johnclay.typepad.com - 12/22/2007
—
Saturday
Georgetown at Memphis (Noon, espn): Great pre-Christmas matchup between two highly-ranked teams. Key will be Georgetown 7-footer Roy Hibbert versus Memphis strongman Joey Dorsey.
Tennessee Tech at Kentucky (1:00, fsn): Kentucky tries to break a four-game losing streak by beating up on visitors from the OVC.
Tennessee at Xavier (2:00, espn2): Xavier is coming off a ...
Comments
Related: georgetown basketball, memphis basketball, roy hibbert, xavier basketball
Daily Dribble: Memphis/Georgetown Thoughts —
For whatever reason, I got more feedback than usual on my recent Pittsburgh/Duke Thoughts Dribble, so I figured I'd fire it up once again for Memphis/Georgetown. So without further ado, here are some scatter-brained thoughts on the game:
#2 Memphis 85 - #4 Georgetown 71
- Someone wake up Roy Hibbert. Granted, the game was early and Hibbert isn't exactly the Energizer bunny, but he's got ...
Preview - Memphis Tigers —
Hoya Prospectus
Borrowing a page from VBTN, I thought I'd put together a preview for Saturday's big game between Georgetown and the Memphis Tigers in the Fedex Forum (12:00 noon EST, TV: ESPN). I have a UNC/Rutgers game report from Ray Floriani way overdue in my inbox, hope to have it posted tomorrow.
While Saturday's game will likely be the highest ranked OOC matchup for the basketball season, the hype
Bog Poll —
FitzFacts
A little late on this week's poll, but there's all the Christmas shopping and, hey, I'm working without a kitchen here (more on that tomorrow, maybe). Anyway, Georgetown just keeps winning, VCU still hasn't done enough to pass Virginia (beating Longwood certainly doesn't do it), and lots of idle teams this week. ODU makes the big leap with a solid win over Virginia Tech, knocking the Hokies ...
Basketball! —
The House Of Heat
It looks like Texas isn't the only Holiday Bowl participant that is "now a basketball school" as ASU hoops gets a quality win over a ranked nonconference opponent. Xavier is seen as one of the top mid-majors and they're a sexy pick to go deep into the tournament in March, but it all came crashing down in Tempe this afternoon as the Sun Devils walk away with a 77-55 victory in an echo-filled ...
