Nothing quite like wrapping up final exams week with a major test on the court--Georgetown takes its 8-0 mark to Memphis Saturday in a matchup of top five teams. While this will be the Hoyas biggest challenge of the season, it's far from their first big road game (they beat Alabama in Birmingham and won at Old Dominion).
Hoya highlights...
I had a chance to catch their 110-51 thumping of Radford last weekend-my, McDonough Arena is tiny...a 2500 seat bandbox that felt like a junior version of Cameron Indoor-- a shame they didn't expand this gym to 8,500 back in the 70's or early 80's-- it's nice the Hoyas still play there once a winter.
Entering the no-zone zone...
After facing a diet of zones crowding around center Roy Hibbert, Georgetown takes on a team that plays almost exclusively man-to-man... it'll be interesting to see how the Hoyas attack goes from pecking on the perimeter to finding back-door cuts early and often.
Defending Derrick...
Tigers freshman Derrick Rose is having a phenomenal early-season (16 points a game-38% from three point range)--he'll be guarded by Jonathan Wallace and Jesse Sapp Saturday; the problem is if they contain Rose, coach John Calipari has 7 other players who can produce if needed. Against Radford coach Thompson wasn't pleased with his team's perimeter defense-- how will they hold up against the number two team in the nation?
Tenacious Tigers...
Coach John Thompson III says that while Memphis's offense is very good, he's really impressed with what the Tiger D does-- pressuring fullcourt and halfcourt and every shot. Can the Hoyas get decent opportunities consistently- and make the right decisions at full-speed?
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