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Post by HeartAttackHoya on Jan 29, 2007 9:42:36 GMT -5
St. Johns plays very scrapy.As long as we minimize turnovers and aren't dead cold from beyong the arc, it should be a relatively easy win..
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Jan 29, 2007 9:50:25 GMT -5
We have had low turnovers in our past two games. If we keep that up, we are going to be scary good at the end of the year with our offensive efficiency and tough D. I don't see us taking this for granted so I say the hoyas by 12.
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Post by Aw My God! on Jan 29, 2007 11:19:40 GMT -5
What section is for Gtown students? There are end courts seats available on Ticketmaster...don't want to be sitting behind the Johnnies..
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Post by prhoya on Jan 29, 2007 15:11:20 GMT -5
Defend the 3, hit the boards, and we win by double digits. and keep TOs under 8...
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 29, 2007 16:57:00 GMT -5
This game would scare me if it was bunched in together with other games, but having this be the sole game this week is huge, IMO. We wont overlook SJU like other BE teams have, and we will take it to them.
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Post by HealyHoya on Jan 29, 2007 18:06:34 GMT -5
What section is for Gtown students? There are end courts seats available on Ticketmaster...don't want to be sitting behind the Johnnies.. Do the Johnnies put students behind each basketball a la Verizon? I can't remember...
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Post by GUHoya07 on Jan 29, 2007 18:45:04 GMT -5
The Johnnies don't really have enough students to make up an actual student section, but the 15-20 kids that do come are put behind a basket.
Its been funny watching the same 15 kids storm the court every time St. John's has upset someone the past 2 seasons.
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Post by FLHoya on Jan 29, 2007 19:45:22 GMT -5
The Johnnies don't really have enough students to make up an actual student section, but the 15-20 kids that do come are put behind a basket. Its been funny watching the same 15 kids storm the court every time St. John's has upset someone the past 2 seasons. If Norm Roberts ever turns the program around, one of those 15 kids is gonna write an amazing Generation Hill column series about it.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Jan 29, 2007 20:32:10 GMT -5
The Johnnies don't really have enough students to make up an actual student section, but the 15-20 kids that do come are put behind a basket. Its been funny watching the same 15 kids storm the court every time St. John's has upset someone the past 2 seasons. If Norm Roberts ever turns the program around, one of those 15 kids is gonna write an amazing Generation Hill column series about it. Not to be too nitpicky ... wouldn't they write the column about the guy who comes after Normie and turns the program around.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jan 30, 2007 13:23:23 GMT -5
Before last year, the Hoyas hadn't beaten the the Johhnies in MSG since Jan 1997.
The more you know [cue sound effect and NBC shooting star]
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Post by edstimes on Jan 30, 2007 15:22:52 GMT -5
It's always great watching a game at the Garden, but you must admit, St. John's is an academically unimpressive school. In fact, you could argue that SJU stands for:
Some schools are Just academically Unimpressive.
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Post by alonzosflattop on Jan 31, 2007 16:17:10 GMT -5
That's not very nice. My dad got his PhD from St John's. College education is as college education does.
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Post by guhoyasfan36 on Jan 31, 2007 17:54:20 GMT -5
I haven't be able to watch much to see what the johnnies have done in previous games, but from what I've been reading we should be able to control this game. I hope we can continue to get Roy the ball with good quick passes right away. It seems to open everything else up for the rest of the offense and the alabama rainmaker. And once it starts raining, its pouring. Show up, get the job done. GO HOYAS
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Post by millerj9 on Jan 31, 2007 22:15:34 GMT -5
Please add this to page 1 of the thread: Ewing Jr. Follows Dad’s Path to Gardenwww.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/sports/ncaabasketball/01ewing.html?_r=1&oref=sloginBTW, how do you turn a string of text into a link??"Home games are fine, said Patrick Ewing Jr., who plays basketball for Georgetown under the coaching of John Thompson III. But Ewing said he preferred road games, especially when spectators speak. “Fans will say things like, ‘Your daddy’s better,’ ” he said late last week. “They think I don’t know that already? I like to shut people up. I’m more focused on proving to them that I’m not my father. I’m myself. I can do my own thing.” His next road game will have special significance. The Hoyas (15-5, 5-2 Big East) will play St. John’s (12-9, 3-5) on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, where Ewing’s father starred with the Knicks from 1985 through 2000. Although Ewing took a few practice shots at the Garden when his father was in the National Basketball Association, this will be his first competition in an arena populated by opinionated fans who consider themselves aficionados. “Right now, I’m more excited than anything,” Ewing said. “I finally get to suit up and play at the Garden. You look up at the rafters and you see all the retired jerseys there and you just think, ‘Wow.’ Every person that likes basketball should love Madison Square Garden...”
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Post by hoyaLS05 on Jan 31, 2007 22:34:46 GMT -5
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Post by CO_Hoya on Jan 31, 2007 23:24:51 GMT -5
BTW, how do you turn a string of text into a link?? [u.r.l.=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/sports/ncaabasketball/01ewing.html?_r=1&oref=slogin] Text here for link holder[/u.r.l.] Just replace "u.r.l." with "url" in the brackets (I did that so you could see the syntax). Text here for link holder
Alternatively, you can click on the button on the Post Reply page, and just add "=http://www.yourlinkhere.com" to the first of the inserted brackets. But the best trick for me is to use Firefox and install the BBCodeXtra add-on, which will let you do lots of tricks with a right-click menu. Also, if you quote a message that has a string of text marking a link, you can see the syntax in the reply box.
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Post by millerj9 on Feb 1, 2007 9:08:16 GMT -5
many thanks, CO
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Post by TBird41 on Feb 1, 2007 9:39:18 GMT -5
Roy needs to make seven shots to qualify for the lead in FG %
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Post by Hoya50 on Feb 1, 2007 9:42:25 GMT -5
no showtime for tonight. wow, i really don't know anybody on the red storm roster.
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Post by wildhoya on Feb 1, 2007 11:03:14 GMT -5
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