Syracuse vs. Georgetown: Hoyas Have A Rough Night
by Sean Keeley on Feb 24, 2011 9:30 AM EST
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PrintIf it weren't bad enough that Georgetown only managed to score 46 points at home against Cincinnati, there's the news that the Hoyas also lost the services of Chris Wright, who broke his non-shooting hand in the game.
How big of a loss is this for the Hoyas? Wright led them in scoring seven times this season and in the three games leading up to this one. Wright scored six points but more importantly dished nine assists in their win over us a few weeks back.
Maybe it's the emotions talking but Casual Hoya is already admitting defeat now that Wright is out:
Here's the reality. Chris Wright's injury will keep him out for the rest of the season, and we can all wave goodbye to any chances of a victory on Saturday against Syracuse or post-season success. If he can somehow come back any time in the next month, then this game was a complete anomaly, a blip on an otherwise highly successful season, but there is very little chance that is the case. Selfishly, I've enjoyed watching the kid compete over the past four years and mature from a cocksure freshman to a heady senior leader. But more importantly, this injury is crushing for Wright, who has put the Hoyas on his back time and time again throughout his career at Georgetown.
No one knows better the effect of a late-season, soul-crushing injury than Syracuse fans. When we watched Arinze Onuaku crumble to the floor last year (against Georgetown), we saw our NCAA Title hopes crumble with him (as much as we didn't want to admit it at the time).
Add one more storyline to a Saturday game that already has a million.
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Injuries suck
Point blank period.
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
by kotite4ever on Feb 24, 2011 9:32 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Agreed.
Never want to see this, especially to college kids when their chances are even more limited,
Or still go to camps for the draft
it’s awful when this happens to seniors (as we all know).
Other people look, Andy Rautins can SEE.
As much as I hate Georgetown (A Lot)
It would be really hard not to feel bad for a kid in that situation. He’s come so far in 4 years to become the leader of that team.
SHASHASHAA!!!
by RustyShackleford on Feb 24, 2011 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
I agree and am of the opinion that you want to play a team at their best
Not that a win @ G’town won’t still be huge or that a win itself is a foregone conclusion. But no matter what the outcome, this injury just became THE story of the game. And quite possibly the story of the whole season for G’town. That sucks on so many levels that I don’t even want to delve into it.
Not saying that we won’t see a heroic effort by G’town this weekend, but, our chances of winning this game and clinching a double bye in the BET just got helluva lot better. NPI, we did catch a huge break if you step back and look at the big picture.
by bloodyyank44 on Feb 24, 2011 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
And I do feel terrible for Wright
I absolutely would not wish this upon any player, and team for that matter.
by bloodyyank44 on Feb 24, 2011 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
Boo... this will demean our victory over Georgetown on Saturday
On the positive this should allow SU to win out, and setup good Big East and NCAA Tourney seatings. Of course they still have to take care of business, not easy in the Big East this year (even DePaul).
by upstateNYYFan1984 on Feb 24, 2011 9:46 AM EST reply actions
Nah
With or without one of their top players, it would still be a win:
1) Against a #11 team
2) In the Big East
3) On the road
4) Against Georgetown
Still would be a pretty sweet win to me, and I’ll be sweating it out the whole way
Just to note, we haven't played yet
This is so far from a gimme it’s laughable.
I'm looking forward to
Chris Wright’s inevitable post-graduation rap career.
by brendoh on Feb 24, 2011 9:48 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Assuming wins is dangerous
That was the attitude we had against Seton Hall and I will still be extremely nervous going into this game. Partially because I will actually be going to this game just like on Monday (first time I’ve been to back-to-back cuse games since college).
Nice
Me too. We have a group of 20 in the 400 level.
That's awesome
I’m hoping there are cuse ppl around me, but I’m down in the 200s. It will most likely be just me and a friend surrounded by a sea of gray.
Anyone remember the injury to Lazarus Sims back in 1996 during the tournament?
I remember his wrist being taped up and bulky but he played plenty. Was it a break or just a sprain?
He banged up the wrist against Kentucky in the championship.
Huge wrap on his hand in the second half. He didn’t have sensation in it. I don’t think it was a break.
He was huge that season, especially down the stretch. I think he averaged like 7 or 8 assists a game that year. He limped through most of the Big East Tournament on a sprained knee. Guy was a warrior.
I'm pretty sure he had a Triple-Double during the NCAAs that year too, didn't he?
Loved Z. Still do.
SHASHASHAA!!!
by RustyShackleford on Feb 24, 2011 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
Get better soon
You want to beat a team’s best. We saw this happen last year and you don’t wish it on anyone, even Hoyas. I hope he has a full and quick recovery.
How can they admit defeat like that?!?!
That’s just pathetic. Freeman is still good enough to lead them to a W, especially if Clark and Thompson are hitting from the outside. Its not like we can easily outscore them with our great offense. If they hit some shots and play tough D, its going to be a tough game for us to win.
I just hope this means GTown fans give up and sell us all their tickets. Now that would be great.
Hope Wright gets a nice ovation on Saturday, maybe even a 5 second cameo in the starting lineup to say he started on senior day.
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
by Kurupt on Feb 24, 2011 11:26 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I can't believe so many people are now assuming this is an automatic win
Our boys still have their work cut out for them. Taking on a ranked arch-nemesis on the road is never easy, especially one that abused our zone with perimeter and skip passing last game.
Yes, CW had a lot to do with that, but asking a backup to come in and make crisp passes is a hell of a lot different than asking him to come in and make tough shots all night.
The win might look “cheapened” if we get it, but the boys still have to earn it and earn it hard.
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by TheRenegadePumpkin on Feb 24, 2011 11:49 AM EST reply actions
Hey
lets stop feeling sorry for GTown here. We can feel for a player, but I still want to run their reserves into the ground.
Wright
is now slated to come back before the Regular season ends. So he and the rest of Georgetown can suck it. I don’t feel bad for anyone anymore.
This is JUST LIKE when we thought we lost Arinze last season
Remember when he made his triumphant return in the Sweet 16 and dropped 20 on Butler? Oh wait, that never happend.
I truly feel bad for Wright, I don’t wish that on anyone. Silver lining – isn’t it wonderful knowing that every G’town fan (including those that took joy in Arinze’s injury) will now go through the same anxiety we did last season? Suck it, G’town fans.
by bloodyyank44 on Feb 24, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Hmmmm
I have seats in the lower level and had every intention of booing the crap out of Chris Wright. Does this injury change anything? I was not planning on booing him because he’s injured of course; I was planning on booing him for all the things that he never accomplished in 4 years. Is there anything wrong with that? Plus, Im looking forward to seeing the faces on all the Gtown “fans” when I do it.
Nothing against your plan
But there’s something over the line, for me, about booing their Senior Day celebration. I was at the ’Nova game and was quiet during their ceremony & booed their introductions for the actual game.
Just like we can feel bad for Wright for being injured without necessarily supporting the team, I just don’t like the idea of booing the Senior Day festivities.
Could be just me.
"We don't lose hat and t-shirt games" - Tedy Bruschi
I don't feel that Wright is their best anyway...
…to me, it’s Freeman….
There is no way this is an easy one or an automatic win. We almost lost to Rutgers on our home floor last week. We played a Nova team that couldn’t hit open shots.
Pessimism is my specialty, by the way….I’ve learned it is easier to cope when they lose if you think they’re going to lose….
Well, pessimism and being an unapologetic sexist are my top two qualities….
They'll always be "The Orangemen" to me.....
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