December 11th, 2020 at 7:45 PM ^
Georgetown demonstrating what a 7-footer and strong power forward can do to position-less basketball teams as they are passing to the paint for 24 points and 8 rebounds in the first half from the two positions. Course, don't ask how Navy (prohibited in recruit height) beat Georgetown last week by 10.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:59 PM ^
Or, ask Villanova - who just won beat them by 13...
December 11th, 2020 at 7:49 PM ^
You may prove instrumental in Villanova’s inevitable comeback...
December 11th, 2020 at 7:54 PM ^
Oh yeah--you just jinxed it.
December 11th, 2020 at 7:58 PM ^
How was Villanova the "consensus pre-season #1" when they were ranked #3 in the preseason AP poll, and well behind Baylor and Gonzaga in total votes?
December 11th, 2020 at 8:17 PM ^
The announcers here stated that they were picked #1 by the most season previews, but I didn't do the accounting myself. Not sure G-town is that worried if #1 or #3 though.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:29 PM ^
Gotcha. I'm a VU alum and the claim was a big surprise to me. I just knew that they were #3 in both the preseason AP and Coaches polls, and are currently #9 after dropping a game. Maybe the announcers were just trying to generate interest by way of some white lies.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:00 PM ^
I just bet Villanova at +165
December 11th, 2020 at 8:03 PM ^
I don't know why we want to act and pretend as if this year would be normal in sports, and in particular amateur sports.
This isn't shocking at all. Teams are out of rhythm, can't interact like normal, and yet expectations are as high as ever... Stupid.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:40 PM ^
Teams that are well-coached, like Michigan basketball, are performing at or above expectations. Poorly coached teams, like Michigan football, are falling apart.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:05 PM ^
Delete this jinx thread.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:21 PM ^
crg, I am grateful for your sending my kids to school with all the money you have spent on lotteries and other superstitions, but I will live my life based on natural science. Every basketball game has swings which is what makes it entertaining. You don't have to follow my advice on what to watch...though one of these two top 10 Big East teams (Villanova or Creighton needs to fall tonight)
December 11th, 2020 at 8:10 PM ^
Lead is now 7...
December 11th, 2020 at 8:19 PM ^
And 9 minutes later, Villanova leads by 3...
December 11th, 2020 at 8:18 PM ^
YOU BLEW IT!!!!
December 11th, 2020 at 8:20 PM ^
I predict . . . oops, too late.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:20 PM ^
Your thread seems to have jinxed Georgetown.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:24 PM ^
Neither side has the other on the run. Villanova looks frustrated dealing with size in the paint but there are limits to a G-town with a lot more 3-star recruits than in the past.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:38 PM ^
Villanova just took the lead.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:40 PM ^
G-town hanging on to a lead with 5 minutes left. Hell of a game.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:46 PM ^
Ewing has only one 4-star on his team (freshman) but is showing that you someone like Hunter can dominate the paint against teams not used to defending that kind of length.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:50 PM ^
Villanova is up double digits you dumb ass.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:57 PM ^
You could have just made an open thread and mentioned this game, but you went in full jinx mode. You knew what you were doing.
December 12th, 2020 at 11:17 AM ^
Technically I said it was an entertaining game. How is that a jinx even if I believed the world was flat and you are due on coin flips if heads has not turned up in a while.
December 11th, 2020 at 8:58 PM ^
Villanova not only came back to win, they covered the 11.5 point spread. This was a true mega jinx. Wow, just wow
December 11th, 2020 at 8:59 PM ^
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
December 11th, 2020 at 9:00 PM ^
Yup--'Nova wins by 13 thanks to Jinxsey McJinxface over here.
December 11th, 2020 at 9:08 PM ^
I’d like to add this is the epitome of Ewing coached team. Position less basketball just destroyed ploddering GTown
December 12th, 2020 at 11:16 AM ^
A group of 2 stars and 3 stars just led Villanova over 35 of the 40 minutes with the slow plodding effort. Put Hunter Dickinson in the middle of Ewing's offense and they very well may have come out on top.
December 11th, 2020 at 10:02 PM ^
Jinx!
December 12th, 2020 at 2:52 AM ^
Just like the announcer that said Livers had made 41 straight free throws...sure enough he missed the next one.?
December 12th, 2020 at 9:06 AM ^
I believe it was 42, but yeah you’d think after 50-100 years of this kind of stuff they’d simply stop purposefully jinxing people, especially players for teams I care about
December 12th, 2020 at 7:21 AM ^
Gopatsohwait.
I want to see Patrick Ewing succeed there.
December 12th, 2020 at 8:09 AM ^
Georgetown will earn a higher AP ranking than Michigan despite their 3rd loss. Garrunteed.