James "Showtime" Akinjo! This young man literally took over this game in the second half vs. Xavier here in D. C. He did what he was suppose to do as a point guard and finished strong!!! Showtime was brought here to do this. He and Matthew McClung. I had tweeted during halftime, "Akinjo must take over this game during the second half." He did just that. James was PERFECT!!!
Our two guard's Mac and James are really setting the tone for their team. It's becoming contagious among their teammates..Their leadership is a beautiful sight to see. It's been some years since the Hoyas have had two freshman killer guards of this magnitude. Although, they make freshman mistakes, the two know exactly what to do and are very aggressive in doing so. They don't back down from anyone and accept the challenges. It's been a while since the Hoyas beat a team twice in season. I think this is a sign some special things are starting to happen in D. C., and hopefully will continue.
The old blue and gray have what they need to make a nice run in the Big East tournament and perhaps in the NCAA's, but first they will have to take each one of their remaining regular season games one game at a time. Third place in the Big East is not bad at all for now. Let's move forward and have some fun. After all, it's about playing, smart and having fun for these young people living out their dreams playing the game they so dearly love and work very hard on and off of the court to be as great people as they can. Our support is very important to them and will always continue to be.
Hoyasaxa!!!!