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The Daily OrangeMBB Notebook | Georgetown beats SU's 2-3 zone by pounding potent low post
By Zach Berman
Posted: 2/27/06, 12:31 AM EST Section: Sports
WASHINGTON - Georgetown's historically been successful with towering front lines. As Syracuse learned in Saturday's 68-53 loss to Georgetown, this season's Hoyas frontcourt is no exception.
Sophomores Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert are two of the top post players in the Big East. Senior Brandon Bowman plays the wing, but is able to play an inside-outside game. Together, the frontline has the Hoyas on the top half of the Big East standings. It left the Orange in foul trouble and eventually on the losing side of the score.
"Green was very good in the post. They did a good job of that," SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. "They're a year older. But they're the same guys. We barely got by them last year. They were close to a tournament team last year, really close. They're all still here. They're sophomores, they have three seniors. They're the same guys who were pretty good last year."
The Hoyas were able to feed their post players against the Orange's 2-3 zone. Georgetown head coach John Thompson III said handling the zone was a big emphasis during the game's preparations. Particularly against SU's zone, which Thompson praised because of the way Boeheim teaches it and the Orange's players executing it well, Georgetown knew its frontcourt was going to be a ticket.
"You have two seconds less against them than against other zones and they're so
long and so athletic," Thompson III said. "You're not open for long so we thought we just had to throw it inside.
"They've had that for years. They've been so good and so tough when you get it in there and you have no one to pass to. You have to put yourself in a dangerous situation just to get off a good pass."
Controversial call
The jacket came off. Boeheim was mad. There was a gaffe with the shot clock where the buzzer sounded prematurely for Georgetown, allowing the Hoyas another chance to extend their 30-29 lead.
With two seconds remaining on the shot clock and 44.6 seconds remaining, Georgetown inbounded the ball to senior Brandon Bowman, who bobbled the pass. But as the ball was being bobbled, the buzzer sounded prematurely. The officials had a conference at midcourt and determined to replay the entire sequence.
Sophomores Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert are two of the top post players in the Big East. Senior Brandon Bowman plays the wing, but is able to play an inside-outside game. Together, the frontline has the Hoyas on the top half of the Big East standings. It left the Orange in foul trouble and eventually on the losing side of the score.
"Green was very good in the post. They did a good job of that," SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. "They're a year older. But they're the same guys. We barely got by them last year. They were close to a tournament team last year, really close. They're all still here. They're sophomores, they have three seniors. They're the same guys who were pretty good last year."
The Hoyas were able to feed their post players against the Orange's 2-3 zone. Georgetown head coach John Thompson III said handling the zone was a big emphasis during the game's preparations. Particularly against SU's zone, which Thompson praised because of the way Boeheim teaches it and the Orange's players executing it well, Georgetown knew its frontcourt was going to be a ticket.
"You have two seconds less against them than against other zones and they're so
long and so athletic," Thompson III said. "You're not open for long so we thought we just had to throw it inside.
"They've had that for years. They've been so good and so tough when you get it in there and you have no one to pass to. You have to put yourself in a dangerous situation just to get off a good pass."
Controversial call
The jacket came off. Boeheim was mad. There was a gaffe with the shot clock where the buzzer sounded prematurely for Georgetown, allowing the Hoyas another chance to extend their 30-29 lead.
With two seconds remaining on the shot clock and 44.6 seconds remaining, Georgetown inbounded the ball to senior Brandon Bowman, who bobbled the pass. But as the ball was being bobbled, the buzzer sounded prematurely. The officials had a conference at midcourt and determined to replay the entire sequence.
