The Big 5 College Basketball Thread

Johnny Abruzzo

The Juggler wrote:

i remember watching that old dominion game in our gym teacher's office.

Sounds a little sketchy...

That was a colossal choke. ODU has to give Nova fans nightmares to this day.

2000 Owls, with a 2 seed, lost to #7 Indiana in 2nd round, in Pepe's senior year. Probably the most crushing Temple defeat I can remember. (I guess losing to Duke in 1988 was probably worse, but I was pretty young then, and of course hadn't yet gone to Temple.)

The Juggler

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

i remember watching that old dominion game in our gym teacher's office.

Sounds a little sketchy...

That was a colossal choke. ODU has to give Nova fans nightmares to this day.

2000 Owls, with a 2 seed, lost to #7 Indiana in 2nd round, in Pepe's senior year. Probably the most crushing Temple defeat I can remember. (I guess losing to Duke in 1988 was probably worse, but I was pretty young then, and of course hadn't yet gone to Temple.)

well played....i remember watching that indiana game at school with a bunch of temple fans.

and those same people never miss a moment to bust my stones whenever odu's name is mentioned. bastirds!

pjhawks

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

i remember watching that old dominion game in our gym teacher's office.

Sounds a little sketchy...

That was a colossal choke. ODU has to give Nova fans nightmares to this day.

2000 Owls, with a 2 seed, lost to #7 Indiana in 2nd round, in Pepe's senior year. Probably the most crushing Temple defeat I can remember. (I guess losing to Duke in 1988 was probably worse, but I was pretty young then, and of course hadn't yet gone to Temple.)

Johnny wasn't that Seton Hall with Shaheen Holloway or was that a different year? I think that was the Lamont Barnes/Mark Karcher team that lost to Seton Hall that I'm thinking about. Was that Pepe's year as well? Chaney went so many times hard to keep track.

and the Aaron Mckie/Eddie Jones team lost to the Fab 5 didn't they? Other than '88 I always thought that was Chaney's best team. They were awesome. That must have been 94 or 95. those 2 were unstoppable and unbelievable defensively. I thought that was the team that would get them to a final 4.

Johnny Abruzzo

pjhawks wrote:

Johnny wasn't that Seton Hall with Shaheen Holloway or was that a different year? I think that was the Lamont Barnes/Mark Karcher team that lost to Seton Hall that I'm thinking about. Was that Pepe's year as well? Chaney went so many times hard to keep track.

and the Aaron Mckie/Eddie Jones team lost to the Fab 5 didn't they? Other than '88 I always thought that was Chaney's best team. They were awesome. That must have been 94 or 95. those 2 were unstoppable and unbelievable defensively. I thought that was the team that would get them to a final 4.

Oops - I mixed it up. 1994 was Jones & McKie's senior year (and Brunson's jr year) and the #4 seed Owls lost to Indiana in the 2nd round. 1993 team lost to Michigan in the Elite 8. Did that team get stripped of its Final 4? If so, does that make Temple a Final 4 team in 1993? :? :roll: You're right - that team was really awesome, but pretty outmanned down low.

2000 was Pepe's sr year and the #2 seed Owls lost to Seton Hall in the 2nd round. That's even worse.

Both crushing defeats.

Johnny Abruzzo

Yup, just looked it up. 1992-93 Michigan vacated all victories. There we go - Final Four Temple Owls.

Actually it really pisses me off that that team didn't really get a fair shot. They lost to, basically, a pro team.

Johnny Abruzzo

PJ, coming to North Philly on Sunday afternoon???

pjhawks

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

PJ, coming to North Philly on Sunday afternoon???

haven't fully decided yet but looking like no right now. hawks play xavier at home wednesday night so after that beat down not sure i want to venture to north philly to watch our shitty team get its ass kicked again. although i've always enjoyed the Draught Horse before and after the games at Temple. Been there for a bunch of them including Goongate and the one we one at the buzzer 4 years ago. Last couple of times I've been there (didn't go last year either) though for Hawks-Temple since goongate the atmosphere has been kind of charged and not exactly accommodating to hawks fans to be honest. the beer at the games doesn't always help with that type of negative energy, although i love beer at the game.

