going for 3

So it's like this, if the rest of the conference wants to take the title away from the two-time defending Big East Champs, they better put them in an 0 -3 hole by next Monday night at around, oh I don't know, 9pm est.

It's their only chance.

Georgetown (28 - 6 the last two years in the Big East) opens up the season at Connecticut - the school that most publications have already crowned as this years champion. They have a good squad. Lots of length and athleticism across the board. They probably have more depth than this year's version of the Hoyas.

My advice so them is to come out with everything they have because if you let Georgetown hang around, they will do you wrong.

They are the Michael Myers of college hoops. You always look back and see him just walking towards you, not in any particular hurry. Problem with that is that the next thing you know, they are in front of you going for the kill.

My keys to the game for the good guys:

1) Freeman needs to relax on those sloppy ass passes he seems to get cised for
2) Monroe has to stay out of foul trouble
3) Using Monroe to break the press
4) FGA/3FGA ratio - there will be good shots available even with Thabeet in the game - take them
5) Wright getting into the paint to score/dish
6) Limit the offensive rebounding by the Huskies

I expect a fast-paced tempo where Connecticut stays in the game due to their advantage on the offensive glass. The Hoyas should limit them to a low shooting percentage. I expect Sapp to hit a late shot that enables the Hoyas to leave Hartford with a very important early season win.

Most points: Sapp

First three: Summers

First sub: Clark

First dunk: Monroe

The Skins: So they finished at 8 - 8. It's funny how expectations can take such drastic changes. After watching their first game of the season against the defending Super Bowl champs, I struggled to see them winning 5 games. Fast forward 4 weeks later and the Skins were 4-1 and people had them in winning the division. The problem was that they had only scored 11 more points than they had given up. Something had to give and it gave fast in the form of the dreadful St. Louis Rams.

So 8-8 and was probably just about right for this group. The way things are currently done at Redskins Park, anything better than .500 is a random shot in the dark. A decade of Snyder has produced zero consecutive winning seasons. I hope it doesn't take him another decade to figure out what he is doing wrong. Time well tell.

NBA: I've got Devin Harris tonight.