Valentine's Day for me always had a measure of danger-- would I wind up happy or heartbroken? You think you've played your cards right and have made the right decision--only to find you've made the worst mistake possible--bad chocolate choice. Nothing's worse than choosing wrong when eating from a box of Chocolates -- you can't leave a half-eaten piece where you found it (at least once you turn ten years old). Area hoop fans open their respective boxes this weekend--hoping for coconut or caramel and dreading "Rummed Pear".
Georgetown's margin of error shrunk with last weekend's loss to Cincinnati. The elements present in the Hoyas swoon were evident again--poor shooting (0-8 in OT) and an inability to rebound. A 4-7 Big East mark means the team likely needs to win five of its remaining seven games to solidify NCAA consideration. John Thompson III's team visits Syracuse this weekend...a place where they've lost the last two seasons--despite having the better team.
Maryland picked up a huge road ACC win at Georgia Tech Sunday despite shooting 36 percent from the field...thankfully they were able to turn over the Yellowjackets 24 times. Unfortunately that's the last they'll see of Paul Hewitt's team in the regular season. The Terps host Virginia Tech Saturday--last year the Hokies took both tilts...including a game in Comcast where one of their players vomited on the court.
George Mason's road woes continue with losses at James Madison and Delaware...two games where the Patriots shot 5 of 26 from three point range and 21 of 42 from the free throw line. The good news is three of GMU's final four CAA games are in Fairfax; they also face a Northeastern team that's cooled off somewhat (Huskies have dropped two of three).
George Washington missed a chance to move into a tie for twelfth place in the Atlantic Ten...slipping against La Salle 68-57 despite 20 points from Damian Hollis. GW gets another chance Saturday--facing current 12th place Charlotte in what will be the first of two games against the 49'ers...can't wait for the return game at the Smith Center.
American's the hottest team in the Beltway with five straight wins...AU's 2 point victory at Bucknell saw the Eagles' defense hold the Bison to 30% shooting. Coach Jeff Jones' team appears to be on a collision course with Holy Cross for the Patriot League title...before the two teams tangle a week from Saturday the Eagles host Colgate and Army (combined 16-30 record this winter).
Howard has gone from the MEAC cellar to a five way tie for fourth place thanks to four straight wins...the latest a 59-43 thumping of Delaware State where the Bison held the Hornets to 29% shooting. The challenge for Eugene Myatt (still the best beltway player nobody knows about) and company is--now that they've joined the conference's middle class, can they stay there? Four of the six remaining MEAC games are against schools tied for fourth with Howard; the other two are against league-leader Morgan State and second place Hampton.
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