Good morning everybody! It’s a great day to be a college hoops fan, especially if you love the Big East (or hate the Big East, I guess). Today is Day One of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City – the city that never sleeps. It’s a good thing the city never sleeps; otherwise it would probably be a little groggy at noon on a Tuesday, when the tournament actually begins.
As you know, Georgetown will play St. John’s in Game 2 of the opening session. DePaul and Cincinnati get things going at 12:00 and 20 minutes after the conclusion of that game, the Hoyas and Red Storm will tip off. There are a lot of “ifs” coming into the tournament for the Hoyas. I’m only going to use one “if” to get us started, and assume the other “ifs” as often as needed. More »
Topics: Analysis
March 10th, 2009, 11:01 am Comments Off
Here’s the audio from the press conference on Saturday night. There were lots of questions about Jessie Sapp since it was senior day, and you can hear from Coach, Jessie, and DaJuan on the subject.
As a youngster, I wrote a fan letter to Reggie Williams during his senior season. I told him I was a big fan of his, and he was my favorite player, and I went to all the games. Then I asked him to please write me back. I don’t know if he ever got it, but he didn’t write me back. Anyway, I hope if he did ever read the letter that maybe it brightened up his day. I wonder if this season, anybody has written a letter to Jessie Sapp. It’s his final home game tomorrow, and I envisioned a fan letter to look something like this. More »
Georgetown:
The Hoyas had their first dominant performance in over a month, dismantling South Florida offensively and shutting them down defensively. The loss to Syracuse may have reminded the Hoyas that they are a very good team, and though they can’t win every game, they should soundly beat inferior opponents. And Georgetown did just that in Tampa. More »
“We need this guy over my left shoulder to be Jessie Sapp.” That’s what Coach Thompson said when asked about Jessie Sapp’s performance vs. Rutgers. Jessie’s numbers weren’t overwhelming; they never are. But just like what people expect from Jessie Sapp, the value of the contributions is much more significant than the numbers on a stat sheet. More »
Topics: Analysis
February 5th, 2009, 9:03 am Comments Off
Georgetown:
Georgetown finally got off the schneid, winning for the first time in six games. It wasn’t the prettiest of games, but the team did enough to get the job done. They again had a slow start, but fought through it to take a nine point lead into the break. Georgetown then took over for the first part of the second half, extending the lead to 20. From then on, the Hoyas simply coasted, and perhaps let Rutgers get too close. But, for a team that had not had that leisure for most of last month, I think I can forgive them this once, as it was good to see Georgetown finally get a win. More »
Georgetown:
The Hoyas followed a lackluster performance against West Virginia with an equally uninspired performance against Seton Hall. The team was again frigid from beyond the arc, shooting 3-22, and were it not for shooting an impressive 85% from the free throw stripe, Georgetown would not have been in this game down the stretch. More »
Georgetown:
The Hoyas came out flat, showed little life in the middle, and ended worse. By far the worst performance of the season for Georgetown couldn’t have come at a worse time. Back-to-back losses just before a three game road trip with conference implications getting bigger and bigger. Georgetown struggled in every category from shooting to rebounding to keeping possession. Hopefully the Hoyas can use that short memory you have to develop in the Big East and forget about this game in a hurry. More »
After all of the games that we attend, Johnny dutifully records audio from the postgame press conferences. Until now, we haven’t done much with them except for occasionally looking for a good quote missed by the other beat writers. We’ve decided to change that, and so from now on, we’re going to share that audio with you. Below, you’ll find a YouTube video with the contents of the Georgetown press conference following the Maryland game in the Old Spice Classic. Enjoy.
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