Georgetown-North Carolina

[throatybeard]

Wow, these guys are off to a fast start!

[FireOgilvie]

Georgetown has no answer for Hansbrough. He looks like he's missing a tooth... anyone else notice that?

[SharkD]

As much as I'd like to see the ACC represented in Atlanta (even if it is the Tarholes), I don't think UNC has the ability to beat Georgetown, especially after their dismal performance vs USC.

[dukemsu]

Pace is all wrong for Georgetown, and Hans is already on a parade to the foul line. This could get ugly, quickly.

[SharkD]

Hansbrough looks like he's missing a tooth... anyone else notice that?

It's a two-tone (blue and white) mouthguard. They're quite the "in-thing" with centers, this year (guards in school colors), although I saw a green and yellow one that just looked nasty, even in HD.

[FireOgilvie]

It's a two-tone (blue and white) mouthguard. They're quite the "in-thing" with centers, this year (guards in school colors), although I saw a green and yellow one that just looked nasty, even in HD.

Strange.

GO HOYAS.

Haha anyone else just see him take out his mouthguard and say "F###!"

[dukie8]

why is it that unc is so deep that a scrub like thompson can go in there and get a quick 6?

[keithg]

How could a recruiting expert watch Thompson then Zoubek and then rank Zoubek 20 spots higher.

[throatybeard]

Haven't you heard, we're supposed to play Zoubek all the time.

Not as much as Pocius though.

Carolina goes on a 17-4 run and it looks as easy as respiration.

[dukemsu]

JTIII is going to really wish he hadn't been T'd. Not only was it bad then, but he can't use that option to try and work the refs as Hans continues his free-throw shooting clinic. 8-8 already.

[devildownunder]

Pace is all wrong for Georgetown, and Hans is already on a parade to the foul line. This could get ugly, quickly.

Is hansbrough the only one allowed to go to the free throw line in this game? Goodness.

C'mon Georgetown, slow it down some. You can do this!

[hamlin27]

Roy's refs will not let Carolina lose.
I mean, 16 free throws already.
But when it happens to Duke, everyone notices.

[dukemsu]

To the Heels' credit, they are making the FTs. But I agree, you will not hear anyone on any of the networks discussing the FT disparity, and I doubt JTIII will bring it up.

But it's there, plain as day. Not that it has to be equal, because UNC is attacking. Still, the sheer size of the disparity should at least raise a few eyebrows.

[FireOgilvie]

Remember that time when Duke beat Georgetown? When was that again? Oh yea... this year. We looked pretty good at the beginning of the year.

[devildownunder]

Roy's refs will not let Carolina lose.
I mean, 16 free throws already.
But when it happens to Duke, everyone notices.


well, that's because when Duke is involved it's a conspiracy involving the refs, the NCAA, al-Qaida and the Illuminati. With UNC, it's just because they are the FAR superior team. C'mon, everybody knows that.

[throatybeard]

I get winded just sitting on the sofa, watching Carolina.

[Cameron]

I wouldn't go this far myself, but when I was watching the USC-UNC game with my Dad on Friday night, he was completely convinced that Roy had something shady going on with the officials. Even when USC built their seemingly insurmountable lead early in the second half, he kept going on and on about how Roy would make sure things would be "righted." Well, we all saw what happened... Maybe there is something to it lol.

All I know is the Trojans broke my heart.

I should note that what I wouldn't "go that far" about is Roy paying off the officials, which is what my Dad is so convinced of. I would never want to believe this about college basketball, so I would never even accuse the game of this. I do, however, believe that Carolina gets much more "attention" from the refs than we do. Ours is blown way out of proportion due to the whole "I hate Duke" persona the entire nation seems to be sporting these days, but we get nowhere near the calls Carolina does. Especially the the past couple of seasons, in which the officials seem to be scared of calling anything for us in fear of being nationally chastised.

[banneheim]

Does anyone agree that this may have helped the Tarheels with the FT disparity.

[dukemsu]

I think it hurt them in the respect that JTIII cannot "shame" the officials with a tirade and an ensuing T because he'd then be ejected. That trick will often buy you at least a few calls with officials when the game is obviously being called inconsistently.

