Your Georgetown Hoyas rebounded in a big way from the loss at Pitt by defeating the defending national champion UConn Huskies by a score of 58-44 last night at the Verizon Center.. We've got a quick turnaround before the ridiculously early 11am game against USF on Saturday, but before we focus on the resurgent Bulls, lets hand out some hardware to those most deserving. Away we go...
The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Hollis Thompson. There you go, Hollis! 18 points and 9 rebounds for Thompson on the night, who was finally used effectively as a shooter coming off screens. Thompson launched 15 shots, most of which were good looks, and ran his way around the UConn defense and around screens like he was the second coming of Reggie Miller. This is the Hollis Thompson we need.
More Awards after The Jump:
It's About Time Award:
Hoyas fans and students alike showed up in droves for what was really the first big game at Verizon this season, and it showed both in person and on television. This is the home court advantage Georgetown needs, and these are the games Georgetown needs to bring recruits to, not afternoon delights against Providence when the students are on Christmas break.
via David Riedman
Espn3 Eats My Ass Award:
Espn3. What a useless endeavor. I have tried to watch the Hoyas from my laptop at home, my office computer, and now my iPad on a flight, and I have literally never seen an image moving across any of the three screens. I really hope NBC takes it to the worldwide leader, their technological advances have been horrific, and Grantland sucks.
Is Markel Starks Still On The Team Award:
Markel Starks. Where is that dude that scored 20 against Louisville? At some point, it will bite us in the ass not having a steady point guard, so Markel needs to get back on track. USF seems to be the perfect opportunity to do so.
Document Your Queso Award:
Bold Prediction Award:
UConn flames out during February and misses the NCAA Tournament, capping the worst coaching performance in Jim Calhoun's reign in $torr$. How the Huskies didn't go to Andre Drummond every single time down the floor is beyond me. Oh, now I remember...
Syracuse Fans Award for Having Thin Skin:
Jim Calhoun. Account from the student section:
At the end of the first half, with the Hoyas leading by 10, Calhoun followed his players off of the course. As is the custom at Georgetown games (and every college game across the country for that matter) the student section laid it on him. "You're a cheater!" chants rained down, which, even while true, Calhoun took offense to. He came up to the students standing next to the aisle and said something like "Show some respect," and then turning to Verizon staff and demanding "Get them out of here." He also may or may not have casually dropped and F-bomb somewhere in there also. Anywhere outside of the Verizon Center and this would have been ignored. However, the event staff then told any student yelling at him as he came out to stop doing so. I guess they either forgot that this isn't Hartford or that just because Calhoun is a pansy doesn't mean he has to be protected like a baby. It's college basketball and let's all take insults like men.
Hack-A-Shaq Award:
Andre Drummond's free throws. How can he be that bad at such a crucial part of the game? Kids these days with their rap music and AAU basketball! That kind of stuff would have never happened in my day.
8 Good Minutes Award:
Mikael Hopkins. In 8 minutes of action last night, Hopkins showed fans that he can be a valuable member of the bench, netting 4 points on 2-2 shooting, a rebound, a block, and a steal. Worth noting that the minutes distribution among Lubick, Porter, and Hopkins was 18, 33, and 8 respectively. Lubick is the starter, but at this point that's just a label.
Easy, Tiger Award:
Greg Whittington. Greg brings a lot to the table defensively, but he has struggled mightily on the offensive end this season. Last night Whittington was 1-6 from the floor, and nearly all 6 shots were ones that were preceded by a loud "No!" from the casual gamewatch crowd. It's good to see Greg now has the confidence to take these shots, but it would be even better if they went in.
Salvage Your Dignity Award:
The dude on the t-shirt gun at Verizon rolled out in full scrubs regalia last night for his 3 minutes of fame. Who is this guy and why hasn't he been brought before me?
