2008/2009 Big East Thread

[ehh]

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LOL, I can't imagine that it has. Hopefully it does so ESPN can let us know if this is the first time or not!

Although UNC dropping all the way to #5 after losing to a Top 10 isn't gonna happen.

[bigeastbumrush]

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The Fall of St. John's by Seth Davis

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?eref=T1

As an alum, the downfall occured when they fired Fran Fraschilla. They should have kept what he did in-house and no one would've known about it. And Mike Jarvis got way too much credit for the Elite Eight run. He was coaching Fraschilla's recruits (Artest, Lopez, Barkley, Hamilton, etc.).

And the facilities look a mess right now. I drove by the other day and didn't even recognize it with all of the construction going on.

Unless Roberts makes the tourney and gets even 1 win (HIGHLY unlikely), he's a goner after this season.

[cjonesfan921]

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God, we suck.

[AnybodyKilla]

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Damn ND, come on. This is seriously the only time Ill ever root for you!

[BGPurple]

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Dang.... Their goes our Big East win streak. But UNC is good, but i believe that UL or UCONN or Pitt can handle 'em.

[ehh]

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Marquette lost by 14 to Dayton, first big stumble in the conference. They had a combined seven points scored from their 4 & 5 spot.

[ehh]

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McAlarney followed up his 19 3PA game against UNC with 17 more this afternoon, hitting nine of them.

So he's 19 for 36 from beyond in the arch in his last two games, lol. Green light!

[bluengold34_OS]

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McAlarney followed up his 19 3PA game against UNC with 17 more this afternoon, hitting nine of them.

So he's 19 for 36 from beyond in the arch in his last two games, lol. Green light!

It was nice to see them obliterate Furman 93-61 w/o Luke on the court. Hopefully he will be back in 1 to 2 weeks and we should be 8-1 when he returns. He followed up his 39 point effort with a nice 32 point effort, and Ayers added 19 also.

Good win, with no letdown after playing Texas/UNC back to back.

[ehh]

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ESPN's Weekly Watch...

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/notebo...weeklywatch092

Thabeet is named player of the week, Cuse named team of the week. Sam Young was named honorable mention for POW.

The player of the week is named based on games from Sunday through Saturday, so Hasheem Thabeet's performances in the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas -- against Miami in the semifinals and Wisconsin in the finals -- are included. One other criterion to win the honor: The player's team must win every game during that week.

Thabeet is asserting himself as the most disruptive true center in college basketball. His presence against the Hurricanes was tough to dismiss. He poured in 19 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked 7 shots in the Huskies' first true test of the season.

The Nov. 23 victory over Miami established UConn as the true national contender that the Huskies firmly believe they will be throughout the season. Thabeet made 8 of 11 shots, got to the line five times and completed 3 free throws. He didn't need to be as dominant against Wisconsin in the title game. He scored 9 points, grabbed 7 boards and blocked 3 shots. But he still was disruptive. Against provisional Division I Bryant University, Thabeet was nearly untouchable. He racked up 16 points, 12 boards and 3 blocks.

The buzz is spreading on Thabeet, and plenty of NBA personnel have discussed him and Oklahoma's Blake Griffin as possible top-five draft picks. Thabeet will be a dominant presence in key games and throughout the Big East.

On Sam Young...

2. Sam Young, Sr., F, Pitt: The race for Big East Player of the Year will be quite a chase. Young is definitely in the mix. He's leading the Panthers with 20.2 points a game and is becoming the team's go-to guy. The senior forward had quite a week with 33 points against Belmont and 24 against Texas Tech in the semifinals of the Legends Classic in Newark, N.J., then capped off his week with a solid 15 points and 8 boards in the title victory over Washington State.

On Cuse....

Last week: Beat No. 18 Florida 89-83 (CBE Classic); beat No. 23 Kansas 89-81 in OT (CBE Classic); beat Virginia 73-70

Syracuse had to differentiate itself before Big East play. That's the goal of every team that won't challenge for the top four. But the way that Syracuse is playing, it would be a mistake to rule out the Orange for a top-four finish in the Big East.

