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The 2010 CBI final was VCU against SLU. VCU went to the Final Four the next year and SLU ended up winning the A10 2 years later and going on a nice little run. Other winners include Oregon in 2012 and Nevada in 2017 For a program like DePaul it can be a springboard to more success. Not a bad move on their part.
This is a day to celebrate fellow scoopers! DePaul is in a post season tournament! https://twitter.com/CBITourney/status/1107454087950450688
basically depaul is going to the final 4 next year is what im hearing
Though, participants have to pay the CBI $50,000 for an entry fee.
That's what I took from it. And...VCU's coach was Shaka. It all makes sense now.#donedeal
At this point, making fun of DePaul feels way too much like punching down.
CBI Finals ....Depaul tied South Florida at 1 game each ( the CBI finals is the best of three games)The deciding game is Friday night at Depaul (in Lincoln Park, Wintrust is booked).Depaul is 19-16, a win Friday and they have their first 20 win season in who knows how long.Go Blue Demons ... very happy for them.Game on ESPNU
Will the rest of the BE be getting CBI shares to make up for all the years that DU has lived on the conferences riches?
Is that a high school gym that they are playing in? Do they play any regular season games in that place?Yikes!
20 wins is a big deal? They will have played 36 games. I am happy to see a better DePaul, but a stretch on celebrating 20 wins, IMO.
That is where the women's team plays. DePaul men's team used to play one game per year at Alumni Hall.
Does the CBI really deserve a championship series? How many people want to watch DePaul play South Florida three times? The announced attendance for the second game -- played in Chicago, with a metro population of more than 9 million people -- was just 1,704.At least DePaul is making men's basketball somewhat of a priority, and is trying to become relevant again.
Come on goose this isn't Marquette here. For a depaul program that had one ok season since 2004 it's about little victories.
GalwayI said I am happy to see improved DePaul program. Just said the celebration for 20 is a bit tarnished with number of games played.
Agreed. Instead of looking at 20 wins as a baseline, maybe now we should look at seasons with single-digit losses as a measuring stick. Winning 20 games these days when you're 20-15 doesn't mean as much as winning 20 by going 20-5.Any season that ends with 9 or fewer losses is pretty good. Only a handful of teams do that in a given year, and even fewer do it in a major conference.
Yes, but you even have to take the number of losses with a grain of salt. I'm much more impressed with an 18-10 team in the ACC than a 21-7 team in the Horizon.
That's true. But: 1) we don't play in the Horizon, so for our purposes I think it works; and 2) I think that most Horizon teams would likely call that year a success, don't you? And I don't think that ACC team would be all that impressed with the 18 - 10 year, so I think it works either way.
I treat scoring records the same way. When you think about what George Thompson did in three years, with no shot clock and no three-point line and fewer games in a season (29) it is damn impressive. Only three players have passed him, two, Jerel and Lazar, who needed four years, and Markus who did it in three.
Two ways to look at it.18-10 with a 14-4 conference record or 18-10 with a 9-9 conference record (basically St. John's this past season). I'd rather have the better conference record.