Gtown strikes me as a fan base that just needs one deep run to re-engage. When you've been bad for that long, I think you go into a state of need to see it to believe it before you commit. Get them to an Elite 8 or so, and I think Hoya Paranoia is back.
They're like 6th nationally in attendance every year, they also had it rolling pretty good under Dana Altman before McDermott and the Big East move.
We went an entire season without winning the national title.
Game has changed a ton since Altman. Ask yourself, if you're a top recruit, if you're going Creighton or a B10 school? I'm looking at their roster now and it just looks like a bunch of JAGs. They got Greer this past year, which was a weird recruitment. They got a 60ish kid coming in out of Utah next year, then not a lot else.
You said McDermott is their brand and it doesn't carry outside of him. I don't think those fans who give them the 6th highest attendance in college basketball routinely will pack up and leave because McDermott is no longer coaching.
State flagships and P4. A private Catholic in Omaha in the BE is not gonna be a destination for top recruits.
So you think their recruiting is going to go down from where it's been?
It took our fanbase a little time to get fully re-engaged too. There’s also a million things to do in Dc so they have to give them a really good reason to come out (even though the Wizards, Nationals, and Commanders aren’t much better currently).
Not gonna list them all - walk through the B10, SEC.
I know where the Big East is competitively.
I downplay? I think what Hurley did was the single most impressive accomplishment in college hoops. I don’t downplay. But I don’t have to resort to trashing other great coaches to support that. Good lord man.
You trashed Tarris. You said we only have three plus players on our roster. You said the goal needed to be 3-3 in these out of conference games and that was before Tarris got hurt in the BYU game. You're now saying Painter is a fine comparison with Hurley despite it taking Hurley four seasons at UConn before he went back to back in the most convincing fashion ever and it's taken Painter 20 full seasons never to win a championship. A little push back on that when someone brings up Painter losing to St. Peter's and you bring up New Mexico State. These are just a few recent examples but it's pretty consistent and constant in your posts.
I trashed Tarris? Really? Seriously? Because I said he's a kid that is easily effected and can be inconsistent. Tarris is a great kid and a super impressive basketball player/athlete, but no one is giving him an award for the all-grit 100% focused award. Hurley himself has gone to lengths of saying he's a Teddy Bear that needs to play more like a Kodiak Bear (weird even writing that). Do you think that's just because he's a nice guy? No, he's a kid that has a tendency not to bring it 100% of the time. If he did, he'd be first team AA. I can't with some of you. What a TRASHING!!
I stand by it - I don't think Tarris is the kind of kid that would play well through pain. He might go out there. There are some guys that can grit pain out and find ways to be effective, some can't. The kid has a tough time staying consistent even when he's coming off the bench. Love him as a player, I just think it's important to give him consistency.
I'm curious as to how you could possibly have any clue as to how much pain he was in?
There is a quote out there that Ed Cooley did not find the cupboard bare when he arrived at Georgetown, there was no cupboard at all. Ewing left nothing.
So 25 years of no Big 10 title is enough for you? Villanova and UConn are both capable and St. John’s with Rick will always have a punchers chance. Stop drinking the kool aid. Basketball is different than football, a big East school, a Gonzaga can make it to and even win a FF.
Because he has to give an opinion on anything and everything on here. It might be helpful if he either gets another hobby or spends more time with his family. Preferably both. 😀
. . . Pretends end of BYU game didn’t happen . . .
World is changing my man - and it's changing fast. The Big10 has 2 of the top 4 teams in the country this year, and the best conference this year. This is not 2018, it's 2025.
Listen, it’s not easy being the only poster who can see things objectively. It’s a heavy burden amid all this pro-UConn hysteria he’s dealing with
I'm in Executive Search in the Venture Capital world - on a machine a lot. Some things I do are tedious, and jamming with you fools is a nice way to keep it interesting. I type fast, and I miss HooperScooper often.
Do you express this many opinions to your wife and kids? If so I need to ask them how much they enjoy it. 😀
It's not nearly as interesting - and it's way smarter to just listen to your wife, 100% of the time.
Rocking the old school logoCoincidentally he updated it right after I posted. First official NET comes out Monday.
I think you and @HW611 are cutting Cooley too much slack here. It's not 2018 anymore. New coaches are almost always tasked with replacing an entire roster upon arrival, and most of the good ones have no trouble finding ways to compete immediately. For Georgetown to still be losing to teams like Dayton and Miami in the third year of Cooley's tenure doesn't cut it. Not saying it's entirely his fault because I don't know what kinds of conversations take place between boosters, admin, etc. But we can't have it both ways where Georgetown is one of the top jobs in the country and Cooley gets to be graded with kid gloves.