Coach Jim Boeheim loaded up the Orange schedule, as witnessed by last week's trip to the CBE Classic in Kansas City on Monday and Tuesday, then a home game against Virginia on Friday. Syracuse won them all. It beat Florida on a neutral court (Sprint Center in K.C.), then a Kansas team that might have been playing on a neutral court by definition, but clearly not in a neutral arena. Beating the Jayhawks so close to Lawrence should count for extra points with the selection committee. Taking out an erratic Virginia team that had lost to Liberty at home still will count for something because the Cavs will get plenty of points for playing in the balanced ACC.

Syracuse will play one other high-profile nonconference game at Memphis on Dec. 20, but winning that game won't have as much importance now that the Orange have collected the two wins in Kansas City. Syracuse is setting itself up quite well to earn an NCAA bid, as long as it doesn't fall flat in the Big East and finish in the ninth to 11th range. Somehow, that seems like a long shot.

[chilli311]

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It was nice to see them obliterate Furman 93-61 w/o Luke on the court. Hopefully he will be back in 1 to 2 weeks and we should be 8-1 when he returns. He followed up his 39 point effort with a nice 32 point effort, and Ayers added 19 also.

Good win, with no letdown after playing Texas/UNC back to back.

The only game that could be trouble without Luke is gonna be OSU, but they aren't what they were a few years ago, so I'm not too concerned.

That being said, GET WELL SOON LUKE!

[AnybodyKilla]

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Syracuse put a hurting on lowly colgate last night. 86-51 including only allowing 13 points at halftime. 7-0.

I see this team 12-1 or 13-0 heading into big east play. I either see them losing to Long beach State(who IMO is a good team) or Memphis, though both of these games are winnable.

The team is really gelling right now on defense and working the ball around, though turnovers(stupid travels and charges) and FT shooting have been a huge problem.

If were 12-1 heading into a tough Big East schedule I feel this is going to be a great season.

[crques]

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Syracuse put a hurting on lowly colgate last night. 86-51 including only allowing 13 points at halftime. 7-0.

I see this team 12-1 or 13-0 heading into big east play. I either see them losing to Long beach State(who IMO is a good team) or Memphis, though both of these games are winnable.

The team is really gelling right now on defense and working the ball around, though turnovers(stupid travels and charges) and FT shooting have been a huge problem.

If were 12-1 heading into a tough Big East schedule I feel this is going to be a great season.

I've watched them (Syracuse) play twice this year and they look pretty solid. I would say that their NCAA Tournament hiatus will be coming to end this season.

[Cusefan]

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Syracuse put a hurting on lowly colgate last night. 86-51 including only allowing 13 points at halftime. 7-0.

I see this team 12-1 or 13-0 heading into big east play. I either see them losing to Long beach State(who IMO is a good team) or Memphis, though both of these games are winnable.

The team is really gelling right now on defense and working the ball around, though turnovers(stupid travels and charges) and FT shooting have been a huge problem.

If were 12-1 heading into a tough Big East schedule I feel this is going to be a great season.

I too am a bit concerned about LBSU. Just for the fact that Syracuse always loses a non conference game they should win. The good news though, is they will be coming out of a 10 day break, They earned it.

[BigJim78]

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I say the conference standings will look like this:

1.) Louisville(Not due to me being a UofL fan, but from looking at their 4 returning startings and have Samardo playing so well so early.)
2.) Notre Dame(Harongody, all you need to say.)
3.) UCONN(Thabeet is already looking good, i think he will go far into the season like this.)
4.) Pittsburgh(Very good looking starting lineup.)
I had a Controversy between Pitt and UCONN being at 3 & 4. But had to go with UCONN due to a more effectinent inside playing team.
5.) Georgetown
6.) Marquette
7.) Cincinatti
8.) Providence
9.) Villanova
10.) Syracuse
11.) DePaul
12.) West Virginia
13.) Seton Hall
14.) Rutgers
15.) St. Johns
16.) USF

I'll jump out of a 5th story window if Syracuse finished 10th!!!

Providence and Cincy ahead of the Cuse?

ehh...

[ehh]

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Providence and Cincy ahead of the Cuse?

Same dude who said Louisville was gonna beat Western Kentucky by 50, then hasn't been seen since.