For the second round of blogger talk, I chatted with Andrew from CasualHoya. As you can probably surmise, Andrew takes a lighter approach to the blogging experience. We had a good Q&A and took a few potshots at each other all in good fun. If you head to his site you can see me dishing out some junk.
Chris (I Bleed Blue and White): When Chris Wright and DaJuan Summers inevitably throw down this season, who wins? And who’s on the undercard?
Andrew (CasualHoya): That fight would have to go to the judges scorecards for the following reasons. First, Wright would constantly attack Summers but be unable to finish/land any punches, and second, Summers would simply hang around at the perimeter of the ring and occasionally throw an ill-advised haymaker. Seriously, that fight would likely have zero punches that would actually reach the opponent. One would think that Summers would have the veteran savvy to take out CW, but if he has shown anything on the court this season, it’s nothing.The undercard would have to be a fight that wouldn’t have any real implications, but would nonetheless keep the fans in their seats and entertained until the Main Event. For that reason, I’d love to see an Omar Wattad – Nikita Mesheriakov bout. Winner gets to sit on the bench the entire game. Loser gains a spot in the rotation and the inevitable chorus of boos that will meet him upon every touch.
Chris (IBBW): Why did John Thompson II have a press box all to himself for the Marquette game, and what does he do up there all by himself?
Andrew (CH): No one really knows what JT does up there, but no one has the balls to ask, either. JT is sort of like the overlord of all things Hoya, and know one dares to question anything at this point. If I had to take a guess, he was probably plotting the latest move to sabotage the post-hoops career of Fred Brown, or maybe cursing under his breath that a school like Marquette is even in the Big East. If I were left to my own devices in a suite like that for every game, I’d probably have curtains installed have them closed for some privacy. The last thing I’d want is some annoying Villanova blogger asking questions about me.
Chris (IBBW): Who’s the more underwhelming big man who is supposed to dominate, Roy Hibbert or Greg Monroe?
Andrew (CH): I don’t see how you can say Hibbert has been underwheling in the NBA. Have you even seen is numbers? He is crushing the league in fouls per minute and is on pace for about 13 fouls per 48 minutes. All of those who thought Oden would be a better pro are clearly idiots, since, in addition to the injuries, Greg is only averaging about 8 fouls per 48 minutes. That’s domination right there. But seriously, I think that Roy will have the NBA career that we all knew he would – he’ll be a nice role player for over a decade who will average about 8-10 points and 6-8 rebounds.
As far as Monroe goes, after the UConn game I thought he’s be the next Chris Bosh. But for some reason as Conference play has unfolded, Monroe simply hasn’t seen the ball enough. Now, this may be a genius strategy by JT3 since it has likely caused Monroe to slip in the Draft and maybe stay for another year. The problem is, that by letting Summers take all the shots, his Draft status has crashed to the extent that he may have no choice but to stay as well. Monroe is a very good player, and probably the best freshman at Georgetown since Iverson. He’s very polished for a freshman, and I dig that he’s from New Orleans. The one thing Monroe clearly doesn’t understand yet, which makes sense, is JT3’s defensive schemes. You’ll see it for yourself on Saturday, but Nova’s going to get a lot of easy looks under the basket.
Chris (IBBW): Honestly, what do you dislike most about Villanova basketball (could be a player, coach, anything)?
Andrew (CH): The worst part of Vilanova basketball is that you beat Georgetown in the ‘85 Championship. Everytime a ‘David’ takes on a ‘Goliath”, CBS will flash to a clip of that elvish Massimino running all over the court after that win. It’s annoying, but it’s fine. So, aside from that stigma which will likely never go away, right now my animosity is driven at Jay Wright. And don’t get me wrong, Jay Wright is a great coach. I think he does more with Nova-level talent than anyone else in the Conference. The problem is he just looks like too much of a dandy. Oh, and I hate Scottie Reynolds, too. Talk about sticking around too long. I feel like the Hoyas have faced Scottie Reynolds for the past 10 years. And I’m not bitter that he wanted to play for Georgetown, either. It’s not like Stephen Curry wanted to. Oh, wait…
Chris (IBBW): If you could punch one person associated with Syracuse, who would it be and why?
Andrew (CH): I truly believe that anyone who has ever attended ‘Cuse or currently does suffers enough by having to be up there for 4 years. That being said, I would first punch every single one of the students who threw stuff at the few Hoyas fans that made the horrible trek to the Carrier Dome a few weeks ago. ‘Cuse fans are really the worst. Well, maybe except for those Nova fans who dressed up in prison gear when Iverson led the Hoyas into the Philly that year. But, if I had to choose a single ‘Cuse player whose face I would put on a punching bag, it would have to be Devendork’s. That guy is horrible. It’s one thing to single-handedly ruin your team’s chances when you’re on the court, but punching women? Come on! Yeah, definitely Devendork.
Thanks to Andrew. Definitely a change of pace, but a lot of fun at the same time.
