Oso planning to go pro
It will be interesting to see if others who insisted that Big East titles were more important than NCAA tournament success this season also will shift gears for future seasons now that they've gotten to celebrate Big East titles while experiencing first-weekend-exit disappointment.
There is a decent chance they will be picked 3rd. Creighton can bring everyone back. It’s up to Schiermann. UConn will probably bring everyone back except Hawkins and they have a 6’8 McDonalds PG coming in. Not saying we will be picked 3rd. Just saying it’s possible.
Does Nunge really have another year of eligibility left? That must be some kind of record for stacking medical redshirts and the COVID bonus year to get 7 years on a college basketball roster. I suspect Xavier will be formidable next year with Miller working the portal.
I was reading Xavier post-game loss article and it mentioned he has one year eligibility left but he has not decided if he was going to use.And he's married too, last summer.
I will still take winning Big East titles, because in the end it does not matter much, if you lose in before the final four.
Why does getting to the Final Four matter if you lose before winning the national title?
What would Tom Crean say?
Something self serving.
It wasn’t all about him. He did mention Dwyane Wade.
Al said it was harder to get to the Final Four, than win it.
I've already posted my goals and expectations for next season, taking into account the uncertainty of not knowing what the rosters for MU and other conference teams will be.But, I'm going to pose a slightly different question about whether expectations for next season, and feelings about this season, would be affected if this season had gone a little differently.Let's say, that MU had gone 14-6 in the BE, losing close games to Villanova, Xavier, and Creighton. That gave them a 3 seed in the BET where they lost in the semifinal and earned a 6 seed in the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA, they won the first two games, including a second round win over a number 3 seed, before losing in the third round to the region's number 2 seed.The 2 questions:1. Would you be happier with that season because of advancing to the Sweet 16?2. Would your expectations for next season be the same as they are now?
There are so many hypotheticals here, it’s hard to answer. That’s not a complaint, it’s just that’s there a lot to consider.I’d have to take the season on a whole. If they’re competitive and the league is competitive, it’s hard to complain about that result.I’ll say this, if VERY early projections are correct and the Big East starts the season with 3 teams in the top-10, Marquette won’t be a 6-seed