Syracuse Is A Joke Award:
Syracuse. Somehow Fab Melo spent an entire semester focused on smashing women's heads into steering wheels, neglecting to pay enough attention in "Circle or Square 101" and somehow he is back on the court after a couple weeks. Say whatever you want about Georgetown, but at least we have actual student athletes. Also, the NCAA is the most corrupt institution since John Gotti was running the mob. A couple of weeks to clear up an academics issue? What, did they need to verify the handwriting that wasn't his own on an exam?
Silence is Golden Award for How to Watch a Game Vitale is Calling:
DVR. Vitale is atrocious. But how to avoid him when he's calling a Casual Hoyas game? Easy. RELAX. DVR the game. And then at 7pm, give your infant child a bath. Read a magazine. Mix a Manhattan. Then when the game is well underway, fire up the old DVR and hit the FFWD button ONCE. You lose all the volume, and thus Vitale, but the speed isn't so fast you can't see UConn miss about 15 wide-open threes in a row. Added Bonus: Otto Porter gets subbed in faster than usual! DOUBLE Added Bonus: You can crank the fast forward up to 11 whenever Calhoun's face is on screen.
Jack Nicholson Celebrity Sighting Award:
NBA scout Danny Ferry, who was drafted two spots ahead of a man who nailed Sarah Palin. Everyone should feel proud. Real VIP night.
Otto Porter Award for Filling the Boxscore:
Henry Sims. 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and a real casual 7 turnovers for the big man, who was again more effective in the 2nd half. In the first half it appeared that Sims was trying to shoot on a moving rim, as some of his shots from within a few feet didn't come close to drawing iron.
The Ted Leonsis Award For Hoping the Assistant to Ted Leonsis Finds This Ted Leonsis Mention During his Morning Google Search for Mentions of Ted Leonsis:
TED LEONSIS. You may remember when recently we couldn't get salt for our casual fries at Verizon and we mentioned it on the blog and at the next Georgetown game there was a DUMP TRUCK OF SALT IN THE CONCOURSE (read: one salt shaker at The Greene Turtle concession stand) because Ted Leonsis is a huge fan of the blog and a MAN WHO GETS RESULTS. OK, so let's try this again. There is something fishy about the Verizon Center. When attending in person, occasionally we see flashes in the rafters, like there are strobe lights hanging from the ceiling to provide the illusion of excitable picture-taking. Well, when we cranked up ESPN2 to watch last night's games, the flashes were even MORE PRONOUNCED. We can guarantee you the flashes by sports photographers aren't causing that. Why in the world would you need a flash somewhere as well lit as the floor at Verizon? SO FESS UP TED LEONSIS (via your assistant who is Googling you on Thursday morning): WHERE ARE THE FLASHES COMING FROM? AND WHY? TURN THEM OFF!
Tits On A Bull Award:
Verizon Wireless. After missing the first half completely, JahidiLikesPie tried to rush home to see the end of the game with a nice makers and relax. He would have liked to have known how the game was going while waiting for his train to leave Grand Central. Is it too much to ask the biggest wireless carrier in THE WORLD to slap a few towers below ground? It was noted that other assholes were happily playing stupid AngryBirds or getting their asses kicked in Words With Stupid Friends? Why do AT&T and Sprint users get to know whether they will be drinking to celebrate or drinking to forget? WORTHLESS!
Stress, The Silent Killer, Award:
JahidiLikesPie.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood Award:
Sure, the first 15 minutes or so were a little tense as the Hoyas failed to put UConn away despite the Huskies' inability to make a damn basket, but wasn't that game overall really relaxing? Wasn't that a nice feeling? I had forgotten how nice it could be to kick back with a beer and watch Georgetown win without wanting to kick someone in the process.