The Juggler

well that was a slop fest tonight. thankfully they held on. jay wright was pretty fired up afterwords. it looked like it was gonna be rutgers all over again.

here's to hoping stokes will be back for 'cuse.



also--james bell...BOOM. a glimpse of the future tonight. this kid can play. but watching him only made me pissed about the whole pinkston situation. i can't wait to see what he can do in this league next year.

pjhawks

The Juggler wrote:

well that was a slop fest tonight. thankfully they held on. jay wright was pretty fired up afterwords. it looked like it was gonna be rutgers all over again.

here's to hoping stokes will be back for 'cuse.



also--james bell...BOOM. a glimpse of the future tonight. this kid can play. but watching him only made me pissed about the whole pinkston situation. i can't wait to see what he can do in this league next year.

so jaegs you were upset at Jamie Dixon for mentioning the Philly guys in the post game interview but were fine with Jay Wright pumping his fists and yelling at the top of his lungs as we walked up to the other coach to shake hands after beating a terrible team? it's cool Jay was excited for the win but thought it was kind of dbag move to be honest - act like you've been there before Jay.

only saw about the last 10 minutes but sure seemed like Fisher was pouting a lot. not sure what is up with him.

as for james bell, remember my comment after last game jaegs about how it must suck for jay to have to bring mcdonald's all-americans and top 75 recruits off the bench.

my Hawks have the pleasure of getting spanked by Xavier tonight. +9 at the moment, can't see how the Hawks get to 60 points in this one. Going to be ugly i think as X is too big and too strong and of course too talented for us.

The Juggler

pjhawks wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

well that was a slop fest tonight. thankfully they held on. jay wright was pretty fired up afterwords. it looked like it was gonna be rutgers all over again.

here's to hoping stokes will be back for 'cuse.



also--james bell...BOOM. a glimpse of the future tonight. this kid can play. but watching him only made me pissed about the whole pinkston situation. i can't wait to see what he can do in this league next year.

so jaegs you were upset at Jamie Dixon for mentioning the Philly guys in the post game interview but were fine with Jay Wright pumping his fists and yelling at the top of his lungs as we walked up to the other coach to shake hands after beating a terrible team? it's cool Jay was excited for the win but thought it was kind of dbag move to be honest - act like you've been there before Jay.

only saw about the last 10 minutes but sure seemed like Fisher was pouting a lot. not sure what is up with him.

as for james bell, remember my comment after last game jaegs about how it must suck for jay to have to bring mcdonald's all-americans and top 75 recruits off the bench.

my Hawks have the pleasure of getting spanked by Xavier tonight. +9 at the moment, can't see how the Hawks get to 60 points in this one. Going to be ugly i think as X is too big and too strong and of course too talented for us.

dixon seemed like a smug condescending douche in that interview. no i have no problem with wright showing a ton of emotion one second after his team escapes with a much needed win. :?

all americans? hey, nova's an elite program. bell looks like a stud in the making.

pjhawks

just when i don't think it can get any worse for my Hawks we fall deeper into the abyss. 2 players, Pat Swilling Jr. and Tood O'Brien accused of stealing laptops and suspended for last nights game. Swilling in particular looks to be in big trouble. at the very least he will be gone and if both are gone we are looking at 3 more transfers out. we are now down to 8 scholarship players and one doesn't play a lick. oh and Xavier didn't really play all that well and still kicked our ass. Good news is we only have Temple next :evil: This program is in deep kaka and is going to take years to get out of. Time for Phil to go I think. depressing. hopefully my 2nd favorite team (that is whoever is playing nova) can keep at it over the next few weeks. sorry Jaegs with my hawks sucking so bad all i got to hope for is nova keeping going into a slide.

Johnny Abruzzo

I heard the Hawk was being read his Last Rites. It's a long way from 2004.

Big game for the Owls at home tonight against the bubble resident Richmond Spiders. Battle for 2nd in the A-10. Good night to avenge last year's blizzard loss down there. Let's Go Owls! :twisted:

The Juggler

looks like stokes may miss the rest of the regular season...chance he may be back for the pitt game to end the season.


god. damn. it. this really sucks.

:x

pjhawks

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I heard the Hawk was being read his Last Rites. It's a long way from 2004.

Big game for the Owls at home tonight against the bubble resident Richmond Spiders. Battle for 2nd in the A-10. Good night to avenge last year's blizzard loss down there. Let's Go Owls! :twisted:

maybe but the hawk still has a heart

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/loc ... 49934.html

this kid did great. one year after being told he was paralyzed walked onto the court last night to a rousing ovation including both teams stopping their warmups to salute the kid and students had a roll-out made up for him. kid was really walking well i thought. was pretty damn cool.

