We recently sat down with Rich Chvotkin, the Voice of the Hoyas, for his insights into Georgetown’s 2007-08 campaign. You can check out the first part of the interview here. Here’s the rest of what Rich had to say:

Hoya Hoops: Let’s talk about the Big East Conference now. It seems like by the end of last season, The Big East, unusually, was a little top heavy. Georgetown, Pittsburgh, and Louisville were really the three main horses in that conference. This year, you look up and down and there are really no easy games for the Hoyas. What do you think about how the season is going to pan out this year?

Rich Chvotkin: I think you’re going to have possibly eight to nine teams getting in the NCAA, and I mean that seriously. I was looking the other day at the teams that have players coming back - Providence is loaded, Villanova, even though they lost a couple of studs is still going to be a very good ball club, Notre Dame has three starters back and then you have to add Kyle McAlarney. Then you look at the top of the conference. Pittsburgh is going to be very good, Marquette is going to be very good, Louisville is going to be tremendous. How about Syracuse? How about Connecticut? I mean, the list goes on and on. And don’t count out teams like Seton Hall and Rutgers - most of them have a lot of kids back, so they’re going to be very tough. And then you have DePaul, did I forget anybody? West Virginia! It’s just scary! Don’t forget there are 18 league games this year, and in that league they all play for keeps. So on any given night, you better lace ‘em up because you’re going to have a war on your hands!

HH: Rich, you’re very loved by the fans all around the city. Everybody who listens to the Hoyas has a great deal of fun listening to your broadcasts. What is one thing you think the fans can look forward to about the season that’s about to begin?

RC: I think it’s going to be exciting. When you have players like Patrick Ewing, Jr., who can high-fly, he can dunk, he runs the floor, Roy Hibbert, the pre-season Big East Player of the Year, you have Wallace, who is just a steady, heady kid shooting the threes, Jessie Sapp coming back, the exciting freshmen, I think it’s going to be a great season for the Hoyas, and the competition is going to be tough too. So, the fans aren’t only going to see a great Georgetown team, they’re going to see teams around the league that have some tremendous talent. You’re talking about the marquee teams in this country - Louisville, Marquette, Michigan is coming in, you have to play Alabama in Birmingham, so it’s going to be an exciting schedule. I’m getting pumped up already! And we don’t even play for another week or so! That’s what makes it fun, Tony. Each year, you lose a guy like Jeff Green who was a mainstay, they went to the Final Four, but I think this year’s going to be another exciting campaign. And if the kids stay healthy, they’re hard workers, it’s a good system, they’re well coached, it should be an exciting season.

HH: Rich, thank you so much for the time, have a great season.

RC: Thank you, Tony. I appreciate it.

 

That’s Rich for you. Always very passionate about our Hoyas. Be sure to listen to Rich Chvotkin’s radio coverage of the Georgetown Hoyas all season long.