Casual Hoya

They annihilated Louisville

Lost $100 on it

and I was at that miserable game...

uconn crushed sju

Not really sticking to the blueprint, then...

huskies

UConn should really be much better than they are. With Robinson, Walker and Dyson that’s a damn good nucleus. I wonder if they have chemistry/alpha-male issues similar to what Hoyas had last year.

they cant play d and try to dunk everything

what is 'fact-checking'?

They buried it with Tim Russert

Luke Russert

Via his Twitter

Jeremiah Rivers is one of my favorite college players. How did Gtown let him transfer? All he does is play defense and get assists.
5:35 PM Feb 4th via web

Luke Russert

= Moron. For so many reasons.

Can't argue with that.

Assists are more important than points in college basketball. That’s why Indiana just wrapped up a nice 10-20 season

lordnick - March 9, 2010 reply

is it going to be fun when gtown is down 15-8 tomorrow?

probably not

hopefully won't happen

hopefully the good hoyas show up.

per team tweets...

the hoyas are done practicing for the day, so my guess is they practiced without scheming for a specific opponent.

unless they assumed USF like everyone else.

they too

are just coming to see dominique jones play. Play his way into the Q/F.

Anyone actually watching the game?

Did Calhoun actually bench Edwards/Dyson/Robinson for the first 5 minutes?

dont think so

dyson and robinson were in there.

What is the better scenario?

Flying to NYC and taking a non drinking, non cursing Mormon customer of mine to the Georgetown/Syracuse game on Thursday…or taking him to the South Florida/Syracuse game on Thursday?

If you're like me...

without a doubt the SFU/SU game… Anyone who sits in section 118 knows that my language is not for the faint of heart in GU games.

definitely the former

that way afterwards you can point out how horrible cuse folks are

TOSS

either way you’re stuck watching Cuse

just go to Rick’s Cabaret instead

I love Ricks....

Not yet had the pleasure

Is it also a venue where one can enjoy the repurposing of the casual headband?

um,

yes I believe you can repurpose there…

22-16 SJU w 8

Channeling Marcus Hatten

Increased signs of scrappiness.

JOhnnies are a team to be reckoned with

that was a silly three . . . empty seats behind them tho

he had to shoot that

as there was only 1 second on the shot clock

silly as in big time

St. John's

obviously loves playing in that 12-13 game at 2PM on Tuesday, huh?

that intimidating home court advantage

is it going to be fun when gtown is down 31-18 tomorrow?

No, my officemates will stare at me

gonna be some screaming coming out of my office tomorrow from noon to two

that depends...

am I at Rick’s or the game??

I will be thrown out of the arena at that exact moment

only down 31-18?

no problem… aren’t we a second half team?

Query

What is worst possible ref combination we could draw tomorrow night? God, please send Burr and Cahill to the do the prime time games . . .

3 Cahills

35-22 at the half

Deno’s International Party House

Frightening Place

BUT AWESOME PL:ACE

Favorite Yelp! review:

If someone told me that the bartenders here were victims of a human trafficking ring, I would not think to disagree.

Shoddy and disgusting inside, Deno’s is doing it’s part to bring businessmen, frat boys, and nostalgic metal and glam rock fans together under one roof. A crazy long-haired guy in a black tank-top and jeans is wandering the room ogling the girls, clapping his hands, and you know that he is dying to find out when “Poison” is going back out on tour.

Glancing around at the general hygiene of Deno’s, I decide that purchasing a beer from the bottle is probably in my best interest.

The bathroom is great for those that miss summer festivals in Wisconsin where the outhouses stink and flies are buzzing around.

sounds utterly casual

Sounds like Good Guys

But bigger and with more glam rock

HoyaParanoia85 - March 9, 2010 reply

it must be so weird...

imagine being a sophomore, junior, or senior on this year’s UCONN or UNC teams.

Insane.

How do you think Sapp and Summers felt last year

sad

yeah

but there was a transitional year of disappointment. But for UNC, it’s even crazier.

crap

let me clarify: NCAA tournament disappointment. That season was pretty amazing otherwise.

@WVU, vs Louisville, BE regular season title, etc.

all teams go through it

uconn didnt even make NIT in 2007.
cuse went to back to back NITs in 2007 and 2008

who cares.

i admit it wasn't the most original observation

but i still think it’s interesting. part of the fun/frustration of CBB

I mean we won the Big East the year before

Granted we lost to Davidson. But we were like 29-7 over two years in the Big East, hadn’t lost a home game

(see above)

Yep

We’re cool man, we’re cool

lunardi's latest

Spokane: (5) Georgetown (20-9) (12) Memphis (23-8)

good thing

12 seeds never upset a 5 seed

Hopefully Memphis hasn't learned how to dribble since the last time we played them....

