Me and Andrew from Casual Hoya traded blows for the 2nd time this year, with this one obviously getting more personal than the first round, where we actually, ya know, discussed basketball. You know the Hoyas. Greg Monroe is a beast. Chris Wright is on the verge of killing someone and Austin Freeman is on the verge of ordering the Extra Large #2 meal at Mickey D’s.
So sit back, enjoy your Friday, and check out the barbs we threw at each other. You can see my answers to Andrew’s questions at Casual Hoya!
Chris (IBBW): Does JT3 even allow the bench players to attend Saturday’s game? I noticed they scored 10 against Duke, up from 4 against Villanova. I really don’t see a point. If all they are going to do is jack up shots and foul they should just let you play.
Andrew (CH): JT3 better allow the bench to attend the game, because Georgetown won’t beat Villanova without some form of contribution. The 10 points against Duke was nice, but that should be the norm rather than the exception. Hollis Thompson isn’t a bad player, it just seems that confidence is an issue right now. He was with the team last year, knows the system, and can shoot. It was nice to see him confidently knock down a couple of 3s against Duke, and hopefully he carries it into Saturday. Jerrelle Benimon is more of a banger type, and he does some nice work in the paint. Anything more than 2 -4 points from him is gravy. As far as leaving those guys on campus and allowing me to play, I’d be fine with that. In fact, there’s no way in hell that if I have my hands on the ball with a few ticks left that I am not hoisting my patented John Starks hop-step jumper. It remains unfathomable to me how some walk-ons simply dribble out the clock when they finally get court time in garbage time. Shoot the rock!
Chris (IBBW): I’m certainly no Obama fan but I will admit it is very cool to have The Head Honcho attend one of your games. When you saw him, did you immediately find the answer to life’s greatest question like I’ve heard happens?
Andrew (CH): So I guess living in Philadelphia the only famous people you ever see are the statue of Rocky and Allen Iverson, right? Well, let me tell you what it is like in the Capital of the Free World: We see Obama all the time. At the gym. In line at Jamba Juice. Picking through the oat and grain selection at Whole Foods. At our basketball games. It’s no big deal. But yes, every time we do see him the Universe is torn asunder and a dozen Angels descend from heaven on a golden chariot and tell us all the secrets of the universe. And Coach K’s face melts like at the end of “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Pretty sweet.
Chris (IBBW): Who is the big celeb attending this weekend’s clash? If it’s Nancy Pelosi, I kill myself right now. Hearing her talk is a true look into the bowels of Hell.
Andrew (CH): True Fact: Nancy Pelosi sometimes comes to Georgetown games, as her husband is a proud graduate. So maybe your dreams could come true and you’ll see her on the jumbotron explaining the “Public Option.” But I am pretty much counting on the biggest celeb at the game to be Jay Wright’s suit, followed closely by his mane of jet black hair.
Chris (IBBW): Is Kyle Singler from the same species as us?
Andrew (CH): Absolutely not. No man has ever straddled the line of Ginger and Albino more confusingly. In person he very much resembles a husky dog as well. I don’t trust him and I’m pretty sure he can give others rabies.
Chris (IBBW): Will Chris Wright drop more f-bombs or dimes on Saturday?
Andrew (CH): Interesting question. The problem with Chris’ f-bombs is there is no discriminating between good ones and bad ones for him, he just has a potty mouth. When he’s playing badly it’s “f!*k” and when he’s playing well and pumping up the crowd its “let’s f!*king go!” As you know, Georgetown is 15-0 when Wright scores in double figures and 1-4 when he doesn’t. Final line prediction for CW4: 17 points, 4 assists, 6 f-bombs, 1 win
Chris (IBBW): Since you’ve figured out that everyone from Villanova would rather be at Georgetown, who is the one player (excluding Scottie Christ) that you would want down in D.C.
Andrew (CH): Mouphtaou Yarou. A name like that fits in perfectly with former Hoya big men. I mean seriously, what was Yarou thinking? Georgetown has had Dikembe Mutumbo, Boubacar Aw, Cheikh Dia, Godwin Owinje and of course, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje. Yarou would fit in perfectly with the long list of Hoyas with awesome names. Hope he is having fun with Scotty, Corey and Reggie. Unforgivable mistake.