I'm not sure this game is being called horribly. Georgetown has not attacked the basket as much as Carolina. Still, as I feared, Hans continues to get a strange amount of calls on which no advantage is gained, he just runs into a guy and the ref feels compelled to call something 'cause there is contact.

[throatybeard]

GU keeps cutting it to one, but UNC gets in into Hans every possession seemingly.

[A-Tex Devil]

Just before each of the last 2 commercials:

1) the Hansborough special that just should never be called but he continues to get them.

2) the kinda play that makes Hansborough special -- the tough layup. He doesn't need the BS calls that NOBODY else gets as consistently.

If Tyler comes back next year -- screw it -- if he's gonna initiate contact and get fouls then beat the hell out of him throughout the game. He should pay fo rthe fouls he creates.

[A-Tex Devil]

Heaven's alive!! a 50/50 call goes against Hansborough!!

What a shot!!!

[dukemsu]

I'll never say Hans doesn't have an incredible motor. The guy just works and works and works. He makes his free throws and layups. Much like Jamison, though I don't remember Antawn getting this many calls. Maybe I've blocked it out.

Matta should spend all of this week working the refs in the media, pointing out the obvious.

[WayneP]

If Duke had shot 32 freethrows vs 9 for Georgetown people would be calling for a Federal investagation. Florida shot 43 today to 16 for Oregon and nary a word said.

[banneheim]

What a great play to win the game--a fadeaway three pointer.

[calltheobvious]

If Hibbert doesn't foul out, GU wins this. Psycho is gassed.

[throatybeard]

Ooooovertime.

[dukemsu]

Overtime. Oh, I can barely watch.

Time for Green to prove he's the best player on the floor. If he doesn't do it, Lawson probably will.

[throatybeard]

Two clean blocks by GU in a row. Hans travels. GU up 6.

[A-Tex Devil]

Hansborough plays like Shaq. He creates contact to draw fouls and he's good at it. Plus he can finish with the best of them and hits his free throws. I doubt he can play that same type of game against taller players in the NBA who will just toss his stuff out. But who knows. I'll give it to him that he's a warrior.

G-Town's offense is clicking --- they may pull it out!!

[banneheim]

Refs not bailing out Hans.

[throatybeard]

GU up 10. UNC still hasn't scored in OT.

[mr. synellinden]

don't know if i've ever rooted so hard in a non-duke game. what a comeback and a total blitz in OT.

terrible last shot in regulation.

[johnnydakota]

What a joke. Talk about disappointing. Talk about underachieving. How does Roy spin this one?

[FireOgilvie]

Wow. This is fantastic.

[Karl Beem]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[77devil]

Gthc Gthc Gthc Gthc:d

[throatybeard]

My gosh, what a relief. The Double-UNC titles combined with our problems, at least that won't happen.

[dukemsu]

What a gag job.

Go to Hell Carolina, Go to Hell!

Way to go, Hoyas. I am convinced.

[calltheobvious]

Once again, the tougher team wins.

[Karl Beem]

Looks like I'll have to capture another game after all!:p

[banneheim]

A little piece of Lawson' medicine

[WiJoe]

I must type, cryolina flaming out makes the Final Four a lot more interesting.

ABF

:D

[mr. synellinden]

so much for unc's depth wearing people out late in games.

almost a shutout in OT.

[Lord Ash]

HA HA HA HA HA!!

Funny that the only good thing to happen in basketball this year wasn't even done by our team, but whatever, I'll take it!

Ha ha ha!!

Time to go check the forums at Inside Carolina!

:D

[throatybeard]

That was a positively Dukeian collapse, like us against MD in the 2004 ACC Final. I'm not used to seeing Carolina do that.

[dukemsu]

Can't wait to watch Roy pull his "blame the 'ol Coach" routine on ESPN News.

Don't worry, Roy. They will blame the ol Coach. No other excuses in this one.

[AluminumDuke]

Love the break-away dunk by G'town with the game decided. I hope Roy likes being on the receiving end.

[Lavabe]

Talk about a nonslaught on the part of the baby blues!

