Connecticut News, Georgetown News, Ray Mernagh

BELLY OF THE BE-AST: MEET MR. MONROE

by Ray Mernagh

Georgetown served notice tonight that they fully intend to make a run at a third straight Big East regular season championship by straight dominating Connecticut on the road. The Hoyas won by eleven points, but were up 17 on the disinterested Huskies with a little over four minutes left after DaJuan Summers caught a Chris Wright miss at apex-level and punished the rim with a put-back-banger. If anyone was expecting a UConn run, Summers’ dunk ended the anticipation. The second Summers concluded the dunk with a groan/scream, this game was over. John Thompson III has four really good players in his starting lineup — Summers, Austin Freeman, Chris Wright and Jessie Sapp — that are all capable of winning games for the Hoyas this season.

The big question is whether the Hoyas can develop a bench capable of contributing more than six points in spot minutes? Julian Vaughn, Jason Clark and Omar Wattad are the only bench guys in the rotation right now and it’s imperative they find a role that lets them play in a comfort zone whenever called upon. Vaughn and Clark show some signs, while Wattad is a steadying influence on the floor. Reason number one the bench needs to mature is obvious — the Hoyas will get into foul trouble and need extended, productive minutes off the pine in Big East play. The second reason the Hoyas will need a bench is because their fifth starter is Greg Monroe, and Greg Monroe folks, is a special player.

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