Well so much for the rah-rah-sis-boom-bah. Where do we now stand? Well it's like this: The season is on life support and the plug is about to be pulled from a room in Philadelphia this Saturday.
That being said, the Big East season must go on. Not to cry everybody a river but that's one of the worst things about a poor season. I love to watch the conferences as a whole but during every other game they will inevitably talk about how disappointing the Hoyas have become.
Given the chance you will get gem comments like these:
"Boy what's going on in our nation's capital?"
"The Hoyas could sure use their own stimulus package right now."
"Tough times for Thompson as he tries to replace Hibbert, Wallace, etc."
Talk about rubbing salt in my wound. It's the worst.
Uconn v Marquette: I hate that Dominic James broke his foot and will miss the rest of the season. I really do. But if he HAD to fracture his foot, couldn't he have done it last Saturday as opposed to last night? Tough break eh? Thanks I'll be here all week
Calhoun: I hate the guy. One of my least favorite head coaches in all of sports. That being said, I loved his response when asked about his salary the other day. I love how he saw it coming and just nailed the guy.
Pitt: I think Pitt is the best team in the country. Their problem? Blair tends to foul out every now and then. I don't want to over simplify this but when he does foul out, the Panthers lose. It's very likely that this will happen during the NCAA Tournament. This is fresh in my mind because it happened against Providence the other night. It will happen again. Oh well.
NBA Draft: The people on NBADraft.net have to be insane. They have DaJuan Summers going with the 20th pick to Utah. I really don't think he would last 20 seconds with Jerry Sloan. I'd love for DaJuan to be a successful NBA player. I honestly don't even think that after another year at Georgetown he will be ready for the NBA.
Duke: Thanks guys. I woke up this morning worried that Maryland had won that game. I don't think I could have taken that bad news. Here's my rule if I'm on the Selection Committee: every team that lost to Morgan State and didn't win their Conference Tournament is eliminated. Good luck.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
all your weight...it falls on me...it brings me down
This is as real as it gets.
They need to run the table. Four and oh. I believe in miracles. I just don't count on them.
There are three things that this year's version of the Georgetown Hoyas has failed to do at critical moments.
1. They fail to score.
2. They fail to defend.
3. They fail to get rebounds.
When they do (1) they can't do (2). When they do (3) they can't do (1). And so on and so on.
With four games left before the annual trip up to MSG, I just don't see any evidence as to why they could put it all together. We are 24 games into the season. This is who they are. It's not realistic to expect them to just wake up from this nightmare and start moving in the right direction. Jokes on me if I think everything is going to be ok.
But here's what I want.
I want tonight to be a flashback for the two time defending champs. I want to forget about the last 6 weeks of underachieving basketball. Let's turn back the clocks and, if just for one night only, watch a team that went 2 years without losing at home continue that dominance at Verizon. I know they have that in them. C'mon John - put Jessie back in the lineup. I'm sure they can do it. Don't think about four and oh. Think about one and oh and play relaxed. It's there if you want it.
Can't wait to watch it unfold
They need to run the table. Four and oh. I believe in miracles. I just don't count on them.
There are three things that this year's version of the Georgetown Hoyas has failed to do at critical moments.
1. They fail to score.
2. They fail to defend.
3. They fail to get rebounds.
When they do (1) they can't do (2). When they do (3) they can't do (1). And so on and so on.
With four games left before the annual trip up to MSG, I just don't see any evidence as to why they could put it all together. We are 24 games into the season. This is who they are. It's not realistic to expect them to just wake up from this nightmare and start moving in the right direction. Jokes on me if I think everything is going to be ok.
But here's what I want.
I want tonight to be a flashback for the two time defending champs. I want to forget about the last 6 weeks of underachieving basketball. Let's turn back the clocks and, if just for one night only, watch a team that went 2 years without losing at home continue that dominance at Verizon. I know they have that in them. C'mon John - put Jessie back in the lineup. I'm sure they can do it. Don't think about four and oh. Think about one and oh and play relaxed. It's there if you want it.
Can't wait to watch it unfold
Thursday, February 19, 2009
back on the scene, crispy and clean
So 27 seconds into last night's game Greg found Austin for a non descript back door layup. No big deal right?
Wrong.
Austin was backing up his word to me from Sunday night. What's that you ask? His word to me?
So there I am. I had just seen the credits roll after Friday the 13th and I was heading into the bathroom. I knew I was about to see another movie. What I didn't know is that I was about to talk about the Hoyas NCAA Tournament chances with Austin in the men's room.
