Comments on: Coming Full Circle http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/27/coming-full-circle/ Bloggin' Big East basketball since way back (2006). Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:33:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Coach O http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/27/coming-full-circle/#comment-940 Coach O Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:56:06 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/27/coming-full-circle/#comment-940 The bottom line here is that I hated G'Town during the Thompson II years. ANY BODY.......ANYBODY!!!!!! Please give them a good thrashing. Now, I'm on the bandwagon too! They are thoroughly enjoyable to watch and easy to cheer for! And the thing that makes it even better is that, as I have seen countless times this year.... Don't ever count that team out! They don't panic, they may be down but they continue to grind away at the opponent. Through defense (which they tend to turn up when in trouble) or offense (patient and VERY effective) they are a coach's dream. So GO HOYAS!!!!! GO BIG EAST!!!! The bottom line here is that I hated G’Town during the Thompson II years. ANY BODY…….ANYBODY!!!!!! Please give them a good thrashing.

Now, I’m on the bandwagon too! They are thoroughly enjoyable to watch and easy to cheer for! And the thing that makes it even better is that, as I have seen countless times this year…. Don’t ever count that team out! They don’t panic, they may be down but they continue to grind away at the opponent. Through defense (which they tend to turn up when in trouble) or offense (patient and VERY effective) they are a coach’s dream.

So GO HOYAS!!!!! GO BIG EAST!!!!

]]> By: Dan'l B http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/27/coming-full-circle/#comment-938 Dan'l B Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:50:19 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/27/coming-full-circle/#comment-938 Referring to maturity as a sports fan, I'm often exasperated that pundits apply so much continuity to college basketball. It includes the court-charging discussion earlier this season, but is even more about pundits invoking historic events between schools. Were Georgetown's 19 to 22-year olds intimidated by UNC because Jordan sunk a 20-footer and Worthy was so out of position that he appeared to be on offense several years before any of them were born? Should the Florida players be intimidated by UCLA jerseys because of a dynasty 40 years ago? Referring to maturity as a sports fan, I’m often exasperated that pundits apply so much continuity to college basketball. It includes the court-charging discussion earlier this season, but is even more about pundits invoking historic events between schools. Were Georgetown’s 19 to 22-year olds intimidated by UNC because Jordan sunk a 20-footer and Worthy was so out of position that he appeared to be on offense several years before any of them were born? Should the Florida players be intimidated by UCLA jerseys because of a dynasty 40 years ago?

]]> By: Mister D http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/27/coming-full-circle/#comment-937 Mister D Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:54:47 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/27/coming-full-circle/#comment-937 Your argument might be valid, but your example sucks. Macklin barely plays...and when he does, he makes it very clear to everyone why he doesn't get minutes. He's terrible (a byproduct of being young and inexperienced). Were Green and Hibbert McD's All-Americans? I don't think they were. You could easily make the assertion that they were undervalued. The Oakland A's analogy actually isn't a bad one. But I wasn't attempting to invoke the moneyball interpretation. I was going for a likeable, fun team to watch that wasn't full of primadonas....and I thought that the A's fit that profile. Your argument might be valid, but your example sucks. Macklin barely plays…and when he does, he makes it very clear to everyone why he doesn’t get minutes. He’s terrible (a byproduct of being young and inexperienced).

Were Green and Hibbert McD’s All-Americans? I don’t think they were. You could easily make the assertion that they were undervalued.

The Oakland A’s analogy actually isn’t a bad one.

But I wasn’t attempting to invoke the moneyball interpretation. I was going for a likeable, fun team to watch that wasn’t full of primadonas….and I thought that the A’s fit that profile.

]]> By: donald http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/27/coming-full-circle/#comment-936 donald Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:47:15 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/27/coming-full-circle/#comment-936 While I understand the analogy with the Oakland A's, I don't think it's so appropriate, at least in the Moneyball sense. I'm not sure any of the G'town players were "undervalued" in any way (Macklin was a McDonalds All-American). That said, I absolutely love this year's Georgetown team. They play exquisite basketball. While I understand the analogy with the Oakland A’s, I don’t think it’s so appropriate, at least in the Moneyball sense. I’m not sure any of the G’town players were “undervalued” in any way (Macklin was a McDonalds All-American).

That said, I absolutely love this year’s Georgetown team. They play exquisite basketball.

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