Your Georgetown Hoyas (5-2) can’t catch a break. In a nonconference schedule that was ostensibly stocked with cupcakes, the Hoyas have been on the brink of crumbling way too many times. Be it Jay Heath’s health, Rowan Brumbaugh’s illness, Dontrez Styles bleeding through two games, or Jayden Epps’ ankle, finger, or eye, getting everyone together has been the biggest hurdle to experimenting with different lineups. Georgetown certainly did not get to ease into the Ed Cooley Era through seven levels of a candy cane forest or a sea of swirly-twirly gum drops. They’re getting pretty elfed up. Facing TCU this week and Syracuse next, it seems like Coppin State (12/12) is the final chance to tune-up the lineups before the conference gauntlet. Still, Hoyas fans have to be happy about getting Ismael Massoud into his first game where he scored 9 points (2-8, 2-5 3PT), made some key free throws (3-4), and showcased some defensive hustle with 4 blocks.
In his 31 minutes, Massoud showed a little rust but generally looked like a poised adult on the floor, which is what you want in your grad transfer. Making some plays on defense always helps a team and his sniper-like reputation did appear to open the floor a bit more against the Merrimack zone.
Wayne Bristol, Jr. contributed quite a bit for the first time this season with 14 points (3-5 FG, 8-11 FTs) in 24 minutes. After a solid summer with Kenner, folks have been clamoring for more time for Bristol. Hopefully he continues to be the effort and energy guy that Cooley infuses at appropriate times.
Perhaps overshadowing Bristol’s play or Massoud’s comeback debut was Merrimack’s coach Joe Gallo complaining about the late technical assessed to his team after his angry towel throw. Gallo submitted that he would not have gotten such a call if he was a more recognizable coach of a bigger program or if the game were on national television in March.
Merrimack coach Joe Gallo on the technical foul called against him with 1:39 left in Merrimack’s 69-67 loss to Georgetown. After Budd Clark was called for a travel, Gallo picked up a towel, wiped his hands, and tossed it back to the bench. pic.twitter.com/GNcO4RPqFi
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