Connecticut Huskies @ Georgetown Hoyas GameThread, Jan 9, 2010 12:00 PM EST

#13 Connecticut Huskies (11-3, 2-1) vs. #12 Georgetown Hoyas (11-2, 2-1)

by Hire Esherick on Jan 9, 2010 6:00 AM EST in Game Threads

Connecticut Huskies at Georgetown Hoyas, Jan 9, 2010 12:00 PM EST

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Time: 12:00 PM EST
Location: Verizon Center, Washington, DC

View from the Student Section - A Perspective from Campus:

I was able to drown out my sorrows from the Marquette loss by shotgunning a few Natty’s before moving on to some Jaeger. Even so, for all of the optimism that I felt over the first 12 games of the season (ignoring ODU), losing to a now 10-5 Marquette team was a bit deflating. Hopefully it was just unlucky game number 13.

I think more students (including me) will be headed to the match up against 13th ranked UCONN than attended the games against powerhouses Harvard and St. Johns. You would think Georgetown would open up the residence halls a few days early to let students come back for the game, but that would make too much sense.

I am confident that we get our season back on track this game, but I’m going to stop by Towne and pick up a thirty of Keystone just in case.

View from the Court Side Seats - A Perspective from OldHoya:

Let's get one thing straight: OldHoya is not a fan of the UConn program. Not at all.

It's been a few years but OldHoya loathed the UConn fans who cheered for Nadav Henefeld as a standout and dedicated Husky. Inexplicably, they overlooked the fact that he played there for ONE YEAR before heading back to his native Israel. Sadly, it's a way of life with UConn players - on the bright side, Nadav headed home rather than being like most players and heading to jail. OldHoya was so incensed that he personally heckled Calhoun and yelled, "WHERE'S THE DOVE?" (Casual Note: OldHoya has mellowed with age and would have been far more aggressive as a student.)

It bears repeating - OldHoya is not a UConn fan.

View from the Sportsbook (via DonBest) - A Perspective from Vegas:

Georgetown -4.5. O/u 134.

Let's take a look at the trusty bulletin board...

Hoyas coming off a tight loss on the road in which they played well and probably would have won but for the absurdly silly three-point shooting of the Golden Eagles? Check.

UConn lacking size and depth in the frontcourt to cause Greg Monroe fits? Check.

Home court advantage in the Verizon Center that should be full of students and alums for the first time all season? Check.

An inflated line due to Vegas' memory of Georgetown's shellacking of the Huskies in Hartford last season? Perhaps.

The pick is Georgetown -4.5. If the Hoyas can't win in convincing fashion in a home game against a strong conference foe like UConn (in what should be a relative down year), then I am jumping ship early. Monroe needs to take 15 shots, and should put up at least 19 and 9. All Georgetown needs to do is have Vaughn and Sims foul the crap out of Stanley Robinson (seriously - use all 10 fouls between them), and have Jason Clark defend Jerome Dyson or Kemba Walker like a hawk. One of those clowns can beat us, but not both.

Final score Georgetown 68, Huskies 62.

Win it for Patrick Swayze.

On the season:

The Hoyas are currently 5-4 ATS (that's 'Against The Spread' for those just tuning in).

Georgetown is 2-1 ATS on the Road, 1-3 ATS at Home, and 2-0 on Neutral Courts.

Casual Hoya is 6-3 ATS.

www.casualhoya.com : Where Your Money Stays And Plays.

Casually.

Check back throughout the day for updated media coverage and during the game for updates.

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Comments

FAT CHANCE

Monroe getting 19-19 is laughable

Lots of ifs here. Not feeling good about this one. Feeling an 8 pt Loss.

I do hear that crow goes down well with a celebratory jame-o or two.

Btw, I am posting this from a sunoco in wilmington, DE during the drive down.

I AM SUCH A LOSER!

JahidiLikesPie - January 9, 2010 via mobile reply

Question for Jahidi...

When was the last time you felt good about a Georgetown game and actually thought the Hoyas would win?

Savannah State?

CasualHoya - January 9, 2010 reply

give me one reason...

Why I should expect anything other than big east losses?

How we worked depaul? Oh, I know… SJU on NYE.

Also, it is much easier to deal with no expectations as opposed to losing 100 on duke last year.

JahidiLikesPie - January 9, 2010 via mobile reply

Need a Statement

There is no way around it: if we do not win this game then the program should be sanctioned by the NCAA and this blog should be shut down. Therefore, the only choice is Georgetown -4.5. The alternative is doom. I have fallen to 6-3 ATS after the Marquette debacle. You can still pay your bills with that kind of action, though.

lordnick - January 9, 2010 reply

Not a good omen

IAMFREE15 All the songs on my Ipod has jus disappeared………SMH 14 minutes ago reply

CasualHoya - January 9, 2010 reply

Right Attitude from Sims, Though

Interested to see how this will manifest itself:

MajesticOne30 Seek and Destroy 22 minutes ago reply

lordnick - January 9, 2010 reply

Professional Thoughts

Georgetown will have a tough time with Connecticut

The Georgetown Hoyas will have their hands full when Jerome Dyson arrives in his hometown Saturday coming off two straight double-doubles for the Connecticut Huskies.
College basketball betting odds have not been released for this matchup.
While Dyson looks to finally have a great game against the Hoyas, Greg Monroe must be certain not to expect to start off against the Huskies the way he did last year, with five points and three assists during a game-opening 15-1 run.
Monroe should be looking to jump-start his game after averaging 9.5 points, seven rebounds and four turnovers in Georgetown’s last two games.
UConn has a lot of bodies they will throw at the Georgetown big man to slow him down, so the matchup between Chris Wright and Kemba Walker on the perimeter may be key.
The Huskies are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Georgetown.