The Jimmy Likes His Pasta Spicy Award:
Cayenne Pepper. You better believe we HATE IT when mom leaves for bridge night and doesn't leave $20 on the kitchen counter to order a pizza when we come up during halftime for dinner. DAMMIT MOM! Well, consider us the Jabril Trawick of CLUTCH DINNERS. All you need is a little bit of spices to turn a regular old bowl of spaghetti into GAMETIME UPSIDE. Just check out that spice documentation: Italian seasoning along with CRUSHED RED PEPPER AND CAYENNE PEPPER! BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE! (Also acceptable exhortation: PLEASE HAMMER, DON'T HURT 'EM!) Douse your pasta in olive and that round up of spices, along with salt and pepper (WHAT A MAN!) and you won't care if mom is sleeping off a Chianti hangover tomorrow and won't make waffles.
Victory Shots Award:
This tequila and pineapple concoction made the drive home last night nice and fast.
Jim Nantz Award for In-Game Commentary:
Here are a few golden nuggets from the Casual Gamethread:
Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award
Jason Clark wins it after just 5 minutes of play, this guy looks like he’s gonna have one of those nights
Eat that box
Nate out after 2:20
How much closer to starting can otto get?
Fab Melo's grades magically fixed
Quality institution of higher learning, that Syracuse University.
by J-Wall's Mom's Broom on Feb 1, 2012 7:17 PM EST reply actions
Otto
And black butte, my two favorite porters
by bunk moreland on Feb 1, 2012 7:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
ok so i've been watching for 5 minutes
and i am already being driven insane by dick vitale’s voice. he is so annoying. do people like listening to him? do fans say "yeah espn, give me more dick!" i’m pretty sure they don’t. so im confused why he’s still allowed to "call" games
by henrysimsdunking on Feb 1, 2012 7:34 PM EST reply actions
Nate swiping at Drummond like some deranged yeti
dumb foul
"I don't know. I'm making this up as I go."
No sound here at the bar
Is Dicksmack Doug Gottlieb hating on us?
by TouomouIsMyHomie on Feb 1, 2012 7:56 PM EST via mobile reply actions
ESPN
Every
JeSuit
Plays
Nasty… REALLY students?
Hopkins
is figuring out the offense. The more we can play him, the better for our team and defense!
Hopkins = Waldo Geraldo Faldo ?
by BuryMeAtGeorgetown on Feb 1, 2012 8:31 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
1... 2... 3... 4... FOUR freshmen on the floor
She Hannibaled my Fabian!
the future is damn good looking
Take No Prisoners, especially if they wear Orange.
by hoyabballownsall on Feb 1, 2012 8:39 PM EST reply actions
DUNK!
Yes we can!
Is it too early to book tickets to New Orleans?
Sic transit gloria Cuse
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Feb 1, 2012 8:57 PM EST reply actions
Gratuitous Pic of Olivia Wilde on a Hammock Award:
Indeed.
The Georgetown Hoyas are a nationally ranked powerhouse.
South Florida is NeXt.
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Big East looking hard at Memphis..
http://tracking.si.com/2012/02/02/report-big-east-looking-to-add-memphis/?sct=cb_t2_a6
yaboynyp - February 2, 2012
that would be fanastic
thunderbus - February 2, 2012
this move makes sense, the fans would want it, and they're a good team
so knowing the Big East it probably won’t happen
Hoya Saxual - February 2, 2012
Sadly.. oh so sadly, I must agree….
Especially since I doubt they let Memphis join in all sports. Their football team is garbage.
yaboynyp - February 2, 2012
In other Memphis related news..
They crapped the bed again last night and lost to Southern Miss (20-3) to fall to 15-7 on the season. Can we request a coaching change upon entry to the BE??
Just kidding Josh P but at least get some quality assistants to help you with x’s and o’s. Pretty please..
yaboynyp - February 2, 2012
I think it has to be in all sports
Plus 50/50 the BE will lose Louisville and/or Cincy to the Big 12. Memphis might convince Louisville to stay a bit longer and I like Memphis better than Temple. Memphis also aligns with an occidental division with the BSU/SDSU/SMU/Houstons of the world.
