He mad ... LOL

For those that don’t know, I’m a die-hard Georgetown basketball fan. From the days John Thompson, Sr. and Patrick Ewing became the faces of an emergent power, to the days that Patrick Ewing Jr. was arguably the most valuable player on a team coached by John Thompson III, I’ve ridden with those guys. I take all kinds of shots for my allegiance, mostly from Carolina and Duke fans, and even from … get this … Syracuse fans.

RJ is a known fan of “The ‘Cuse” (chuckle) and often tells me – mostly via e-mail – to not talk to him about anything college basketball related until the season begins due to my devotion to what he often deems an inferior program. In fact, in response to an e-mail I sent out a few days ago about Georgetown’s prospects this season, he responded by saying:

Hey look…

I thought I told you to shut yer mouth until big east play!!! I’m serious. Y’all went 7-11 in conference play.

Fair enough, but excuse me if I have to say something about Syracuse losing 82-79 to Division-II Le Moyne, their “little brother in town,” at the Carrier Dome Tuesday night. Orange guard Andy Rautins called the loss “embarassing,” which pretty much sums the whole thing up.

While the loss won’t count on Syracuse’s record, it counts in the hearts and minds of fans of the game. Over the years, I’ve received all kinds of grief because of everything from Georgetown’s perennially-bad guard play to the string of years – 25 and counting – since their first and only national title.  However, I couldn’t even begin to comprehend the kinds of slaps – again, via e-mail – that I would get from RJ and another guy who will remain nameless if Georgetown lost to Bowie State yesterday at the Verizon Center. You have NO idea.

In all fairness, this did happen to another nationally-ranked D-I team a few years ago, and that Michigan State team went on to win 27 games and reach the Sweet-16 of the NCAA tournament. However, that team wasn’t relying on mushmouths like Kris Joseph and Mookie Jones after Eric Devendorf and Paul Harris decided to leave early and pursue careers at Jiffy Lube and P.F. Chang’s respectively.

In short, if you are a fan of Syracuse basketball, take one of these and a sack of these and, “shut yer mouth until big east play!!! I’m serious..”