Here's to hoping that the Hoyas beat Donovan.

Cheers,
Lavabe

[Coballs]

Yesssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dukeisawesome]

GEORGETOWN!!

I have pretty much stopped watching the tournament, but I turned this on when it was 81-78 UNC and it was the most beautiful thing watching UNC throw up brick after brick getting outscored 17-3.

[feldspar]

This epic choke job makes me feel better.

A little better.

[devildownunder]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!


GTHC! GTH!
WOO-HOO!

[mgtr]

I expected that it would be UF that humiliated UNC, but I will settle for Georgetown, since it absolutely was humiliation. Go, Duke!

[SharkD]

Mark my words, you have just seen Brandon Wright and Ty Lawson's final collegiate performances.

BTW, my final four at the Washington Post's Tourney Tracker was spot on. (Bracket name "SharkD") http://asap.washingtonpost.com/tourneytracker/bracket.html?ydNE

[WiJoe]

cryolina started taking crappy shots, I'd guess, with about 8 minutes to go. Then, when they went inside, tyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyler started fading away instead of going up straight or trying to draw contact.

WOW

:eek:

:eek:

:eek:

:eek:

[CAT Blue Devil]

Guess that *** from You Tube will have to edit his anti-Duke video with a special commentary on how to choke in regional finals....

[Fish80]

Jeff Green for president? What a finish by the Hoya's. And an incredible collapse by the heels. Hansblahblah even missed 2 free throws in overtime. Unfreakinbelievable!

[Jumbo]

Guess that *** from You Tube will have to edit his anti-Duke video with a special commentary on how to choke in regional finals....

I nominate someone to produce a spoof of that, spliced with game film from today, entitled, "This is how you choke!"

HOYAS!!!

[BobbyFan]

The last 5 minutes of regulation and then the 5 minutes of overtime couldn't have possibly been more enjoyable.

Just perfect.

[VaDukie]

HAHA, I loved watching the breakaway dunk with the game decided.

ACC = Another Carolina Choke

[devildownunder]

they scored at the end. A light-blue goose egg in overtime would've been perfect!

[mph]

Glad to have the stress of a possible Heels title removed. Now I'd like to see Fla go down to preserve our status as the last back-to-back champions. For the rest of the tourney I'm a G'Town fan.

[dukemsu]

I hope Stuart Scott is doing Sportscenter. Does that make me evil?

Do I care? GTHC, GTH.

[Coballs]

Quite possibly the first and last time I'll ever go for Georgetown. But it was definitely worth it. Now I can just kick back and enjoy the Final Four...as long as Florida doesn't win.

[dukeisawesome]

From another board...

UNC fan about 2 hours before the game



Just cause some teams choked in the tournament doesn't mean the year is over yet for the ACC.


LOL! :)

[Saratoga2]

I think it hurt them in the respect that JTIII cannot "shame" the officials with a tirade and an ensuing T because he'd then be ejected. That trick will often buy you at least a few calls with officials when the game is obviously being called inconsistently.

I'm not sure this game is being called horribly. Georgetown has not attacked the basket as much as Carolina. Still, as I feared, Hans continues to get a strange amount of calls on which no advantage is gained, he just runs into a guy and the ref feels compelled to call something 'cause there is contact.

UNC didn't get all the calls, except in the first half. Kind of like the dog that didn't bark!

[Coballs]

Nice to see Ol Roy outcoached by JT3. Carolina was shut down and had no answer when GU switched to the 2-3.

[mr. synellinden]

Looks like lots of tears. Talking about his team of wackos.

[Chard]

HAHA, I loved watching the breakaway dunk with the game decided.

ACC = Another Carolina Choke

When I saw the break away all I could think and yell was "Dunk it!". Carma is lovely.

[dukemsu]

Hans looks genuinely disturbed. Almost feel bad for the guy.

Wright is far more composed than either his teammate or his coach.

[HK Dukie]

I would like to say I'm shocked the announcers didn't call the free throw disparity a conspiracy, but I knew better that the conspiracy MUST only apply to Duke. It can't possibly be the style of play or quality of team. Nope.

BTW, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAAAA !!!