But the Big East is in trouble in football anyways. Only 3 top 150 recruits league-wide. Bama had 12 on their own.
bunk moreland - February 2, 2012
Still laughing at
“Yeah, ESPN, give me more Dick!” Well played, henrysimsdunking. Also, that handle was fulfilled last night! Much rejoicing.
J-Wall's Mom's Broom - February 2, 2012
Speaking of...per Hire Esherick's request, there is documentation:
At least, I think there is. ESPN3 sucks so badly that I couldn’t even get the replay to work properly.
Hoya Saxual - February 2, 2012
youre the best
Hire Esherick - February 2, 2012
Seconded
This is glorious
J-Wall's Mom's Broom - February 2, 2012
third'ed!
looks great
onceahoya - February 2, 2012
I could watch this all day
and I just might.
jwallobjects - February 2, 2012
We need more of these kinda high light reels
Dunk dunk dunk attack attack attack all the way to the final four!!!!!!!!
Melvin M. Tuggle III - February 2, 2012
Love to see Otto as fired up about it as Sims.
WallaceAtTheLineShooting2 - February 2, 2012
If you watch it on dvr you can see Jason screaming in Lamb’s face...
On one of the replays..lol.. coldblooded..
yaboynyp - February 2, 2012
Wow, someone exceeded photobucket's bandwidth allocation!!!!!
Great job!!!!!! Do you want to re-post the original on imgur so we can continue to appreciate its beauty?
HoyaSmacksYa - February 2, 2012
All better now! Though that was impressive...
I guess y’all weren’t kidding about watching it on loop for the whole day.
Hoya Saxual - February 2, 2012
What was so beautiful is that he drove past Drummond
Napier as well….then flushed on Lamb…..ah yes!!!
Big Spoon - February 3, 2012
Grantland Shane Ryan on "Sims City"
very nice piece on the above destruction.
but then goes on to say we are in “troubled waters” and has no faith in this team’s ability to avoid a cave-in
hoyabballownsall - February 3, 2012
He probaby read the part where CH said "Grantland Sucks"
Grantland Sucks
WarmupEwing - February 3, 2012
Mmmmmmm Olivia Wilde..
Indeed..
yaboynyp - February 2, 2012
Off-topic, but this article on Duke's student section
is hilarious.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/sports/ncaabasketball/dukes-cameron-crazies-lose-their-enthusiasm.html?_r=2&smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto
“The corner we were sitting in, the other fans were depressing," [a Duke freshman] said. "So we’re going to brunch."
JabrilTrawick'sInstagrams - February 2, 2012
Excellent documentation
of a former Hoya/Casual fan favorite at the top of that article
RedHoya - February 2, 2012 via mobile
Nikita!!!
What do they feed them at Wake? Look at ’em guns…
vivanloshoyas - February 2, 2012
Apparently Wake doesn't make its revenue-sport athletes
Do their strength-training on a converted tennis court.
BUILD THE IAC NOW, MMMKAY?
HoyaSmacksYa - February 2, 2012
^this!!!
vivanloshoyas - February 2, 2012
Think of all that toned vanilla
I bet NO ONE would question whether Lubick would start if he had access to the IAC.
WarmupEwing - February 2, 2012
HUGE douche canoe.
J-Wall's Mom's Broom - February 2, 2012
The dirty secret of Duke...
is that the Cameron Crazies is 95% composed of Freshman who do it once for the novelty, and weird nerds who only hang out with each other and talk like Norm Bradley.
Apparently the UNC game at Cameron is a who’s who of who’s boring and doesn’t do anything fun at Duke (Considering it requires you to live in a tent FOR A WEEK AND NEVER GO OUT AND HAVE FUN AT NIGHT).
Or so I’ve heard.
WallaceAtTheLineShooting2 - February 2, 2012
make sense
there at 8000 students on campus and only 1100 student section seats.
dont tell that to espn
Hire Esherick - February 2, 2012
Monitoring the lines? My word, what a tremendous responsibility he had.
