HoyaSC
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Post by HoyaSC on Feb 2, 2007 9:31:31 GMT -5
How many of Hamilton's fouls were drawn by Jeff? Anybody catch that?
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HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Feb 2, 2007 10:18:21 GMT -5
when jeff made his first basket, majerus raved about how difficult the adjustment is going from a high school senior being a post player to a freshman in college being a face the basket player...he thought jeff was dejuan...frigging moron!
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Post by tribecahoya on Feb 2, 2007 11:03:52 GMT -5
I still can't get over this St John's fan who was slapping hands with Gtown fans (at his home court, no less) while watching his team get embarrassed. I mean, come on. The only regret I have from last March is that I didn't yell enough obscenities at the Gators fans while walking out of the bar.
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casualhoya
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Post by casualhoya on Feb 2, 2007 11:08:57 GMT -5
I was too drunk at the game last night. Just too drunk.
Casually.
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Feb 2, 2007 12:12:39 GMT -5
What a beautiful game at the Garden last night! Great performances, especially Jeff -- playing like we have expected him to all along, and Jessie -- he seems to really enjoy coming home to NYC and playing at the Garden. i LOVE his NYC attitude and the "street" ball streak that seems to come out a bit at MSG. Speaking of MSG, my son pointed out to me that we had just seen Patrick Jr's first points ever at the Garden. It reminded me that I had also seen Pat. Sr's first points at the Garden, back in 1982. I told this story to some younger Hoya fans at the game last night and they loved it, so I'll share it here too. The Hoyas came to the Garden with Freshman Patrick Ewing in 1982. SJU was ranked in the Top 10 and they had this amazing Freshman named Chris Mullin. They were getting all the NY Press coverage. The Johnnies were Big time favorites. The Hoyas had Ewing, who was known, but not yet getting the credit he deserved. JT-Pops had the boys ready and they came out ON FIRE. Our full court press defense was overpowering and smothered Mullin and the Johnnies. Pat DOMINATED the middle. And the Hoyas ran out to an unbelieveable lead in the first half, on the road, at MSG against a Top 10 team playing at home -- the lead stretched to 41-9!!! Before the Hoyas finally relented. We won the game 72-42. That was Ewing's first game at the Garden. Ewing Jr's team also won big at the garden with a big run of 37-8 or so. But Dad's team had their run at the start of the game and against a top 10 opponent. Dad's team also made it to the NCAA final and nearly (and Should have!) won. It will be interesting to see how this year's team does in the BET (WE WANT OUR FIRST BE TITLE SINCE 1989 AND WE WANT IT NOW!!!) and in the NCAA tournament. We will be there and we will play well. Count on it. More on that '82 SJU game below from DFW's excellent historical collection: 1981-1982
Georgetown 72. St. John's 42 Madison Square Garden, New York This was Patrick Ewing's first game in New York and the first Garden doubleheader in over a decade. The #9-ranked Redmen arrived as major favorites over the Hoyas and their unknown center. In the first half, the Hoyas score 41 of the first 50 points of the half--the Redmen were down 41-9 and used four of its five timeouts in the first half alone! The stunned New York crowd witnessed a 72-42 blowout of the Redmen, and Ewing's reputation began to reach national attention.Link: www.hoyabasketball.com/features/classic.htm
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hoyatables
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Post by hoyatables on Feb 2, 2007 12:44:56 GMT -5
The other odd thing was it wasn't until we reached the 19-0 mark that they announced we had a run of that size going. I was thinking to myself - that must be 14-0, that must be 16-0 - I wonder why they're not saying anything (maybe I missed a sj shot). A team going on even a 12-0 run is rather large, and you think they'd be all over it by the 14-0 stage of it. As for the run, I think because it bracketed halftime, it didn't seem like a 19-0 run, so no one really took a close look at it until it was larger. Ahh, the advantages of watching on DVR. I skipped right through halftime and was fully aware of the run. It really was quite something. I had a sense that we won the game based on an email, but all through the first half I just couldn't figure out how, given how horrible we played. There were amazing performances, particularly by Jeff. He's clearly stepped it up over the last four-five games and he's finally playing with the confidence and strength that he should. You feel that he wants it. He and J-Walls were the stars of the night. That in-game chat with Pat Sr. was something else. Why do they bother the poor guy -- just let him watch his son in peace. I LOVED, however, that he said that he enjoyed how Georgetown was making PE Jr a better man, and not just a better player. You can't buy advertising like that (as clearly evidenced by the commercials for GU in recent years). And as for Louie leaving early -- I don't fault him for that -- guy is really getting on in years, though he looked much better on TV last night than the last couple of times I saw him.