Link it you fat bitch

Who you callin' fat,

STRETCH?

Stretch?

Jerelle on cnnsi's college bball front page

Guess there’s a first and last time for everything

Harbin2-2005 - March 9, 2010 reply

ha great find

Those uniforms

DO NOT POKE THE BEAR

AWESOME

Too bad we can’t see those socks

HoyaParanoia85 - March 9, 2010 reply

37-25 19

http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204903102

Anyone notice the All Big East Teams were announced?

ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM
Greg Monroe, Georgetown, C, So., 6-11, 247, New Orleans, La.
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, F, Sr., 6-8, 255, Schererville, Ind.
Dominique Jones, USF, G, Jr., 6-4, 205, Lake Wales, Fla.
Wes Johnson, Syracuse, F, Jr., 6-7, 205, Corsicana, Texas
Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-2, 190, Herndon, Va. *
Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia, F, Sr., 6-7, 225, Newark, N.J.

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM
Austin Freeman, Georgetown, G, Jr., 6-4, 237, Mitchelville, Md.
Lazar Hayward, Marquette, F, Sr., 6-6, 225, Buffalo, N.Y.
Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, So., 6-2, 190, Scotch Plains, N.J.
Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall, G, Jr., 6-5, 185, Bronx, N.Y.
Andy Rautins, Syracuse, G, Sr., 6-5, 195, Jamesville, N.Y.

ALL-BIG EAST THIRD TEAM
Jerome Dyson, Connecticut, G, Sr., 6-3, 190, Potomac, Md.
Kemba Walker, Connecticut, G, So., 6-1, 172, Bronx, N.Y.
Samardo Samuels, Louisville, F, So., 6-9, 260, Trelawny, Jamaica
Corey Fisher, Villanova, G, Jr., 6-1, 200, Bronx, N.Y.
Devin Ebanks, West Virginia, F, So., 6-9, 210, Long Island City, N.Y.

BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION
Jimmy Butler, Marquette, F, Jr., 6-6, 215, Tomball, Texas
Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame, F, Jr., 6-8, 232, Unionville, Conn.
Jamine Peterson, Providence, F, So., 6-6, 230, Brooklyn, N.Y.

BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Lance Stephenson, Cincinnati, G, Fr., 6-5, 210, Brooklyn, N.Y. *
Alex Oriakhi, Connecticut, F/C, Fr., 6-9, 240, Lowell, Mass.
Vincent Council, Providence, G, Fr., 6-2, 180, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dane Miller, Rutgers, F, Fr., 6-7, 210, Henrietta, N.Y. *
Brandon Triche, Syracuse, G, Fr., 6-4, 198, Jamesville, N.Y.
Maalik Wayns, Villanova, G, Fr., 6-1, 185, Philadelphia, Pa.

* unanimous selection

um i'm a moron

yes, we all knew this. my mistake

leaving the blog in shame now, see you all tomorrow

Nothing like being a day behind the times

who will sex dikembe tonight - March 9, 2010 reply

In other news

We beat Cincinnati on Saturday

Finally on!

Spent the day at training in Philadelphia but now using the Amtrak Wireless to…waste time with you guys.

amtrak wifi?

when did that happen?

I was just wondering that...

You must be in first class or something

Acela Express

Drinking Coffee and Smoking Big Cigars

Well I know I had it comin'

I know I cain’t be freeeee…

TakinThePoints

LOVES Stellas in first class on the Acela!

Also...

…the snack cart guy sings a song about his offerings.

“Snacks and beverages! Beer, liquor, wine WATER!”

Weirdly, he just came by again and left out water….ummm, really?

maybe all the water

had been turned to wine

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10TH (03/10/2010)

12:00 619 South Florida
620 Georgetown -7.5
Over/Under: 132

lordnick - March 9, 2010 reply

love USF getting all of those points and they will have the best player on the court too.

Takin' the Points - March 9, 2010 reply

Best player on the floor?

Let’s not get ridiculous

46-34 johnnies w 12

Aaron Bowen

Does he rescind his verbal after Hoyas lose tomorrow?

EPIC FAIL

Some goober on SJU decided to take it to the hole himself on 4 on 1 break and missed the dunk.

Unclear if he is related to Chris Wright.

St. John's Dunking

Summers-esque

"Justin Brownlee missed Two Point Dunk Shot."

Your shame has been noted in the records.

Pure Win

Am I reading this right?

They’ve missed two?! Or is it that one wasn’t easily categorized as something else.

the johnnies have blown a lot of leads late this year

Can I get a ruling?

I can’t decide if Gavin Edwards sucks or not.

Sometimes I watch him and he’s the only patient, foot-work-intensive player on their team. Other times, he seems like he can’t stop fouling.

Thoughts?

I irrationally hate him

He does sort of look like he would be a jackass

Besides, who is named Gavin?