College Basketball Betting: Connecticut at Georgetown Preview

If you threw the numbers "13" and "12" at me in regards to Connecticut and Georgetown basketball this year my Jeopardy-style response would have been, "What is the number of losses that each team has this year?"
Nope. The numbers "13" and "12" are the respective rankings for the Huskies and the Hoyas as they enter their marquee matchup at noon on Saturday at Georgetown. Somehow these two teams, despite significant personnel losses in the offseason, have managed to work their way into the Top 15. So, in my opinion, that has vaulted both teams into the elite level of Most Overrated Teams In The Country along with Kentucky and North Carolina.

Hire Esherick - January 9, 2010 reply

Pre Game Articles

Open Court Challenges; Georgetown Will Look To Slow Down UConn – Courant.com
“I think we’ve been lucky,” coach John Thompson III said. “I don’t know that it’s any one particular thing. I think we’ve had some good nights and probably caught them sometimes when they’ve been a little off. But you have to play them 40 minutes. It’s going to be an intense, physical game and you just have to stay focused the entire time. Make them work at both ends of the floor is what we try to do.”

UConn Men’s Basketball: On the road again; Huskies searching for marquee win away from home – The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT
Under the tutelage of Thompson, a Princeton grad and Pete Carril disciple, the Hoyas (11-2 overall, 2-1 Big East) employ a slow-down, Princeton-style offense that primarily runs through the 6-foot-10 Monroe. Guarding that type of offense requires a lot of work and patience — on both ends of the floor.

In Hoyas, Huskies face their opposites The Republican-American
“We have a tendency to want to do it right away,” said associate head coach George Blaney, who subbed Friday for Jim Calhoun as the head coach was out recruiting. “Because we run and generally score easily, when we get in the half court we sometimes go too quick. “We have to get into a play. Quite often, we’re not always good with that, but we’re getting better.”

Connecticut-Georgetown Preview – Jan. 8, 2010 – NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – CBSSports.com
The Hoyas have done an excellent job of stopping Connecticut star Jerome Dyson, a Washington-area native. Dyson, third in the Big East with 19.9 points per game, is averaging 7.0 on 29.0 percent shooting in three games against Georgetown.

Chris Wright emerges as the Georgetown Hoyas’ leader – washingtonpost.com
Months before the current college basketball season began, Georgetown’s Chris Wright began to establish his leadership credentials — putting in a summer’s worth of twice-a-day workouts along with fellow guard Austin Freeman — so it would be clear who the Hoyas’ 2009-10 captains were when the first practice opened.

Hire Esherick - January 9, 2010 reply

Keystone!?

What is wrong with today’s students? Busch Light is the Towne 30 of choice.

DHB Enterprises - January 9, 2010 reply

The Husky Faithful

At Clydes I would have to say your average UConn fan looks like what you would expect if The Situation had sex with Snookie and the baby was brought to term inside a horse.

Dear Baby Jesus: please don’t let us lose to this crowd.

lordnick - January 9, 2010 via mobile reply

The student

Sounds like he likes drinking, sick bro

Casual Hoya

#13 Connecticut Huskies (11-3, 2-1) vs. #12 Georgetown Hoyas (11-2, 2-1)

Connecticut Huskies at Georgetown Hoyas, Jan 9, 2010 12:00 PM EST

Comments

FAT CHANCE

Question for Jahidi...

give me one reason...

Need a Statement

Not a good omen

Right Attitude from Sims, Though

Professional Thoughts

Pre Game Articles

Keystone!?

The Husky Faithful

The student

And yes I'm jealous he's still in college

Oldhoya

Oj

Sims

Press

tempo favors uconn

tempo killing us

First media

Hmm

chris wright

Second media

bench production!

Big Game

The fever

physical education

Swallow the whistle

Athleticism

Third media

lottery pick

Promotiona

Monroe

Holy shit this is an abortion

down 15

Whoa

debacle

horrible

ratio

I wish I went to UNC

Brightside

Is Monroe allergic to rebounding

down 19 w 1 to go in 1st half

Wow

"We Want Nikita"

Wright may suck at passing

Gulp

Weirdly

you are a retard

:-(

nationally ranked powerhouse?

bankrupt

Section 115

could be O'Connell. very good team. One kid signed to UNC. Clark came out of O'Connell

brutal

First half highlights

Why are the students so fair weather

which is worse?

Sesame

Punch them in the face please

optimism

Brutal

Austin Freeman

The situation

bad romance

Upside

Too unselfish and too weak

This is cool

T shirt cannon

woo hoo!!

Jgd responsible for this

Agreed

Best sign

I see what they did there

Why the hell are we in a zone

because we are playing

transition