So I see this big guy walking over to the sink and I think to myself, "That's a pretty big dude."
I caught the side of the dude's face and it was Austin. Having no self control I had to immediately ask, "What was the deal with you and Flynn towards the end of the game? You were doing a lot of talking at the free throw line."
It should be noted that I'm 30 and he's a sophomore in college yet I found myself to be incredibly excited to have this opportunity.
It should also be noted that I saw him towards the end of last summer while waiting in line to board a shuttle bus from Nats Park to RFK.
He said it was just the way Flynn was and it wasn't a big deal. We talked for a few minutes about the way the season has gone and he told me that they know what they have to do to make the Big Dance and that they would do it. I said you know that means you have to win 5 or 6 out of the next 6. He smiled and said it's ok.
I freaking hope so.
1 down. 4, maybe 5 to go.
See you in NYC.
Oh as for me? I found the 10:20 showing of The International to be a great 2nd half of my movie night doubleheader.
Wrong.
Austin was backing up his word to me from Sunday night. What's that you ask? His word to me?
So there I am. I had just seen the credits roll after Friday the 13th and I was heading into the bathroom. I knew I was about to see another movie. What I didn't know is that I was about to talk about the Hoyas NCAA Tournament chances with Austin in the men's room.
So I see this big guy walking over to the sink and I think to myself, "That's a pretty big dude."
I caught the side of the dude's face and it was Austin. Having no self control I had to immediately ask, "What was the deal with you and Flynn towards the end of the game? You were doing a lot of talking at the free throw line."
It should be noted that I'm 30 and he's a sophomore in college yet I found myself to be incredibly excited to have this opportunity.
It should also be noted that I saw him towards the end of last summer while waiting in line to board a shuttle bus from Nats Park to RFK.
He said it was just the way Flynn was and it wasn't a big deal. We talked for a few minutes about the way the season has gone and he told me that they know what they have to do to make the Big Dance and that they would do it. I said you know that means you have to win 5 or 6 out of the next 6. He smiled and said it's ok.
I freaking hope so.
1 down. 4, maybe 5 to go.
See you in NYC.
Oh as for me? I found the 10:20 showing of The International to be a great 2nd half of my movie night doubleheader.
smokey's thick my man
I've been having a hard time getting dressed recently. All of a sudden I don't have any sweaters to put on over my collared shirts. I'm a big fan of that look because your shirts can be wrinkled and NOBODY will know. I'm a bizzaro super genuis if you think about it.
Oh so what happened is that I finally took them to the cleaners and I keep forgetting to pick them up. Interesting story huh? Lots of twists and turns. I hope you are still at the edge of your seat.
Breaker, breaker, what's your 20? Yeah that's right. I found myself a citizens band radio in the basement. That's a CB to the lay person. I'm working on my handle right now. I'm partial to "The Nard Dawg" myself. Thanks for the help Andy.
I just found out that MASN is going to roll out the HD cameras. That's great news for next November when College Basketball starts up again. The next thing they need to work on is their audio difficulties. For whatever reason the sound coming from that channel is roughly twice as loud as the other stations on my dial. Let's just say that it's super annoying. When you combine that with the fact that the video feed makes my eyes bleed, its a miserable viewing experience.
Oh so what happened is that I finally took them to the cleaners and I keep forgetting to pick them up. Interesting story huh? Lots of twists and turns. I hope you are still at the edge of your seat.
Breaker, breaker, what's your 20? Yeah that's right. I found myself a citizens band radio in the basement. That's a CB to the lay person. I'm working on my handle right now. I'm partial to "The Nard Dawg" myself. Thanks for the help Andy.
I just found out that MASN is going to roll out the HD cameras. That's great news for next November when College Basketball starts up again. The next thing they need to work on is their audio difficulties. For whatever reason the sound coming from that channel is roughly twice as loud as the other stations on my dial. Let's just say that it's super annoying. When you combine that with the fact that the video feed makes my eyes bleed, its a miserable viewing experience.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
dos a cero
So 12 hours ago I was freezing my ass off during the US - Mexico World Cup Qualifier at Crew Stadium. And now I'm at my place of employment.
Revelation: I'd rather be the only one in Sam's Army wearing shorts in some "end of the world" type weather than all warm and cozy in my office at work. Shocker right?
So the Red, White, and Blue did it again. Mexico just can't get anything going on US soil in the soccer/football/futbol world. Too bad. It's like Groundhog Day for El Tri. They keep showing up and losing 2-0 to the Yanks. See you next time losers.