Johnny Abruzzo

pjhawks wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I heard the Hawk was being read his Last Rites. It's a long way from 2004.

Big game for the Owls at home tonight against the bubble resident Richmond Spiders. Battle for 2nd in the A-10. Good night to avenge last year's blizzard loss down there. Let's Go Owls! :twisted:

maybe but the hawk still has a heart

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/loc ... 49934.html

this kid did great. one year after being told he was paralyzed walked onto the court last night to a rousing ovation including both teams stopping their warmups to salute the kid and students had a roll-out made up for him. kid was really walking well i thought. was pretty damn cool.

That was amazing. Seems like medical science has come along light years in the area of spinal cord injuries.

Johnny Abruzzo

The Owls came through with a convincing 20-point win, with Moore & Fernandez each scoring 20+. 20th straight home win. I think the Owls are really pulling it together - look out Duke! Oh yeah - Hawks first.

pjhawks

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Owls came through with a convincing 20-point win, with Moore & Fernandez each scoring 20+. 20th straight home win. I think the Owls are really pulling it together - look out Duke! Oh yeah - Hawks first.

richmond looked overmatched. temple clearly the better team there. with eric hurt allen is their only big man left though right? and saw randell get hurt but didn't hear if that was anything.

trap game on sunday though - so your saying i got a chance...

and tell me johnny who is the more 'spectacular' defensive player, Lavoy Allen or Chase Utley? tough choice, Chase plays harder and Lavoy stands around a lot but i have to go with Lavoy, his rebounding numbers clearly show he has better hands than chase. (sarcasm dude don't get your panties in a bunch like others)

Johnny Abruzzo

pjhawks wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Owls came through with a convincing 20-point win, with Moore & Fernandez each scoring 20+. 20th straight home win. I think the Owls are really pulling it together - look out Duke! Oh yeah - Hawks first.

richmond looked overmatched. temple clearly the better team there. with eric hurt allen is their only big man left though right? and saw randell get hurt but didn't hear if that was anything.

trap game on sunday though - so your saying i got a chance...

and tell me johnny who is the more 'spectacular' defensive player, Lavoy Allen or Chase Utley? tough choice, Chase plays harder and Lavoy stands around a lot but i have to go with Lavoy, his rebounding numbers clearly show he has better hands than chase. (sarcasm dude don't get your panties in a bunch like others)

You're not gonna rope me in - who do I look like? Fixer? I really think Chase should win a gold glove at some point, but the injuries seem to affect him every year. His UZR is really good last I checked.

Allen had a great game last night. It's nice to finally see this team play to its potential. Not having Eric will be a killer against any team with an inside presence. Sucks - he really turned himself into a good player the last couple years. (through hard work more than natural ability - see...)

Hopefully Scootie is ok.

Johnny Abruzzo

from philly.com chat:

Keith Pompey: Just got word from Temple. Scootie is day to day. The Owls don't know where the internet rumors came from.

This guy personally spread the rumor of a broken foot for Scootie. :roll: Scared the shit out of me.

I feel really bad for Eric, but I think people are overestimating the impact. He's barely played in 2nd halves the whole year.

That overmatched Richmond team beat Temple last year. Pretty much all the same players. The Owls just played a great game. And, looking back through this thread, you know I'm tough on my team. Last 2 games they have been great.

pjhawks

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

from philly.com chat:

Keith Pompey: Just got word from Temple. Scootie is day to day. The Owls don't know where the internet rumors came from.

This guy personally spread the rumor of a broken foot for Scootie. :roll: Scared the shit out of me.

I feel really bad for Eric, but I think people are overestimating the impact. He's barely played in 2nd halves the whole year.

That overmatched Richmond team beat Temple last year. Pretty much all the same players. The Owls just played a great game. And, looking back through this thread, you know I'm tough on my team. Last 2 games they have been great.

last year they had Gonzalvez as their 2 man. he was great. they don't have that this year. still a good team yes but was actually more praising temple with that comment. fran has everyone playing well at the moment. temple's depth has been a huge plus this year. they haven't had to rely on fernandez or moore to score each game. they've really gotten a lot out of randall and wyatt.