I picture this tool as the modern incarnation of Kevin Bacon’s smarmy frat character from Animal House.
Hoya Saxual - February 2, 2012
Remain Calm
all is well!
PerryMcDonald'sRightCross - February 2, 2012
I have the same image
of this HDC…although…you read that quote…and think about some of our own comments about the students this year…and…well…maybe there’s a bit of Norm in all of us Casualties…ewww
SirHoya - February 2, 2012
The thought did cross my mind...we are similarly protective of our reputation.
Though more Casualties approach it more from the nostalgic “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” perspective, which is (I hope) better than Norm’s implication that attendance is a privilege that should be revoked from undeserving students.
At least that’s what I’m gonna keep telling myself!
Hoya Saxual - February 2, 2012
Key difference
I think the Casual sentiment is that it’s a privilege to be able to watch a consistently high-level team play ball for very little cost, and students should repay the school for that privilege by showing up in droves and providing the appropriate sentiment.
The HDC sentiment of the article is that it’s a privilege to be one of the Cameron Crazies, to wait in line forever for tickets and whatnot…like that’s some kind of elite club that students should be honored to be a part of.
J-Wall's Mom's Broom - February 2, 2012
fair points both of you
thank you for calming my fears
SirHoya - February 2, 2012
Duke fans are HDC's for many reasons
Expecting their students to fill the designated students section and getting upset with them for leaving early are not among them.
By the same token, I think any Georgetown fan, and Casualties in particular, are not being out of line for calling out underwhelming student showings.
I don’t think the moniker applies to us or Duke in this particular situation. That said, Dukies are HDC’s.
WarmupEwing - February 3, 2012
markel
I very much hope he has a breakout game at USF. Right now, my favorite lineup is Jason/Greg/Hollis/Otto/Henry.
thunderbus - February 2, 2012
I think that the PG mismatch last night was NOT in our favor
I just don’t think Markel was able to deal with Lamb and/or Boatright off the bat last night and JT3 adjusted the lineup to eliminate the vulnerability. It will happen to different guys depending on the night; we will have to keep tweaking in-game to reflect the personnel we have available.
HoyaSmacksYa - February 2, 2012
I like how 3 is giving guys a quick hook...
Sitting them down, giving them a talking to, and then getting them back in the game. It’s keeping guys engaged and focused in on their roles…. Amazing 9 guys are getting minutes on this team most nights..
yaboynyp - February 2, 2012
+1
vivanloshoyas - February 2, 2012
Good catch, yaboynyp!!!!!!!!
Melvin M. Tuggle III - February 2, 2012
Sounds like a page
from Bob Huggins’ book no?
TexaHoya - February 2, 2012
I wouldn’t say so because Huggins has almost a zero tolerance policy..
Except with his star players.. Plus he got that from Bob Knight anyways..
I think 3 knows he has a young team so he uses it as a moment to teach. He almost always talks to them before they sit down and explains to them the proper reads.. Huggins usually yells at them or just scowls.. lol
I think the spirit is different but I’m not a mind reader so I guess you could say that if you choose..
yaboynyp - February 2, 2012
I concur
from the years of only having 6 players grabbing minutes from years past…
Big Spoon - February 3, 2012
ESPN Recap
finally opted to not mention that our star forward and head coach are not, in fact, related to each other. I’m glad that’s been cleared up.
FeedTheTicket - February 2, 2012
Can anyone elaborate on what was up with the Fight Song last night?
It was noticeably different than I’ve heard over the last 15+ years, much bass-ier, as if the Booth mic’ed up the tuba or something.
HoyaSmacksYa - February 2, 2012
I noticed this too
maybe the tuba player just blows harder? Wait, that came out all wrong…
vivanloshoyas - February 2, 2012
The band sets up the mics, not the VC
We started putting a mic by the basses a couple years ago but they must have really turned it up last night. It’s nice to know that someone is paying attention though. For four years I thought everyone pretty much ignored us.
tubasaxa - February 2, 2012
Tharrrr!
s/he blows! (and I do mean that in the most complimentary way)
vivanloshoyas - February 2, 2012
when did we last beat a defending national champ?
