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Some thoughts from Korea.

My first perpective is that the change in the way that defense is being called means that teams need a lot more guards in this type of game. A quick guard essentially has a free pass into the lane and there will be a lot of fouls on perimeter people. We will need more guards on the roster in the future.

Assuming we can shoot and that today's 6.7 from three is an outlier, the offense will be really good with Josh Smith on the floor. This is my 39th season of watching Hoya big men and he has the potential to be the most prolific scorer at the position that we have ever had. He has Roy's touch with Patrick's footwork. Plus he is just really wide and it is not really from fat. He absolutely needs to lose another 30-40 pounds to keep up on defense but that will only make his offense even better as he will still be wide and peoplw will have difficulty getting at the ball. The other thing that is different is that we made a much more consistent effort to get Josh the ball than we ever did with Roy.

I suspect that we will go offense/defense more than in any year in Hoya history. Reggie Cameron can clearly shoot. He swished about 8 straight threes in practice and the release is quick and reasonably high, but his defense is simply not there. As we were trying to close late, we tried to iso Smith and Cameron on the left side of the floor to play in and out. In a two point game, the defense will have to give up something,

Finally, I don't know if it was evident on TV, but I do not believe I have ever seen JTIII as unhappy with the refs - or actually one particular ref - as he was in this game.

In the gym. Seats 2200. This is our crowd. Quote from the gym guaranteed to annoy DFW "Georgetown always has the best uniforms". Hoyas just got on the floor. Josh Smith is not small, mobility questionable. First time I have seen Reggie Cameron who has drained at least 9 threes in a row. Domingo still falling off his jumper.

I am currently in a car driving south from Seoul on my way to Camp Humphreys. We have to get to the game very early due to base security. It is very strange to be playing a morning game, and for me the impact of jet lag on the teams will be one of the potential game changers. I so not know if I will be able to post from inside the arena, but if I can I will try and give people a sense of the atmosphere inside the arena.

Based on the backdrop to Andy Katz, the Hoyas should feel right at home since the venue looks like McDonough.

The key will be to not confuse Oregon with Old Dominion.

Yes. Game time is 10:00 a.m. Seoul time on Saturday the 9th. Also the game is not really in Seoul since Camp Humphreys is 60 miles south of the city.

The reason that there are not tickets available is because all attendees had to be pre-screened by the Department of Defense. Applications for prescreening had to be submitted in September.

While I am fortunate to be attending the game, the logistics are still very much up in the air. The 7:00 p.m. EST tip off has not as yet been confirmed.

If you mean the even rarer Korea - Puerto Rico - Kansas trifecta then yes.

SFHoya99 beat me to it, but the whining in this thread may set a record for all time HoyaTalk absurdity.

Here is a player who has a skill set we both need and have an unmatched history of further developing. He is interested in us and we are interested in him. He seems to be having fun with recruiting. I probably would too.

We have sewn up a very good class early. Elbert would be the piece de resistance. Why in the world would we stop recruiting him?

The worst thing that could happen is that he goes elsewhere. The world will not end if he does.

And I'm betting he is a future Hoya.

Look at Otto's height relative to Jeff.