This and That: Saw some Mexican fans wearing shirts that said "You can't deport all of us". It wasn't that they were wearing the shirts so much as it was that they were trying to entice US fans into something. Interesting move.
The worst thing about driving back from Columbus is that I never really know how long it's gonna take to get home. I might as well be driving on the Moon or something. I have no grasp of time and distance while I'm going back and forth between West Virginia, Pennsylvania and back to WFV. I don't know what getting to Cumberland means besides my ears popping. It's not my first time either. I sure as hell hope it was my last.
I don't want to hear anybody say that Michael Bradley is only on the US team because of nepotism. Sure he scored the goals, but he dominated in there. Let's kill that noise.
If the US soccer federation is going to continue to tell fans to wear red to the games, can they make another red jersey? I mean I am stuck wearing that '98 jersey that I associate with an 0-3 tournament failure. Let's work on that.
At around 5:40pm I thought I was going to die. The sky turned black. Then the wind and rain picked up to a level I only thought possible during hurricanes. It was the first time in my life that something like that snuck up on me and I had nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide. The lights at the Stadium went off and I just figured I was going to drown in the parking lot. And then Jay opened up a van and said get in here you idiot. I listened and now I'm around to laugh about it.
There's nothing like singing the National Anthem at a US game. Well I guess singing might be giving most of us too much credit, but you know what I mean.
DMB didn't look like DMB. I don't agonize over his minutes with Rangers but it's my guess that he hasn't been playing a full 90. I thought for sure he was going to be the first sub. He looked gassed and he NEVER looks gassed.
That being said, it's no surprise that the first goal came off of a Beasely - Donovan connection. This squad will go only as far as they take them. They need to be heavily involved in the scoring from now until South Africa 2010.
Kljestan. I thought he sucked, particularly in the first half. I know he had some goals against a team that Sweden fieled a few weeks ago, but c'mon.
I think I'm going to pass out at work. It's just past 8am and I feel like my brain is going to shoot out of my ears if I move too fast. This could be messy.
Revelation: I'd rather be the only one in Sam's Army wearing shorts in some "end of the world" type weather than all warm and cozy in my office at work. Shocker right?
So the Red, White, and Blue did it again. Mexico just can't get anything going on US soil in the soccer/football/futbol world. Too bad. It's like Groundhog Day for El Tri. They keep showing up and losing 2-0 to the Yanks. See you next time losers.
This and That: Saw some Mexican fans wearing shirts that said "You can't deport all of us". It wasn't that they were wearing the shirts so much as it was that they were trying to entice US fans into something. Interesting move.
The worst thing about driving back from Columbus is that I never really know how long it's gonna take to get home. I might as well be driving on the Moon or something. I have no grasp of time and distance while I'm going back and forth between West Virginia, Pennsylvania and back to WFV. I don't know what getting to Cumberland means besides my ears popping. It's not my first time either. I sure as hell hope it was my last.
I don't want to hear anybody say that Michael Bradley is only on the US team because of nepotism. Sure he scored the goals, but he dominated in there. Let's kill that noise.
If the US soccer federation is going to continue to tell fans to wear red to the games, can they make another red jersey? I mean I am stuck wearing that '98 jersey that I associate with an 0-3 tournament failure. Let's work on that.
At around 5:40pm I thought I was going to die. The sky turned black. Then the wind and rain picked up to a level I only thought possible during hurricanes. It was the first time in my life that something like that snuck up on me and I had nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide. The lights at the Stadium went off and I just figured I was going to drown in the parking lot. And then Jay opened up a van and said get in here you idiot. I listened and now I'm around to laugh about it.
There's nothing like singing the National Anthem at a US game. Well I guess singing might be giving most of us too much credit, but you know what I mean.
DMB didn't look like DMB. I don't agonize over his minutes with Rangers but it's my guess that he hasn't been playing a full 90. I thought for sure he was going to be the first sub. He looked gassed and he NEVER looks gassed.
That being said, it's no surprise that the first goal came off of a Beasely - Donovan connection. This squad will go only as far as they take them. They need to be heavily involved in the scoring from now until South Africa 2010.
Kljestan. I thought he sucked, particularly in the first half. I know he had some goals against a team that Sweden fieled a few weeks ago, but c'mon.
I think I'm going to pass out at work. It's just past 8am and I feel like my brain is going to shoot out of my ears if I move too fast. This could be messy.
Friday, February 6, 2009
later stinktown
So what's going on?