Pretty sure we lost to Cuse in 03-04, UConn in 04-05, and that none of our recent wins over Duke came after they won the title. Did we beat UConn in 00-01?
Also, if Jimmy Thin Skins never coaches a game at Verizon again, it’ll be too soon. (Same goes for the James A. Whinemeister, of course.)
SirHoya - February 2, 2012
sorry 99-00
on the UConn question
SirHoya - February 2, 2012
Lost to them twice that year
WarmupEwing - February 2, 2012
We lost to UConn every time from the BET final in '96
Until beating them on Senior Day (for Sead and Izzo) in ’07.
So no.
DHB Enterprises - February 2, 2012
so was it back in the 80's then? earlier?
Did we beat Nova in 85-86? Having a hard time tracking down comprehensive listings of Hoya results down the ages.
SirHoya - February 2, 2012
We did beat Nova in 85-86
And here: http://www.hoyabasketball.com/ – I just killed your productivity for the rest of the week.
WarmupEwing - February 2, 2012
apparently I get an F for "working the interwebz"
aka “a Gentleman’s C” in Syracuse.
SirHoya - February 2, 2012
Well played, Sir.
Now go brush up on Circle or Square 101
who will sex dikembe tonight - February 2, 2012
Hoyatalk Award
Hoyatalk. The postgame thread feels like we lost.
DHB Enterprises - February 2, 2012
I stopped going to Hoyatalk sometime during my Sophomore year
when I realized that CasualHoya existed and that you guys liked drinking as much as I did.
WallaceAtTheLineShooting2 - February 2, 2012
and lunch
we love lunch
onceahoya - February 2, 2012
Things are taken WAY too seriously over there
VictorPage'sLeftEye - February 2, 2012
You guys can thank me later...
http://lockerz.com/s/179821275 Dukie V in a Hoya hat
yaboynyp - February 2, 2012
Um...why not just mute Dickie V?
HoyaJoker07 - February 2, 2012
I used to be a big fan of just putting Chvotkin on ESPN radio and muting the TV
WarmupEwing - February 2, 2012
order of things?
If I used mute, what order do I bath the kids and make a manhattan? I kid of course; I drink black cherry juice instead of manhattans on the account of my gout.
monroesrighthand - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
Huge thumbs up
to the DVR/kids bath/FFWD button game-watching option. Employed this many times.
Also, those flashing strobes seem to happen in most arenas I’ve been in. Not sure why.
thediesel - February 2, 2012
I think cap center had strobes that went off
in association with the decibel-meter, when it reached a certain point. Not sure if VC is so equipped. Would love the meter to come back.
SirHoya - February 2, 2012
My remote control has
a magic button that says MUTE. Seems to work every time!
vivanloshoyas - February 2, 2012
There's also the Secondary Audio Program
es muy bueno!
who will sex dikembe tonight - February 2, 2012
Dickie V, bebé!!!
HoyaJoker07 - February 2, 2012
¡¡¡Sí!!!
vivanloshoyas - February 2, 2012
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
thejerseytornado - February 2, 2012
I can also attest to the existence of random flashes of light...and I have documented proof!
When doing a quick scan through video frames before compiling them into a gif, there are always a few that are inexplicably lit up (and not facing towards an area where brightness could be attributed to camera flashes).
Obviously there are ghosts.
Hoya Saxual - February 2, 2012
Most unsung diaper dandies
Otto at the top of the list – anyone know where the list might be available online?
WrightWay - February 2, 2012
Ok...
