Georgetown 76, Davidson 51.
If we can shoot 52% from 3-point range all year, we might have something here.
I just hope this game doesn't get everyone's expectations all out of whack. This team is still gonna be somewhere between 3-13 and 5-11 in the Big East.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
London (ahhh)
Well,
Shocking as it may seem to some, I have a job. Well, at least a summer associateship. I took a job at a UK law firm for next summer, so I'll be over in London (ahhh) from May to August.
As for shiftless and disreputable...I always thought Brad was much more shiftless and disreputable than me.
Shocking as it may seem to some, I have a job. Well, at least a summer associateship. I took a job at a UK law firm for next summer, so I'll be over in London (ahhh) from May to August.
As for shiftless and disreputable...I always thought Brad was much more shiftless and disreputable than me.
Monday, November 22, 2004
Georgetown vs. Temple
So I've rejoined the ranks of Hoya season ticket holders, and figured I'd share my thoughts on the first game of the season with the rest of you all.
First, Georgetown continued its fine tradition of excellence in administration by not processing our season ticket order and thus not having tickets for us to pick up when we arrived at will call. This was despite the fact that my friend called the ticket office this afternoon to confirm that the tickets would be there.
Fortunately, there were plenty of good seats still available, and the good folks at the MCI Center gave us seats just behind the young alumni section.
Saw Mr. Ken Jordan as I walked into the MCI Center, looking as shiftless and disreputable as ever. Apparently Georgetown did actually give him season tickets. Must be his contacts in the athletic department.
As far as the game, I think it puts to rest any expectations of a quick turnaround for this program. Temple was simply put, much, much better than us. They were bigger, stronger and more athletic. I think the same will be largely true of every other team in the Big East, except maybe St. Johns.
There were some things to like. The effort was definitely there for the full forty minutes, even after the game was completely out of reach. The team rebounded very well, which was doubly impressive given the size disparity. Green and Hibbert looked decent, although both are very raw offensively. Since they will get a lot of playing time out of necessity, they should hopefully improve significantly over the course of the season.
And the fans weren't bitter and angry after the game, as they were after so many losses in the Esherick era. Student attendance seemed pretty high. Hopefully the kids will keep coming out in February when we are 3-10 in the Big East.
The big problem was offense. The team was more disciplined than Esherick's squads, but the offense consisted almost entirely of passes around the perimeter, with the occassional entry pass to the high post or skip pass. There was almost no movement, which surprised the hell out of me given my understanding of the Princeton offense. I don't recall a single attempt at a back door cut, or any screen for that matter. This might have been a function of the Temple zone, or the fact that the team is still learning a new offense, but if it continues it does not bode well.
And I don't think we can make up for it on defense, either. The team is relatively quick, but small and not very strong. Against Temple, at least, they didn't have the size to trap or press effectively, and a lot of times Temple was able to get relatively easy shots just because they could shoot over our players. And we're not going to able to play physical and wear a team down defensively, given our size and lack of depth.
So I think it's going to be a long season, although there are at least signs of hope for the future.
First, Georgetown continued its fine tradition of excellence in administration by not processing our season ticket order and thus not having tickets for us to pick up when we arrived at will call. This was despite the fact that my friend called the ticket office this afternoon to confirm that the tickets would be there.
Fortunately, there were plenty of good seats still available, and the good folks at the MCI Center gave us seats just behind the young alumni section.
Saw Mr. Ken Jordan as I walked into the MCI Center, looking as shiftless and disreputable as ever. Apparently Georgetown did actually give him season tickets. Must be his contacts in the athletic department.
As far as the game, I think it puts to rest any expectations of a quick turnaround for this program. Temple was simply put, much, much better than us. They were bigger, stronger and more athletic. I think the same will be largely true of every other team in the Big East, except maybe St. Johns.
There were some things to like. The effort was definitely there for the full forty minutes, even after the game was completely out of reach. The team rebounded very well, which was doubly impressive given the size disparity. Green and Hibbert looked decent, although both are very raw offensively. Since they will get a lot of playing time out of necessity, they should hopefully improve significantly over the course of the season.
And the fans weren't bitter and angry after the game, as they were after so many losses in the Esherick era. Student attendance seemed pretty high. Hopefully the kids will keep coming out in February when we are 3-10 in the Big East.
The big problem was offense. The team was more disciplined than Esherick's squads, but the offense consisted almost entirely of passes around the perimeter, with the occassional entry pass to the high post or skip pass. There was almost no movement, which surprised the hell out of me given my understanding of the Princeton offense. I don't recall a single attempt at a back door cut, or any screen for that matter. This might have been a function of the Temple zone, or the fact that the team is still learning a new offense, but if it continues it does not bode well.
And I don't think we can make up for it on defense, either. The team is relatively quick, but small and not very strong. Against Temple, at least, they didn't have the size to trap or press effectively, and a lot of times Temple was able to get relatively easy shots just because they could shoot over our players. And we're not going to able to play physical and wear a team down defensively, given our size and lack of depth.
So I think it's going to be a long season, although there are at least signs of hope for the future.
Monday, November 15, 2004
Ugh...
I don't like the Big East's new scheduling at all.
Seems goofy to me that you don't play everyone in the conference. I guess it works in the Big 10 for football though. I've got a feeling that 16 teams may prove too unwieldy to keep together for more than a few years.
Hopefully Georgetown will get a home and home with Syracuse for "rivalry" reasons.
Seems goofy to me that you don't play everyone in the conference. I guess it works in the Big 10 for football though. I've got a feeling that 16 teams may prove too unwieldy to keep together for more than a few years.
Hopefully Georgetown will get a home and home with Syracuse for "rivalry" reasons.
Hail Victory
In the eight years I lived in DC, the Bengals met the Redskins in exactly zero contests. In fact, in the past 13 years, the two teams hadn't met until yesterday. So while I always hated the Redskins, I never had the satisfaction of a head to head meeting. So, when the season went sour early on for the Bengals, Sunday November 14th quickly became my superbowl. I'm off to email Reed and Yon now, to remind them (even though neither care a great deal) that it was the Bengals who were responsible for what will likely be one of lowest points in Joe Gibb's career, yanking his starting qb to a chorus of boos from the typically fickle Redskins fans.
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)