Not sure where he found it, but I can attest that this is true.

If you call 317-275-4444, Roy Hibbert will read you the children's poem, "Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly."

Very strange...

Full text of the poem after the jump.

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Highlights:

Gottlieb:

Felt like Scottie Reynolds had been there for a solid decade - a good ten years.

Katz says Pitt is preseason favorite, but not the most talented team in the league.

And hey guess what!? Gottlieb and Katz's video mentions Georgetown ONCE.  When discussing a list of other teams in the league. Awesome.

At least Bilas provides a ranking:

4. Georgetown: After a difficult 2008-09, the Hoyas bounced back last season and were better in almost every area. Georgetown was better on the glass and with the ball, but when the lights came on in the NCAA tournament, the Hoyas laid one of the biggest eggs of all the big shots by getting blown out by Ohio. Greg Monroe is gone, but John Thompson III has Austin Freeman and Chris Wright, and they will take over. Georgetown will not have great depth and will have to emphasize its guards, but the Hoyas will still be tough to beat. The question is who will defend, rebound and score inside? Julian Vaughn will have to improve his game to be more productive without Monroe in the fold

In an interview with NBE Basketball Report, Chris Wright addresses the loss to Ohio U in the tournament last year, and talks about expectations for next season.

"Our goal is to get to the Final Four," he said. "We wanna win the Big East title. That’s what me and Austin [Freeman] wanna do. We’ve been to the finals two of three years and lost to Pitt and West Virginia. [We want to] regain the Big East regular season title, make some noise in the dance."

Another good section:

While Wright does have some personal goals, he said he feels as though winning is the main thing and that is what will lead to his personal achievements. "You always have personal aspirations, but if you don't win, they won't come," Wright said. "I wanna be Big East Player of the Year. We got a lot of work if we wanna win [and winning] will take care of the rest."

For his take on the freshman class and the loss to Ohio, check out the full story.

Over at Welcome to Loud City, the OKC fans are debating our man Jeff's value.

User jksnake99 writes:

That brings me to Jeff Green.  I honestly don't understand why he is viewed as a good NBA player.  He's shooting 44% from the field and 30% from 3 pt range.  For the advanced stat geeks out there, he's got a .517 True Shooting% which is pretty terrible for a PF.  Furthermore, he's a very below average rebounder for a 4 man.  Putting it all together, he's got a below average PER of 13.4, which is actually down from his 13.9 PER from last year.  There aren't many signs he's getting better.  On defense, I think he's fine but nothing special.  Looking at the adjusted plus minus data on basketballvalue paints an even worse picture.  The Thunder have been better with him off the floor the past two years-- quite a bit better in fact.  Now, as you folks know, that stat has plenty of noise in it, but while Durant's made a huge turnaround in this category helped by vast improvements in his D (and he was probably never as bad as it suggested), Green has made no such strides.

So, I ask you guys:  How good is Jeff Green in your opinion and how big a part of OKC's "Big 3" is he?

Anyway, you guys have a great young team that plays great, inspired D and has a staggeringly talented scorer in Durant.  I'm just curious about Green.

Now, I haven't watched a lot of OKC games, although I may have to start.  I didn't weigh in on their debate, but I particularly enjoyed this comment:

Several Thunder fans are not happy with Green.

My thought is that he is not mean enough. Once he learns to be aggressive he’d be a more solid part of this game.

Green is also playing out of position. He is a natural 3, but is big enough to compete with other 4s.

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Your friendly neighborhood Loud City resident.

by daddydai on Feb 4, 2010 3:38 AM PST 

Can't help but chuckle.

Thoughts?

I've been thinking about writing this for a while, but given our last two games it seemed appropriate.

I read a column a while back called "The Importance of Being Hated." Most of the column was forgettable, and re-reading it today it is a bit dated (discussing what will happen when George W. Bush runs for re-election, for example) but there was a passage that stuck with me. The author, Chuck Klosterman, explains the distinction between a nemesis and an archenemy:

Now, I know that you're probably asking yourself, How do I know the difference between my nemesis and my archenemy? Here is the short answer: You kind of like your nemesis, despite the fact that you despise him. If your nemesis invited you out for cocktails, you would accept the offer. If he died, you would attend his funeral and—privately—you might shed a tear over his passing. But you would never have drinks with your archenemy, unless you were attempting to spike his gin with hemlock. If you were to perish, your archenemy would dance on your grave, and then he'd burn down your house and molest your children. You hate your archenemy so much that you try to keep your hatred secret, because you don't want your archenemy to have the satisfaction of being hated.

Another distinction I've heard is that you root for your nemesis against other teams, because then it makes it that much more of an honor to defeat them, while you root for your archenemy to lose every game they play.

Who are ours?

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Chris Wright, Jr., G, Georgetown: Where did this come from? Wright scored 34 points in a win over Harvard after scoring just four in a loss to Old Dominion. The most Wright had scored earlier in the season was 18. If Wright can regularly score in double figures, the Hoyas can be a true contender in the Big East.

http://espn.go.com/ncb/notebook/_/page/notebookweeklywatch0906/week-6

Also, they are voting for Georgetown's "Player of the Decade" here:

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/4767917/georgetown