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SaxaCD
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Post by SaxaCD on Feb 2, 2007 13:00:44 GMT -5
What a beautiful game at the Garden last night! Great performances, especially Jeff -- playing like we have expected him to all along, and Jessie -- he seems to really enjoy coming home to NYC and playing at the Garden. i LOVE his NYC attitude and the "street" ball streak that seems to come out a bit at MSG. Speaking of MSG, my son pointed out to me that we had just seen Patrick Jr's first points ever at the Garden. It reminded me that I had also seen Pat. Sr's first points at the Garden, back in 1982. I told this story to some younger Hoya fans at the game last night and they loved it, so I'll share it here too. The Hoyas came to the Garden with Freshman Patrick Ewing in 1982. SJU was ranked in the Top 10 and they had this amazing Freshman named Chris Mullin. They were getting all the NY Press coverage. The Johnnies were Big time favorites. The Hoyas had Ewing, who was known, but not yet getting the credit he deserved. JT-Pops had the boys ready and they came out ON FIRE. Our full court press defense was overpowering and smothered Mullin and the Johnnies. Pat DOMINATED the middle. And the Hoyas ran out to an unbelieveable lead in the first half, on the road, at MSG against a Top 10 team playing at home -- the lead stretched to 41-9!!! Before the Hoyas finally relented. We won the game 72-42. That was Ewing's first game at the Garden. Ewing Jr's team also won big at the garden with a big run of 37-8 or so. But Dad's team had their run at the start of the game and against a top 10 opponent. Dad's team also made it to the NCAA final and nearly (and Should have!) won. It will be interesting to see how this year's team does in the BET (WE WANT OUR FIRST BE TITLE SINCE 1989 AND WE WANT IT NOW!!!) and in the NCAA tournament. We will be there and we will play well. Count on it. More on that '82 SJU game below from DFW's excellent historical collection: 1981-1982
Georgetown 72. St. John's 42 Madison Square Garden, New York This was Patrick Ewing's first game in New York and the first Garden doubleheader in over a decade. The #9-ranked Redmen arrived as major favorites over the Hoyas and their unknown center. In the first half, the Hoyas score 41 of the first 50 points of the half--the Redmen were down 41-9 and used four of its five timeouts in the first half alone! The stunned New York crowd witnessed a 72-42 blowout of the Redmen, and Ewing's reputation began to reach national attention.Link: www.hoyabasketball.com/features/classic.htmLooie, after the game, thanked Thompson for calling off the dogs. And he was serious.
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nodak89
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Post by nodak89 on Feb 2, 2007 13:02:34 GMT -5
My favorite Majerus-ism of the night
The Hoyas have "14 victories by double-digits or more"
Wow. We won a game by triple-digits?
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JimmyHoya
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Post by JimmyHoya on Feb 2, 2007 13:13:32 GMT -5
What adjustments were made on Ewing and the Hoyas that allowed for the close matchups later? Was it the maturation of the Johnnies frontline and/or Mullins' continued excellence? Was SJU simply caught by suprised that first time?
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HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Feb 2, 2007 13:13:47 GMT -5
does anyone have tape of the 1982 sju game mentioned above? i don't have masn.
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casualhoya
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Post by casualhoya on Feb 2, 2007 13:25:47 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing, Sir Saxa.