WTF is a diaper dandy? Why is Dickie V the only one who ever uses that phrase? Does he know that it makes him sound even dumber and more bizzarre than usual?
genetichoya - February 2, 2012
for fans of The League
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsNxbMbojWs
Hire Esherick - February 2, 2012
Sorry
to annoy you – just using Dickie’s terminology although I agree that it’s ridiculous
WrightWay - February 2, 2012
Causal Awards: the closest I will ever get to Olivia Wilde
who will sex dikembe tonight - February 2, 2012
Without legal ramifications
HoyaJoker07 - February 2, 2012
queso looked horrible
worried this is a leading indicator for teams performance
onceahoya - February 2, 2012
Award for biggest self-promotion
Dickie V handing out autographs to students. However, he autographed ads for his website selling Dickie V merchandise…
TheDoctorIsIn - February 2, 2012
How come we never do "WE ARE... GEORGETOWN" anymore?
kids these days.
TheYellofAllYells - February 2, 2012
There was one, maybe two, attempts last night
I doubt you would have heard them though. The better effort came on the possession before the Caprio chant, but to be honest, bandside and nonbandside were just horrifically out of whack on nearly every chant however, including the simplest.
The crowd could have been really loud last night, but the conflicting student sections dissolved into nothing but white noise more often than not. The only thing that really got the nonbandside students near me moving and cheering was effing Hey Baby. Better than nothing I guess!
HoyaSmacksYa - February 2, 2012
hate to say this, but...
I like HOYA… SAXA so much more than WE ARE … GEORGETOWN. Everyone (including my fly-over state high school) has a WE ARE chant. So boring. Hoya Saxa is much more us.
thunderbus - February 2, 2012
I agree with this.
Also, Sound Delay, it is a thing.
WallaceAtTheLineShooting2 - February 2, 2012
Still
If we eliminate the “We Are” chant, I think we’re down to like two cheers. It’s easier to be loud and stay loud when you have an arsenal of things to yell.
Also, the team really embraces the “We Are Georgetown” thing, and I think they like hearing it.
WarmupEwing - February 2, 2012
never heard a
GEORGE – TOWN !
back and forth chant….or do we need two syllables each
hoyafan03 - February 2, 2012
I agree
And I really like the WE ARE chant, but it should be reserved for when we’re winning late in a game, in my view.
DHB Enterprises - February 3, 2012
Who's that handsome, grainy dude?
Chris Haines - February 2, 2012
Courtside!!! Does this mean that we will see a prospectus
for the SBNation IPO sooner rather than later?
HoyaSmacksYa - February 2, 2012
Hah
My buddy got the tickets right before the game and I ran into him on the concourse headed to my usual (non-courtside) seats. He had an extra, asked me, and I said yes (obviously).
Chris Haines - February 2, 2012
Calhoun at halftime
I was the kid that was talking to Calhoun and I’m the kid with the JT3 sign. We had been ragging on him the whole game about how much of a scumbag and cheater he was and when they were walking to the tunnel, I went up to the side and stuck my hand out to shake his hand. He said “If i were you, i would back away” and looked like he wanted to punch me, so i questioned and mocked him some more and then he just told us to “F*** off” and walked away. the ushers then got us back to our seats and told us to stay on the bleachers the rest of the night
don't hate on the f - February 2, 2012
why would you try to shake his hand?
either hate the man or don’t.
thejerseytornado - February 2, 2012
i was going to take it away at the last second to further infuriate him
don't hate on the f - February 2, 2012
Classic
Well done
J-Wall's Mom's Broom - February 2, 2012
Totally random story, but during the Snowpocalypse 'nova game...
Jay Wright was chatting it up with some of the students waaaaay pregame (maybe around 10:30) and, being the delightful gentleman he is, it was mostly a civil and entertaining conversation.
As he went to walk away, someone shouted, “WAIT, JAY!” and after Wright turned around, continued, “YOU SUCK!”
He laughed at it, rolled his eyes, and walked away.
And that my friends, is why Jay Wright is classy and Jim Calhoun is a scumbag.