I prefer to (ir)rationally hate Robinson.

I feel like he needed a little more time in the scrapyard. On defense, he leaks more than the Bartlet White House.

Yep, that nerdy.

WOW

you even spelled Bartlet correctly.

I award you the finest muffins in all the land.

51-42 8

i think UCONN will pull this one out

If a hole at midcourt opened up and sucked in one player from each Big East team...

who would you want it be? I’ll start in the dirty south:

Louisville: Edgar Sosa

Notre Dame - Ben Hansbrough

South Florida - Dominique Jones

Syracuse - Andy Rautins

yeah i guess that is much dirtier south than Louisville...my bad

Cincinnati – Lance Stephenson

Chris Haines - March 9, 2010 reply

nova

this clown

really?

I definitely would go with Reynolds, clown or not.

But that dude is a total clown

Chris Haines - March 9, 2010 reply

Reynolds

I respect. Sutton’s face just bothers me.

WVU - Butler

Interesting...

Syracuse: Wesley Johnson…Rautins is close, but as some of my fellow posters know, I find Johnson’s mugging infuriating
Notre Dame: Can I still pick McAlarney? Alright, Hansbrough (Not before two Saturdays ago…stupid kid)
Villanova: Scottie Reynolds…he’d probably speed up the process by jumping INTO the hole to try and draw a foul.
Cincinnati: Lance Stephenson (Ready for THAT, JACKASS?!)
South Florida: Dominique Jones
Pittsburgh: Ashton Gibbs (to lock up Most Improved for AFree)
Rutgers: Hamady Ndiaye (“Piss on ME?”)
Providence: Sharaud Curry (as proxy)
West Virginia: Can I pick the fans?
Louisville: Samardo Samuels (for thinking for a SECOND that he’d take Greg)
Depaul: Their coach…oh…oh wait…
St. Johns: No idea…haven’t paid enough attention…much like UConn
Cincinnati: The players that airballed the layups…still can’t comprehend that.
UConn: Stanley Robinson (see above…hate his leaking)
Marquette: David GD’ed Cubillan (whose name sounds like an amalgam of characters from The Usual Suspects)

Vee Sanford's Next-door Neighbor - March 9, 2010 reply

Is Pittsnoggle still game for WVU?

…he’s still living in West Virginia at least.

55-42 7

UConn blows

yep - rescinding my hopes for a comeback

2 years in a row

that a 1st round win in the BET will save Norm Roberts his job.

Wow

St Johns just pouring it on

Except when they have clean breaks to the basket

isn't that 5 consecutive turnovers???

+ an air ball

SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak - March 9, 2010 reply

Wow formerly top-10 team knocked out of first round of BET by St. Johns

deja vu shivers up spine

20 point loss to johnnies HAS TO eliminate UConn from Dance

No way dude

17-15 with 4 straight losses. You really think they could be eliminated?

UConnis playing this like the 2010 version of the Tiger Woods invitational

fewest scores in the hole….. and low score wins

who will sex dikembe tonight - March 9, 2010 reply

UConn 2009-2010 = Georgetown 2008-2009

Although at least UConn will make the NIT this year

we made nit last year

who will sex dikembe tonight - March 10, 2010 reply

Oh, right

I forgot. Probably trying to block it out.

calhoun's

swan song? tough way to go out. NIT prepares invitation addressed to Storrs.

Just went to the trading floor to watch a bit of this game..

both teams are really bad…. tons of turnovers, lots of missed layups…

I think Uconn has been mailing it in… they are sick of Calhoun, and they want this performance to be Calhoun’s last memory of of the BE tournament before he retires.

which is less compelling...

…Providence – Hall or Rutgers – Cincy? These options make the Wizards game I’m attending tonight seem like a plausibly good time.

BORN READY

leave your guns at home, Agent Zero

SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak - March 9, 2010 reply

Providence-Hall will be better

no defense will at least be more interesting to watch than no offense.

Get ready for AIRBALLED layups!

Can you tell MLAF and I spend a lot of time together?

No kidding

Whatever happens in the other game, 215 combined points is ridiculously bad D.

SirHoya - March 9, 2010 via mobile reply

getting nervous for tomorrow

as am I....

Tell me about it... zero work will be achieved 12-2 tomorrow

why bother

to work at all. i’m currently owed a paycheck so my status at work is more day to day than Freeman’s with the team. i will be casually drinking at lunch tomorrow.

iheartgregmonroe - March 9, 2010 reply

see you guys tomorrow at Stout.....

and hopefully Dominique Jones has a miserable game…

Will JGD finally show up for his free beer.... at MSG?

since it was too much of an effort to make it at Verizon?

Man I walked up the stairs and the security guard said let me see your ticket

And I left it down in my jacket.