:D

[devilmon]

Yep... I was waiting for Roy to breakdown in tears. References to "Young John" weirded me out a bit.

[HK Dukie]

dukemsu, that's cause wright is going pro.

[terrih]

Wright is much more composed than Roy and Hansblabb.

[banneheim]

Did anyone listen to the post-game media questions? A reporter asked Hans what happened the last 6 minutes. It said, "shots were not falling and when you get a little bump, it throws you off" Am I reading into this wrong?

[Lavabe]

I hope Stuart Scott is doing Sportscenter. Does that make me evil?


BOO-yah!!:D

It doesn't make you evil. I hope Hubert Davis did the analysis.
Cheers,
Lavabe

[mr. synellinden]

My goodness, Hansblahblah looks catatonic - wow.

[dukemsu]

The reporters are directing everything to Wright. Hans looks like he's about to collapse.

[calltheobvious]

I can't wipe the silly grin off of my face. And to ice the cake, with UF, GU, and UCLA left, I think I now need only one more correct pick out of three to win my office pool. So, so sweet.

[banneheim]

What medicines did they feed Hans?

[cheerio1021]

"The refs stopped calling fouls on Georgetown. Our players realized it, and it broke their collective spirit."

WAAAAAAHHHH....

[dukemsu]

Roy just moaned about Georgetown being the strongest #2. Here come the waterworks.

[throatybeard]

Roy just moaned about Georgetown being the strongest #2. Here come the waterworks.

So don't lose to State and get swept by VT.

[BlueDevilBaby]

My goodness, Hansblahblah looks catatonic - wow.

He always looks catatonic!

[Atlanta Duke]

Veiled shot at Duke fans when Roy said (paraphrase here but pretty accurate) "fans of other teams say they like to see Roy cry when he loses but no one has ever been tough enough to say that to my face"?

[_Gary]

Post game comments from UNC:

Hansblah basically blamed the refs (what a joke) in a round about way by answering the question about him not hitting shots late in the game by saying he was bumped a number of times and got thrown off. Man, I am losing the small amount of respect I had for this Heels team.

Now Roy got a little smart by talking about people not having the guts to mention his crying after a game to his face. And he said it with a little gusto, and it felt awkward to me. These guys are just not gracious losers - at all. This makes me so happy to have Coach K on our side.

Gary

[BCGroup]

It's not that I'm a huge Carolina fan, although I'm not quite so anti-Carolina as others, but you have to feel bad for any student who has to come on TV and answer questions (some of which lack sense) after your season has ended. At this point, it doesn't matter who it is; I'll err on giving them a break.

[Coballs]

Somebody get that man a Coke

[Lavabe]

Somebody get that man a Coke

I'll give him a dime!
Cheers,
Lavabe

[throatybeard]

Somebody get that man a Coke

Does this mean the hold-em-Heels deal is off for Monday?

[freedevil]

What a wonderful Sunday....

[BlueDevilBaby]

Made my weekend. Now, if someone can knock off the Tarhole ladies!:)

[dukeman28428]

He is missing more than a tooth. He and his team mates choked in the final minutes and are going home.

After all the grief the tar heels have given Duke fans, I wonder how they feel now.

There is a basketball GOD and thankfully the tar holes are gone.

[VaDukie]

Earlier in the week, I said to a friend that my greatest fear was that Roy got all of his big game chokes out of the way at Kansas, and now he was going to enter in a dynasty at Carolina.

After the game today, my friend said that Roy got his one big game win out of the way in 05, and now he's back to choking every tournament!

Have fun without Ty and Brandan next year Heels!

[jipops]

Veiled shot at Duke fans when Roy said (paraphrase here but pretty accurate) "fans of other teams say they like to see Roy cry when he loses but no one has ever been tough enough to say that to my face"?

Well there is the proof that Roy pays too much attention to the media. Shouldn't he have learned a lesson from Matt Doherty?

[mgtr]

Choke city!!!!!

