washingtonpost.com - 1/5/2009
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Georgetown players, from left, Chris Wright, Austin Freeman, Omar Wattad and Greg Monroe have the look of a team about to lose a conference game by 16 points on its home floor.
bankrollsports.com - 1/5/2009
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bankrollsports.com —
Earlier in the college basketball season I broke
down how the ACC and the Big East stacked...
up against each other to be America’s best basketball conference. Notably pointing out how deep the Big East has become, and that soon they would be considered ...
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Big East Hoops Dominance
basketballprospectus.com - 1/6/2009
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basketballprospectus.com —
After North Carolina`s stunning loss to Boston College,
Pitt has a number 1 ranking in its sights....
Are the Panthers really the best team in the country?
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The New #1: Is Pitt It? by John Gasaway
nbcsports.msnbc.com - 1/12/2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the pitfalls of
having a Hall of Fame father with a radio...
show is that the father-son advice gets dispensed for everyone to hear. Those listening to the John Thompson Show on local station WTEM this week heard the longtime ...
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Maybe Georgetown needs 'thugs' to rebound better - Wire ...
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The Belated Pitt-Georgetown Recap
Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue —
... by using his six-foot-seven, 265-pound frame to clear out space for 20 points and 17 rebounds. Monroe, who soared to the top of NBA draft boards after out-dueling Connecticut’s Hasheem Thabeet, had 15 points and eight rebounds but gave credit where it was due. “[Blair is a] very good player and he knows how to use his strength and his width,” said Monroe. “He’s also deceptively long. That’s his whole game plan, using his strength and wide body under the basket to get points.” The rebounding or lack thereof , is a ...
Pitt-Georgetown Recap
Sean's Ramblings —
... By the way, in the Washington Post recap of the game, Liz Clarke wrote that, "the near-capacity crowd of 19,397 fell largely silent as Blair and the Panthers put the game out of reach in the second half, scoring on all but two possessions during a 14-minute stretch." It seemed pretty loud to me with all of the Pitt fans in attendance. Was Liz Clarke sitting in the locker room or was she even at the game? ...
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sportingnews.com 1/5/2009 —
Few things are better to wake up to than the sound of Dick Vitale's voice. (And by "few things," I mean "everything.") Pitt visited Georgetown for an early game, and I bet DeJuan Blair met curfew last night. Blair had 20 points, ...
Pitt Goes Inside to Dominate Georgetown
ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com 1/3/2009 — by Chas Rich The final score of 70-54 made it look like a blowout. With 14:15 left in the game, though, it was a 40-40 tie and Pitt had never led by six. Then Pitt went on a 17-4 run over the next seven minutes to turn it into a laugher, snapping ...
Introducing The Big Dog In The Big East [College Basketball]
deadspin.com 1/5/2009 — You remember Pitt, the team that's always just good enough to screw up your NCAA tournament bracket. They're back again, today throttling Georgetown and its chulo del pañal , Greg Monroe, to go to 14-0. Gotta like the Panthers, and especially DeJuan ...
Recap: Pittsburgh 70, Georgetown 54
hoyaprospectus.blogspot.com 1/5/2009 — In his preview for today's game, SFHoya hit on two keys to the game - containing DeJuan Blair and attacking the basket to draw fouls. Well, the Hoyas managed to make (12) more FTs than the Panthers took (6) but less than in their previous game at ...
Recap: Georgetown 82, Providence 75
hoyaprospectus.blogspot.com 1/11/2009 — I've had a very busy day today, but apparently Georgetown was able to pull out a win against Provy with a strong second half. Let's run the number: TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE . Home Visitor . GU PC . 1st Half ...
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dcexaminer.com 1/4/2009 — Blair, Pitt halt Hoyas' rise By Craig Stouffer Examiner Staff Writer 1/3/09 No. 3 Pittsburgh 70, No. 11 Georgetown 54 The answer to just how good Georgetown is must lie somewhere in between. Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair, left, attempts to shoot over ...
Georgetown-Pittsburgh: Who Will Emerge as the Victor on Saturday?
ballhype.com 1/3/2009 — Georgetown and Pittsburgh are ringing in the New Year and even though its past November, both teams have reasons to be thankful for. Both squads are among zenith status and crest-like figures embedded in the NCAA's rich history. On Saturday, these two teams meet again in yet another eventful ...