Chris (IBBW): Jon Scheyer just announced he’s transferring to Georgetown. Please enlighten us on how you just reacted.
Andrew (CH): Several of ways to skin this cat (or throw this puppy off the roof, if that’s what you’re in to) and the lowhanging fruit answer is that the fanbase would be mortified to have to watch this smug twerp cry and Scheyer-face his way up and down the court for the remainder of the season. In reality, the guy’s putting up absurd numbers on what appears to be the 5th best team in the Big East (and inexplicably is the cream of the crop in what some douches call America’s premier basketball conference) and would immediately push the Hoyas to championship caliber. Of course, last weekend’s game made it pretty clear that he’s not cut out to play in the Phone Booth so maybe we’ll just leave well enough alone.
The real question is how CasualHoya reacts. We make no bones about the fact that we were singlehandedly responsible for Nikita’s decision to transfer – well, either that or his appalling lack of talent – and would love to have a new player to woodshed. Scheyer is the latest in a line of Duke players who are intensely unlikable but put up solid numbers.
A better question would be how we’d feel if Andy Rautins were to transfer.
Chris (IBBW): Don’t you dare talk about the good women of Villanova like that (Note: See his question to me on his site). Plus, we all know you’ve been with one. It’s your true dark secret.
Andrew (CH): Let’s end this debate in a way that even those with a Villanova degree will understand. Simply put:
Georgetown: http://static.tvfanatic.com/images/gallery/jwoww-photo.jpg
Nova: http://www.popcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Snooki-Slams-Jersey-Shore-Boycott-500×333.jpg
Chris (IBBW): Even though I think the Pitt-Big Ten rumors are false, it’s a great question, so I’m firing it back. IF that happened, where do we go from here?
Andrew (CH): I think that if we lose a football school, especially one as important to Big East football as Pitt, the Big East will disband. At the end of the day, as much as I hate it, football decides what happens in college athletics; it is where all the money is. The Big 10, Big 12 and ACC will swallow the other seven football schools, leaving Georgetown, Villanova, St. John’s, Providence, Seton Hall, Marquette, DePaul and Notre Dame to fend for themselves. Notre Dame will be forced to join a conference after NBC drops them and the remaining schools bring on St. Joe’s, Xavier, and Dayton to form a basketball-only conference. They get no TV exposure, lose all recruits and are forced to take part in an experimental underwater basketball league run by Vince McMahon.
Only one thing I said above is unlikely, and sadly it has to do with ND.
Chris (IBBW): Give me a predicition (or 3 or 4) for what happens on Saturday.
Andrew (CH): Almost impossible to predict given the way the Hoyas crap the bed against teams like ODU and USF and rise to the occasion against ranked opponents. Gtown is moving through the most difficult part of its schedule and the Nova game will be huge for payback and for Big East/NCAA Tournament seedings.
Based on what we’ve seen thus far, Nova would be crazy not to throw extensive zone defense at Gtown (well, unless we have another Cocaine Night in honor of your 1985 team) and that could be the key to the game. Gtown is clearly better than Nova on the interior and the zone would certainly do a lot to neutralize that.
I’d also expect there to be a battle of tempo with Nova obviously looking to push the ball behind Scottie Reynolds and Gtown seeking to maximize possessions. We know that Wright and Freeman (and Clark) have the experience not to get flustered but they have struggled with presses. Interestingly, Gtown’s glaring weak spot – its bench – has seen a few glimmers of hope with the play of freshmen Hollis Thompson and Jerrelle Benimon so pace might not be as important.
Nova obviously keys off of Reynolds but King has given them some pretty impressive numbers both with his unabashed gunslinging and actually grabbing a few boards and I see him as an X factor. No secret for Gtown – the game will depend on whether Monroe, Wright, and Freeman all come to show out. Early prediction: Gtown 72 – Nova 66
Thanks again Andrew, and hopefully you can actually make it to the game on Saturday. I’m not sure Georgetown people have enough hand-eye coordination to drive in the snow though!
