tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10607226.post7545574821560475213..comments2023-11-05T06:48:03.911-05:00Comments on The Van Buren Boys: The Blogosphere's home for Georgetown Hoyas basketball: Out Of Great SilenceJester of Magellanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14890949752290418368noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10607226.post-23486614282349150612008-03-10T12:18:00.000-04:002008-03-10T12:18:00.000-04:00Jester, thanks for the props. I felt the need for...Jester, thanks for the props. I felt the need for the VBB to break from radio silence. How 'bout this for a show of confidence in the Hoyas - Baby Stallion was so confident that the Hoyas would pull away with the game, that he left the room in the final 30 seconds for a diaper change. He bleeds Hoya blue; although I can't say that's what was found in the diaper.<BR/><BR/>Agree with your points. Rebounding looks to be the main area that will do us in. I'm as excited as the next Hoya fan about the win on Saturday, but let's face, it L'ville got 3 chances to hit a tying shot in the final seconds. That's a horrible showing. You need to grab the other guy's rebound in a one possession game. Quite frankly, we got lucky given that a couple of the shots were good looks. Which leads me to another issue, yet another down to the last possession game where the opponent gets a great look for a game tying shot. This will not fly in the Dance, especially against some would-be Cinderella. Also, Macklin looks to be putting together his own dunk blooper video.<BR/><BR/>Aside from the above, can't say enough about the defense. While maybe we had some scoring droughts, L'ville was kept at bay all game. Impressive stand by the D when L'ville seemed to get hot during the final 5 or so minutes in the first half and then again squashed L'ville's attempted come-back in the 2nd half. To me, defense is what wins games down the strech. Scoring lots of points is great, but doesn't do you any good if they other scores more. To quote Johnny Shades from the weekend, the overall tactic for the Hoyas seems to be to play suffocating defense and then score just a little more than the opponent. This time of year, a "W" is all you need. I think a BE tourney victory = a # 2 seed.Italian Stallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898402712556701942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10607226.post-80084136381356828432008-03-10T10:47:00.000-04:002008-03-10T10:47:00.000-04:00Glad you've returned, Jester. It was a great win ...Glad you've returned, Jester. It was a great win on Saturday, topped off by having the Big East regular season trophy brought out to center court. C'mon VBB -- you're my go-to source of G-town information, so you need to step it up now that it's March! Looking forward to reading you guys all month.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354194937775454932noreply@blogger.com