[ehdg]

I can honestly say I haven't been happy or smiling in over 2 weeks till this game just ended. Man talk about away to pick a fellow out of the dumps but unc did it for me tonight by choking down the stretch. It's amazing how much a unc loss can really cheap me up!! :p

[Atlanta Duke]

I knew Carolina went cold, but this is an excerpt from the wire service story on the collapse

They were helped by an amazing collapse from Carolina (31-7), which made only one of 23 field goal attempts, including its first 12 in overtime, over a 15-minute span

[mr. synellinden]

I knew Carolina went cold, but this is an excerpt from the wire service story on the collapse

They were helped by an amazing collapse from Carolina (31-7), which made only one of 23 field goal attempts, including its first 12 in overtime, over a 15-minute span
1 for 23 is one of the most astonishing sports stats I've seen in a while.

That story also noted that UNC has now lost 7 straight OT games - a stat Billy Packer mentioned with 30 seconds left in regulation - got to give Packer credit for that.

[throatybeard]

Packer, or either it was Lundquist, mentioned it at the end of regulation when it was still just 6 . They were really on that.

[Duvall]

Roy just moaned about Georgetown being the strongest #2. Here come the waterworks.

Wasn't Carolina one of the weaker #1s? That's how the S-curve is *supposed* to work - Georgetown had to play *somewhere.*

Besides, UCLA was a stronger #2 going in.

[Troublemaker]

Roy just moaned about Georgetown being the strongest #2. Here come the waterworks.

Did he really? That's sad. UNC had no business losing to that team. It really was an epic choke job.

[dcarp23]

They (UNC) were either the second or third ranked number one seed. Therefore, Georgetown and Memphis were seen by the committee to be the sixth and seventh best teams. UCLA was the top two seed in the committee's eyes, and it is tough to argue with that determination.

[WiJoe]

I believe the No. 1s were, strongest to weakest:

fla
nc
ohio st
ks

that would have made the No. 2s from strongest to weakest:

ucla
memphis
gtown
wisconsin

:eek:

[Duvall]

I believe the No. 1s were, strongest to weakest:

fla
nc
ohio st
ks:

Why would Carolina be ahead of Ohio State? OSU had a better overall record, better poll ranking (#1), and a better RPI (again, #1). Both teams won their conference tournaments, with Ohio State beating an actual ranked team to do so.

[WiJoe]

I don't know. I just remember that's the way Jim Nantz said they were.

[Troublemaker]

Why would Carolina be ahead of Ohio State? OSU had a better overall record, better poll ranking (#1), and a better RPI (again, #1). Both teams won their conference tournaments, with Ohio State beating an actual ranked team to do so.

That's how they were ranked, though. Whether deserved or not, that's how the #1s were ranked on the selection show.

[dukie8]

yet another reason why k needs to stop being so stubborn and use a little zone when called for. if gtown doesn't go to a zone, gtown loses. i don't want to hear about how they don't practice it so it won't work well. practice the damn thing and use it when duke's bigs are in foul trouble and duke is getting shredded on the interior. that end of regulation play call was horrendous...almost as bad as pitino's.

[VTBaller03]

Oh man, I have the largest grin tonight! This made my week:)

Best part of my evening was when I was watching the post game with UNC and my girlfriend was watching with me, and she has pretty much no clue about college hoops. So, she's watching Hansblahblah and she made my night by commenting, "man, who is that kid, he's acting like a little I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.?";)

GTHC!!

[dukie8]

Why would Carolina be ahead of Ohio State? OSU had a better overall record, better poll ranking (#1), and a better RPI (again, #1). Both teams won their conference tournaments, with Ohio State beating an actual ranked team to do so.

unc did beat them head-to-head. it was at unc and no oden but it had to have been the reason.

was that the most satisfying non-duke win in years? there must have been at least 10 future nba guys out there. it felt like the old days.

[mapei]

Y'all know one of my degrees is from Georgetown, and when I'm not rooting for Duke I'm rooting hard for the Hoyas. I'm a season ticket holder and have been following this team from the beginning. I couldn't be prouder. Hoya Saxa!

[millerecu]

I was computer literate enough to download the clip of the radio announcer saying "hoyas win hoyas win hoyas win hoyas win hoyas win" and send it to all my carowina fans today. Just to send them over the edge at work.