The Hoyas have lost four of their last five games to a myriad of opponents, ranging from lowly Rutgers to No. 1 Syracuse. It’s a shining example of backing into the post-season.
Georgetown Is Slightly Frustrating To Root For Right Now
On Monday night, they keep the good times rollin’ by jumping out to a 17-point deficit to West Virginia, before mounting a comeback and ultimately losing, 81-68.
Our Georgetown site, Casual Hoya, is getting a little frustrated:
I’d probably be angrier about the result, but did we really expect anything different without Austin Freeman playing? The second half comeback, however, is going to put blinders on a few things that can’t be ignored. The worst takeaway for me about this game is that the Hoyas didn’t do anything that they haven’t been doing over the course of the past dozen games or so:
The 20 turnovers? How many times can Jason Clark or Henry Sims lazily throw the ball TO A PLAYER ON THE OTHER TEAM on the perimeter?
The 67% from the charity stripe? How many times can Greg Monroe front-rim a free throw attempt?
More frustratingly, how many times did the Mountaineers have WIDE OPEN THREES? I have seen the Hoyas play WVU at least a dozen times – EVERY GAME IS THE SAME! Guard the damn three!
A 17 point halftime deficit? How many times can we expect to win games like this? Memo to the coaching staff: this strategy of falling behind by a crushing burden early and attempting to get back into the game while the other team is sleeping on its lead is just not working.
They have one regular season game left — Saturday against Cincinnati — to try to get something positive going before the Big East Tournament.
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