WallaceAtTheLineShooting2 - February 2, 2012
Now that
is how you handle a fan-opponent interaction. Well done on both sides.
Drummond had a similar exchange/look after the call on the Henry elbow last night. He knew it was a bad call and everyone around the court was yelling at him and he was just looking back smiling.
Chris Haines - February 2, 2012
that call sucked
and didn’t they review it? initially i thought sims might have gotten him with the second elbow, but from the under the basket replay view you could clearly tell there was no contact whatsoever.
hoyafan03 - February 2, 2012
They reviewed to see if it was a flagrant
While I’m sure they realized it was a bad call when they looked at it, they can’t reverse it after it’s been made.
wadetandy - February 2, 2012 via mobile
i remember that
he also said he likes coming to georgetown, called us original and entertaining. said he wouldnt take his mother near rutgers.
Hire Esherick - February 2, 2012
Calhoun stare down
At our lowest in 2003 or 04 I remember playing Uconn over winter break and CAHoya07 was one of the 8 fans (literally 8 fans) in the student section.
Going into halftime CAHoya07 is screaming “you got nothing Calhoun, nothing”. Calhoun walks right up to him and they have a nose to nose stare down for about 10 second. CAHoya07 says “you got nothing” and Calhoun turns away and head for the locker room.
It was awesome.
RileysDressLikeAHoyaJersey - February 2, 2012 via mobile
should he return to the phone booth
I would love it if, as one, the arena just chanted “CHEAT – CHEAT – CHEAT – CHEAT – CHEAT…” Stare us all down, you amoral prick.
SirHoya - February 2, 2012
That woud be wonderful.
Remember the days of “where’s my laptop?”
BornonthisBandWagon - February 2, 2012
glorious
I happened to have my laptop in my bag for one of those games, and thoroughly enjoyed waving it over the visitor tunnel before security advised against it. Unclear whether they feared that I would drop it, or a Connvict would take a swipe at it.
SirHoya - February 2, 2012
Indeed
Jay Wright also showed up in the Georgetown section at the Final Four game and was chatting up students. Perhaps he is a connoisseur of coeds like so many coaches seem to be, who knows, but he certainly seemed pretty chill.
Calhoun, meanwhile, once told my friend “I will throw your ass over this rail.” He really is remarkably thin-skinned.
Said friend actually wrote the UConn pre-game blog post on the Hoop Club’s blog this season (http://www.guhoyas.com/genrel/013112aaa.html). Its definitely neck and neck between that and Marquette’s coaching staff trying to get FLHoya thrown out of Verizon after the game had ended for most humorous coach-fan interaction I’ve witnessed.
RusskyHoya - February 2, 2012
Hah, Jay Wright
FTW
J-Wall's Mom's Broom - February 2, 2012
As I'm friends with a professional sports photographer ...
I can tell you that they most definitely use strobes to shoot basketball games. My buddy used to climb up in the rafters of the USAir arena to set them up for Hoyas games, back before he became important enough to have lackeys do the strobe-work for him.
While the court may seem well-lit enough to the human eye, high-speed film requires even more light.
John Coctostan - February 2, 2012
Air Sims
No comments on Henry’s 2 airballs that missed the rim by a longer distance than he shot them from?
79JVStar - February 2, 2012
He didn't get a free pass - they were mentioned in his award right along with the good stuff
But right after a win over UConn (which is sweeter than the average victory), commenters focused on the happier, more delusional side of the coin!
Hoya Saxual - February 2, 2012
Personally
I am too mesmerized by that gif of him dunking to worry about a couple errant shots.
J-Wall's Mom's Broom - February 2, 2012
No match for
Air JeremyClank and/or Air AndreDrummoff
vivanloshoyas - February 3, 2012
patrick
Has a hand brace. Likely happened reverse stroking coach K in the duke locker room
Way too easy. Way too awful. Passes on this shitturd blog though.
JahidiLikesPie - February 2, 2012 via mobile
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