Well I'm still a little sore from a Body Combat class I took Wednesday during lunch. I'm probably even more sore than I should be since I was stumbling through the routine. And by "stumbling through the routine" I was of course referring to me getting lots of the moves off beat and reversed. I've got an incredible memory when it comes to sports and stuff like that but when it comes to remembering like 5 or 6 moves at a time - not that money.
I tried to work some of it out this morning during my weekly hour with Andre at Clocktower. The only that I'm sure of is that I really hate squat jumps. I'm pretty sure squat jumps even hate squat jumps.
So I had a major decision to make today - I was opening up a Starburst and I dropped it in the trash while I was unwrapping it. I mean it was my office trash can and there wasn't anything in there. I still just couldn't do it. I was having a Seinfeld flashback.
Speaking of those aforementioned Starbursts, the lady down the hall is killing me with the candy. It's awesome that she finally put something in her bowl that I would actually eat (chocolate isn't that money). It's that I had way too many of them today. Nothing like crushing sugar all day to make my gut get smaller.
Awesome.
Did you know that Starbursts came out in the 1960s? I didn't. I would have guessed like 1983 +/- a few years.
So at work we are all sorta waiting for the word on a rather lucrative contract that will greatly effect our finances. Not getting this contract renewal could be catastrophic for yours truly. Word should be out next week. That being said, there is some good news. I am adding to my job duties. That can't be bad right?
Wrong.
Well my new duty is that I go into the janitor's closet and fill up empty bottles from our water cooler so that the owner of the company has water at his house. I think my ECON degree from JMU is really coming through big these days.
Why do I get that feeling that Obama is trying to scare people into thinking that the Stimulus bill, as its currently composed, is something that we need right now?
NBA Tonight: I haven't posted my high scorer in awhile. I think the layoff will really help me get the winner. I'm going to go ahead and tap Kevin Durant on the shoulder.
The best Youtube stuff I've seen since yesterday:
1. In this one, Tom Daschle brags about driving an older car to work everyday. Looks like times have sure changed.
2. In this one, Pelosi proves that she's a liar. My favorite part is when she raises her hand. Ok. NOW I'm convinced.
3. In this one, Pelosi proves that she's an idiot.
Well I'm still a little sore from a Body Combat class I took Wednesday during lunch. I'm probably even more sore than I should be since I was stumbling through the routine. And by "stumbling through the routine" I was of course referring to me getting lots of the moves off beat and reversed. I've got an incredible memory when it comes to sports and stuff like that but when it comes to remembering like 5 or 6 moves at a time - not that money.
I tried to work some of it out this morning during my weekly hour with Andre at Clocktower. The only that I'm sure of is that I really hate squat jumps. I'm pretty sure squat jumps even hate squat jumps.
So I had a major decision to make today - I was opening up a Starburst and I dropped it in the trash while I was unwrapping it. I mean it was my office trash can and there wasn't anything in there. I still just couldn't do it. I was having a Seinfeld flashback.
Speaking of those aforementioned Starbursts, the lady down the hall is killing me with the candy. It's awesome that she finally put something in her bowl that I would actually eat (chocolate isn't that money). It's that I had way too many of them today. Nothing like crushing sugar all day to make my gut get smaller.
Awesome.
Did you know that Starbursts came out in the 1960s? I didn't. I would have guessed like 1983 +/- a few years.
So at work we are all sorta waiting for the word on a rather lucrative contract that will greatly effect our finances. Not getting this contract renewal could be catastrophic for yours truly. Word should be out next week. That being said, there is some good news. I am adding to my job duties. That can't be bad right?
Wrong.
Well my new duty is that I go into the janitor's closet and fill up empty bottles from our water cooler so that the owner of the company has water at his house. I think my ECON degree from JMU is really coming through big these days.
Why do I get that feeling that Obama is trying to scare people into thinking that the Stimulus bill, as its currently composed, is something that we need right now?
NBA Tonight: I haven't posted my high scorer in awhile. I think the layoff will really help me get the winner. I'm going to go ahead and tap Kevin Durant on the shoulder.
The best Youtube stuff I've seen since yesterday:
1. In this one, Tom Daschle brags about driving an older car to work everyday. Looks like times have sure changed.
2. In this one, Pelosi proves that she's a liar. My favorite part is when she raises her hand. Ok. NOW I'm convinced.
3. In this one, Pelosi proves that she's an idiot.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
this is for real
You don't take a donkey to the Kentucky Derby.
Why not? Well it's simple. You can't win the race with a donkey.
Right now the Hoyas aren't playing like a team that can win the Big East or NCAA Tournaments. They were showing nicely about a month or so ago but that's all finished.
There's still time. And it starts tonight. It's February. It's go time.
