 11, 2024 11:56:46 GMT -5
Would have still beaten Davidson if it was not for a style of offense on our end that allowed Davidson to remain in striking distance going into the second half. I'll never blame my own team for losing an 11-point lead vs. an otherworldly type player in key moments. |
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Post by hoya9797 on Aug 11, 2024 13:09:39 GMT -5
Would have still beaten Davidson if it was not for a style of offense on our end that allowed Davidson to remain in striking distance going into the second half. We were up by 16 with 15 mins to play. The style of offense was just fine. It was turnovers and fouls (especially on Roy) that was the differnece. Curry and the point guard made about a million free throws in the second half. Curry didn’t really play all that well but he did make a lot of free throws. |
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Post by jwp91 on Aug 11, 2024 18:15:11 GMT -5
Curry should have fouled out of that game and wouldn’t have been on the court to beat us.
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Post by MCIGuy on Aug 11, 2024 18:22:47 GMT -5
Would have still beaten Davidson if it was not for a style of offense on our end that allowed Davidson to remain in striking distance going into the second half. Georgetown shot like 65% from the floor. Poor free throw shooting tho. The 65% makes my point. A team shoots that well and it’s lights out for the opposing team. But during III’s run the Hoyas would have high efficient shooting performances that were countered by the team’s own snail pace. This meant they could not pull away from their opponents and that left the door to defeat wide open. |
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Post by MCIGuy on Aug 11, 2024 18:25:52 GMT -5
Would have still beaten Davidson if it was not for a style of offense on our end that allowed Davidson to remain in striking distance going into the second half. I'll never blame my own team for losing an 11-point lead vs. an otherworldly type player in key moments. I don’t blame the team. I blame the offense put in place by the coach. And if you ever listened to podcast conversations by those players year later they tend to question an offensive scheme that shackled them. |
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HoyaChris
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Post by HoyaChris on Aug 11, 2024 18:46:36 GMT -5
Curry should have fouled out of that game and wouldn’t have been on the court to beat us. I completely agree. With about 5 minutes left in the game Curry hit Chris Wright on the wrist on a three point shot for what should have been his 5th foul. That and the first two insane calls on Roy Hibbert are what really cost us the game. |
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Post by hoyariv71 on Aug 11, 2024 19:11:59 GMT -5
Curry should have fouled out of that game and wouldn’t have been on the court to beat us. I completely agree. With about 5 minutes left in the game Curry hit Chris Wright on the wrist on a three point shot for what should have been his 5th foul. That and the first two insane calls on Roy Hibbert are what really cost us the game. I still think we haven’t recovered since that game |
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Post by madmike on Aug 11, 2024 21:45:19 GMT -5
I'll never blame my own team for losing an 11-point lead vs. an otherworldly type player in key moments. I don’t blame the team. I blame the offense put in place by the coach. And if you ever listened to podcast conversations by those players year later they tend to question an offensive scheme that shackled them. You mean the coach and offense that got us to the final four a year earlier? Laughable how this board d forgets the run we had with jt3. We were consistently a top 10 team. Brought in top recruits. Last few years were rough but this program has been unwatchable since he was run out of town. |
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Post by guru on Aug 11, 2024 22:17:17 GMT -5
Would have still beaten Davidson if it was not for a style of offense on our end that allowed Davidson to remain in striking distance going into the second half. I'll never blame my own team for losing an 11-point lead vs. an otherworldly type player in key moments. 17 point lead |
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Post by 78HOYA78 on Aug 12, 2024 7:36:55 GMT -5
Also - have you heard of Davidson and Curry during that year (not me). Could have been a lack of scouting and poor preparation. Either way - that game made Curry a household name. The Olympics made me realize how great of shooter he is and how hard he is to guard.
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Post by cas92 on Aug 12, 2024 7:43:09 GMT -5
Also - have you heard of Davidson and Curry during that year (not me). Could have been a lack of scouting and poor preparation. Either way - that game made Curry a household name. The Olympics made me realize how great of shooter he is and how hard he is to guard. And despite his father Dell enjoying a respectable, non-starring career in the NBA as a reliable jump shooter, both Steph and Seth weren't highly valued prospects coming out of high school - the knock on Steph was that his (scrawny) frame likely wasn't up to the rigors of high major competition. |
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Post by EtomicB on Aug 12, 2024 8:00:51 GMT -5
Would have still beaten Davidson if it was not for a style of offense on our end that allowed Davidson to remain in striking distance going into the second half. We were up by 16 with 15 mins to play. The style of offense was just fine. It was turnovers and fouls (especially on Roy) that was the differnece. Curry and the point guard made about a million free throws in the second half. Curry didn’t really play all that well but he did make a lot of free throws.Gtown lost the FT battle 24-8. Old heads remember RDF going off for weeks over JT3 not going with Vernon Macklin over Hibbert in the 2nd half after Macklin played very well in the 1st half especially defensively |
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