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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 8, 2007 9:23:09 GMT -5
Why doesn't Dominion Brewing supply the Tombs like they do Clydes? Or do they not supply Clydes anymore? They used to have Victory ale on tap at Tombs. It was something crazy like $15/pitcher. Needless to say, it wasn't flying off the shelves and they replaced it with Blue Moon I think. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 8, 2007 7:56:39 GMT -5
While we're sort of near the subject, why don't we try to come up with a nickname for Jeff Green again? That was a great thread
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 7, 2007 14:54:41 GMT -5
Just FYI...it looks like they took the picture down. It's amazing what we can do when we all just get along. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 6, 2007 13:43:43 GMT -5
Umm...that picture has obviously been photoshopped to put someone else's head on the body holding the sign. Either that or the student has a floating head and a dislocated right shoulder. Makes you wonder how carefully si.com screens its photo submissions. By the way - ease up on the race card, guys. It's a pretty funny sign, and fairly g-rated by our own standards. Look, the sign is flat out wrong. The guy who 'runs' our Princeton offense was certainly smart enough to run it when he was accepted to Princeton in the first place. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 6, 2007 8:32:07 GMT -5
I don't know how anyone can think LeBron coasts. He is not a gunner. He has the instincts of a passer and waits for the game to come to him. Anyway....here's an outstanding article from draftexpress that puts all these pre-draft numbers in perspective. draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2096I don't really get that article... since there are sometimes good basketball players who perform poorly at the combine we should scrap the whole thing?? I mean the draft is necessarily a comparative process and having one standardized (and objective) set of measurements somehow inhibits this process? What's the alternative? Each team takes their own measurements of each player, wasting far more time and money? NBA teams draft players based on their purported height and weight listed in the college media guide? Just because there are some results that are inconsistent with on-court performance doesn't mean it's a horrible system that needs to be scrapped immediately. It is merely one piece of the evaluation puzzle. Get over yourself DraftExpress. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 5, 2007 10:40:42 GMT -5
I'm not sure how much is 0 bench press reps weighed down is score, but for Durant to finish 78th out of 81 players is pretty shocking (in fact, the only people he "beat" were those who didn't complete all of the tests). Call me crazy, but I for one would not rate Aaron Gray or Josh McRoberts as better physical specimens than Durant.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 5, 2007 12:18:09 GMT -5
As we saw in an earlier thread, these class rankings mean nothing today! Talk to me in about three years. We will have a much better handle on whose class ranks where. I think this will be especially true for us this year. This year's class addresses our "weak" front court by adding exactly what we were "lacking" on last year's squad. We would NOT have been better served to bring in a bunch of highly-rated guys to fight over playing time that likely won't be there this year. I don't think we could ask for a better class and if Rivals wants to call it the fourth best in the Big East, fine. I call it perfect. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 4, 2007 14:46:02 GMT -5
With that group, it could be another Pan Am without the gold for the US. As opposed to when we throw some big name players together to bring home the bronze? |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 4, 2007 14:42:16 GMT -5
Why would waffling hurt? The only reason I could think that waffling could actually be detrimental is that a team wouldn't see the same dedication to the NBA that other lottery-bound players have? What else?
On the plus side of waffling, though, is that it keeps his name in the news. Jeff Green might very well be one of the handful of best players in this draft, but he has never been one to steal the spotlight. If he had declared and signed with an agent a month ago, the talking heads would have forgotten about him within a week. Instead, he's got espn and nbadraft continuing to cover him.
These things said, the optimist in me wants to believe that NBA teams draft based on how a player performs in workouts (or the draft camp if that's the case), how he interviews, and how he played while at school. If so, Jeff's resume certainly wouldn't need any additional help.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jul 12, 2007 13:10:34 GMT -5
Awesome! Is that President's Day weekend? No such luck, President's day is the preceeding Monday. Any other parades I can rain on while I'm here? |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on May 30, 2007 17:06:15 GMT -5
I'd say that you can't run away from the possibility of an injury. One of the biggest areas of improvement Roy will likely target is being able to hang in faster paced games, and the best way to train for that that is to play in as many games as possible. He might get injured, but he'd only be holding himself back by shying away from playing. Also helpful will be playing against decent competition of the power forward type that gave him trouble last year. The Kenner league wouldn't be a great place for Roy to post up against other legit 7'2" centers, but it would be a good place for him to work on his game while getting pushed around by the 6'9" guys. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jun 4, 2007 14:34:58 GMT -5
I couldn't disagree more about High Life. Maybe High Life was fun to drink while in school (many current Tomb's patrons would probably say the same about Busch light), maybe it was the cause of countless college hijnix, but in no way does it measure up to Bud, the undesputed king of beer.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on May 24, 2007 14:07:07 GMT -5