Look I can handle them missing out on the NCAA's. I survived the Craig Esherick Era. I can survive anything.
It's not about that. This team has the components and the coach to make a run at the Final Four. Sounds kind of funny to say that right now but it's true. I can handle bad teams that try their best. This isn't what we have going on. It's different.
I will never say that there is such a thing as a good loss, but at least during the loss at Marquette, the offense looked familiar.
My hope for tonight is that the defense looks familiar without having to sacrifice anything else. Oh and for Jessie to score some damn points.
Bobby: So last night Coach Knight was doing color for the Tennessee - Oklahoma women's game and I really wanted to watch some of it for the words of wisdom that were destined to come out of his mouth. Well I got sidetracked watching Friday the 13th: A new Beginning and Friday the 13 class: Jason Lives. Well I put the game on ESPN360.com at work just so I could hear the General.
Best line - That's like putting your finger in a dike. Yeah that's right. He said dike during a women's hoops game. Classic.
Why not? Well it's simple. You can't win the race with a donkey.
Right now the Hoyas aren't playing like a team that can win the Big East or NCAA Tournaments. They were showing nicely about a month or so ago but that's all finished.
There's still time. And it starts tonight. It's February. It's go time.
Look I can handle them missing out on the NCAA's. I survived the Craig Esherick Era. I can survive anything.
It's not about that. This team has the components and the coach to make a run at the Final Four. Sounds kind of funny to say that right now but it's true. I can handle bad teams that try their best. This isn't what we have going on. It's different.
I will never say that there is such a thing as a good loss, but at least during the loss at Marquette, the offense looked familiar.
My hope for tonight is that the defense looks familiar without having to sacrifice anything else. Oh and for Jessie to score some damn points.
Bobby: So last night Coach Knight was doing color for the Tennessee - Oklahoma women's game and I really wanted to watch some of it for the words of wisdom that were destined to come out of his mouth. Well I got sidetracked watching Friday the 13th: A new Beginning and Friday the 13 class: Jason Lives. Well I put the game on ESPN360.com at work just so I could hear the General.
Best line - That's like putting your finger in a dike. Yeah that's right. He said dike during a women's hoops game. Classic.
ain't no shook hands in brooklyn
It's a brand new day around these parts.
Trends and stats just aren't holding up these days. Times are tough. Even our president has to go out and start calling out national radio show hosts. It ain't easy living right now my man.
Another tough loss that statistically defied the odds.
Including the most recent Marquette game, the Hoyas under JT are 27 - 7 (91%) when they score at least 68 points. They scored 82 and lost by 12.
It was the most points they have scored and lost under JT3.
They assisted on 23 of 32 (72%) made field goals. The most ever under JT3 in a losing effort.
They made 10 of 20 (50% duh) shots from behind the arc. The most ever under JT3 in a losing effort.
Do I need to go on???
With only one half of the conference season behind them, they have already lost as many conference games as the last two seasons, COMBINED.
They had been ranked for 38 straight AP Polls. That ended today.
You know how you can kinda see things coming sometimes?
Yeah I didn't see this coming. Not after the nice start at least. I expected the team to start out slowly and then get better. I think that's a very conservative guess when you are dealing with so many new and inexperienced parts to the puzzle.
Put it this way: If you told me that they would have gone up to Hartford and knocked around the Huskies on opening night in the Big East, I would have placed a large wager that they would have finished in the top 4.
Trends and stats just aren't holding up these days. Times are tough. Even our president has to go out and start calling out national radio show hosts. It ain't easy living right now my man.
Another tough loss that statistically defied the odds.
Including the most recent Marquette game, the Hoyas under JT are 27 - 7 (91%) when they score at least 68 points. They scored 82 and lost by 12.
It was the most points they have scored and lost under JT3.
They assisted on 23 of 32 (72%) made field goals. The most ever under JT3 in a losing effort.
They made 10 of 20 (50% duh) shots from behind the arc. The most ever under JT3 in a losing effort.
Do I need to go on???
With only one half of the conference season behind them, they have already lost as many conference games as the last two seasons, COMBINED.
They had been ranked for 38 straight AP Polls. That ended today.
You know how you can kinda see things coming sometimes?
Yeah I didn't see this coming. Not after the nice start at least. I expected the team to start out slowly and then get better. I think that's a very conservative guess when you are dealing with so many new and inexperienced parts to the puzzle.
Put it this way: If you told me that they would have gone up to Hartford and knocked around the Huskies on opening night in the Big East, I would have placed a large wager that they would have finished in the top 4.
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