That's pretty cool.
Casually.
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kghoya
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Post by kghoya on Feb 2, 2007 14:00:21 GMT -5
I did like that the play-by-play guy kinda called Rick out on that with a "Well, I know we don't have their schedule in front of them, but what's Pitt's signature win? Should they be ranked?" Majerus backed down a bit at that point. As for the run, I think because it bracketed halftime, it didn't seem like a 19-0 run, so no one really took a close look at it until it was larger. pitts signature win is against georgetown...
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HealyHoya
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Post by HealyHoya on Feb 2, 2007 15:19:29 GMT -5
we played tremendously well in the second half...the concern is that against better teams we'd be buried by starting as poorly as we did. down 10-11 points to st. johns after the first 10-12 minutes makes me believe we'd be down much, much more (insurmountable...) to quality opponents.
16-5 (6-2)....I liiiiiiiiiiike....
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Post by DoubleOhHoya on Feb 2, 2007 16:34:25 GMT -5
No way. SJU started out 7-10 - doesn't get much better than that.
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mapei
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Post by mapei on Feb 2, 2007 16:55:26 GMT -5
More on that '82 SJU game below from DFW's excellent historical collection: 1981-1982
Georgetown 72. St. John's 42 Madison Square Garden, New York This was Patrick Ewing's first game in New York and the first Garden doubleheader in over a decade. The #9-ranked Redmen arrived as major favorites over the Hoyas and their unknown center. In the first half, the Hoyas score 41 of the first 50 points of the half--the Redmen were down 41-9 and used four of its five timeouts in the first half alone! The stunned New York crowd witnessed a 72-42 blowout of the Redmen, and Ewing's reputation began to reach national attention.It's great to read that, but I have to take issue with big Patrick as the "unkonwn center." He was probably the most heralded recruit in the country, and better known than Mullin. [edited for typo]
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Feb 2, 2007 23:22:52 GMT -5
What a beautiful game at the Garden last night! Great performances, especially Jeff -- playing like we have expected him to all along, and Jessie -- he seems to really enjoy coming home to NYC and playing at the Garden. i LOVE his NYC attitude and the "street" ball streak that seems to come out a bit at MSG. Speaking of MSG, my son pointed out to me that we had just seen Patrick Jr's first points ever at the Garden. It reminded me that I had also seen Pat. Sr's first points at the Garden, back in 1982. I told this story to some younger Hoya fans at the game last night and they loved it, so I'll share it here too. . [/i] Link: www.hoyabasketball.com/features/classic.htm[/quote]Yes, SirSaxa, that was the game I was talking about in my post. Didn't see it, yet remember it like it was yesterday. Anthony Jones and Billy Martin, also frosh, had some role in that game too, if I remember correctly.
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Feb 3, 2007 7:59:43 GMT -5
Man, did I enjoy watching Anthony Jones in his relatively brief tenure with the Hoyas. Smooth jumper, and an absolute demon as the point man defending the inbound pass on the press. Our press was devastaing back in the day.
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mapei
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Post by mapei on Feb 3, 2007 12:32:46 GMT -5
I can't remember him! Was he here for only one season?
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Feb 3, 2007 16:26:08 GMT -5
I think Anthony was a Hoya for one season, but he might have played two; the next thing I knew I saw him walking down Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas - almost stopped to give him a ride. Played out the rest of his career at UNLV.
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HoyaSpirit
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Post by HoyaSpirit on Feb 3, 2007 16:49:25 GMT -5
By the way, is it me or did Majerus say several times that we did not have a signature win and completely missed the fact we destroyed ND in a blowout. Rediculous. He actually thinks we shouldn't be ranked. Too bad for him, I think this one puts us over the top for next week. Completely dismantling those guys on the road should get us in. Yeah - plus the other thing is that when ranking you have to take into account how a team has done of late, and how good you think the team currently is, and we're on a mini-roll. Even though they've been teams from the middle to low of the BE, we've still crushed most of them and played strong, which still should count for a lot.
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