Sweetney is every bit as good as the best Hoyas? PLEASE... What are you 7 years old? That comment is laughable. Sweets was in my class at g town and I can certainly appreciate his skill set. But every bit as good as the best Hoyas? You're are a joke. You shouldn't be allowed to post here anymore. That is the most ludacris statement I've every heard here and that includes comments made by Hifigator. At no point in your incoherant babblings were you even close to what could be considered a rational thought, I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul. Alright, clown, instead of quoting movies that came out when you were in middle school, why don't you follow what is actually going on with Hoyas basketball these days. Sweetney was a part of the all century team. I'm not sure what your definition of "the best Hoyas" is, but that fits mine. Don't agree that Sweetney was one of the best players in Hoyas history? Great. That's your deal. Unforunately for you, others do and he his place among the all-time best Hoyas is secured. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on May 24, 2007 10:52:11 GMT -5
Othella was a fine player. He didn't have half the low post ability of Mike. He's a completely different player but he never could've scored 20 ppg facing constant double and triple teams. Basketball is a team game. Mike had nothing to help him -- and he's always going to be underrated by most of the population because of that. I actually think Sweets is OVERrated. I know that's not popular but to be honest it's a lot easier to put up huge numbers on a bad team. Note the top 5 scoring average leaders of all time (Iverson, Sweetney, Floyd, Barry, and Page). Notice anything? The three who put up huge numbers on bad teams aren't exactly world beaters at the next level. The two who almost exclusively put up their numbers on great teams became NBA all-stars. I look at Sweets a bit like Vic. Both had great freshmen years on very good teams averaging a nice 12+ and playing their role well. Then everyone left and their numbers exploded. And the fanbase said "If they just had someone else." Well yeah, but they wouldn't be averaging 23 a game with someone else either. So I think both those guys were very good players but to be a GREAT player on a GREAT team is way harder. Othella was a very good player but not that upper level as seen by the secondary role he played with Iverson on the team. Roy and Jeff are both great players on great teams. They're ahead of all but the very small handful of Hoyas like Ewing, Sleepy, Iverson, and 'Zo all-time. I completely agree with you about the stats. No way Sweetney is the second leading scorer in school history if he plays along side Green or Hibbert (or, for that matter, under JTIII). But that still doesn't change the fact that the man was an absolute beast. Yeah, he was almost always in foul trouble, but when he wasn't he was a force around the basket. He had great hands for a big man but could also power through true centers for some pretty aggressive dunks too. The man had the skill set to be great, there should be no doubt about that. The fact that he put up huge numbers on crappy teams should no more be held against him than the fact that Roy & Jeff put up more pedestrian numbers on a great team. Even without his gaudy numbers, Sweetney is every bit as good as the best Hoyas. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on May 24, 2007 10:34:03 GMT -5
Vernon will rip the rim off on a dunk during our home opening BE game. He will then bend it in half and toss it through the Jumbotron at the MCI center. It wouldn't be a big deal, though, because the jumbotron probably wouldn't be operational for that particular Hoyas game anyways. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on May 22, 2007 17:06:34 GMT -5
Sixer,
Do you know the content of the press conference or are you just assuming that since there is a press conference, they will both declare. If the second, wouldn't it be possible that they could announce either way?
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Post by ExcitableBoy on May 22, 2007 15:43:42 GMT -5
GW fans get excited when they win 25 games against lesser opponents, make it to the NCAA tournament as a 12 seed, and think they have a shot at the final four after a first round upset. GU fans get excited when we win 25 games many against Big East competition, make it to the NCAA tournament as a 2 seed and make it to the final weekend. Why would we play them? It doesn't help our RPI or tourney seeding. And it wouldn't even do anything for attendance. GW is trash - and it always has been. Sorry guys. WG fans haven't gotten the chance to get excited about first round upsets recently. Just a great win as an 8 seed in 2006. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on May 22, 2007 17:36:36 GMT -5
Lastly, whoever brought up the weather issue at least tried to make a decent point. But they do tailgate in Green Bay Wisconsin and it is rather cold. Granted, the game is outside and most are dressed accordingly. But FYI, they tailgate in Detroit and Seattle where the games are inside for inclement weather. They manage to make it work as well. I bid you adieu. Hi fi, I made the weather point AFTER I made a point about how you were mixing up your sports and talking about football not basketball. Apparently I was right. Adieu indeed. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on May 22, 2007 14:35:42 GMT -5
NO Tailgating?  ? Wow, no wonder some of you are so bitter. Seriously, the socializing with fellow fans and enjoying food from the grill and beverages from the cooler is half the fun. It is always great to win, but if that is the only element then you are setting yourself up for disappointment a bit too often. I guess it is kind of like that shirt we have all seen that says a bad day fishing beats a good day at work. Tailgatoring as we call it, is a fundamental element of "gameday." And it wouldn't be the same without it. When I was in college I thought we tailgated .... but hanging out with a group of students slamming beers isn't all there is to it. We make it an event and everyone enjoys it. We all want to win and it certainly makes it all the better, but if everyone went straight to the game and then straight home that would take a lot of the edge off even an undefeated season. I would strongly support an on campus facility if the option you describe is the only alternative. Hifi, yes it is possible to tailgate for basketball games, but I think you're mixing up your sports here. Football is the big tailgating sport, but basketball? Not as much. For one, the games aren't always on Saturday. It's much less practical to tailgate for a few hours before a 7pm Tuesday night tip off. What's more, unlike Swampsville, we have four seasons here. Sitting outside downing beers with friends is great in September/October, but not quite so great in January/February. |
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Post by ExcitableBoy on May 2, 2007 18:59:57 GMT -5
Fresno State must have gotten a VERY strongly worded letter. They were the worst offender, with an APR of 787, but lost no scholarships. (The only two other schools with APRs under 800 received a warning letter and lost two scholarships)
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? Wow, no wonder some of you are so bitter.