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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: chapman on March 15, 2014, 09:47:09 PM

Title: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: chapman on March 15, 2014, 09:47:09 PM
Heck of a game.  Cotton was incredible.  Phenomenal coaching job by Cooley - had to suspend his freshman class before the season, lost his point guard Dunn for the season in November.  Nice to see a classic BE team take the championship, especially one that hasn't been to the tournament in 10 years.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: WarriorFan on March 15, 2014, 09:48:09 PM
Yep, Fantastic game and great coaching.  Looking forward to lots more games like this from the NBE.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: GoldenWarrior11 on March 15, 2014, 09:49:44 PM
Ed Cooley has done a fantastic job.  I hope he stays there for the long run.  Very cool to see an original school win the league's championship this season.

It's looking like 4 schools into the tournament this year.  No bad for the first year...
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: Texas Western on March 15, 2014, 09:50:55 PM
Providence  played beautifully tonight they worked hard and earned it. Like to see them make a run in the tourney.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: MattyWarrior on March 15, 2014, 09:51:19 PM
I agree, so glad a real original BE team took it.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: nyg on March 15, 2014, 09:52:43 PM
Great game, the PC kids seem to love their coach.  Their hustle was off the charts.

CU had their chances, but kept letting Wragge, Chatman and Manigualt fire away as opposed to McBuckets having the ball every time.  McBuckets missed one at end, but man does he have range.  

Congrats PC......
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: Eldon on March 15, 2014, 09:53:20 PM
The BE Media Guide will list them as the "2014 Big East Champions" just like this year's media guide called Louisville the 2013 Big East Champions (with no mention of MU or Gtown)


Anyway, congrats to PC.

Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: Eldon on March 15, 2014, 09:55:07 PM
Anyone wanna venture a guess for their seed?

8? 9?
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: bradley center bat on March 15, 2014, 10:02:40 PM
Anyone wanna venture a guess for their seed?

8? 9?
11. Lunardi and Palm had them as the last four in.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: chapman on March 15, 2014, 10:04:02 PM
Cotton is irreplaceable and Batts is a really good player too, but they should be ok next year.  Henton, Harris, and Fortune return, Dunn back from injury, one of the suspended freshmen stuck around, and three top 100 recruits coming in.


The BE Media Guide will list them as the "2014 Big East Champions" just like this year's media guide called Louisville the 2013 Big East Champions (with no mention of MU or Gtown)

Was wondering if this is still going to be the case?  I noticed Fox is calling it the "Big East Tournament", where ESPN was always careful to only refer to it as the "Big East Championship", where the Big East Champion was the winner of the tournament, similar to the ACC except that the BE conference also recognizes regular season champions.


Anyone wanna venture a guess for their seed?

8? 9?

Was thinking the same.  RPI all the way up to about 34 now, which would fit.  Was going to be mid-50's with a loss.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: Eldon on March 15, 2014, 10:09:02 PM
Cotton is irreplaceable and Batts is a really good player too, but they should be ok next year.  Henton, Harris, and Fortune return, Dunn back from injury, one of the suspended freshmen stuck around, and three top 100 recruits coming in.


Was wondering if this is still going to be the case?  I noticed Fox is calling it the "Big East Tournament", where ESPN was always careful to only refer to it as the "Big East Championship", where the Big East Champion was the winner of the tournament, similar to the ACC except that the BE conference also recognizes regular season champions.


Was thinking the same.  RPI all the way up to about 34 now, which would fit.  Was going to be mid-50's with a loss.

Good catch.  I suppose I shouldn't have been presumptuous.  I'm gonna go over to Holyland and see if anybody over there knows.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: Avenue Commons on March 15, 2014, 10:09:54 PM
Congrats, Friars. Great run.

Thought for a minute there I was going to have to get on the court and call TO.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: muwarrior97 on March 15, 2014, 10:14:29 PM
Big ups to the Friars, this is what conference tourneys are all about, dancin'
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: Markusquette on March 15, 2014, 10:18:40 PM
Would have rather seen Creighton win, but it was a great game.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: MU82 on March 15, 2014, 10:23:22 PM
Wow ... nobody can accuse these refs of not letting the kids play. In the last 10 minutes especially, Creighton was playing like it was football or rugby. Freakin' Gibbs literally was tackling guys.

And yet Providence was strong enough to play through it and truly earned this victory by setting the tempo, getting the rebounds and hitting the big shots, including all their FTs down the stretch.

An entertaining first NBE championship team won by a deserving team.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: WarhawkWarrior on March 15, 2014, 10:37:58 PM
Just left game.  Big East is alive and well.  MSG was near capacity and the crowd was louder than last year's
Match between Ville and Syracuse.  The Garden's make over is phenomenal.  The scoreboard is unreal.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: Spaniel with a Short Tail on March 15, 2014, 10:53:20 PM
Just left game.  Big East is alive and well.  MSG was near capacity and the crowd was louder than last year's
Match between Ville and Syracuse.  The Garden's make over is phenomenal.  The scoreboard is unreal.

Thanks for sharing. Was wondering about this.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: bradley center bat on March 15, 2014, 11:02:21 PM
Just left game.  Big East is alive and well.  MSG was near capacity and the crowd was louder than last year's
Match between Ville and Syracuse.  The Garden's make over is phenomenal.  The scoreboard is unreal.
L'ville and Cincinnati in 2012 was a flat crowd. Everyone was saying you need a east coast school in Villanova,  St. John's or Georgetown. People forgot about Providence.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: mileskishnish72 on March 16, 2014, 07:29:16 AM
The SI jinx strikes again.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: wardle2wade on March 16, 2014, 11:18:03 AM
What a great game and great result for the league. 

Humblebrag... I texted some buddies during Prov-St Johns game saying that the Friars were going to win the Big East tournament.  They just had that chemistry and execution going so well.  I hope they can continue it in the ncaa's.  I thought they'd get a 10 seed, but most everyone is saying 12 seed.  If so, that 5-seed should watch out.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: Class71 on March 16, 2014, 06:19:21 PM
NCAA not the same without Marquette but will be watching Providence and 'Nova.
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: Eldon on March 16, 2014, 06:28:34 PM
NCAA not the same without Marquette but will be watching Providence and 'Nova.

And X?  Creighton?
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: warriorstrack on March 16, 2014, 06:30:35 PM
Regardless of inseason hostilities, cheering BE all the way
Title: Re: Providence Friars - Big East Tournament Champs
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 16, 2014, 06:31:13 PM
And X?  Creighton?

Ill cheer for X I just cant bring myself to root for Creighton.